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Daily Scoop 22-1-12

Daily Scoop 22-1-12

👋 Your Wednesday Scoops - Amazon union resurgence & United saves lives

January 12, 2022

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Today's Scoop:Inflated

Big Picture

Inflation is at the highest level in 40 years.
New and used vehicle prices are still surging.
Despite high levels, overall inflation is rising at a slower rate.

The Market

⬆️

+0.3%

S&P 500: 4,726.35

1Mo:

+1%

| 1Yr:

+24%

| 5Yr:

+108%

Markets continued their rebound today despite December's Consumer Price Index showing

the highest inflation rate in 40 years.

Prices for consumer goods and services are

7% higher

than last year. The

month-over-month price increases have slowed

since October, though. The highest consistent monthly increases are still in new and used cars, but clothing and apparel prices picked up last month.

Investors can't decide

whether they're confident the Federal Reserve will manage to roll back the emergency stimulus measures quickly enough to prevent higher inflation, but not too quickly that it stunts growth.

Company Scoops ❤🌎💰

(Click to dig in & vote your reaction, see how others feel)

Amazon's

forced to hold another union vote

United's

vaccine mandate saves lives

Bank of America's

giving a break on overdrafts

Exxon Mobil's

inching into biofuels

IBM's

expanding into ESG analytics

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🤓 Inside Scoop...

Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) ratings have surged into popularity with corporations and investors. The metrics are intended to analyze the company's broader external and internal risks, from emissions to resource use, wage disparity, diversity, and leadership incentives. The acronym has been adopted to imply sustainability or social responsibility, but the rating methodology and data sourcing across providers are inconsistent and unregulated. It's a powerful movement, but we always need to look below the surface.