Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Mexico Reiterates Crypto Warning, Financial Institutions Not Authorized to Deal with Virtual Assets

Lumber prices dive more than 40% in June, biggest monthly drop on record

Robinhood to pay $70 million in record settlement with FINRA

Fed Behind on Inflation and Risking Recession, International Finance Expert Says

Fed's Kashkari says banks can't expect govt to bail them out of every crisis

Bitcoin Creates 'Feudalism': Yanis Varoufakis

A Stanford Professor's Warning: Hybrid Work Could Make You Really, Really Hate Wednesdays

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Key indicator shows we are past peak inflation fear, supporting the rally

Real Minimum Wage Nears Multi-Decade Lows As Inflation Boosts Prices

How many mistakes can the Federal Reserve make?

Rich Dad Poor Dad's Author Says 'The Biggest Crash In History Is Coming,' Recommends Buying Bitcoin, Gold

Indonesia’s COVID-19 situation nears ‘catastrophe’ - Red Cross

Monday, June 28, 2021

North Carolina v. JUUL: $40 million settlement announced

What the Crypto Crowd Doesn’t Understand About Economics

California just committed itself to "an unprecedented amount" of clean energy

The world has a plastics shortage, and PC-makers may be responding with a little greenwashing

Dollar off to firm start as U.S. price data fail to quell inflation worries

The Triple-Play Bundle Is Dead, But This Surprisingly Popular Bundle Just Might Stop Cable Companies' Bleeding

Russia posts highest number of COVID-19 cases since January

Covid-19 exposed the devastating consequences of staff shortages in nursing homes. But the problem isn't new

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Southwest Airlines raises its minimum wage to $15 an hour

3 Fundamental Changes From the Pandemic Economy That Could Be Permanent

Cryptocurrency price LIVE: Night of horror as BTC, ETH and DOGE fall - but ADA bucks trend

Warren Buffett Just Solved the 2 Big Problems That All Successful People Face (Eventually)

Covid breakthrough cases: CDC says more than 4,100 people have been hospitalized or died after vaccination

Covid 19 coronavirus: Australia in turmoil as multiple states grapple with outbreaks, lockdowns

Covid cases in schools in England ‘rise 70% in one week’

Saturday, June 26, 2021

EXPLAINER: Dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare

J&J Settles N.Y. Opioid Suits for $263 Million Before Trial

Reverse mortgages: Everything you need to know

Average new car price absurdity continues, blasts past $40,000

US Fed Official Calls Tether a ‘Challenge’ to Financial Stability

Sydney lockdown: Australia's biggest city heading into two-week hard lockdown to contain Delta coronavirus outbreak

Friday, June 25, 2021

Unemployment: Indiana must continue pandemic jobless benefits for now, judge rules

Reddit trading: Top investor warns of 'massive market manipulation'

China slams US curbs on solar materials as economic attack

Government health care is overtaking private coverage

Job hole or inflation? Fed policymakers split over risk view

New $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan To Be Partially Funded By Stepped Up IRS Enforcement

Vanguard App's Sudden Change Outrages Investors

Bitcoin miners flocked to upstate New York for cheap energy, then it got complicated

U.S. inflation likely to remain elevated for up to four years - BofA

Covid vaccine: CDC group says there isn't enough data yet to recommend booster shots

Thursday, June 24, 2021

'We have a deal': Biden reaches $1.2 trillion infrastructure compromise with bipartisan group of senators

Israel says the Delta variant is infecting vaccinated people — as many as 50% of cases. But they are less severe.

Bank of England shrugs off inflation fears

Pandemic probably caused biggest drop in US life expectancy since 1945

Forget going vegan: The secret to saving the planet is in your pension

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

4 reasons that workers quitting at a record pace means the economy will come back stronger than ever

Bitcoin price suddenly crashes below $30k as crypto market enters ‘freefall'

A Forgotten Chipmaker May be Key to Ending the Global Shortage

The American economy is perilously fragile. Concentration of wealth is to blame

Fed's Powell: 'very, very unlikely' the U.S. will see 1970s-style inflation

VC Marc Andreessen's Advice to 23-Year-Olds: Don't Follow Your Passion

Experts Say This Is The No. 1 Cause Of Bankruptcy In The United States

The Delta variant appears to have tripled to 31% of all US coronavirus cases in just 11 days.

