Tuesday, August 31, 2021

With 600 students and staff quarantined, Indianapolis Public Schools announces new COVID protocols

Xi Is Forgetting the Very Thing That Made China Great Again

Social Security trusts to run out of money sooner than expected due to Covid

The Stagflation Threat Is Real - Nouriel Roubini

COVID-19 variant C.1.2 moves ‘twice as fast’ as Delta, could be resistant to vaccines

One way to address the wealth gap: Stop 'MacGyvering' Social Security

ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

Aluminium prices lifted to 10-year high by supply concerns

New COVID-19 Variant With 'Increased Transmissibility', Antibody Evasion Discovered In Several Countries

Nearly 30% of Brazil's gold exports are illegal, report says

Robinhood tanks after SEC chair tells Barron's that banning payment for order flow is a possibility

The White House says Biden isn't pushing Congress to renew federal jobless aid because the economy is rebounding

Drought shrinks Canada's wheat crop to 14-year low, shrivels canola harvest

Biden has canceled $9.5 billion in student debt so far. At this pace he'd wipe out less than 5% of the total over his 4 years in office.

Why a debt-ceiling stalemate could push reverse repo demand to $1.4 trillion in next 3 months

COVID cases soaring in Indiana schools even with many schools not reporting

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Water World Becomes First Colorado Theme Park Designated As Certified Autism Center

Congo reviewing $6 billion mining deal with Chinese investors -Finance Minister

Storm cuts U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output by 91% -offshore regulator

Bank of Thailand announces pilot for retail central bank digital currency

World’s first crewless, fully electric cargo ship to set sail

Vaccine inequality could cost the global economy trillions

Nike, Gap, Urban Outfitters and other retailers are warning lockdowns in Vietnam are wreaking havoc on supply chains

Afghanistan's Economic Crisis: 'No One Has Money' Says Afghani Banker After US Seized Central Bank's Assets

Shenzhen’s ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ dreams undercut by merciless crackdown

Latino city in Arizona grew, but census says it shrank

Study confirms virus variants reduce protection against COVID-19: Researchers say findings suggest need to double down on vaccinations, public health measures

Saturday, August 28, 2021

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida knocks out more oil than Katrina

India May Start Testing a CBDC in December, Says the RBI's Governor

Big Box Stores’ Other Shoe Drops. Lowe’s is a parasite that is killing it's host.

White House Doubles Its Inflation Forecast, Slashes Deficit Estimate

Delta variant is making consumers pull back on their spending, new data shows

Dollar General came for your grocery dollars. Now it wants a slice of your health care spending, too.

Wood you look at that: Lumber is cheap again

'Risk getting left behind' - Cash savers told of 'clear alternative' as inflation surges

After Taliban Takeover, Disaster Capitalism is The Next Stop for Afghanistan

Ethereum Blockchain Splits as Software Bug Affects More Than Half the Network

Bye-bye, US bonds? China’s sovereign wealth fund trims overseas equities, bonds amid ‘stresses and challenges’

Can you spot the fake receptor? The coronavirus can’t either.

Friday, August 27, 2021

Indiana Seeing Worst COVID-19 Surge Since Last Winter; ‘This Is The Darkest Time In The Pandemic’

Opinion: I’m one of the service workers who left the restaurant industry during the pandemic. Serve yourself

The Fed's favorite inflation measure rose at fastest pace in 30 years in July

Powell sees taper by the end of the year, but says there's 'much ground to cover' before rate hikes

Housing price bubble will wipe out wealth, Peter Boockvar warns

China says maintaining 'normal communication' with U.S. on trade

How biased mortgage lending keeps people of color locked out of dream homes

Surplus pigs may be culled because of staff shortages, says meat industry

Chart: the Death of the American Starter Home Over the Last 2 Decades

Democrats are considering a slew of tax hikes in their $3.5T budget reconciliation bill

Bosch says semiconductor supply chains in car industry no longer work

Amazon Just Announced a New Policy and It's Pure Genius

Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana continue streak of red on CDC's COVID-19 community transmission map

U.S. Supreme Court ends CDC's pandemic residential eviction moratorium

US Covid hospitalisations hit eight-month high

COVID-19, not vaccination, presents biggest blood clot risks: study

Thursday, August 26, 2021

North America’s largest wholesale food distributor forced to delay, pause service to various customers

Bullard says the Fed has to 'get going' on the taper, may need to get aggressive to stop inflation

Opinion: Retiring is one of the most complicated things we do. This will make it easier

