Thursday, September 30, 2021

American bumblebee populations plummet 90 per cent

Amazon sent us a 13-page PDF to prove Elon Musk is as litigious as Jeff Bezos

$80 oil is sending market toward demand destruction: Morgan Stanley

Flood insurance policy changes could cost homeowners thousands more per year

Carbon dioxide could be used make fuel -- on Earth and beyond it

Facebook Docs Said Pre-Teens 'Untapped' Market, Can 'Leverage Playdates'

What Exactly Is Capitalism, and How Does It Affect You?

Remote Work Has Created a New Breed of Seasonal Resident

Corporations Are Sending Huge Mining Machines to the Bottom of the Ocean

China's Belt and Road plans losing momentum as opposition, debt mount

Column: China's coal crunch is self-inflicted, costly and temporary

Majority of restaurants say business is worse than 3 months ago: survey

'This is not 1973': Economist rules out 'stagflation' and persistent price pressures

Ivermectin shortage because of false Covid cure claims may result in animals being sent to slaughter

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'

Biden's infrastructure package ‘invaluable’ for US economy: investment banker

Annuity sales on a tear, reaching near-record in second quarter

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Federal Judges Make Tidy Profit Ruling In Favor Of Companies They Own

Biden risks China fury as US launches 'Belt and Road' alternative to quash Xi's influence

World's top pension fund won't buy Chinese sovereign debt

Asian CBDC test significantly cut cross-border payment time and cost

Home heating sticker shock: The cost of natural gas is up 180%

China energy crunch triggers shutdowns, pleas for more coal

Asian shares tumble on jitters over inflation, bond yields

U.S. bonds: 10-year yield continues rapid climb, hits the highest since June

Fauci says data on mixing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be available soon

FDA Leans Toward Authorizing Moderna Booster at a Half Dose

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

Five Lessons Evergrande Taught Us About The Chinese Economy

Central bank digital currencies can slash cross border payment time - BIS

FERC, NERC call for greater industry preparedness to prevent winter outages

U.S. bonds: 10-year yield continues rapid climb, hits the highest since June

What Is Medigap Plan G? What You Need to Know

'Isn't it strange how those moaning about foreigners taking our jobs have fallen silent'

Market bull issues 10% correction warning, blames inflation fallout and Washington policy uncertainty

The Great Gatsby curve and a glimpse of America's dystopian future

EU news: Brussels told to brace for ‘apocalyptic’ drivers shortages as pool dries up

Fed officials say they see a pullback in their economic support even with inflation cooling

China calls WTO ruling 'dangerous' in solar cell row with U.S.

2 top Federal Reserve officials retire in wake of trading disclosures

Monday, September 27, 2021

China power shortage: Production grinds to halt and traffic lights fail after rationing

Watchdog: Penalties meatpackers paid for price-fixing to blame for higher prices

Costco Charters 3 Container Ships Amid Global Shipping Crisis

The message from Israel is clear: Covid booster shots should be standard

Demise of Flood Insurance Subsidies Will Impact Coastal Markets

Drought Forces West to Turn to Fossil Fuels That Helped Cause It

China’s raid on its Wall Street to keep many bankers awake at night as Beijing probes top institutions

Goldman expects oil prices to hit $90 by year-end as supply tightens

What You Won’t Hear Or See In The News On The Automotive Chip Shortage

China power crunch spreads, shutting factories and dimming growth outlook

Analysts on China's bid to join CPTPP, strategic competition with U.S.

Public Health Agencies Used 'Peacetime Process' for Vax Approval in 'Wartime Setting'

Saturday, September 25, 2021

What a modern energy crisis looks like and why no country is safe

Oil hits highest in almost 3 years as supply tightens | Reuters

Costco, Nike and FedEx are warning there's more inflation set to hit consumers as holidays approach

PG&E charged with manslaughter for sparking California wildfire

New York Fed researchers develop climate stress test for banks

Mortgage rates rose sharply this week – and there could be more increases on the way

Mining Bitcoin at Home Just Got Easier for Crypto Investors

China says all cryptocurrency transactions are illegal and launches huge bitcoin crackdown

Stocks to Suffer from Inflation, Fed Tightening, Wharton's Siegel Says

The restaurant giant that owns Olive Garden says it hasn't seen a spike in job seekers since unemployment benefits ended

Whole Foods will charge $9.95 fee for grocery delivery, removing perk for Amazon Prime members

Shrinking waveforms on electrocardiograms predict death of hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Schools without mask mandate 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks: CDC study

Friday, September 24, 2021

Zillow, Redfin Forced To Defend Themselves After TikToker Accuses Them Of Jacking Housing Prices


US Fed on Digital Dollar - 'More important to do this right than to do it fast'

Americans' Fears of Rampant Inflation Are Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Bond yields rip as Fed prepares to turn spigot on monetary stimulus

A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic

Bitcoin price tumbles as China makes crypto transactions illegal

Here's what will happen when the Fed's 'tapering' starts, and why you should care

This 3D Map of the Undersea Cables Connecting the Globe is Mesmerizing

Fed 'Working Proactively' To Issue Its Own Digital Dollar — Could It Topple Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies?

