Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise, Dollar Falls After Jobs Data: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Slump Most in Four Months After Party Centenary

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near $75 as Brinkmanship at OPEC+ Threatens Deal

[CNBC] U.S. added 850,000 jobs in June, vs 706,000 estimate

[Reuters] U.S. trade deficit widens in May on rising imports

[AP] As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand

[AP] New auto sales, prices rise as chip shortage cuts US supply

[AP] 'Nobody's Winning' as Drought Upends Life in US West Basin

[Reuters] S.Korea inflation nears 9-year peak, stoking rate-hike expectations

[Reuters] Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid

[Reuters] Era ends, war looms as U.S. forces quit main base in Afghanistan

[Bloomberg] China Stocks Slump Most in Three Months After Party Centenary

[Bloomberg] Record Shares of U.S. Small Firms Report Hiring Plans, More Pay

[NYT] U.S. Proposal for 15% Global Minimum Tax Wins Support From 130 Countries

[WSJ] Americans Face Higher Gas Prices Heading Into July 4th Weekend

[WSJ] China, India Move Tens of Thousands of Troops to the Border in Largest Buildup in Decades

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asia Stocks Rise After U.S. Record; Oil Holds Gain: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Gains Near $75 After OPEC+ Squabble Delays Output Deal

[Reuters] U.S. CBO doubles growth forecast to 7.4%; sees slight drop in federal deficit

[Reuters] U.S. quarterly auto sales jump on strong SUV demand, shift to EVs

[Reuters] IMF raises U.S. 2021 growth forecast to 7%, assumes Biden spending plans pass

[CNBC] Commerce secretary dismisses Xi speech as ‘bluster,’ will push for U.S. access to China market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Delta to Dominate in U.S.; Japan’s Olympics Steps: Virus Update

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big Tech Takes a Back Seat as Value Stocks Rally: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] S&P 500 begins second half of 2021 at new peak as labor market heals 

[Reuters] Oil prices up 2% on OPEC+ output, demand prospects

[CNBC] U.S. deficit to total $3 trillion in fiscal 2021, budget panel says

[Reuters] U.S. House approves $715 billion infrastructure bill

[Reuters] U.S. labor market recovery gaining steam; worker shortages an obstacle

[CNBC] Epic housing shortage may finally be starting to lift, as surprising number of new listings hit market in June

[Reuters] 130 countries back global minimum corporate tax of 15%

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] JPMorgan Sees Rates-Market Peril as Jobs Data, Holiday Converge

[Reuters] Online brokerage Robinhood reveals revenue surge in IPO filing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Manhattan’s Supply of Office Space Climbs to Another Record

[Reuters] Britain's COVID-19 cases up 72% in past week

[Bloomberg] M&A Boom Shows No Sign of Abating After Epic First Half

[WSJ] Fed’s Harker Supports Start of Bond Buying Pullback Later This Year