Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Eye Steady Start in Run-Up to Payrolls: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] S&P, Nasdaq edge to record closes, energy stocks buoyant

[Reuters] Half of U.S. small businesses have unfilled job openings -NFIB

[AP] Manchin seeks ‘strategic pause’ on Biden bill, opposes $3.5T

[AP] Death toll tops 40 after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ida’s Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Sewage Swirling in Its Wake

[AP] GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fraying Relations With China Are About to Hit Australian Economy

[Reuters] Renaissance executives agree to pay around $7 billion to settle tax dispute with IRS -source