Samsung brags about remotely disabling 'looted' smart TVs

Landlord faces homelessness as tenants fall behind on rent during eviction ban

The Labor Shortage Means Nobody Wants to Pick up Your Trash

Insider's Guide to the Fed, What It Does, and Why You Should Care

The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

‘We hire old people’: Job posting highlights ageism in tech

The Great Resignation is Here, and It's Real

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly directs state agencies to return to working remotely

Florida Covid-19: Hospital filled with patients from coronavirus surge was forced to turn away someone needing cancer treatment, doctor says

U.S. plans COVID-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight - WSJ

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Delta's viral load 300 times higher than original coronavirus: Study

Medicare would be expanded under $3.5 trillion House-approved plan

Ending unemployment benefits had little impact on jobs and fueled $2 billion spending cut, study finds

Gundlach: We're running our economy 'like we're not interested in maintaining global reserve currency status'

Report: for-Profit Schools Disproportionately Target Minority Communities

Retailers charter boats to circumvent supply chain crisis

July home sales up 1% as prices reach unprecedented levels

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields rise as investors gear up for Fed summit

Democratic-led House authorizes $3.5 trillion of spending as national debt climbs to $29 trillion

Why Cryptocurrencies Are Down Big Today

U.S. heavy oil prices rise as market braces for Mexico supply hit

German Company Makes Concrete to Charge Electric Vehicles From Roads With 95% Efficiency and Low Cost

Millennials Just Don't Care About Inflation Like Boomers Do

Inflation rate: Consumer prices rise more sharply in South and Midwest

Florida Becomes First State to Overtake Winter COVID Death Figures

South Dakota sees 352% Covid surge in wake of biker event dubbed a ‘super spreader’ last year

American Medical Association calls for public, private sectors to mandate vaccines

Missouri attorney general sues school districts that mandate masks

U.S. data show rising 'breakthrough' infections among fully vaccinated

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole dilemma

Crypto assets could replace fiat currencies within as little as 5 years, financial execs tell Deloitte

AAA: Gas Prices Heading Down As Futures Plummet

'It's mind-boggling to me that this total amount is not going down. It's not going away': 2 borrowers describe the crushing interest that keeps them from paying off their debt

The US housing market is starting to cool off -- a bit

IMF distributes $650 billion to help countries boost economies amid pandemic

How to make sure your company meets Nasdaq’s board diversity requirements

America's Best Boss Has a Problem With Your Take-Home Pay

Walmart Will Launch a New 'Local Brand' Delivery Business

Here's What A Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan May Mean For China

What Is a Living Trust — and Should You Have One?

What the Changing Demographics in the U.S. Mean for Your Brand

Department of Health: More than 3,500 Indiana students test positive for COVID-19

Ultra-Vaccinated Israel’s Crisis Is a Dire Warning to America

Monday, August 23, 2021

What Is a Neobank?

The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here's what that means for shopping

A grocery chain says it's receiving just 40% of the items it orders from suppliers, and is making its own version of Lunchables because it can't get hold of the real thing

Oil jumps 3% on weaker dollar after seven days of losses

Nord Stream 2: Russia must not use gas pipeline as weapon, says Merkel

This company had one of its best years ever after switching to a four-day work week

The $3.5 trillion budget bill could transform the US power sector – and slash climate pollution

Shenzhen tells local ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ vendors it will stay neutral in their disputes with the US e-commerce giant

Fed Experts Say Powell Framework Needs Endgame, Inflation Reset

It's Called The Bond Taper And It's Making Markets Very Anxious : NPR

Top economists in no rush to offer cash incentives for vaccination

Israel: Protection From COVID Infection Four Times Higher After Booster Shot

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Louisiana AG Post Online Sample Letters to Help Parents Skirt Mask-Wearing in Schools

Renewable fuel companies edge out some refiners on feedstock

Fed worries delta variant could prolong shortages and keep inflation high into 2022

Powell reappointment to Fed chair backed by Yellen

Elon Musk says we need universal basic income because 'in the future, physical work will be a choice' and robots will rule workplace

Housing market Black Swan bubbling

Indiana COVID cases exceed 4,000 for first time since January

Indiana Records Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Since First Full Vaccination

57% of Workers Plan to Have a Job in Retirement. Here's Why You Should, Too

Study from China highlights risks of Covid-19 aerosol transmission between nearby buildings

Saturday, August 21, 2021

How the Federal Reserve's Tapering of Bond Purchases Could Help Bank Stocks

Finding Workers Is Harder Than Ever. The Economic Impact Could Be Significant

Toyota to slash up to 60 percent of production amid COVID in problems and shortages

California judge rules Prop 22 unconstitutional, dealing blow to gig worker restriction initiative backed by Uber and Lyft

Why Jeff Bezos is 'throwing a tantrum' and suing NASA

Do You Own a Business with a Parking Lot? Read This Now or Be Sued!

