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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Atlanta Braves win World Series

 https://www.cnn.com/sport/live-news/world-series-2021-braves-astros-game-6/index.html

Economic growth rate slows to 2% on a sharp slowdown in consumer spending

 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/us-gross-domestic-product-increases-at-2point0percent-annualized-pace-in-q3-vs-2point8percent-estimate.html

India's addicted to coal. But for how much longer?: Reporter's Notebook

 https://abcnews.go.com/International/indias-addicted-coal-longer-reporters-notebook/story?id=80921377

Walmart recalls aromatherapy spray that contained deadly bacteria

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/business/walmart-room-spray-recall-bacteria/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2021-10-23T02%3A29%3A06&fbclid=IwAR1DW3Ru69dMd_1qfqQEKfsWnv1tVxJtffU76xeymW3iZz_T6lCWX_dqf_Q

Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/science/tuskless-elephants-evolution.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR2Ha7XNS9Lk5NsmwY65ajiHcDd48oRdeRVNkFDRUiSfuP4sM1O308UQ-dk

Biden administration, EU reach agreement to ease Trump tariffs on aluminum and steel

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/30/politics/steel-tariffs-ease-sanctions-biden-european-union/index.html

Supply chain issues lead to alcohol shortage: 'They don't know what's coming'

 https://abc13.com/supply-chain-issues-shortages-crisis-alcohol-shortage/11162123/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3T68LQFIFjuF3v0pY3qaSRtwnmR2Y68oyKAfFEwzej-KR_LScgjqJ1WWQ

Can the US cut drug prices without sacrificing new cures?

 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22702855/build-build-better-plan-medicare-negotiate-drug-prices

Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/26/health/pandemic-drinking-liver-transplants-study/index.html?utm_content=2021-10-27T11%3A01%3A10&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR3kJpB7AGQm36Yf98BI50ekCEqKGdrYfyLI_o24HCZAbAZgvM-dH842hEg

Supply Chain Issues: How Global Shortages Are Affecting Consumers Nationwide

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/11/02/supply-chain-issues-global-shortages-2021/

Texas A&M economist says to expect higher prices for Thanksgiving turkeys this year

 https://www.kwtx.com/2021/11/02/texas-am-economist-says-expect-higher-prices-thanksgiving-turkeys-this-year/?fbclid=IwAR30pvb-k2W2OCyUvK6HbqMg4XbxHA35t91nT8GrqMtTCMWzrL9dOmlF9r4

Why Do Rich People Love Endurance Sports?

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-rich-people-love-endurance-sports?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Unemployment benefits ended, but hiring did not surge in September

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/10/politics/unemployment-benefits-jobs-september/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2021-10-10T18%3A30%3A25&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0HLhGDRpq2kGZg4E3b5ruc7jn2O_eMZXlLN4HP6JfeuaehLjI4OQbvwmw

The global supply chain nightmare is about to get worse

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/business/global-supply-chain-nightmare/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-10-13T05%3A00%3A52&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0Ub0utD9yiKCuNzmxXCVhsFnxKOuqaqLhtWM8-tPt9sLam0y4n5AijQts

Pork is already super expensive. This new animal-welfare law could push prices higher

 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/17/business/california-pork-prices-prop-12/index.html?utm_content=2021-10-18T10%3A00%3A08&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR1IPdJr8WndhXSuPFsqD2RpG9tVRddO1FFAwIs3jg0gPRU3Y1YSejajQMQ

Social Security checks getting big boost as inflation rises

 https://www.kwtx.com/2021/10/13/social-security-cost-of-living-adjustment-largest-decades-inflation-jumps/?fbclid=IwAR0GsEPeWwkOCcj_YreyIAT2ysO0OaXkR19Egb54AIXnjS-Ynvh-tT1oGmU

Wanted: 80,000 truck drivers to help fix the supply chain

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/economy/trucking-short-drivers/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-10-19T21%3A00%3A35&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR2xa_-eohuOtVV4Cz6dG6ZJyAtoyiooPn7p13i7deOQs0Xe2H08IBWs6oE

Procter & Gamble says it's raising prices on some grocery items

 https://abc13.com/procter--gamble-supply-chain-pg-olay/11146528/

One Business That’s Loving the Supply Chain Crisis

 https://slate.com/business/2021/10/furniture-shortage-supply-chain-used-upholstery.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Travel industry taking another hit as COVID cases rise, airlines warn

 https://www.fox44news.com/news/travel-industry-taking-another-hit-as-covid-cases-rise-airlines-warn/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1lak3doQgA1GyZVfnsxSp0AUEb-R67CCR1oxDt0DCV46LFRDxiCW-su0U

Job openings reach historic high of almost 11 million. Why are 9 million still jobless?