Dangerously Mutated COVID Variant Detected in 47 U.S. States

US coronavirus: These states have still not vaccinated at least half of their residents

Thursday, September 23, 2021

China preparing for Evergrande's downfall

The Federal Reserve is getting ready to roll back its massive stimulus

Fears of global shockwaves from Chinese builder's debts ease

Roubini Sees Overheated Growth, Then Rampant Stagflation

China Warns on Food Security as Coal Crunch Hits Fertilizers

JPMorgan agrees to pay $15.7 mln to settle spoofing lawsuit | Reuters

France to bill Australia over canceled submarine deal

UK shortages: Pierce forecasts food rationing rules amid supply chaos

Schumer announces Senate-House deal on tax 'framework' for $3.5T package

Fed's Powell: Don't assume Fed can thwart default fallout | Reuters

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: Taper likely to be done by 'middle of next year'

FedEx Rerouting 600K Packages a Day Because of Labor Shortage: COO

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Fed signals plan to pull back economic support even as virus looms

Federal Reserve: Fed signals it will taper bond purchases this year

US Treasury sanctions Suex crypto exchange over cyber ransoms

7 Important Sections Every Business Plan Should Have

Why Goldman Sachs just launched this ETF that will rival FAANG stocks

China Injects $19 Billion to Bail Out Evergrande, Here's How Crypto Market Can Benefit

China's overseas coal power retreat could wipe out $50 bln of investment

Jamie Dimon warns it's possible the Fed could be forced into a sharp move next year

SEC’s Gensler doesn’t see cryptocurrencies lasting long

BlackRock, HSBC among largest buyers of Evergrande debt: Morningstar

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

$5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage

Evergrande woes hit Japan's toilet, air-conditioner and paint manufacturers

New flood insurance program to cut premiums for more policyholders

Fed-up Instacart shoppers ask customers to delete the app

Gas price surge, just one more headwind for world economy

The first test for Evergrande’s debt crisis comes this week

FOMC preview: Fed seeks to downplay rate hike prospects as taper talks advance

China's real estate house of cards could be brought down by Evergrande, the world's most indebted company

As the world reorders itself to resist China, it’s a pity the AUKUS move was so boofheaded

How A Single Missing Part Is Unleashing Supply Chain Hell

Monday, September 20, 2021

Shell sells off its oil and gas business in Texas’ Permian Basin

Here's the biggest risk from the Evergrande crisis, says Goldman Sachs

Debt limit options narrowing, 14th Amendment chatter returns

French submarine dispute could torpedo EU-Australia trade talks

U.S. money market funds see biggest weekly outflow in nine months

Mortgage Lenders Now Can Count Rent Payments As Part Of Your Credit Picture

Crypto Prices Plummet Amid Global Market Fears

Which jobs are growing fastest in the United States?

Op-Ed: Less carrying, more caring: What if USPS rounds included health checks for vulnerable Americans?

UK meat industry warns of imminent threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

UK CO2 issue to hit food supply ‘in a fortnight’

Chipmakers should brace for 'oversupply' in 2023 with crisis set to clear

The American West is running out of water—and Big Oil, of all things, can help fix it

U.S. Treasury's Yellen: Debt default would 'permanently' weaken America

China developer Evergrande's debt crunch and U.S. markets

White Striping Hits 99% of U.S. Supermarket Chicken, Study Finds

States Overwhelmed by COVID 'Ration' Healthcare, Cancer Patients Hit Worst

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Scientists created the world's whitest paint. It could eliminate the need for air conditioning.

