Supply chain interrupted: Here's everything you can't get right now

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/business/supply-chain-shortages-pandemic-july-2021/index.html

Fed's Brainard: Can't wrap head around not having U.S. central bank digital currency

https://www.reuters.com/technology/feds-brainard-cant-wrap-head-around-not-having-us-central-bank-digital-currency-2021-07-31/

With Bond Yields, Something Has to Give

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3107506/gary-shilling/bond-yields-something-has-give

The Stealth Way Social Security Has Been Robbing Seniors of Their Benefits for Years

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2021/07/31/the-stealth-way-social-security-has-been-robbing-s/

If the minimum wage were tied to worker productivity and $24 per hour, a long-held trickle-down myth might actually come true.

https://www.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-12-years-old-annual-automatic-increases-2021-7

Pentagon calls COVID-19 a threat to national security, weighs making vaccinations a requirement

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-call-covid-19-a-threat-to-national-security-weighs-making-vaccinations-a-requirement

Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

https://apnews.com/article/science-health-coronavirus-pandemic-d9504519a8ae081f785ca012b5ef84d1

University of Michigan says all students, faculty, staff must be vaccinated by fall term

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565678-university-of-michigan-says-all-students-faculty-staff-must-be

Walmart, Largest U.S. Employer, Orders Staff to Get Vaccine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/walmart-requires-headquarters-staff-to-get-vaccinated-by-oct-4

Billionaire Charles Koch: 'Cannabis Prohibition Is Counterproductive,' Uses $25M To Support For Legalization

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/21/07/22246476/billionaire-charles-koch-cannabis-prohibition-is-counterproductive-uses-25m-to-support-for-legal

Kansas State University imposing indoor mask mandate over delta variant

https://www.kmbc.com/article/k-state-imposing-indoor-mask-mandate-over-delta-variant/37180768

How the US can craft a bold and positive China agenda that benefits all Americans

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3143068/how-us-can-craft-bold-and-positive-china-agenda-benefits-all

Key inflation gauge up 3.5% annually in June, fastest gain since '91

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/30/key-inflation-indicator-up-3point5percent-year-over-year-in-june-vs-3point6percent-estimate.html

There are enough red flags that ‘investors have to start considering de-risking,’ warns star money manager

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/there-are-enough-red-flags-that-investors-have-to-start-considering-de-risking-warns-star-money-manager-11627665566

Exclusive-U.S. regulator freezes Chinese company IPOs over risk disclosures

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sec-ipo-china-exclusive-idUSKBN2F01BY

Investing For Beginners: Financial Tips To Get Started : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/30/1022200011/investing-stocks-markets-tips-common-mistakes

Bank of America Calls CBDCs ‘More Effective' Than Cash in Research Note

https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-america-calls-cbdcs-more-effective-than-cash-in-research-note

Framework to Regulate Crypto, Stablecoins Introduced in US Congress

https://www.coindesk.com/congressman-introduces-new-legislation-to-regulate-digital-assets

J&J Faces New Lawsuit Over Marketing Talc Baby Powder to Black Women

https://www.businessinsider.com/johnson-johnson-baby-powder-asbestos-cancer-lawsuit-marketing-black-women-2021-7

4 Signs You Should Halt Your Home Search for a Few Months

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/signs-to-halt-home-search-36953073

If employers can’t find workers, they should stop complaining and start offering better jobs

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2021/07/29/if-employers-cant-find-workers-they-should-stop-complaining-and-start-offering-better-jobs.html

Florida virus cases soar, hospitals near last summer's peak

https://apnews.com/article/business-health-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-95de3c470432eb61ee7450cf99ba7aef

'Worse than nothing': Texas Gov. Abbott under fire after his baffling executive order forbidding any Covid restrictions

https://www.alternet.org/2021/07/gov-abbott/

CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-internal-report-calls-delta-variant-contagious-chickenpox-nyt-2021-07-30/

What's in the Infrastructure Bill?

https://www.businessinsider.com/whats-in-the-infrastructure-bill-amtrak-clean-energy-2021-7

A Raise Helped Ease the Labor Shortage, McDonald's Says

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-raise-helped-ease-the-labor-shortage-2021-7

New Zealand, Iceland, UK and Ireland among five nations most likely to survive a collapse of global civilisation, study suggests

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-and-ireland-among-five-nations-most-likely-to-survive-a-collapse-of-global-civilisation-study-suggests-12366136

Set Jet Makes Private Jets Affordable With Prices Starting At $450

https://simpleflying.com/set-jet-affordable-private-jets/

The world's biggest food company says prices are going even higher

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/investing/nestle-food-prices-inflation/index.html

'World's most powerful tidal turbine' starts to export power to grid

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-starts-to-export-power-to-grid-.html

US Lawmakers See All the “Flashing Warning Signs” of Crypto Putting USD at Risk

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/us-lawmakers-see-all-the-flashing-warning-signs-of-cryptocurrency-putting-usd-at-risk/

Florida hospital reports Colombian COVID-19 variant increase: What to know

https://www.foxnews.com/health/florida-hospital-colombian-covid-19-variant

How much money do the top 100 global companies make?

