What I Am Reading
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Markets
- Stocks End Higher on Earnings, Services DataWall Street Journal
Energy
- Gas Prices Have Fallen for 50 Straight Days, Approach $4 a GallonWall Street Journal
- Russian Oil Cap Push Faces Doubts From Energy, Finance IndustryWall Street Journal
- Nuclear Power Plants Could Stay Open, Says GermanyWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- Consumer debt tops $16 trillion as inflation fuels credit card surgeCNN
- Tech companies, banks overstaffed, while airlines, hotels need workersCNBC
- Cost of Democrats’ Corporate-Tax Increase Skews to Wealthy, Reaches Middle ClassWall Street Journal
- Manchin-Schumer Bill Gets CBO Nod for $102 Billion Deficit CutBloomberg
- Manchin Deal Tosses $30 Billion Lifeline to US NuclearBloomberg
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Pelosi lauds Taiwan, says China's fury cannot stop visits by world leadersReuters
- As Pelosi Leaves Taiwan, China’s Military Looms LargerWall Street Journal
- To understand China's Pelosi rage, consider a Civil War analogyWashington Examiner
- Pelosi's trip to Taiwan makes matters worse for U.S. and China relationsCNBC
- Big Tech Is the West’s Surprise Weapon in Competition With Russia, ChinaWall Street Journal
- With eye on Russia, U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden's joining NATOReuters
Industries & companies
- Autos:Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to payReuters
- Autos:EV Maker Lucid Cuts Production Outlook in HalfWall Street Journal
- Media:Netflix Is Scrambling to Learn the Ad Business It Long DisdainedWall Street Journal
- Retail:Walmart Lays Off Hundreds of Corporate WorkersWall Street Journal