'Our state literally shrunk': Alabama makes history as deaths outnumber births in 2020

Earnings Alarm Bells Ringing for Market Showing Signs of Fatigue

Book publishers warn of supply chain delays for 2021 holidays

Employers say 'ghosting coasting' is a growing problem, but workers have their reasons for quietly walking away from a job

The main obstacle to hydrogen becoming the green fuel of the future is cost – but maybe not for long

Investment Strategies for the 4 Stages of the Economic Cycle

Chinese housing giant unable to pay debts and could wreck global economy

$2 Billion Worth of Unpeeled Casascius Physical Bitcoins: There's Less Than 20,000 Coins Left Active

Arkansas Researchers Find Potential Cause of ‘Long Haul’ COVID-19 Symptoms

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Leaks just exposed how toxic Facebook and Instagram are to teen girls and, well, everyone

Digital Currency Clears a Path for Helicopter Money, Says Prasad

U.S. debt ceiling impasse? Fed's 'loathsome' game plan for the 'unthinkable'

Facebook exec says stablecoins 'probably' require more regulation

David Rubenstein isn't fearful of inflation. This billionaire investor worries about democracy

China extends tariff exemptions on 81 products from U.S.

Bitcoin transactions could generate the weight of 128,000 grand pianos in wasted electronics per year, researchers predict

House Democrats Abandon Biden's Plan to Axe the Step-Up Tax Loophole

From an $18 hourly wage to the 'new factory town,' Amazon is taking the lead on lifting up America's working class

A week of grim Covid records in the U.S.

Saliva test for COVID-19 outperforms commercial swab tests, study shows

Friday, September 17, 2021

Chip makers to carmakers: time to get out of the semiconductor Stone Age

Fed Chief Powell owned same type of assets bank bought during Covid

BIS wants central banks to move faster with CBDC amid looming stablecoin pressure

US threatens sanctions against officials in Tigray conflict

White House Warns That Debt Limit Showdown Could Hurt States

Adjunct Professors Need a Better Ground Game

Not even U.S. Treasury investors can escape the ‘gravitational pull of zero’

Big Pharma doesn't want Medicare negotiating drug prices

Record numbers of giant ships are waiting off California

CPTPP: Trump abandoned this giant trade deal. Now, China wants in

New York City is funding college plans to close the wealth gap

Build cash positions ahead of extreme market moves, strategist says

Study warns COVID-19 is getting better at spreading through the air

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Short of gas, wind, and power: How a perfect storm is roiling the world's energy market

Treasury to Flag Stablecoin Perils as U.S. Readies Clampdown

China and France attack U.S.-Australia deal on nuclear subs

China’s Lehman Moment? Crypto Market Takes Note of Real Estate Giant Evergrande’s Debt Crisis

China to face 'quantum change' in US response to hostile conduct with new UK-Aus pact

Federal Reserve officials' stock trading sparks ethics review

Evergrande Market Fallout Grows as Local Unit Halts Bond Trading

Retail sales post surprise gain as consumers show strength despite delta fears

The Electric Lucid Air Officially Has 520 Miles of Range: EPA

Vanguard ‘All-in-One Bond Solution’ Coming Soon

What could an Evergrande debt default mean for China and beyond?

Study: Reducing Medicare age may reduce financial burden

Alphabet’s Project Taara laser tech beamed 700TB of data across nearly 5km

Europe's energy crisis is making the market nervous ahead of winter

‘Off The Charts’ Chinese Demand For American Beef Keeping Port Of Oakland Busy

Chinese mining firms told to stop work and leave Democratic Republic of Congo

Intuit CEO on $20 billion buying spree with Credit Karma and Mailchimp

Analysis: ECB sees a new inflation 'hump' as prices surge

COVID deaths are up 40%. These states are running out of ICU beds and health workers

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

America is short more than 5 million homes, study says

Oil hits 6-week high as U.S. Gulf braces for storm Nicholas

EXCLUSIVE Amazon hikes starting pay to $18 an hour

Big companies are targeting middle income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales

Explainer: How China Evergrande's debt troubles pose a systemic risk

Utilities are offering "Netflix pricing" for electricity bills

High Meat Prices Are Helping Fuel Inflation, And A Few Big Companies Are Being Blamed

This Memo from Elon Musk Reveals Exactly What's Wrong With American Business

Chip shortage will drag on ‘for some time’, Chinese ministry warns, as country looks to boost semiconductor support

Price for fake vaccine cards takes giant leap after Biden announces mandate: report

Based on size, Tennessee has confirmed the most COVID cases in the US

Monday, September 13, 2021

Democrats look to hike taxes on the rich and corporations to pay for $3.5 trillion budget bill

China's zero-Covid stance could worsen debt problems for companies

Traders chase Russian oil to fill U.S. supply gap after Hurricane Ida

Evergrande Crisis Escalates as Protests Break Out in China

'Waiting a whole hour for a sandwich': College campuses are facing dining hall staff shortages, frustrating students

Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022

Stocks correction of 5%-10% likely by year end - Deutsche survey

Suddenly everyone thinks the stock market is going to plunge

Lack of talent a "significant" barrier to emerging technologies

How the World’s Far-Right Bitcoin Fanatics Could Royally Screw You

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Biodiversity: Which species are most at risk of extinction?