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-top-100-companies-of-the-world-the-u-s-vs-everyone-else/

To bring back workers, restaurants should rediscover capitalism

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/565203-to-bring-back-workers-restaurants-should-rediscover-capitalism

Canada CBDC 'Probably Necessary' for Competition, Central Bank Says in Paper

https://www.coindesk.com/index.php?p=650987

China still falling short of a deal to reduce its U.S. trade surplus

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/china-still-falling-short-of-a-deal-to-reduce-its-us-trade-surplus.html

Walmart to Cover Tuition and Book Costs at Select Schools for All Employees

https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-to-cover-tuition-and-book-costs-for-all-employees-2021-7

Inflation: All bets are off if the Fed and White House are wrong about prices

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/economy/fed-meeting-inflation/index.html

US Population Could Shrink for First Time on Record

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-population-growth-stalls-experts-wsj-2021-7

CDC wants vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in Covid hot spots

https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/07/27/cdc-wants-vaccinated-americans-to-wear-masks-indoors-in-covid-hot-spots-1389034

Fed tightening: It’ll come, and it’ll be a 'crisis', $1,800 gold is 'good price'

https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-07-26/Fed-tightening-It-ll-come-and-it-ll-be-a-crisis-1-800-gold-is-good-price-Adrian-Day.html

Fed weighs curbing cash machine as critics warn of housing, stock bubble

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/26/federal-reserve-economy-bubble-500683

Unusual cold weather in Brazil sends coffee prices soaring

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/27/unusual-cold-weather-in-brazil-sends-coffee-prices-soaring

Amazon denies accepting Bitcoin, sends it tumbling

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/27/amazons-denial-on-accepting-bitcoin-sends-it-tumbling

Floridians sue DeSantis, state over refusing federal unemployment aid

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article253030688.html

The one thing the US must do if it's serious about reforming the WTO

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/564839-the-one-thing-biden-must-do-if-hes-serious-about-reforming-the-wto

Fed to discuss a pullback in economic aid with inflation up

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/fed-to-discuss-a-pullback-in-economic-aid-with-inflation-up-jerome-powell-delta-washington-republicans-joe-biden-b1890763.html

China’s state media moves to reassure rattled investors after rout wiped US$574 billion off stock market

https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3142665/chinas-state-media-moves-reassure-rattled-investors-after-rout

Lebanon Economy: Decentralized Finance Could Help Solve Crisis

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/economic-crisis-devastated-lebanon-decentralized-finance-could-be-the-answer/

3 Strategies to Avoid Running Out of Money in Retirement

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/603193/3-strategies-to-avoid-running-out-of-money-in-retirement

What if we crashed the housing market on purpose?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300366532/what-if-we-crashed-the-housing-market-on-purpose

The US once again surpassed India for highest number of daily COVID-19 cases, the first time since vaccines were made widely available

https://www.insider.com/us-surpasses-india-for-highest-daily-covid-19-cases-2021-7

Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City reaches capacity

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article253034418.html

Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations see 150% increase in last month

https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-150-precent-increase

Rising COVID-19 cases force AdventHealth in Florida to delay elective surgeries

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/rising-covid-19-cases-force-adventhealth-in-florida-to-delay-some-surgeries/603903/

Orange County coronavirus: Mayor of Florida county home to Disney World sounds alarm on surging Covid cases

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/politics/florida-jerry-demings-covid-warning-amusement-parks/index.html

‘Made in China, sold on Amazon’ merchants scramble to minimise losses after US platform closes over 50,000 Chinese shops

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3142599/made-china-sold-amazon-merchants-scramble-minimise-losses-after-us

Legal Cannabis Is One Reason Home Prices Are Soaring Right Now

https://cannabis.net/blog/news/why-are-home-prices-way-up-well-weed-is-one-reason-if-you-live-in-a-legal-state

Fed now facing twin inflation, growth risks as virus jumps and supply chains falter

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/fed-now-facing-twin-inflation-growth-risks-virus-jumps-supply-chains-falter-2021-07-26/

Chinese communists are souring on capitalism

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/chinese-communists-are-souring-capitalism-2021-07-26/

China's private education firms are the latest targets of Beijing's crackdown

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/investing/china-education-crackdown-intl-hnk/index.html

‘Disturbing’ actions by China signal early stages of a cold war, economist Stephen Roach warns

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/25/disturbing-actions-by-china-signals-cold-war-stephen-roach-warns.html

6 million renters face eviction in 8 days when a Trump-era ban expires. Biden is poised to let it happen.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-era-eviction-ban-foreclosure-moratorium-expiration-biden-renewal-2021-7

Amazon Is Preparing to Accept Cryptocurrency

https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-is-preparing-to-accept-cryptocurrency

U.S.-China meeting off to a tense start as Beijing official says relations are in a ‘stalemate’

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/us-china-tianjin-meeting-wendy-sherman-xie-feng-wang-yi.html

President Biden Signs Executive Order Aimed At Helping Whiskey Producers

https://whiskeyraiders.com/article/president-biden-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-helping-whiskey-producers/

Philip Morris International CEO says cigarettes should be banned and the company will stop selling Marlboros in the UK within a decade

https://www.businessinsider.com/philip-morris-international-ceo-said-cigarettes-should-be-banned-2021-7

Coffee, Veggies Linked to Lower Odds for COVID-19

https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/COVID-nutrition-vegetables-coffee/2021/07/22/id/1029542/

Kansas City hospitals have most COVID-19 patients since fall 2020: KU health official

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article252993378.html

Covid-19 pandemic in the US is 'spiraling out of control' due to unvaccinated people

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/25/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that global supply chains are a huge house of cards

https://theconversation.com/the-covid-19-pandemic-has-revealed-that-global-supply-chains-are-a-huge-house-of-cards-164821

3 States Were Responsible For 40% Of New COVID-19 Cases Last Week

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3-states-responsible-for-40-of-new-covid-19-cases_n_60fae8c7e4b0d017f8342df9

Bye-bye Bitcoin: It's time to ban crypto currencies

https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/564696-bye-bye-bitcoin-time-to-ban-crypto-currencies

Frito-Lay strikes ends as Kansas workers strike union contract

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/24/business/frito-lay-strike-union-contract-topeka-kansas/index.html

How Joe Biden's order on noncompetes could make it easier to quit your job

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/noncompete-ftc-joe-biden-executive-order-competition/

Chipotle's stores had their most profitable quarter since since 2015 despite the chain raising wages

https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-restaurant-operating-margins-rose-in-second-quarter-after-raising-wages-prices-2021-7

The crisis brewing in emerging markets

https://moneyweek.com/investments/stockmarkets/emerging-markets/603593/crisis-in-emerging-markets