Carnival Cruise Lines will only serve bacon to guests on alternate days as it's struggling with a shortage of the breakfast-buffet staple

Most face masks won't stop COVID-19 indoors, study warns

It Turns Out Those Plastic Barriers Put Up To Stop COVID-19 May Actually Make It Easier To Spread

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Federal Reserve Bank President: Bitcoin Has No Legit Use Case — Crypto Is 95% Fraud, Hype, Noise, Confusion

Digital Yuan Gives Banks an Edge in Payments, Moody’s Says

Oil drops to below $66, lowest since May, on demand concerns

Supply Shortages 'Keep Me up at Night': Smoothie-Bowl Chain Owner

New Facebook app moves workplace meetings to Virtual Reality

Fed Officials Discuss “Expanded Use of Crypto” in FOMC Meeting, Tapering Warning Sends Markets Tumbling

Soaring demand for the world’s least-liked commodity sees thermal coal prices jump 106% this year

Jobless claims drop to pandemic low of 348,000 in sign companies still hiring despite delta

The Pandemic Created a Labor Shortage, But Not For The Reasons You Think

Court orders Biden administration to redo 'legally flawed' reviews of Conoco Alaska oil project by previous administration

Home Depot, Lowe’s share lumber crisis update

Florida's largest school district mandates masks in defiance of DeSantis

A Huge Spike in US Households Paying No Income Tax Due to Pandemic

One-third of Americans couldn’t cover unexpected $2,000 expense before the pandemic

Fluvoxamine, an old drug that actually might help with COVID

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Tax Cheats Cost U.S. At Least Four Times As Much As Welfare Fraud, And Biden Wants That Revenue

Push For Vaccine Boosters Could Drive Emergence Of New Variants, WHO Says

How 34,000 "dollar stores" scam low -income Americans based on per-unit-pricing

The US Fed can actually boost equality with a digital currency

Chinese ports choke over 'zero tolerance' COVID-19 policy

The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs

Nando's closes 45 restaurants because of chicken shortage

Dow falls 500 points as investors react to surging COVID cases

As Fed nears taper, there's plenty of uncertainty for market, economy

Supreme Court may be looking to deal 'massive blow' to freedom of the press: report

Professor resigns tenured position, citing his university's fall COVID-19 plan

Some Gas Stations Face Fuel Shortages With Truck Drivers In Short Supply

Japan sees peril in U.S. chip hub to counter China

Texas school board finds a loophole in Gov. Greg Abbott's order banning mask mandates

China calls for curbs on ‘excessive’ income and for the wealthy to give back more to society

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Fed's Powell: There's no returning to pre-pandemic economy

3 Reasons for Inflation That Have Nothing to Do With Higher Wages

Biggest US reservoir declares historic shortage, forcing water cuts across west

This company turns loved ones' ashes into beautiful pebbles

Student debt is so inescapable that even those who made payments during the pandemic freeze still owe more money than they originally borrowed

Buffett's firm ups Kroger stake while trimming drug holdings

Former health insurance executive says out-of-pocket costs are 'outrageous'

Cash is disappearing. Here's what that means for service workers

Nearly 5,600 Tampa-area school children isolated or in quarantine

Gorbachev, leader who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign was doomed from start

Monday, August 16, 2021

Want to know what we could have done with all of the money we’ve wasted on wars in the last 20 years? Look at China

Florida school district calls emergency meeting after 5,500+ students forced to quarantine over COVID-19 outbreak

Joe Biden's botched Afghanistan exit is a disaster at home and abroad long in the making

The US is turning to tax tools to rebuild its rare earth industry

'The die was cast': UK defense minister explains how previous administration gave 'momentum' to the Taliban takeover

China kills almost 300 partnerships with elite foreign universities in places like New York, London and Hong Kong, after private tutoring ban

There's growing support within the Fed to announce the tapering of bond purchases in September

Dollar languishes near one-week low after consumer sentiment blow

China willing to develop 'friendly relations' with Taliban: Report

How the Pandemic Changed the Rhythm of Our Workdays, According to New Time Use Data | Inc.com

How economic growth can endure as population growth slows

Infectious Disease Expert: Delta Variant Makes Outdoor Gatherings More Risky

COVID-19 Hospitalizations For Americans In Their 30s Hit All-Time High

Sunday, August 15, 2021

How Afghanistan rapidly fell to Taliban forces, explained

Opinion: What COVID vaccine supply tells us about international trade

Why US-China trade talks are failing to take off despite pressure from American business