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/job-openings-jolts-report-11-million/?fbclid=IwAR24BDyR9V9aG_NQ3MHUckFhijIDA7MbbJoRSR2U-CYoaOc3VDvE9TQBCOA

China proposes adding cryptocurrency mining to ‘negative list’ of industries

 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/china-proposes-adding-cryptocurrency-mining-to-negative-list-of-industries.html

Thousands Of Pounds Of DiGiorno Frozen Pizza Have Been Recalled Over Allergy Concerns

 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041146353/digiorno-frozen-pizza-recall-pepperoni-crispy-pan-crust

Nearly 50 million seniors could face Social Security payment delays if debt ceiling isn't raised

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/30/politics/debt-ceiling-social-security-payments/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-10-01T04%3A30%3A12&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0RdGtjsGfnuvOR1hLA5x-ZSuQMDcGWek4vWGeN_v7i7ORluUpMA07ME4g

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

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/business/supply-chain-workers/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-09-30T00%3A01%3A32&fbclid=IwAR2tkBcI6C9HLea6LFXP6qgcvTtCkVCxpkZyT1Ik3eVBBVftUfMQS-W7q1g

1,400 workers at Kellogg's U.S. cereal plants go on strike

 https://abc13.com/11088217/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1MpOFsKBbxH1xa6tc9ak5pcse2SUtQVkkY_-Qvd1sJw5mQQ2b00uPHFNw

PepsiCo says Gatorade is being hit by supply shortages

 https://www.fox44news.com/news/pepsico-says-gatorade-is-being-hit-by-supply-shortages/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2tkBcI6C9HLea6LFXP6qgcvTtCkVCxpkZyT1Ik3eVBBVftUfMQS-W7q1g

A global energy crisis is coming. There's no quick fix

 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/07/business/global-energy-crisis/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-10-08T10%3A31%3A06&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0_18i5rXhCvHvlVYTYYYo17YNu-F0wlZYO8jR3EiPlIwECYr6GrFhARWU

Grocery store shelves aren't going back to normal this year

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/09/business/grocery-stores-food-supply-chain/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-10-09T17%3A30%3A15&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR1aYJ-wXFJVWzjJczFTTC2qh-6z1O-hr_VMc5KX49uDCx8wUPsN8LPA8-E

Yellen warns of 'catastrophe' if Congress doesn't handle debt ceiling issue

 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/yellen-warns-catastrophe-if-congress-doesn-t-handle-debt-ceiling-n1281188

Sunday, August 22, 2021

‘Fortnite’ and ‘Minecraft’ are getting kids excited about learning again

 https://www.fastcompany.com/90666530/fortnite-minecraft-education?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Full Covid-19 vaccine approval won't just boost confidence. It'll likely lead to new business requirements, surgeon general says

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

Tennessee flooding leaves 21 people dead and around 20 others missing

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/us/tennessee-flooding/index.html

Housing market Black Swan bubbling

 https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/housing-black-swan

Record M&A Boom Risks Running Afoul of Biden’s Antitrust Cops

 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-13/record-m-a-boom-collides-with-biden-s-get-tough-antitrust-stand

Cutoff of Jobless Benefits Is Found to Get Few Back to Work

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/business/economy/unemployment-benefits-economy-states.html

‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever Surges in Ethiopia as Its Civil War Spreads

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/africa/ethiopia-civil-war-spreads.html

In Haiti, a brutal reckoning over an all too familiar task: Rebuilding

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/21/haiti-earthquake-damage/

Here's why you're waiting months for that couch you ordered

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/business/vietnam-covid-furniture-delays/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-07-31T10%3A00%3A12&fbclid=IwAR0SLDofplshRdnAVgep8vfBOZx-ddmJIV-_GRM5iFfOF4UlWb9Pr6OWGLY

California Pork Ban? Bacon Shortage Could See Prices Jump 60 Percent

 https://www.newsweek.com/california-pork-ban-bacon-shortage-could-see-prices-jump-60-percent-1615291

The Chip Shortage Looks Like the Oil Shortage of the 1970s. What It Means for Stocks and the Economy.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/chip-shortage-stocks-economy-51629507891