Smart consumer strategies for fighting back against inflation

https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/smart-strategies-for-fighting-back-against-inflation

China promises US a ‘tutorial’ in how to treat other countries equally ahead of deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman’s visit

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3142438/china-promises-us-tutorial-how-treat-other-countries-equally

Covid-19 coronavirus: Americans had a chance to vanquish virus for good. They blew it - NZ Herald

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/covid-19-coronavirus-americans-had-a-chance-to-vanquish-virus-for-good-they-blew-it/TKTFBJUQE7OEFDK4GJCBYEFYVQ/

COVID-19 vaccine inventor describes feeling helpless as people opt-out of shot: 'I don't have the words'

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/564586-covid-19-vaccine-inventor-describes-feeling-helpless

Former Sallie Mae CEO calls the cost of higher education 'criminal'

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/564635-former-sallie-mae-ceo-calls-the-cost-of-higher-education-criminal

Mercedes-Benz announces plan to go all-electric by 2030

https://electrek.co/2021/07/22/mercedes-benz-go-all-electric-by-2030/

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price: Don't Force Introverts Back Into the Office

https://www.inc.com/sophie-downes/dan-price-gravity-payments-remote-work-from-home-introvert.html

Elizabeth Warren Wants the IRS To Create Its Own TurboTax. What Could Go Wrong?

https://reason.com/2021/07/23/elizabeth-warren-wants-the-irs-to-create-its-own-turbotax-what-could-go-wrong/

Southwest has been sued by a search engine that the airline says breached its terms by displaying cheap flights

https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-airlines-sued-search-engine-skiplagged-cheap-flights-2021-7

Why Price Appreciation Estimates Can Be Dangerous for Home Buyers

https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortgages/articles/why-price-appreciation-estimates-can-be-dangerous-for-home-buyers/

It Looks Like The Hard Seltzer Bubble Has Finally Burst

https://brobible.com/culture/article/has-hard-seltzer-bubble-burst/

Day Traders Take Wall Street by Storm Again in Record Dip Buying

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-23/day-traders-take-wall-street-by-storm-again-in-record-dip-buying

Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike

https://www.reuters.com/business/global-supply-chains-buckle-virus-variant-disasters-strike-2021-07-23/

Gamma variant could have 'high attack rate even in fully vaccinated people' - new study

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1467002/Gamma-variant-covid-vaccine-efficiency-Dominic-cummings-Boris-johnson-contingency-plan

Farmers Can't Find Way To Ship Their Stuff Amid Cargo Traffic Jam

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019496567/farmers-have-a-big-problem-on-their-hands-they-cant-find-a-way-to-ship-their-stu

Delta variant: Pfizer Covid vaccine 39% effective in Israel, prevents severe illness

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/delta-variant-pfizer-covid-vaccine-39percent-effective-in-israel-prevents-severe-illness.html

Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths.Peaking in October, Model Shows

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/22/1019475669/delta-variant-will-drive-a-steep-rise-in-covid-deaths-model-shows

US Set To Hit Debt Ceiling Within Four Months, CBO Estimates

https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/21/congressional-budget-office-joe-biden-mitch-mcconnell/

If We All Bought Less Stuff, We Could Be Happier and Work Fewer Hours

https://www.businessinsider.com/economic-recovery-consumer-spending-buying-less-stuff-happiness-inflation-2021-7

4-Day Workweek About Reduced Hours Not Long Weekends: 4 Day Week CEO

https://www.businessinsider.com/misconceptions-four-day-work-week-2021-7

Home Depot Fights Shoplifting With Special Power Tools

https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-fights-shoplifters-special-power-tools-2021-7

US average mortgage rates dip for 4th week; 30-year at 2.78%

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-mortgages-17e4c1a60cdcb17667ea21aac4fd1756

No Jobs Growth in States Cutting Unemployment Benefits Early: Study

https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployment-benefits-jobs-growth-employment-ui-states-cutting-early-gop-2021-7

Why the European Central Bank’s new regime matters more than you think

https://moneyweek.com/economy/inflation/603613/european-central-bank-ecb-new-inflation-regime

100 Upstate NY Residents Are Getting $500 Monthly Payments for a Year in Universal Income Experiment

https://www.businessinsider.com/universal-basic-income-upstate-new-york-trial-500-monthly-payments-2021-7

3 Reasons the Supply Shortage May Be Easing, BofA Says

https://www.businessinsider.com/3-reasons-supply-shortage-may-be-easing-bank-of-america-2021-7

Britain's COVID-19 cases up by nearly 41% over past week

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-covid-19-cases-up-by-nearly-41-over-past-week-2021-07-20/

The worrying stats behind Ireland's brutal fourth wave of Covid as Delta variant rages across the country

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/worrying-stats-behind-irelands-brutal-24588006

Los Angeles County sees 20-fold spike in COVID-19 cases in a month

https://abc7.com/los-angeles-coronavirus-cases-covid-spike-county/10902869/

What is a short squeeze? Understanding why they happen and how they work

https://www.businessinsider.com/short-squeeze

Warning signs for global economic recovery as Delta dims outlook

https://www.reuters.com/business/global-markets-outlook-corrected-pix-2021-07-21/

What Lawmakers Don't Understand About the PRO Act, According to Franchise Owners

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/377676

Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Plan

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1018028179/justice-department-blasts-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan

Maine passes first law in US forcing large companies to pay to recycle their packaging

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/recycling-packaging-law-passed-maine-b1887465.html

Food Prices Could Spike 14% by October: Supermarket Chain Owner

https://www.businessinsider.com/food-prices-rise-supermarket-grocer-restaurant-cost-supply-chain-shortage-2021-7

China economy: As debt risks grow, here are 3 warning signs to watch

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/as-china-debt-risks-grow-here-are-3-warning-signs-to-watch.html

Biden to review Section 230 over Covid - Protocol

https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/biden-sec-230-review-covid

