Trading and Business
World Economy Caps Extraordinary Return From Covid-19 Collapse
Rich countries have roared back from the depths of last year’s contraction, but poor countries lag.
Procter & Gamble Warns of Higher Costs and Slower Sales
The Covid-19 pandemic, which has fueled demand for household staples, is also driving freight and commodity costs.
Chevron Posts Highest Profit in a Year as Oil Demand Rebounds
U.S. company reports $3.1 billion in net income, getting a boost from increased commodity prices.
Household Spending Rose in June, Before Delta Variant Upswing
While some local governments and businesses reinstate Covid-19 rules, economists expect consumers to continue opening their wallets.
In Other News
CDC internal memo calls delta variant as contagious as chickenpox: report
The Hill's Morning Report
Inmates grapple with uncertainty over Biden prison plan
A Biden plan to send inmates back to prison could upend lives they have established outside penitentiary walls.
Angst grips America's most left leaning city
Some Democrats insist shrinking Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan could backfire
Code, Gaming & Tech
The Itanic Has Sunk
Intel's once-vaunted Itanium architecture officially died today.
Why you should not rely on fancy tools for backup
Classic Berkeley Systems “After Dark” screensavers recreated in CSS
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Dramatic Road Collapse After Landslide In Himachal Pradesh
A stretch of road is seen collapsing as a hillside crashes down in dramatic visuals of a landslide that took place in Himachal Pradesh this morning. The road caved at Sirmaur after two days of incessant rain.
Photo credit: Klara Kulikova / Unsplash