Covid-19 Australia: Americans shocked by easy Delta spread in Australia

Study: Households that host social gatherings have higher rates of COVID-19 spread

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin

Regulators tell Biden US financial system in good shape-White House

Secret report reveals Amazon dumping millions of unused goods

General Motors Is Having A Hard Time Finding Workers Due To Its Weed Testing Policy And Low Pay

Jim Cramer says he sold nearly all his bitcoin and that the cryptocurrency isn't going back up because of structural reasons including regulation and cyberattacks

Wood Price Spike Caused By Pandemic Finally Starting To Drop : NPR

Fed's Powell sees 'sustained improvement' in economy, notable rise in inflation

Universities Are Slashing Faculties and Blaming Covid

Monday, June 21, 2021

Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere And It's Making Inflation Worse

Deloitte tells staff they can work from home forever

Bitcoin tumbles 8% after China steps up crackdown on crypto mining, shutting down 26 key sites in Sichuan

The Delta variant appears to have tripled to 31% of all US coronavirus cases in just 11 days. It's more dangerous than other variants and could imperil the country's recovery.

China Central Bank Calls for Broader Crypto Crackdown

US could put aircraft carriers off Australia’s coast to stop China getting our iron ore, says expert

10% to 20% correction may be underway due to inflation

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Soybean, Corn Join in Commodities Selloff While Natural Gas Rallies - Commodities Weekly Markets Wrap

What is the G7’s global minimum tax, and how could it affect China?

Fed’s Bullard Says High Inflation May Warrant 2022 Liftoff

Congress barrels toward debt cliff

Food shortages 'inevitable' due to fall in workers, says industry

Global Food Supply & Ukraine: Soviet Union's Breadbasket Plan to Feed the World

Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier

West African States Postpone Launch of Regional Currency to 2027

Saturday, June 19, 2021

3 reasons the disconnect between high unemployment and available job openings could continue long-term, according to Morgan Stanley's wealth-management CIO

Grocery stores taking advantage of inflation

The U.S. Economy's Next Crisis: A Massive Asset Price Bubble

CVS and Walgreens were reeling. Now they’re riding a COVID-19 wave.

Australia Takes China Wine Tariffs to WTO as Bilateral Ties Sour

Friday, June 18, 2021

Fed's Jim Bullard sees first interest rate hike coming as soon as 2022

Mark Cuban Calls for DeFi Regulation After Crypto Investment Goes to Zero

Miami could become the crypto capital of the world, with help from its large expatriate population, say finance experts

US Can Look Forward to 'Very Strong' Labor Market in 2022: Powell

Jobless Claims Increase To 412,000, Above Economists’ Projections

Debt, not demographics, will determine the future of China's economy

'Be back by Labor Day' — Morgan Stanley CEO issues sternest warning yet for employees delaying a return to work

Irreversible warming tipping point possibly triggered: Arctic mission chief

Pound Tumbles as UK Covid Cases Rise, Dents Economy Recovery Hopes

Delta Coronavirus Variant May Be Strongest Threat to Vaccinated People

Biden administration to invest $3.2 billion for Covid-19 antiviral pills

Thursday, June 17, 2021

America is turning into a lottery society. Wellbeing is reserved for the lucky few.

Why are there dangerous levels of arsenic and lead in American baby food?

Millions fear eviction as US housing crisis worsens

The US Housing Market Is Short 6.8 Million Homes, NAR Report Says

Dollar jumps after Fed pulls interest rate hikes into 2023

Fed bites inflation bullet. How soon will the RBI?

Consensus among all countries needed for global tax reforms, should not be decided by G-7 alone

Africa sees 44% spike in new Covid infections, 20% increase in deaths

Brazil reports 2,997 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours - health ministry

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Lumber and copper prices have further to slide as speculation dies down and supply catches up, a top commodity strategist says

Unemployment benefits: Jobless Indiana residents sue governor for ending pandemic aid early

Amazon Execs Worry About Turnover, Running Out of Workers: Report

Study: Half of US cosmetics contain toxic chemicals

Is the commodity bull market already losing steam?