Bond yields hold big clue on inflation

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/bond-yields-inflation-strategists

Gamma Variant Accounts For 4 Times More Illinois COVID-19 Cases Than Better Known Delta Variant

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/07/20/covid-19-gamma-delta-variant-cases/

40 Percent Who've Died from COVID-19 Had Diabetes

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/40-percent-of-people-whove-died-from-covid-19-had-diabetes-researchers-say#What-the-research-uncovered

Kansas City, Kansas schools to require mask-wearing amid renewed COVID-19 concerns

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article252913933.html

Taco Bell forced to AXE dishes from menus as fast-food chains face nationwide supply shortages

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3319763/taco-bell-fast-food-chain-faces-nationwide-supply-shortages/

A few corporations control almost all of American food

https://thetakeout.com/four-food-companies-control-80-of-all-american-groceri-1847319769

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere: Jeremy Grantham on the bust ahead

https://www.reuters.com/business/bubbles-bubbles-everywhere-jeremy-grantham-bust-ahead-2021-07-20/

Delaware Just Became the 10th State to Enact a $15 Minimum Wage

https://www.businessinsider.com/delaware-enact-15-minimum-wage-tenth-state-to-do-2021-7

5 Times Inflation Is Actually Good for Your Finances

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/financial-planning/5-times-inflation-is-actually-good-for-your-finances/

Yellen urges quick U.S. adoption of stablecoin rules

https://www.reuters.com/technology/yellen-says-us-must-move-quickly-establish-stablecoin-rule-framework-2021-07-19/

4 Retail Stores You Probably Shop at That Use Facial Recognition

https://www.businessinsider.com/retail-stores-that-use-facial-recognition-technology-macys-2021-7

The unspoken reasons employees don't want remote work to end

https://www.fastcompany.com/90655710/the-unspoken-reasons-employees-dont-want-remote-work-to-end

New Mexico is 2nd state to make gas stations liable for DUI

https://apnews.com/article/business-government-and-politics-new-mexico-168327c2d66945ccc78ae281f3cd051c

The Telecoms Industry Spends $230K a Day On Lobbying

https://gizmodo.com/the-telecoms-industry-spends-230k-a-day-to-make-sure-y-1847324005

Workers without degrees may be the key to tackling the labor shortage

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/workers-without-degrees-may-be-the-key-to-tackling-the-labor-shortage

China shipping backlog leaves factory owners with nowhere to put goods, and prices are rising

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3141707/china-shipping-backlog-leaves-factory-owners-nowhere-put

Outbreak Expert Points To Huanan Market Origin For Pandemic, Citing New Data

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/07/19/1016005828/new-data-leads-to-rethinking-once-more-where-the-pandemic-actually-began

The Covid Recession Officially Lasted Just 2 Months, the Shortest on Record

https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2021/07/19/Covid-Recession-Officially-Lasted-Just-2-Months-Shortest-Record

Judge upholds COVID-19 vaccine mandate in victory for Indiana University

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judge-upholds-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-victory-indiana-university-2021-07-19/

“Tax Private Stablecoins Out Of Existence,” Proposes Latest Fed Paper Ahead Of Treasury Secretary Meeting

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/tax-private-stablecoins-out-of-existence-proposes-latest-fed-paper-ahead-of-treasury-secretary-meeting/

Foam Shortages Backlog Appliances. Furniture, RVs, Cars And More

https://www.ibtimes.com/foam-shortages-backlog-appliances-furniture-rvs-cars-more-3255123

Too many people focused on inflation: BMO Capital Markets Strategist

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/too-many-people-focused-on-inflation-bmo-capital-markets-strategist-155645609.html

OPEC+ oil deal sends prices lower, could be a buying opportunity

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/19/opec-oil-deal-sends-prices-lower-could-be-a-buying-opportunity.html

Pfizer agrees to $345M settlement in lawsuit over EpiPens

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/563410-pfizer-agrees-to-345m-settlement-in-class-action-lawsuit-over-epipens

A Key to Spending without Worry in Retirement: Longevity Insurance

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/annuities/603134/a-key-to-spending-without-worry-in-retirement-longevity-insurance

We’re addicted to quantitative easing, and it will be our downfall

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/addicted-quantitative-easing-downfall-london-b946143.html

Congress Should Suspend Payroll Taxes, Reduce Long-Term Unemployment

https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-payroll-tax-solution-speed-job-growth-without-causing-inflation-2021-7

U.S. Sues Amazon To Force Recall Of Potentially Hazardous Products

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016512896/us-consumer-agency-sues-amazon-to-recall-dangerous-products

U.S. tech companies disappointed with DACA ruling, urge Congress to act

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-tech-companies-disappointed-with-daca-ruling-urge-congress-act-2021-07-17/

Key OPEC+ producers reach preliminary output deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/key-opec-producers-reach-preliminary-output-deal-source-2021-07-18/

U.S. Hits Highest Number of Daily New Coronavirus Cases in the World Again: Nearly 80,000

https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-hits-highest-number-of-daily-new-coronavirus-cases-in-the-world-again-at-nearly-80000

Shipping Crisis, Labor Shortage May Worsen Due to Unvaccinated Seafarers

https://www.businessinsider.com/shipping-crisis-labor-shortage-covid-seafarers-maritime-workers-vaccines-2021-7

Five Guys, Wendy's, and Others Break Down Decision to Open Ghost Kitchens

https://www.businessinsider.com/five-restaurant-chains-ghost-kitchens-fast-food-pandemic-collection-delivery-2021-6

Why Is Daycare So Expensive, Yet Its Workers Are Still Underpaid?

https://www.scarymommy.com/daycare-expensive-workers-underpaid/

Covid in US Still Killing Faster Than Guns, Cars and Flu Combined

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-16/how-many-covid-deaths-still-more-than-guns-car-crashes-and-flu