Google staff AGREE to take pay cuts in return for being allowed to work from home permanently

Filing Taxes in the US Is a Mess — Here's How Other Countries Do It Better

3 Signs the US Economy Might've Reached Peak Recovery

Three large US unions pull out of consumer group over Amazon funding

July was hottest month on record, US agency says

Strategies to Deal with Potential Capital Gains Tax Increases

Covid Related Supply-Chain Shocks Keep Hitting the World’s Factory Floors

Children hospitalized with COVID-19 in U.S. hits record number

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Cuba dips toe in market economy with legalization of small businesses

U.S. Embassy In Kabul Tells Staff To Destroy Sensitive Material And Evacuate

Stablecoins and the Future of Money

Californians may get to abolish public employee unions on 2022 ballot

Cardano Becomes Number 3 Crypto After 13% Rise

UAW members to vote in fall on direct election of leaders

Could pulling water from the air be the solution for California's drought stricken towns?

'Very scary' Harvard study links wildfire smoke to increases in pandemic cases — and deaths

Analysis: As Taliban advances, China lays groundwork to accept an awkward reality

Wheat Supplies Are Shrinking and It’s Bad News for Bread Prices

'We should not be here, y'all': Parking garage field hospital set to open for COVID-19 patients

Fully Vaccinated People Are Not Taking Delta Seriously Enough

FEMA funeral assistance tops $1 billion to families of Covid victims

Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place

More than 470 Covid cases and 1,000 quarantined after the first week of school in one Florida school district

Friday, August 13, 2021

Report slams "blue hydrogen" as worse for the climate than gas or coal

Counterfeit COVID vaccination cards headed to New Orleans, seized by U.S. Customs

Consumer sentiment suddenly crashes below early-pandemic levels

Key inflation measure hits new record high — yet again

Twxas and Florida Account For Nearly 40% Of New COVID Hospitalizations

Afghanistan spiralling into failed state where al Qaeda will thrive

Every two days, US wildfires are consuming an area the size of Washington, DC. And there's no let up in sight

Lord of the Rings: Amazon shifts production to UK from New Zealand

Restaurants of Tomorrow Will Be Pricier and Automated. That's Good.

Holiday Shipping Is Going to Be Chaotic and Expensive This Year

How crypto giant Circle could create a U.S.-backed digital currency

When It Comes To Financing Strategy, Think Long, Not Short

Food stamps — now $7 a day per person — are set to get chopped

Nine House Democrats say they won't vote on budget unless infrastructure bill passes

The problem isn’t ‘inflation’. It’s that most Americans aren’t paid enough - Robert Reich

Florida and Texas account for nearly 40% of new coronavirus hospitalizations

Record-High Rates of Kids Hospitalized With COVID As Delta Spreads

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds

By Taxing the Pandemic Profits of Billionaires, We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth

As delta surges, Memphis fire chief warns: 'If you call for an ambulance, we may not have one'

Major container ports in eastern China see worsening congestion after COVID cases

EXCLUSIVE Exxon, Chevron look to make renewable fuels without costly refinery upgrades -sources

America Has A Child Care Crisis. Biden Wants To Spend Billions To Fix It

Job openings surge above 10 million for first time ever, Labor Department says

U.S. reaches deal with Mexican auto parts factory in USMCA labor complaint

Lumber Drops to Nine-Month Low, Extending Retreat From Record

Biden presses Congress to let Medicare negotiate drug prices

Inflation is spreading to more parts of the US economy

Pfizer's vaccine efficacy dropped to 42% while Moderna's was at 76% when the Delta variant became the dominant strain, study says

Field hospital opening in Mississippi amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Senators introduce bipartisan bill aimed at promoting app store competition

The developer of the AstraZeneca shot says the Delta variant has made herd immunity impossible because vaccinated people can still transmit the virus

US inflation data show the used-car bubble has burst

Inflation moderated in July but prices are still rising in America

Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths reach record high for fourth time

Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes

Average US supermarket and restaurant pay hits $15 an hour for first time

CEOs Got Paid 351 Times What Typical Workers Made in 2020

Fed taper talk lifts dollar ahead of inflation test | Reuters

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Here's what happens every minute on the internet in 2021

U.S. Senate meets on Saturday to consider $1 trillion infrastructure bill

This was once the largest steel mill in the world. Now it’s going to build clean energy infrastructure

Cheapest Electric Car in US Now the $27,400 Nissan Leaf

Forget gyms and roof decks. Your next apartment building could have a room for TikTok influencers

Lake Powell: Water levels at second-largest US reservoir reach all-time low amid megadrought

Better than expected jobs report shocks Fox's Maria Bartiromo: “Wow, big beat!”