China Covid cases causing higher shipping costs, delayed goods

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The plan to 'Build Back Better' across the globe isn't enough to counter China

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is back on Twitter - and warning of the biggest market bubble in history

IKEA fined $1.2 mln for spying on French employees

Economists are slowly revealing the weaknesses of their ‘rational’ theories

America needs to change how we think about housing

More than 70% of fund managers say inflation will be transitory despite 5% surge in prices in May, BofA survey shows

Texans told not to use their ovens and washing machines amid warning over energy blackout as temperatures soar

China Covid cases causing higher shipping costs, delayed goods

Vaccines and oxygen run out as third wave of Covid hits Uganda

Monday, June 14, 2021

Commodities Decline Led By Slumps in Corn and Soybean

From Copper to Corn, Markets Show Peak Inflation Fear Is Passing

Private schools are the real college admissions scandal - private high schools

People May Be Underestimating Shipping Constraints Impact on Prices: Economist

House lawmakers introduce Big Tech bills that could break up Amazon, Google and others

‘Beyond rare:’ Nevada drops water for bighorn sheep as drought persists

Lebanese Economy Crashes to New Lows - In Less Than Two Years Nation's Currency Lost 90% Against the US Dollar

Economists Don't Know Everything About the Economy

US should answer China’s challenge by delivering economic prosperity to its periphery

JPMorgan Warns of Incoming Bitcoin Bear Market Citing 'Unusual Development' in Futures

Home Depot contracted its own container ship to avoid shipping delays

Average age of U.S. vehicles hit record 12.1 years in 2020

Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Tipped Minimum Wage In US Hasn’t Increased From $2.13 An Hour For 30 Years

10 COVID-19 Delta cases linked to Foothills outbreaks were fully vaccinated

Burrito economics: Politicians claims about price rises are so much hot air

Heart inflammation in young men higher than expected after Pfizer, Moderna vaccines -U.S. CDC

China cautions G7: 'small' groups don't rule the world

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Why We Are in a Shipping Crisis That's Sparking Shortages

Opinion: A more accurate inflation indicator is painting a bleaker picture for rising prices

The Fed could be facing a jobs headache in its inflation fight

The Real Reason We Have a Labor Shortage

‘We clearly have an imbalance’: CDC holding emergency meeting over COVID vax concern

COVID-19: Catching coronavirus provides eight months' immunity against reinfection, government scientists say

G7 to counter China's clout with big infrastructure project - senior U.S. official

Friday, June 11, 2021

Subway's new 20-year franchise contracts mean the chain could take over stores if they close for snowstorms, powercuts, or terrorist attacks, legal experts said

Fed balance sheet tops $8 trillion for first time -data

2021 COVID Deaths Exceed 2020 Total in Less Than 6 Months

Cuba suspending cash bank deposits in dollars, citing U.S. sanctions

China’s Buying So Much Corn That Its Ports Are Getting Clogged - Bloomberg

SEC tells investors to be wary of bitcoin futures due to volatility and fraud, as regulators ramp up crypto scrutiny

How Did the Feds Seize the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Bitcoins?

Bank of Canada Brushes Off Temporary Spike in Inflation

Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Agreement

Why inflation won't cause higher bond rates in the long run

Wage suppression — not stagnation — is costing workers $10 an hour

Amazon to ask staff to return to office for three days a week

Undervaccinated red states are nowhere near herd immunity as dangerous Delta variant spreads

U.S. household wealth jumps to record $136.9 trillion, Fed says

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Homeowners got $2 trillion richer during first three months of 2021

IMF sees legal, economic issues with El Salvador bitcoin move

Key inflation measure rises at fastest pace since 1992

Consumer Prices Are Still Hot, but an Inflation Slowdown Is Coming

Company drops contentious Keystone XL pipeline project

College Enrollment Experiences Largest Decline in a Decade

China says ‘extraordinary’ coronavirus stimulus policies from US, Europe have ramped up global inflation risks

'Lockdown' states like California did better economically than 'looser' states like Florida, new COVID data shows

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador

Dollar teeters as inflation test looms

Covid variants: J&J CEO says vaccine likely will need to come with annual flu shot for several years

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Bitcoin Network's Security Concerns Raised As FBI Gets Access to Wallet Passwords, BTC Tanks 10%