Rise in gun sales results in low supply of ammo

 https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-guns-sales-increasing-ammunition-supply-low/37365104

Kabul's airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/asia/kabul-airport-chaos-evacuations-intl/index.html

T-Mobile data breach: Hacker offers to sell details on 100 million customers

 https://abc13.com/10956008/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0z76oz1qTbJnQqSORWL9XYNcErOX93Zom-2w0171mxMoxkyn5Opt9O4QY

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Domino's is launching a pizza delivery robot car

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/tech/dominos-pizza-delivery-robot/index.html

Reese's wants to give you a peanut butter glow up

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/business/reeses-makeup-line/index.html

Peloton Fights Back Against U.S. Warnings of Treadmill Dangers

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/business/peloton-tread-recall-child-death.html

Cable Companies Emerge as Force in Cellphone Business

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/cable-companies-emerge-as-force-in-cellphone-business-11618488006

That Popular S.U.V. Is Going to Cost You

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/your-money/cars-sale-price-trade-in.html

After ‘Green Rush,’ Canada’s Legal Pot Suppliers Are Stumbling

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/world/canada/canada-marijuana-business-struggles.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Bitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/business/bitcoin-sharp-fall/index.html?utm_source=optzlynewmarketribbon

Dogecoin surges more than 85% in the last 24 hours

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/tech/dogecoin-crypocurrency-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_content=2021-04-14T10%3A00%3A14&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR2KL0Pp3sfHJJPRsDY45uMEc4NxykAi0RnmXhIfUDlAIEAJ2_2Tx4WdXaQ

Employers increasing pay and offering sign-on bonuses to get people back to work

 https://abc13.com/10520828/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2oa4Ora0IvlK8nOA7veBpIKcCEXMV5ILRwmOfv-mvHBdcdRb2S9kBGHVc

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

What to Know About the Police Shooting of Daunte Wright

 https://www.nytimes.com/article/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html

Vaccine passport apps are about to be everywhere. It could get complicated

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/tech/vaccine-passport-apps-options/index.html

Classes canceled at Knoxville school for two days after armed student is killed in encounter with police

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/us/knoxville-tennessee-school-shooting-tuesday/index.html

After Pandemic, Shrinking Need for Office Space Could Crush Landlords

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/business/economy/office-buildings-remote-work.html

China sends 25 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense zone, Taipei says

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/china/china-taiwan-jets-defense-zone-incursion-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

Japan’s Plan for Fukushima Wastewater Meets a Wall of Mistrust in Asia

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater.html

Consumer prices jump 2.6%

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/13/consumer-price-index-march/

US intelligence community warns of devastating long-term impact of coronavirus pandemic

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/politics/us-intel-report-coronavirus/index.html

Teachers are choosing to quit rather than go back to school while pandemic lingers

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/13/us/schools-pandemic-teachers-quit-wellness/index.html

Travel confidence increasing as more people get vaccinated, experts say

 https://abc13.com/10499089/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2QWN5v2yjYAVzGmYsCbUCHCQDPJsyL6fO6qnZGScLqeRB6DeGIZVX-nvY

Powell tells '60 Minutes' that US economy is at an 'inflection point'

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/11/economy/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-60-minutes/index.html

Friday, April 2, 2021

It’s Easy (and Legal) to Bet on Sports. Do Young Adults Know the Risks?

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/sports/sports-betting-addiction.html

In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women’s college sports

 https://www.ksn.com/sports/in-ap-survey-ads-raise-worries-about-womens-college-sports/

How post-COVID-19 risks might change sports as we know them

 https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31177428/how-post-covid-19-risks-change-sports-know-them

Popular flea collar may be linked to nearly 1,700 pet deaths

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seresto-flea-collar-recall-pet-deaths/

The Grape-Nuts shortage is over. Now, the brand is offering to pay back its most fervent fans

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/business/grape-nuts-shortage-ends-reimburse-trnd/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-03-24T19%3A01%3A03&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR2Q-AiphN5GaZk8iK5nYNFKQp3RG-zoLMmpzM9clfu4t8R_ME4lzMU8sY8

Here comes $3 gas, just as Americans start traveling again

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/business/gas-prices-oil/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-03-29T07%3A00%3A27&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR3N97xPL155iXQFZhMoTDrUKRqUFg1Z_CSmuPNO1iPit0lbhPzLJPoGN94