U.S. Postal Service finalizes plan to slow some mail deliveries

Friday, August 6, 2021

California Pig Welfare Law Could Push Pork Prices up 50%

New Draft Law in Uruguay Could Legalize Crypto as Payment Method

Fed's Kashkari: Delta may throw wrinkle into taper plan

Kroger Partners With Ghost Kitchen in New Restaurant Food Concept

Today's Surging Inflation Will Only Last 6 Months: Former Fed Governor

The Era of Cheap Natural Gas Ends as Prices Surge by 1,000%

Covid latest: Cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate could cut risk of infection by 70%

Milwaukee Bucks Championship Celebration Led to Nearly 500 COVID-19 Cases, Health Officials Say

Covid cases among kids surge 85% higher from last week

U.S. plans to give extra COVID-19 shots to at-risk Americans, Fauci says

US hits six-month high in new daily cases

Thursday, August 5, 2021

China-U.S. container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record

Covid rips through Mississippi leaving only six free ICU beds

Target to cover workers' college tuition, textbooks

Mexico sues US gun manufacturers over arms trafficking

Indiana State University to require face coverings indoors

As US launches huge Indo-Pacific drill, what’s the message to China?

The Pentagon says its new AI can see events 'days in advance'

CenturyLink selling copper network in 20 states instead of installing fiber

Some College Students Are Buying Fake Vaccination Cards to Bypass COVID Testing

New U.S. COVID cases soar 139%. See how your state is doing

Landlord groups ask U.S. judge to toss out new COVID-19 eviction ban

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Private companies added 330K jobs in July, ADP says, only half the estimate

Zoom to Pay $85 Million to Users for Misleading Encryption Claims

FTC’s economics witness leaves, in new blow to court fight with Facebook

Detroit Three, UAW in talks with White House to set EV sales goals

Amazon Unlawfully Confiscated Union Literature, NLRB Finds

Xiaomi overtakes Samsung to take top spot in European phone shipments in Q2 2021

What to know about the booming psychedelics industry, where companies are racing to turn magic mushrooms and MDMA into approved medicines

‘Wild West’: Top US financial regulator seeks to rein in crypto

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields rise slightly ahead of employment data

U.S. advises against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, U.S. Virgin Islands

Covid third wave: Florida surpasses all-time record for hospital admissions

Many younger healthy men with severe COVID-19 may have these gene mutations

Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Justice Department goes after Kaiser Permanente's Medicare plans - Axios

Ernst & Young, auditors to pay over $10 mln to settle SEC charges | Reuters

Amazon warehouse workers could get second vote on forming union

Fed Governor Waller sees reduction in bond purchases possibly starting in October

Cramer says it is 'height of irresponsibility' to invest in Chinese stocks right now

Shipping crisis strikes Black Friday shopping amid Europe, China floods

People are less tolerant of atheists expressing their beliefs at work compared to Christians, Muslims, or Jews

COVID-19 Lambda Variant Is More Resistant To Vaccine

Daily new US COVID cases spike more than 300% in three weeks

The coronavirus is rife in common US deer

Monday, August 2, 2021

Trio of GOP-Appointed Judges Unanimously Approve Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate: ‘There Can’t Be a Constitutional Problem With Vaccination’

Covid 19 coronavirus: Lambda variant may be more dangerous than Delta

Senators introduce bipartisan infrastructure bill in rare Sunday session

Why Stablecoins Are Suddenly in the News

World’s Biggest Pension Fund Cuts U.S. Bond Weighting by Record

Senators finalized a $1 trillion version of Biden's infrastructure plan after weeks of wrangling. Passing it will be a race against time.

Treasury to invoke 'extraordinary measures' as Congress misses debt-ceiling deadline

Oklahoma Running Out Of Pediatric Hospital Beds As Delta Cases Rise

Yale to require masks inside on campus 'regardless of vaccination status'

Florida sets new daily high for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Sunday, August 1, 2021

1 Out of 153 American Workers Is Now an Amazon Employee

Fed’s Bullard Wants Taper to Start in Fall, End by March ‘22

Indiana COVID-19 situation and vaccination rates are 'much worse' than neighboring states

Retiring in the Next 5 Years? Make These Five Decisions Now

Instead of fighting over student debt forgiveness, politicians should focus on an even easier solution that could transform the student loan crisis

Florida has more new Covid cases than ever before

Mississippi ICUs near capacity, two schools go virtual and ERs overflowing

As Medicare and Medicaid turn 56, let's remember younger adults will need them in the future

Scientists Developed a New Vaccine For Plague, And It's Ready For Human Trials