• Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s CEO has said that the country’s largest supermarket operator currently has around 20,000 job openings
• Kroger has announced on September 14 that they have also teamed with Instacart to increase their ability to fulfill online grocery orders 

Orbital Marine Power to lead new $31 million energy project

• A firm behind the “world’s most powerful tidal turbine” named Orbital Marine Power has said in a statement on September 13 that their turbine can generate up to 2 megawatts
• Also included in their statement, they said that the 31.5 million project would receive a 24 million grant from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program

• From January 2021 to June 2021, about 123 million American households were formed but only 7 million new single-family homes were built during the time
• Single-family home development has been at an all-time low since 1995

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• According to an introduction of a bill on September 21, many progressive lawmakers are trying to reimpose a nationwide eviction moratorium 
• The conservative majority on the Supreme Court permitted evictions to begin across the United States at the end of August, preventing the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban

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• The prices of power and natural gas in Asia and Europe have reached the highest recorded, with U.S. prices having doubled in 2021
• According to the head of global commodities research at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch says, “The U.S. is much more insulated from this global energy trend than the rest of the world”

U.S. COVID-19 cases now below 100,000 per day as winter approaches

• Since the United States’ recent peak of around 172,500 average daily infections on September 13, cases have steadily declined
• Currently, around 69,000 Americans are receiving Covid-related care in hospitals which is a large decrease from almost 104,000 hospitalized on September 1

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a new valuation of more than $100 billion

• Following a secondary share sale, the valuation of SpaceX has gone past $100 Billion 
• Recently, SpaceX made an agreement with new and existing investors to sell up to $755 million in company stock from insiders at $560 a share
• Back in February 2021, SpaceX’s valuation was at$74 billion and is now at $100.3 billion 

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• According to a report from the Associated Press, they’ve recorded deaths of at least 12 U.S. service members and 60 Afghans during a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport on August 26
• The group responsible for the attack is suspected to be from ISIS and officials from the Pentagon have announced that at least one of the explosions was set by a suicide bomber

Grandparent Fraud Scam with Eight charged in federal grand jury indictment

• On the week of August 23, 8 people have been indicted and accused of taking part in a criminal business that has stolen large sums of money from elderly victims in San Diego and across the United States
• These defendants have taken more than $2 million from elderly victims 70 and older with a minimum of 10 in the San Diego county area, according to statements made by prosecutors in court

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• In Washington, D.C., several buildings have been evacuated after the U.S. Capitol Police have confirmed that they are conducting an “active bomb threat investigation” 
• This investigation focuses on a suspicious black pickup truck with no license plate
• After pulling the truck over, the driver allegedly told officers there was a bomb in the vehicle

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• BMW’s new project centered around the development of a long distance electric vehicle battery has been awarded $36 million in joint funding from the EV industry along with the U.K. government
• By 2030, the U.K. plans to stop selling new gasoline and diesel engine cars and vans; technology that boost the range of electric vehicles will be crucial

US Covid booster shot distribution begins in September 

• United States agencies are preparing to offer booster shots to all eligible Americans (over 12 years old) starting in the week of September 20
• The announcement has come ahead of a White House Covid press briefing Wednesday, where federal health officials further outlined their plan for boosters
• According to the statement signed by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, it says, “We are starting to see evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease.” 

Southwest Airlines to give referral bonuses worth $300 to hire workers

• Staff at Southwest Airlines have been informed that the company is struggling to hire workers so they have offered a referral bonus program
• The program will run until November 20 and staff can receive up to 20,000 “SWAG Points” consisting of 10,000 on their referral’s first day of work, and 10,000 after that individual completes six months with the airline. 
• Those points on Southwest’s internal platform have a taxable value of 1.5 cents each giving them a value of $300

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• The amount of COVID-19 cases in the US has gone past 35 million with California becoming the first state to pass 4 million 
• The most recent 7 day average of daily new cases has shown 66,606 which is a 64% increase compared to the week before

California’s plea urges Forest Service to guarantee swifter action on new wildfires

• The new chief of the USDA Forest Service, Chief Randy Moore, is currently directing his agency to have swifter action on new wildfires
• The Forest Service’s Chief Moore comes amid rising complaints about his agency not having a quick enough response to many recent fires such as the Tamarack Fire that has burned 6,696 acres of land in Nevada and California

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• Chinese companies that seek to go public in the United States will still be allowed by China as long as they meet listing requirements according to the country’s securities regulator
• Companies like Tencent and Alibaba have seen their shares decrease drastically in the last several days with Chinese authorities increasing scrutiny on tech companies over their data security and monopolistic practices

Rivian to invest $5 billion into a 10,000-acre production plant

• According to company documents, Rivian will be breaking ground on a new facility in Mesa, Arizona alongside their first production facility in Normal, Illinois
• On the 10,000 acre plot, Rivian’s initial investment will be $5 billion which exceeds many other production plants in the country

Founder of Nikola, Trevor Milton is indicted by grand jury on three counts of fraud

• Trevor Milton now has federal criminal fraud charges as the grand jury accuses him of lying about “nearly all aspects of the business”
• Shares of Nikola Motors has decreased significantly after the indictment was announced
• In an emailed statement, the company has said they have, “cooperate with the government throughout the course of its inquiry.”

Disney sued by Scarlett Johansson over the release of “Black Widow”

• After Walt Disney Company has released “Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson sues the company as it appeared on streaming and in theaters simultaneously 
• Johansson has claimed that her agreement with Disney had guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release for the film and her salary was based on box office performance, not on the Disney+ streaming platform

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• After two Bolt EVs in Vermont and New Jersey caught fire, General Motors has issued a warning to owners of the 2017-2019 versions of this vehicle to not park the car inside or charge them unattended overnight
• Starting in November, GM issued a recall for these versions of the vehicle because of the fire risk which covers 69,000 cars

Latin America and the United States continue to surge in Covid cases

• In recent weeks, Latin America and the United States have been consistently seen rising numbers in Covid cases
• Across several countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, the spikes in infections have field violence and instability
• Guatemala, El Salvador, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba have seen large increases in new infections as well 

Ceo of Delta Airline reports that the rise in Covid cases has not impacted bookings

• Ever since the delta variant of coronavirus had begun affecting mass numbers of people, many businesses have had major impacts 
• The CEO of Delta ED Bastian has said that despite the rise in cases, the amount of booking has not been affected and are at or above levels of 2019

The 2022 Jeep Compass SUV has been unveiled

• Jeep’s Compass SUV is the best selling vehicle globally and scheduled to arrive in North America showrooms this fall with a starting price of $24,995
• The new 2022 Jeep Compass now has an upgraded interior and exterior along with standard safety technologies like active emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring

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• 130 nations have made an agreement to a global minimum corporation tax which was announced today (Thursday) by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen 
• The Global Minimum Tax has not been announced yet but Biden and his administration lean towards a minimum of 15%

The Marine Corps has had slower vaccinations than the public

• Recent statistics have shown that the Marine Corps is lagging far behind in Coronavirus vaccination rates
• Currently, only 58% of Marines have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine which is behind the 66.5% of adults in the US who have partial vaccination
• In these states with large conservative populations, there has been a vaccination hesitancy

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