Singapore has outpaced most advanced economies to fully vaccinate 80% of its population against Covid-19, paving the way for the small but wealthy city-state to forge ahead with reopening in an approach that’s closely watched by the rest of the world still figuring out how to live with the virus.
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for the market. it s the delta variant and if it doesn t derail the trajectory of reopening plans and employment across the country, neil. neil: thanks, jackie. let s go to susan li. this is coming at a time when investors are apparently clear to think all right, things are going back, company are in good shape, earnings are strong. more than a few of them have been citing inflationary pressures. what s going on? that s right. over and over again, we have been hearing from the biggest companies complaining about higher prices that they have to pay for labor, fuel and raw materials. so these companies will protect their bottom line so they re going to pass on the costs. clorox being the latest. beer brewers, alcohol makers, food companies, consumer products brands. every earnings call, you had executives asking about inflation and saying prices were going up. clorox wipes will cost more.
improve internet service on the island. something protesters here in the u.s. have been calling for. a senior administration official says we see communication as a human right. evolving covid guidance and rising cases throwing schools a curveball on reopening plans. in los angeles county, the district new says they will require weekly covid-19 tests for all students and staff regardless of vaccination status. the news just two weeks out from the return of in-person learning. bill is live with more in los angeles. good afternoon. trace, good afternoon to you. the l.a. school district announced this policy yesterday. they said 650,000 students in the district will have a choice when they go back to school in two weeks. they can submit to a weekly covid test or they can opt out but they ll have to go back to online distance learning. students are scheduled to go
they re either asymptomatic or they don t get it. that s been borne out by the numbers. neil: they don t see the urgency to do what apple did. what happens in l.a. county is different than in new york and areas like that. so what would change it if there were a spike beyond this or if the city and/or state changes their policy? the latter, i believe. if they get a mask mandate handed down, i think you see morgan stanley say hey, you don t have to come back at labor day. j.p. morgan, jamie dimon will say let s rethink our reopening plans. that s what i m hearing. it s not a great work environment if 10,000 people are wearing masks. it defeats the purpose. that s what the they re looking at. not that they want to go that way. back to you. neil: day by day. charlie gasparino, thanks very much. this whole idea that things could get pushed back a little bit affects the airlines right now and whether or not you wear masks beyond september.
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