something to watch there about the job market. dow closed up 506 points. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq closed higher. the best day for the dow since july and the best day for nasdaq in august. jobless claims rose to 323,000. the second increase in a row. i want to see it going the other direction. they went up sharply in louisiana which is seeing the devastating effect of hurricane ida play out in its job market. the white house this week easing travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting in november. goldman sachs estimates that should restore up to 15% of pre-pandemic tourist spending by the end of the first quarter. and add about 100,000 jobs in travel industries. we've all been there. you get a new device and a new charger. the european union has proposed new rules to make usbc chargers standard on all devices. cell phones, laptops, cameras, speakers. now, these rules are years away but they could be bad news for apple which uses its own lightning port on the iphone.