Disney Plus is hiking prices starting Friday

 https://www.cnet.com/news/disney-plus-is-hiking-prices-starting-friday/

Longer, More Expensive Deliveries Coming Under Proposed USPS Changes

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/22/usps-dejoy-plan/

4-day work week: Spain experiments with cutting back 1 workday

 https://abc13.com/10452546/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0LKvOVOD-FCRzg_Q-wlI-l71Q1OHcrooav7PDfqFslMvTFUgxzNmq-mtY

How pet adoptions have been affected by the pandemic

 https://abc13.com/10458476/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3QD3nqwqFVD9ZJQuL-QroVm5Z28Fdbg9Pf8tUpvkutoubSeY37C5oKvuo

Covid-19 PPE litter is killing wildlife

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/world/covid-waste-wildlife-scli-intl-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-03-30T23%3A01%3A44&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR28ixJhtJFxmxE1xwqgc1jIIrJePg3-XWOVwBOzK908amd6UsQI1jpRg8M

Airbnb and Vrbo are overloaded with reservations

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-03-29T14%3A25%3A06&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1ZAJ0cBmuStU0Ty3Po4YuJyyJfUh7KoWSbYoZExgj-neD9Yfi2YZKsa9c

US suspends all diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar after weekend of violence against pro-democracy protesters

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/politics/us-trade-suspension-myanmar/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-03-29T16%3A29%3A03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR1ZAJ0cBmuStU0Ty3Po4YuJyyJfUh7KoWSbYoZExgj-neD9Yfi2YZKsa9c

Why you may soon pay more for Huggies, Scott bathroom tissue and other household essentials

 https://investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-announces-price-increases-north-american-1

Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/business/gun-sales-march/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-04-02T05%3A28%3A03&fbclid=IwAR321r1wJ3OzLWwcROERoKAag7CRP378Cp2Js-JRqqyZJISwqBVXZgK7Xac

Pandemic recovery picks up speed as employers add 916,000 jobs

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/economy/march-jobs-report/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-04-02T12%3A50%3A02&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0rekzdSTJVdIDVPI0ybFF63Wp8DpLwM-hxNGulmtbZd8XN15qEHOpf0wg

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Customers turn to mom-and-pop stores to find plumbing supplies during shortage

 https://abc13.com/10365230/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3ZV3TSCZP8DaPFJ4s8kmYhernZtuW_Ar6TSOkH9XL94HoQtPQXnptAZr0

Experts Expect Parmesan Cheese Prices To Go Way Up

 https://12tomatoes.com/parmesan-cheese-prices-rising/?utm_source=glp-12t&utm_medium=social-fb&fbclid=IwAR336oJ5cZl8sDOw_nA2Q3jpjjQO2BcORwtyjczbN5v7D-LkGyWw1NfrM5A

Housing market concerns begin to emerge

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/investing/home-depot-lowes-earnings-housing/index.html

How Texas's deregulated market for power led to exorbitant electric bills

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/23/us/texas-outages-electric-bills-griddy/index.html

New coronavirus variant spotted in California raises alarm

 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/world/coronavirus-newsletter-02-24-21-intl/index.html

Speech by Jerome Powell: Getting Back to a Strong Labor Market

 https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20210210a.htm?fbclid=IwAR1DNBLMCJmXnh6m6NNmAuUoTAwXADZZAGLZXzDu0Bmk14HkYW-6jYe1uxI

Nabisco plant to close, leaving as many as 600 jobless

 https://abc13.com/10318645/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ycGwl-rGE95DZalDHtt5OoTfGWpL-Swf7Vp1jmhO7bkpBtTy2yP4YPMM

Microchip shortage hinders auto production, could impact other products

 https://www.kwtx.com/2021/02/09/microchip-shortage-hinders-auto-production-could-impact-other-products/?fbclid=IwAR2sHe88qGNkRPghehw16UvVbuD7ZFIrmRV-JsN2fu0qnWn9okMJCwbyl5c

CBO says $15 minimum wage would increase deficit $54B

 https://thehill.com/policy/finance/537817-cbo-say-15-minimum-wage-would-increase-deficit-54b?fbclid=IwAR2rJsJRmIXuxhobkaDiJZc5mm80piNFzTnwOlSsyczHsb3RRr2EwSbZOKc

Full employment

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/briefing/astrazeneca-vaccine-trump-impeachment-bruce-springsteen-jeep.html