It is time to revise the Federal Reserve's mission

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/563377-it-is-time-to-revise-the-federal-reserves-mission

This free Microsoft Office alternative just received a bumper upgrade

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/this-free-microsoft-office-alternative-just-received-a-bumper-upgrade

WHO: 'Strong likelihood' more dangerous COVID-19 variants will emerge

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/07/16/switzerland-World-Health-Organization-warns-strong-likelihood-more-dangerous-COVID-19-variants-will-emergre/2901626416112/

Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths for fourth day running

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-reports-record-daily-covid-19-deaths-fourth-day-running-2021-07-16/

Shrinkflation is happening across grocery stores — here are 14 of the most extreme examples, from toilet paper to candy bars

https://www.businessinsider.com/shrinkflation-grocery-stores-pringles-cereal-candy-bars-chocolate-toilet-paper-cadbury-2021-7

China set to pass US on research and development spending by 2025

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3141263/china-set-pass-us-research-and-development-spending-2025

Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/15/maine-law-pfas-forever-chemicals-ban

Private student loans can be tossed in bankruptcy, appeals court rules

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/private-student-loans-can-be-tossed-bankruptcy-appeals-court-rules-2021-07-15/

China, moving cautiously, starts carbon trading market

https://apnews.com/article/business-china-environment-and-nature-climate-change-34f03c047c1f54fde9ddb301cdfadf9b

The US CPI rose 5.4% in June but don't panic about inflation.

https://qz.com/2032918/the-us-cpi-rose-5-4-percent-in-june-but-dont-panic-about-inflation/

US Air Force to send dozens of F-22 fighter jets to the Pacific amid tensions with China

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/15/asia/us-air-force-f-22-guam-tinian-exercise-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

This New White House Executive Order is a Game Changer for Entrepreneurs

https://www.inc.com/victor-w-hwang/this-new-white-house-executive-order-is-a-game-changer-for-entrepreneurs.html

Democrats’ budget prohibits higher taxes for those making less than $400,000. Here’s who might pay more

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/15/democrats-budget-bars-tax-hikes-for-most-but-heres-who-may-pay-more.html

Nike supplier halts production at 3 Vietnam plants due to COVID-19

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/nike-supplier-halts-production-3-vietnam-plants-due-covid-19-2021-07-15/

LA County Reinstates Mask Mandate Amidst Fourth COVID Wave - dot.LA

https://dot.la/la-county-mask-mandate-2653795246.html

University of California to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty, staff for fall term

https://abc7news.com/uc-covid-vaccine-mandate-fall-university-of-california-vaccines-for/10890181/

Ireland reports highest daily number of COVID-19 infections since February

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ireland-reports-highest-daily-number-covid-19-infections-since-february-2021-07-15/

Dogecoin Co-Creator Says Cryptocurrency Now "Controlled by a Powerful Cartel of Wealthy Figures"

https://hypebeast.com/2021/7/dogecoin-co-creator-jackason-palmer-cryptocurrency-scathing-twitter-thread-info

Rents Are Out Of Reach For Most Americans Earning Minimum Wage, A Study Says

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/14/1016230724/rents-are-out-of-reach-for-most-americans-earning-minimum-wage-a-study-says

It’s Time for Biden to Choose Between Starving Cubans and Votes in Florida

https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-for-biden-to-choose-between-starving-cubans-and-votes-in-florida

Oil falls over 1%; extends losses as investors brace for more supplies

https://www.businesstoday.in/markets/global-markets/story/oil-falls-over-1-extends-losses-as-investors-brace-for-more-supplies-301411-2021-07-15

Powell says a Fed digital currency could undercut need for cryptocurrencies

https://www.reuters.com/business/feds-powell-says-stablecoins-need-appropriate-regulatory-framework-2021-07-14/

A Wall Street Analyst Just Called This Sector a "Generational Wealth Opportunity"

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/14/analyst-calls-cannabis-a-generational-wealth-oppor/

Facebook and its advertisers are 'panicking' as the majority of iPhone users opt out of tracking

https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/facebook-tracking-app-tracking-data/

Springfield, facing overwhelmed hospitals, asks Missouri to fund alternative care site

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article252790973.html

Los Angeles Covid Cases Up 500% Over Past Month; Test Positivity 700%

https://deadline.com/2021/07/los-angeles-covid-cases-up-500-percent-1234792465/

Coronavirus: ‘We are now in early stages of third wave,’ says WHO chief

https://scroll.in/latest/1000284/coronavirus-we-are-now-in-early-stages-of-third-wave-says-who-chief

Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit six-month high just days before Olympics

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tokyo-covid-19-cases-hit-six-month-high-just-days-before-olympics

US regulators criticize Buffett's failed $1.3B pipeline deal

https://apnews.com/article/business-b4ae0dd580c1fbde068ca12354e5ea14

Corporate America still loves MBAs—just look at the salaries they're paying grads

https://fortune.com/2021/07/13/should-i-get-an-mba-salaries-corporate-jobs/

Investment firm TIAA to pay $97 million for allegedly pushing customers into higher-cost accounts

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/investment-firm-tiaa-pay-97-million-settlement-pushing-customers-higher-n1273853

Wastewater recycling: The U.S. is running out of water and needs a gross solution.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-massive-water-recycling-proposal-could-help-ease-drought/

America's deep political fissures could cost the country its perfect credit rating

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/business/fitch-america-credit-rating/index.html

Philip Morris 'Ironic' Decision to Buy Lung Health Products Companies

https://www.mediaite.com/news/philip-morris-draws-criticism-with-ironic-decision-to-buy-lung-health-products/

Yellen, Powell to Discuss Financial Risks of Hot Housing Market

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/yellen-powell-to-discuss-financial-risks-of-hot-housing-market

'Increased risk' of rare nerve disorder after J&J Covid vaccine: US

https://cms.ibtimes.com/increased-risk-rare-nerve-disorder-after-jj-covid-vaccine-us-3250259

‘Something That We Learn From’: Epidemiologist Reacts To Provincetown COVID-19 Breakthrough Cluster

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/07/13/provincetown-breakthrough-covid-19-case-cluster-investigation/

New COVID-19 cases up 94 percent in two weeks

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/562753-new-covid-19-cases-up-94-percent-in-two-weeks-nyt

Inflation rockets to a 13-year high

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/economy/june-consumer-price-inflation/index.html

Aging population to hit U.S. economy like a 'ton of bricks' -U.S. commerce secretary

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/aging-population-hit-us-economy-like-ton-bricks-us-commerce-secretary-2021-07-12/

Google has been hit with another fine in Europe, this time for $593 million in France after failing to strike a deal with news publishers

https://www.businessinsider.com/france-google-slapped-with-593-million-fine-antitrust-agency-2021-7

The return of stagflation?

