antonia juhasz and sharon lavigne. sharon lavigne is the founder and director of rise st., recipient of the 2021 goldman environmental prize also known as the "green nobel peace prize." good luck, antonia is you had back home. when we come back, the nobel prize-winning economist joe stiglitz on unemployment benefits ending on labor day, on vaccine and equity, and the federal reserve board -- why aoc and others are demanding replacement of jerome powell. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. unemployment benefits for millions of u.s. workers expired on labor day after president biden declined to press the democratic-led congress to extend assistance, even as many states suffered their worst surge of the pandemic. an estimated 9.3 million jobless workers lost benefits, along with 26 million members of their households who relied on the income. the cutoff of aid came after the labor department reported the u.s. economy added just 235,000 jobs in august, a significant slowdown due largely to the spread of the delta coron

avril lavigne. celine dion. sarah mcglocklin. it goes on and on.is bloomberg. ♪ matt: this is bloomberg markets. the leveraged finance market bracing for a surge in new deals fueled by burning demand for mna financing and investors hungry to get their hands on anything that offers an alternative to rock-bottom interest rates. let's turn to paul triggiani. we heard a number of investors say private credit is where it is at. they haven't said this, but they are implying they are willing to fund almost anything as long as they can get decent return. they gained six or 7% funding lb hills. is this going to increase? >> we have certainly seen that particularly in the direct lending space. the market has been active there and we are seeing a big increase in europe, the u.k. and the u.s. in terms of new issuance coming to markets. we think that is likely to be the case going forward. amanda: it has been interesting to watch because we have seen this massive influx of new debt entrances -- debt issuances, yet small cap distress. represents an opportunity.

look avril lavigne's on tuesday. shery: always great talking to you.he business flash headlines. oracle shares reclined -- declined, but demand slowing. the world's second-largest -- they gave -- say qualcomm has made updated of $4 billion for a tech company. its offer of $37 a share beating out a rival. it is said to be interested which helps cars make driving decisions, and later divest. toyota is objecting to tax credits for other vehicles, saying it includes exorbitant tax breaks for the wealthy. they complained about a proposal which makes any individuals eligible. toyota says america's limited resources should not be used to give tax breaks to the wealthy. plenty more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is daybreak: asia. a global scientific panel says covid-19 vaccines work so well that most people do not need a booster. a report published says governments should focus on immunizing the unvaccinated and wait for more data. the assessment is based on a wide range of real-world observations. the front runner to be japan's next prime minister has