Major Healthcare Provider Suspends 'Almost All Surgeries' Due to COVID Cases

Why the housing market may see an end-of-September shock

Grocery prices headed higher: Kroger

Thirteen gorillas test positive for Covid at Atlanta zoo

The Wage Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind

Here's who loves Biden's vaccine mandate: The companies that have to enforce it

Enough with the GDP — it's time to measure genuine progress

Report Says Western Union Could Lose $400M if El Salvador's Chivo Bitcoin Wallet Gains Traction

Chinese stock market crash leaves US as global stock market superpower

U.S. government to tackle Medicare drug payments to try to cut costs

Friday, September 10, 2021

Group of 200+ CEOs 'Welcomes' Biden Vax-or-Test Mandate

Natural gas prices are rising and could be the most expensive in 13 years this winter

Supermarket Food Shortages Will Be Permanent, An Industry Leader Has Warned

Wells Fargo hit with new $250 mln fine for failure to pay back wronged customers

Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing

Trial Begins For Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes

Americans Pulled $63 Billion Out of Homes in Q2 — the Most Since 2007

KFC Is Not Advertising Chicken Tenders on TV Because of Shortages

Amazon offers to pay college fees for 750,000 US staff

Housing bubble: This is not a repeat of 2008

Soaring inflation and energy costs are forcing China to sell some of its precious oil supply

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says companies forcing employees back to the office amid rise in Covid delta cases are ‘shortsighted’

Report: 80% of Public Servants Denied Student-Debt Relief Through 2026

As 'buy now, pay later' surges, a third of U.S. users fall behind on payments

Covid will hit global supply chain for two years: Reagan economist

252,000 children test positive for COVID-19 in past week as classes resume

Biden to Make Employers With Over 100 Workers Mandate Vaccines or Tests

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Uranium at 7-Year High As One Fund Buys 24 Million Pounds

China sells oil reserves to lower prices in unprecedented move

Australia: Facebook Users Liable for Defamatory Comments Under Their Posts

Nobelist, senior Democratic economist Stiglitz says Fed's Powell should go

China bans private tutors from giving online classes

Let's be clear on why the US economy is weakening (opinion)

China Evergrande to delay loan interest payments to banks, REDD reports

US court allows shareholders to move against Boeing board

Half of nitrogen applied to crops is lost

China's factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar

Global chip shortage could ease as China's biggest chipmaker builds huge new factory

Google launches a free program to train young people between the ages of 18 and 30

In the Middle of the Great Resignation, Employers Are Rejecting Millions of Qualified Workers, New Harvard Research Finds

Fed survey finds growth 'downshifted' in summer due to COVID

Lasting immunity and protection from new single-shot, room-temperature stable COVID-19 vaccine

Idaho enacts ‘crisis standards of care’ protocol to battle worsening Covid

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Yellen: US on track to default on national debt in October

Fitch downgrades China Evergrande, flags 'probable' default

Amazon to Open $21 Million State-of-the-Art Warehouse in Tijuana Slum

Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding

FDIC Nears Deal With Crypto Custodian to Manage Assets of Failed Banks

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto lending programme

Volvo Workers Say Labor Shortage Helped Them Get 12% Pay Rise

Wall Street Loves the Housing Crisis — and Fears a Homebuilding Boom

Former GOP energy regulator regrets partisan past | TheHill

Here's Biden's Tax Plan That Corporations Like Apple, Disney, and ExxonMobil Are Scrambling to Squash Right Now

Children now make up a quarter of new Covid cases in US, paediatric group says

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Bitcoin drops below $43,000 on El Salvador's first day using it

U.S. oil losses from Hurricane Ida rank among worst in 16 years

Chinese muscle in on Afghanistan's rare earth mineral deposits, create headaches for Biden

'Unprecedented': Idaho rations hospital care due to 'massive increase' in COVID patients

Cryptocurrencies selloff widens: Bitcoin down nearly 4%, ether 6%

Medical Journals Say Climate, Not COVID-19, Is Top Public Health Threat

Greener and cheaper: Crewless vessels are mapping the ocean thanks to an Irish startup

The political time bomb for Biden inside the latest jobless numbers

Automated hiring software is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable job candidates

German industrial production picks up after several declines

Global Bond Markets Come Under Pressure Amid Deluge of Supply

Texas city to offer Samsung large property tax breaks to build $17 bln chip plant

Post-Pandemic Economic Puzzle Widens to ‘Phantom Menace’ Rate

Bitcoin mining consumes 0.5% of all electricity used globally and 7 times Google's total usage, new report says

