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Daily Money: Suez Canal ship partially refloated; rock-climbing wall at Dick's Sporting Goods; stimulus check update


Good morning, Daily Money friends, it's Nathan Bomey welcoming you to Monday.

It's free! Well, sort of. That gigantic cargo ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal has been partially freed.

Yay. But as I saw someone say on Twitter, the fact that a big boat got stuck and it took us a solid week to free it makes me think that maybe our society isn't advanced as I had thought.

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💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY: About 10% of global trade passes through the Suez Canal, or nearly $10 billion of goods daily. If they hit a snag in their efforts to get the ship out of the way, we could soon see more shortages of basic home goods.

📰 Here are our top stories:

1. Would you use a rock-climbing wall at Dick's Sporting Goods? Now's your chance.

2. Still waiting for your stimulus check? You might be included in the latest round.

3. Are you spending or saving your stimulus check? What's best for you might not be best for the economy.

4. Was the Krispy Kreme donut-for-vaccination offer acceptable? You decide.

Have a great start to your week!

--@NathanBomey