What's signed, sealed, delivered...

UPS contracts. Yesterday, employees voted in favor of a new and improved labor agreement. The shipping company and Teamsters — a union repping more than 340,000 UPS workers — reached a preliminary deal in July. Now, under the new contract, part-time and full-time employees will get around a $7 hourly pay bump. UPS workers will get an additional federal holiday off and no forced overtime on days off. The vote officially avoids a strike that could have disrupted package deliveries and the US economy. One expert expects UPS could offset the higher labor costs with price increases.

What has Wall Street's attention…

Nvidia. Today, the company will release its highly-anticipated quarterly earnings around 4pm ET. Nvidia is the world’s leading maker of chips that power AI systems (like ChatGPT). The company has been riding on the coattails of the AI boom and reached a $1 trillion market valuation in the spring. And just yesterday, the tech company’s stock hit a record high, indicating there's still investor interest in AI. Now, some experts and investors are expecting to cash in since many are predicting 110% growth in the last quarter.

What shouldn’t be a problem…

Mistreatment during maternity care. Yesterday, a CDC report found that found 1 in 5 women said they experienced mistreatment while giving birth. The experience is worse for Black and Hispanic mothers, with 40% reporting mistreatment. The women reported being shouted at by their doctors. Some said their healthcare providers threatened to withhold treatment. This data comes as the US has the worst maternal mortality rate among developed countries.

Why it’s Taylor’s Version and we’re all just living in it…

Scooter Braun. Celebrity after celebrity has been dropping the music industry mogul this week and everyone’s still waiting to learn why. The growing list reportedly includes Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and most recently: Idina Menzel. There were reports last week that Justin Bieber had dropped the longtime manager but his reps have denied it. The news has many wondering why there’s a sudden exodus from the manager known as Taylor Swift’s public enemy No. 1 — and the reason for her re-records. Braun hasn’t explained. But yesterday he tweeted “I’m no longer managing myself.”

Why it’s time to up the self care…

Mercury is in retrograde.

While Ms. Lauryn Hill is getting ready for back-to-school…

Serena Williams is introducing baby no. 2.