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/562559-the-return-of-stagflation

Future Of Retail May See Less Indoor Malls, More Livestream Sales Events

https://www.ibtimes.com/future-retail-may-see-less-indoor-malls-more-livestream-sales-events-3248857

US Economy Not Yet Ready For End To Fed Stimulus, Top Official Says

https://www.ibtimes.com/us-economy-not-yet-ready-end-fed-stimulus-top-official-says-3250082

Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-rural-american-students-shift-away-from-math-and-science-during-high-school-study-finds/

Israel giving COVID-19 booster shots to at-risk people

https://nypost.com/2021/07/12/israel-giving-covid-19-booster-shots-to-at-risk-people/

Dutch PM apologises for easing of COVID-19 curbs as cases soar

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-pm-apologises-easing-covid-19-curbs-cases-soar-2021-07-12/

US warns China it stands behind South China Sea ruling and is committed to Philippine defense

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/12/asia/us-philippines-south-china-sea-intl-hnk/index.html

China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies

https://apnews.com/article/business-china-race-and-ethnicity-f45033df7f77d52d0d8a10b25b257f93

US-EU rare earth supply chain uses China model to hedge China dominance

https://qz.com/2031880/us-eu-rare-earth-chain-uses-china-model-to-hedge-china-dominance/

As employers struggle to fill jobs, teens come to the rescue

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2021/07/11/jobs-for-teens-employment-opportunities-covid-pandemic-labor-shortage-teen-workers/stories/202107110022

Thailand is considering Western booster shots after 600 healthcare workers given Chinese vaccines caught COVID-19

https://www.businessinsider.com/thailand-sinovac-astrazeneca-boosters-600-infected-2021-7

Schwab's $200 million charge suggests more scrutiny of online brokerages

https://www.investmentnews.com/schwabs-200-million-charge-suggests-additional-scrutiny-online-brokerages-208588

This pizza chain owner who pays $16 an hour says there's no labor shortage, just a shortage of businesses willing to pay a decent wage

https://www.businessinsider.com/pizza-chain-ceo-says-theres-no-labor-shortage-if-you-pay-well-2021-7

US community colleges see ‘chilling’ decline in enrollment during pandemic

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/10/us-community-college-enrollment-rates-pandemic

G20 finance ministers back deal to tax companies

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57791617

As incomes rise, Xi will have to change his China model

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/Swaminomics/as-incomes-rise-xi-will-have-to-change-his-china-model/

The Fed’s digital dollar could bring millions into the digital economy

https://qz.com/2031646/what-is-a-digital-dollar-and-how-does-it-work/

Netherlands re-imposes COVID-19 curbs due to infection surge

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/netherlands-re-imposes-covid-19-curbs-due-infection-surge-2021-07-09/

Los Angeles’s Covid Cases Double In One Week, Top 1,000 Daily

https://deadline.com/2021/07/los-angeless-covid-cases-double-in-week-top-1000-1234790053/

Aduhelm Alzheimer's: How everyone on Medicare could end up paying for the pricey new drug

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/10/politics/aduhelm-alzheimers-drug-medicare/index.html

IMF, World Bank advocate for benefits of central bank-issued digital currencies at G20

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/imf-world-bank-advocate-for-benefits-of-central-bank-issued-digital-currencies-at-g-20-093012622.html

Biden's Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail's Biggest Problem

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epn5y7/bidens-executive-order-acknowledges-passenger-rails-biggest-problem

'Rolls Royce of chalk' has caused hysteria among esteemed mathematicians

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/rolls-royce-chalk-caused-hysteria-24500508

The Fed Is Bummed Out by All the Supply and Labor Shortages, Too

https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-supply-bottlenecks-latest-challenges-economic-recovery-federal-reserve-2021-7

Map Shows Lambda Coronavirus Variant Spread Around World

https://www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-lambda-coroanvirus-variant-spread-around-world-2021-7

Russia Raises Covid Death Toll in May by 65% as Crisis Worsens

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-09/russia-raises-covid-death-toll-in-may-by-65-as-crisis-worsens

Cuba’s COVID-19 cases soar to record 6,422 on Friday

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article252676388.html

America desperately needs 1 million more construction workers

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/economy/construction-worker-shortage/index.html

Oxfam: 11 people die of hunger each minute around the globe

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-hunger-36df3b43a284fc572b479456b32a3a5d

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: 'It's time to recognize the right to repair'

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/tech/apple-steve-wozniak-right-to-repair-intl-hnk/index.html

Popshop Live Ramps Up, Betting Live-Shopping Is the Future of Ecommerce

https://dot.la/popshop-live-2653721603.html

The drug pricing lawsuit that could blow up Medicare

https://www.axios.com/pfizer-drug-prices-medicare-oig-kickbacks-tafamidis-e5fbe2ab-772b-4aed-8ac4-583768f650a5.html

COVID surge in Missouri declared a ‘mass casualty event’: Springfield Fire Chief

https://www.rawstory.com/missouri/

Global Stocks Tumble On Worries About Latest Covid Wave

https://www.ibtimes.com/global-stocks-tumble-worries-about-latest-covid-wave-3246958