80 per cent COVID-19 immunity lost in 6 months in some after Pfizer shot: US study

Minnesota parents sue Gov. Walz over lack of mask mandate in schools

There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant—and possibly all future variants

Monday, September 6, 2021

US ports see shipping logjams likely extending far into 2022

Russia’s Gazprom Neft signals shift away from US dollar payments in China

Aluminum Jumps as Guinea Coup Attempt Fuels Supply Concerns

Until 2023? Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high

Israel Coronavirus Czar Calls for 4th Vaccine Dose Prep

Global debt pile reaches war-time levels

China Evergrande bonds suspended as prices plunge

Amazon Moves To Directly Compete With Fedex, UPS In Shipping Services

Home Prices Soared 18.6% in June, Breaking Record for Major Index

What's in your mutual fund? The collapse of Infinity Q is a warning to investors

Froth in the stock market makes impending correction look almost ‘obvious,’ Miller Tabak strategist says

The return of stagflation and the misery index

Sunday, September 5, 2021

A shock is headed for the housing market

Vaccine warning as Israel data shows Pfizer protection 'vanishes' against Delta strain after six months

Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases

AI Machines Can't Not Be Granted Patents on Inventions: Judge

Three Pivotal Moments In History To Remember This Labor Day : NPR

What Strikes at Frito-Lay and Nabisco Factories Could Mean for Workers

COVID-19 Lockdown in Vietnam Threatens to Cause Global Coffee Shortage

Amazon Made a Surprising Change in 2021. Yes, You Should Definitely Copy It

Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery

Meat counter prices rising to ‘spook zone’ levels: food expert

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Walmart Just Raised Its Hourly Pay For Thousands Of Workers

Native Americans lose bid to halt digging at Nevada lithium mine site

Drought forces North American ranchers to sell off their future - with beef prices to rise

FedEx faces labor union challenge over billionaire CEO's pay

Bitcoin: El Salvador divided over legal tender law

Madagascar on the brink of first climate-induced famine, UN warns

U.S. companies lash out at Texas law changes, including abortion ban

CDC: Every county in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana has high community transmission of COVID-19

Texas oil refinery partially suspends operations, citing oxygen supply shortage

Mu Variant: First Cases Of New Covid Strain Identified In Los Angeles

Friday, September 3, 2021

Cord cutters just lost the best free way to watch broadcast TV

CNBC Analyzes Dismal Jobs Report Amid Delta: 'Terrible News'

Indiana’s largest hospital system stopping elective surgeries

August jobs report: 235,000 jobs added last month as COVID surged, 732,500 expected

Coca-Cola’s supply chain under pressure due to shortage of cans

McDonald’s hiring 14-year-olds in Oregon amid labour shortage

Moderna Asks FDA To Authorize A Booster Shot Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine.

Joseph Stiglitz says it’s time to rewire the U.S. economy

Fed likely to announce taper in November, former Fed official says

Remington Subpoenas Report Cards of Five Children Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting

Amazon Is Getting Nervous About a California Warehouse Worker Safety Bill

Trucker's Pay Rose 40% Overnight, He Still Wants to Quit Driving

Food prices jump more than 30% on-year due to adverse weather, FAO says

Could There Be a Daily COVID Pill? What We Know About Pfizer Drug Trial

Xi says China to set up Beijing stock exchange for Small and Medium Enterprises

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Afghans queue for hours as Taliban imposes $200 weekly withdrawal limit

U.S. DOJ preparing to sue Google over digital ads business

'Suez Canal on rails' - Egypt signs $4.5 bln high-speed rail deal

Gas Cars Are Declining Significantly & Full Electrics Rising In USA

Costco Reintroduces Purchase Limits As COVID-19 Stockpiling Returns

Americans Are Growing Increasingly Skeptical of Four-Year College

Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into Alleged Secret Collusion Between Facebook And Google

U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low of 340,000 despite delta surge

WHO warns new Mu variant of COVID-19 could be more vaccine-resistant

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Warns Of Imminent Global Financial Crisis

Pandemic May Cause Shortage of Another Key Piece of Technology

There's another big risk brewing in China

The Wealthy — Not the Fed — Are to Blame for Rising Inequality: Study

Walgreens Raises Minimum Wage to $15, Matching CVS

Companies Swarming Congress to Squash Biden Tax Hikes in Spending Plan

Technical Analyst Expects Bitcoin Bull Market Will Peak In October, Predicts Altcoins Will Triple If BTC Hits $100K

Rare earth elements and old mines spell trouble for Western U.S. water supplies

The coming taper tantrum

Merck Begins Late-Stage Trial of Experimental COVID-19 Drug