🛤️🤝 US railroad companies and union leaders, collectively representing ~57k workers, reached a tentative agreement yesterday to avert a nationwide strike. Had the deal not occurred, it would’ve likely cost the economy ~$2B per day – though it still has to be ratified by union members.

⚖️ Baltimore prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to overturn the 1999 murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case first came to widespread attention thanks to a true crime podcast.

📈📉 The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% month-over-month in August, surprising a majority of economists who had predicted inflation would decrease; meanwhile, US markets submitted their worst day since June 2020.