Vietnam's Biggest City Enters Two-week Coronavirus Lockdown

https://www.ibtimes.com/vietnams-biggest-city-enters-two-week-coronavirus-lockdown-3247991

New Zealand news: Children hospitalised as lockdowns spark 'immunity debt' crisis

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1460236/New-Zealand-news-covid-lockdown-immunity-debt-virus-children-hospital-RSV

Wells Fargo is shutting down all personal line of credit accounts

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/wells-fargo-is-shutting-down-all-personal-line-of-credit-accounts-.html

China’s Digital Yuan Trial Expands to 10 Million Eligible Users

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-08/china-s-digital-yuan-trial-expands-to-10-million-eligible-users

It’s a tug of war between reflation and deflation – who will win?

https://moneyweek.com/economy/inflation/603535/its-a-tug-of-war-between-reflation-and-deflation-who-will-win

Forget inflation – deflation could rear its ugly head soon

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/inflation-deflation-threat-economy

More than 75 companies ask Congress to pass clean electricity standard

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/561929-more-than-75-companies-ask-congress-to-pass-clean-electricity

Here's why car prices are so high, and why that matters

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/business/car-prices-inflation/index.html

Lambda Variant: All We Know About The Latest COVID-19 Variant

https://www.boomlive.in/coronavirus-outbreak/lambda-variant-of-coronavirus-origin-symptoms-13793

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields fall on concerns of economic growth, Covid

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/us-bonds-treasury-yields-fall-ahead-of-jobless-claims-data.html

Japan PM Suga declares state of COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-pm-suga-declares-state-covid-19-emergency-tokyo-2021-07-08/

Fed minutes show growing debate over when to pull stimulus

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/561924-fed-minutes-show-growing-debate-over-when-to-pull-stimulus

Juul Spent $51K to Have a Medical Journal Run Its Pro-Vaping Studies

https://www.businessinsider.com/juul-spent-51k-to-have-medical-journal-run-vaping-studies-2021-7

China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases

https://apnews.com/article/china-technology-business-0ef75b7906e50aa5278fa8b6da99a6a4

Joe Biden wants the FTC to draft new rules for the right to repair

https://www.phonearena.com/news/joe-biden-ftc-new-rules-right-to-repair_id133407

China cracks down on crypto-related services in ongoing war on bitcoin

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/06/china-cracks-down-on-crypto-related-services-in-ongoing-war-on-bitcoin.html

Oil turmoil reminds markets of inflation pain points

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-turmoil-reminds-markets-inflation-pain-points-2021-07-06/

Robinhood is making the wrong kind of people money — that’s the real problem with its IPO filing

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/robinhood-ipo-filing-crypto-hedge-fund-b1877306.html

Here are four reasons the West is headed for a ‘very drastic crisis,’ according to a veteran economist

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-four-reasons-the-west-is-headed-for-a-very-drastic-crisis-according-to-a-veteran-economist-11625655832

CORONAVIRUS: Springfield Missouri hospital runs out of ventilators, cites increase in COVID-19 patients

https://www.kmbc.com/article/springfield-missouri-hospital-mercy-springfield-0runs-out-of-ventilators-cites-increase-in-covid-19-coronavirus-patients/36923648

Mexico adds nearly 8,000 COVID-19 cases, highest daily jump since February

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-adds-nearly-8000-new-confirmed-covid-19-cases-2021-07-06/

Beware Of "Shrinkflation," Inflation's Devious Cousin: NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/07/06/1012409112/beware-of-shrinkflation-inflations-devious-cousin

‘Day of reckoning’ is coming for high-flying tech stocks: Wells Fargo

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/05/day-of-reckoning-is-coming-for-high-flying-tech-stocks-wells-fargo.html

Oil prices could top $100, former U.S. energy secretary on failed OPEC+ talks

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/06/oil-prices-could-top-100-former-us-energy-secretary-on-failed-opec-talks.html

Mixed up membrane desalinates water with 99.99 percent efficiency

https://newatlas.com/materials/desalination-membrane-coaxial-electrospinning-nanofibers/

Colleges requiring COVID vaccines consider how to enforce these requirements for international students

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/07/06/colleges-requiring-covid-vaccines-consider-how-enforce-these-requirements

Record Decline In U.S. Crude Stockpiles Fuels Oil Rally

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Record-Decline-In-US-Crude-Stockpiles-Fuels-Oil-Rally.html

EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America wants out of California EDD unemployment benefits contract as soon as possible

https://abc30.com/bofa-edd-debit-card-bankofamerica-fraud-news-california-unemployment/10862009/

Taiwan invasion: Chinese media share ‘three-stage battle plan’ amid surging tensions

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1458796/taiwan-invasion-china-battle-plan-three-stage-tensions-attack-xi-jinping-beijing-ww3-ont

Indonesia Covid: Disaster fears as hospitals run out of oxygen - ‘War-like emergency!’

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1458803/indonesia-covid-cases-deaths-hospitals-oxygen-war-emergency-jakarta-ont

The Lambda coronavirus variant has arrived in Australia. Here's what we know so far

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2021-07-06/what-we-know-about-the-lambda-variant/100267978

Ultra-contagious COVID Delta variant "wreaking havoc" worldwide

https://www.salon.com/2021/07/05/ultra-contagious-covid-delta-variant-wreaking-havoc-worldwide_partner/

$1.7 Trillion Weapon System Plagued By Cost And Performance Problems

https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/05/barr-1-7-trillion-weapon-system-cost-performance-problems/

Israel confirms vaccine less effective against Delta variant, eyes third dose

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-confirms-vaccine-less-effective-against-delta-variant-eyes-third-dose/

Leading and Lagging Indicators: What They Are and Why They Matter

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/economy/economy-explained-leading-lagging-indicators-what-they-are-why-matter/

AT&T offloads properties in asset shift

https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/att-offloads-properties