U.S. SEC ousts head of accounting watchdog, puts rest of board on notice

Fisher-Price Ignored Safety Warnings Even After Infants Started Dying: Report

Amazon Could Dodge G7 Tax Measure Due to Profit Margin Below 10%

Monday, June 7, 2021

Fed's reverse repo volume hits all-time high

Dollar doldrums are back as inflation worries heat up

Renewable Resources Can Meet All U.S. Energy Needs - EcoWatch

Digital currencies pose threat to economy, warns Bank of England | Banking | The Guardian

Cuba expands small, medium enterprises amid economic crisis | Miami Herald

Yellen says higher interest rates would be 'plus' for U.S., Fed

There’s a Bipartisan Way to Save $1 Trillion, and It’s to Cut Benefits for the Rich

Health Insurance: Why the U.S. Needs to Disconnect It From Employers

Taiwan’s top chip tester, King Yuan, shuts down production and quarantines workers

Sunday, June 6, 2021

You shouldn't need a college degree to have a decent life

Yellen concedes inflation picking up, could reach 3 percent

Bitcoin: El Salvador’s president declares cryptocurrency legal tender

Big Tech Companies React Positively to G7 Minimum Global Tax Deal

How Much Money You Need To Retire In Every State In America - 2021

Editorial: Post-pandemic, let’s make capitalism more equitable

Saturday, June 5, 2021

El Salvador looks to become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

Bill Maher rips higher-ed 'racket,' says Lori Loughlin 'understood that one good scam deserves another'

You’ve Almost Certainly Never Heard of the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Biggest Methane Polluter

Psychopath-driven inequality is making our society sick

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman plans to spend up to $14 billion on deals - and confirms his mega SPAC is close to buying 10% of Universal Music for $4 billion

G7 nations near historic deal on taxing multinationals

Friday, June 4, 2021

EU news: Cyprus threatens to destroy bloc's plan to back Biden's tax blueprint

The Fed will start winding down a program that saved the economy

Analysis: A 'tsunami' of cash is driving rates ever lower. What will the Fed do?

GOP States Ending $300 Unemployment Benefits Costs Local Economies $12Billion

Biden expands US investment ban on Chinese firms

US economist Joseph Stiglitz warns carbon pricing mismatch may trigger next global financial crisis

Biden's new $1 trillion infrastructure offer reportedly swaps in 15 percent minimum corporate tax for tax hike

Social Security inaction by Congress will cost people two months' pay

FYI: Today's computer chips are so advanced, they are more 'mercurial' than precise – and here's the proof

General Mills laying off workers as part of push to prepare for post-pandemic landscape

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Russia says it will remove dollar assets from its wealth fund

World food price index surges in May to highest level since 2011

Amazon did the math and would actually prefer getting sued

Amazon's Controversial 'Hire to Fire' Practice Reveals a Brutal Truth About Management

Amazon Says It's 'Actively Supporting' Federal Marijuana Legalization

The NFT Market Has Collapsed, Oh No

Joe Biden turns on EU with ferocious six-month ultimatum - huge tariff warning issued

‘Mind-blowing’: tenth of world’s giant sequoias may have been destroyed by a single fire

Appeals court rejects bid by landlords to resume evictions

Half of U.S. states to end Biden-backed pandemic unemployment early

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Let's not put all our cars in the EV basket

Tesla to buy more than $1 bln of Australian battery minerals a year

How the world ran out of everything

Why grocery prices are still going up, with no change in sight

U.S. labor market worse than it appears, Fed paper suggests

Food Additive in Starbursts, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles, +3,000 Others No Longer Considered Safe

Lebanon's electricity crisis worsens, total blackout looming

Highly contagious India COVID variant spreads rapidly in US

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Chamber of Commerce warns of worsening worker shortage: 'A national economic crisis'

Investing legend Bill Gross says the Fed risks sinking the dollar if it persists with its ultra-easy policies | Markets Insider

Millions of U.S. jobs depend on the Biden administration respecting America’s No. 1 trade partner — and it’s not China

Nestle's Says Over Half of It's Traditional Packaged Food Is Not 'Healthy'

Legal Cannabis Sales Shot up to $17.5B During the Pandemic

Southeast Asia's coronavirus surge prompts shutdowns and alarm

The Covid Trauma Has Changed Economics—Maybe Forever

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