Welcome to dystopia: getting fired from your job as an Amazon worker by an app

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/05/amazon-worker-fired-app-dystopia

Old Medicare rules threaten access to home medical equipment

https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/02/outdated-medicare-rules-threaten-older-americans-access-to-home-medical-equipment/

Russian-speaking hackers claim major ransomware attack which has hit hundreds of US companies

https://news.sky.com/story/russian-speaking-hackers-claim-major-ransomware-attack-which-has-hit-hundreds-of-us-companies-12349018

Digital Orders Means Diners Ask for More Food, No Judgement: Expert

https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-automation-restaurants-order-apps-servers-embarrassed-bigger-meals-2021-6

Covid latest: New lambda strain could be vaccine resistant due to ‘unusual mutations’

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1458115/Covid-latest-variant-lambda-strain-vaccine-resistant-coronavirus-news-pandemic

Economist Nouriel Roubini warns of ‘train wreck’ stock market crash and ‘stagflation’

https://nypost.com/2021/07/03/economist-roubini-warns-of-stock-market-crash-and-stagflation/

We should thank the unemployed for their service. They've been used to control inflation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-04/the-unemployed-have-been-used-to-control-inflation/100259072

South Africa hits a new record with 26,000 daily COVID-19 cases

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-idUSKCN2E90NL

Just as the box office hit its stride, the delta variant appeared

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/03/just-as-the-box-office-hit-its-stride-the-delta-variant-appeared.html

Subway Accuses Pork Producers of Conspiring to Fix Prices Since 2009

https://www.businessinsider.com/subway-pork-producers-accused-tyson-hormel-illegal-conspiracy-price-fixing-2021-7

Misspuri seeking federal aid as delta drives COVID case surge

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article252503893.html

Gap could shutter even more US stores after closing 81 in the UK, analysts warn. 'We're in for some radical right-sizing.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/gap-us-store-closures-uk-europe-cuts-retail-analysts-2021-7

US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57703836

Bank of England's top economist warns 'everyone would lose' if inflation continues to rise

https://inews.co.uk/news/business/bank-of-englands-top-economist-warns-everyone-would-lose-if-inflation-continues-to-rise-1079392

Massive ransomware attack strikes as Americans leave town for Independence Day celebrations: report

https://www.rawstory.com/fourth-of-july-ransomware-cyberattack/

Arkansas coronavirus cases reach new high for second day since the winter

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/561275-arkansas-coronavirus-cases-reach-new-high-for-second-day

Tumbling lumber prices are a sign that strong inflation will be temporary, Bank of England boss says

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lumber-price-plunge-inflation-temporary-bank-of-england-commodities-boom-2021-7

Fitch Says Rapid Stablecoin Growth Poses 'Contagion Risks'

https://www.coindesk.com/fitch-ratings-stablecoin-growth-contagion

Oil dips after OPEC+ extends supply talks

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-steady-after-opec-delays-meeting-supply-decision-2021-07-02/

Biden and Yellen Get 130 Countries to Back a Global Minimum Tax

https://www.businessinsider.com/global-minimum-tax-130-countries-support-g20-biden-yellen-oecd-2021-7

CBO projects federal deficit will hit $3 trillion this year

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-business-437ca0e0a7a8151a4acb7f5ade48feec

After explosive secretly filmed interview goes public, ExxonMobil lobbyist pens apology

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/7/1/2037935/-After-explosive-secretly-filmed-interview-goes-public-ExxonMobil-lobbyist-pens-apology

Russia Covid deaths hit new record as EU eyes tourism reboot

https://cms.ibtimes.com/russia-covid-deaths-hit-new-record-eu-eyes-tourism-reboot-3239575

Ireland on cusp of fourth wave of Covid due to deadly Delta variant, NPHET warns

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/ireland-cusp-fourth-wave-covid-24440794

Los Angeles County reports highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases since mid-April

https://abc7.com/los-angeles-coronavirus-covid-cases-delta-variant-masks-indoors/10851947/

Exxon CEO disavows comments by lobbyists dismissing oil giant’s climate stance

https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-disavows-remarks-after-video-shows-lobbyists-dismissing-companys-climate-stance-11625099651

Why the Fed is getting worried about the most boring thing in crypto

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-the-fed-is-getting-worried-about-the-most-boring-thing-in-crypto-105555730.html

Why CBDCs Are NOT The Same as Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin

https://hackernoon.com/why-cbdcs-are-not-the-same-as-cryptocurrencies-like-bitcoin-xo1c37c5?source=rss

Fed Vice Chair Quarles casts significant doubt on establishing a digital dollar

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/28/fed-vice-chair-quarles-casts-significant-doubt-on-establishing-a-digital-dollar.html

Bank Of France Governor Wants Europe To Regulate Crypto Now

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/bank-of-france-governor-wants-europe-to-regulate-crypto-now/

Xi Jinping warns foreign nations will ‘get their heads bashed bloody’ during CCP speech

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1456801/xi-jinping-china-get-their-heads-bashed-ccp-speech-hong-kong-taiwan-usa-ont

Florida law over Facebook, YouTube bans blocked by federal judge

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/06/30/florida-trump-facebook-youtube-social-media-law-judge-blocks/7820915002/

Grocers Halt Sales of Perishable Goods Amid Record Heat Wave

https://www.businessinsider.com/grocery-stores-battle-record-heat-wave-2021-6

'We've asked for everything': Top oil lobbyist caught on tape revealing 11 senators 'crucial' to ExxonMobil

https://www.alternet.org/2021/07/senior-exxonmobil-lobbyist/

Highway To Nowhere Built By China Could Bankrupt Whole Country

https://jalopnik.com/highway-to-nowhere-drives-entire-country-deep-into-debt-1847204969

Coronavirus digest: COVID cases in Europe rising again

https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-digest-covid-case-numbers-in-europe-rising-again-warns-who/a-58115347