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Jun 30 (Tuesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow jumps more than 500 points to start the week as Boeing and Apple rise | C Pandemic leads to six months of global market mayhem | R High volatility is here to stay in 2020. Goldman names 31 stocks to deliver the best returns amid the turbulence | MW Chinese Stocks Haven’t Been So Calm Versus U.S. in Eight Years | B Deals Resume in Sale of Risky Loan Funds | W Central banks The Fed is buying some of the biggest companies’ bonds, raising questions over why | C Fed Says Primary Corporate Credit Facility Now Open for Business | B Chair Powell says Main Street program to be useful in months ahead | R Fed Chairman Says Economy Faces ‘New Challenges’ from Virus | W Powell says recovery path is ‘extraordinarily uncertain’ amid efforts to control virus | C Fed Looks Down Under for Rate Strategy | W US Coronavirus: Nearly half the U.S. population is without a job | C ‘Still Catching Up’: Jobless Numbers May Not Tell Full Story | NYT U.S. Jobless-Claims Figures Inflated by States’ Backlog-Clearing | B U.S. home contracts post record jump, factory activity improves in Texas | R Pending home sales staged a historic rebound in May, meaning the worst may have already come for the real-estate market | MW US policies & politics The risks of not spending far outweigh the risks of spending more | TheHill Trump campaign books swing state TV ads amid bad polls | C Geopolitics & trade Governments Roll Back Coronavirus Trade Barriers | W U.S. Republicans, Democrats want to question Trump aides over Russia bounty reports | R Trump Wasn’t Briefed on Russian Bounty Intelligence Because It Wasn’t Verified, White House Says | W Brexit Is a Test of De-Globalization in a World of Covid-19 | W India Bans TikTok, Dozens of Other Chinese Apps Following Border Clash | W Industries & companies FAANGs: Microsoft closed Mixer after it failed to keep up with Amazon Twitch | C FAANGs: Facebook July ad suspension: Ford, Adidas and Denny’s join | C Financials: BofA, JPMorgan Exposed to New Covid Spikes, Morgan Stanley Warns | B Media: AMC Delays Reopening Theaters to Late July | W Media: Clorox To Halt Facebook Ads Through Year End, Joining Advertiser Push On Content | W Retail: Costco stops selling half-sheet cakes | NN Virus I Face masks: Want to prevent another shutdown, save 33,000 lives and protect yourself? Wear a face mask, doctors say | NN Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir to Cost $3,120 for Typical Patient | W Virus II Coronavirus Live Updates: 54,000 Deaths in the U.S. Are Linked to Nursing Homes | N US coronavirus: Some states return to previous restrictions hoping to slow surge of cases | NN Some U.S. Sun Belt states backtrack after flouting pandemic guidelines | R New Jersey delays resuming indoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases grow in other states | C Corporate finance BP Exits Petrochemicals Business in $5 Billion Deal | W Shift Plans to Go Public This Year as Covid-19 Boosts Online Car Sales | W Lululemon to acquire at-home fitness company Mirror for $500 million | C Offbeat Mapping Flood Damage: Millions More U.S. Homes At Risk Than Previously Thought | B How to Get a Big Break on the Cost of College: Just Ask | W

Jun 29 (Monday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets U.S. Stocks Fall More Than 2%, End Week Lower | W Central banks Virus News: Fed Bond Buys Included AT&T, UnitedHealth, Walmart | B Fed’s ‘Run It Hot’ Recipe Works for Markets. Jobs? Not So Much | B US Why the American Consumer Has Fewer Choices—Maybe for Good | W Why Big Companies Have Embraced Social Responsibility | BR Covid Changed the Definition of Leadership. Meet Barron’s New 25 Top CEOs. | BR US policies & politics Invest in Public and Private Infrastructure Right Now | B Trump says he is staying in Washington to protect law and order | R House Democrats Will Call for 100% Clean Cars by 2035 | B Geopolitics & trade U.S. Presses Europe to Uproot Chinese Security-Screening Company | W Industries & companies Airlines: American Airlines CEO sees 10%-20% extra staff in July 2021, ‘hard’ to avoid furloughs | R Airlines: Delta, pilots reach agreement for early retirements as business continues to suffer | C Aerospace: FAA to Start Boeing 737 MAX Test Flights | W FAANGs: The Facebook ad boycotts have entered the big leagues. Now what? | C FAANGs: Facebook (FB) News: Advertising Exodus Grows | B Media: Starbucks latest company to pause ads across social media platforms | C Media: Some Disneyland workers protest reopening plans amid pandemic | R Restaurants: Outdoor Dining Pushes New York City Restaurants to Rethink Menus | W Virus I Coronavirus cases worldwide top 10 million, near half a million deaths | C U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 45,000 as states roll back reopenings | C Investors at Crossroads as Coronavirus Forces Rethinking of Reopenings | BR Virus II Virus Fatality Picture Is Obscured by the Ultimate Lagging Indicator | B Unhappy medium – Decoding the confusing messages of the coronavirus epidemic in America | E Almost half of US COVID-19 deaths are linked to nursing homes | P New Data Reveal Just How Deadly Covid-19 Is for the Elderly | W Coronavirus Pandemic Led to Surge in Alzheimer’s Deaths | W Public Transit Use Is Associated With Higher Coronavirus Death Rates, Researchers Find | W Virus III Florida among five states to hit daily highs for COVID-19 cases | R Florida reports second consecutive day of record-breaking coronavirus cases | C New York to investigate potential coronavirus cluster from graduation after Florida traveler tests positive | C Coronavirus News in Texas: Greg Abbott Hobbled Houston Leaders | B Washington state stops counties from moving to full reopening as coronavirus cases rise | C Virus IV Mike Pence campaign events postponed in Arizona, Florida as coronavirus cases spike | C As Coronavirus Cases Spike, Many GOP Lawmakers Back Masks and Tests | W Nancy Pelosi calls for CDC to mandate Americans wear masks amid surge in coronavirus cases | C Masks Could Help Stop Coronavirus. So Why Are They Still Controversial? | W Rising Coronavirus Cases Put Fresh Strain on Mask Supplies | W Corporate finance Strategy Behind Blockbuster Grubhub Deal: Don’t Deliver | W How Dell Stock Can Take Off. A VMware Spinoff Is Just Part of the Answer. | BR Wirecard Scandal Puts Spotlight on Auditor Ernst & Young | W Technology The world after covid-19 – Kai-Fu Lee on how covid spurs China’s great robotic leap forward | C Ready, cane, fire – Japan’s soldiers are greying. Time to draft robots? | E Offbeat The next catastrophe (and how to survive it) | E Global health – Pandemic-proofing the planet | E Locust Swarm Enters India’s Sugar Cane Region | B

Jun 27 (Saturday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets I Stock market today: Dow drops 700 points to end the week as coronavirus spike raises concern over the economy | C U.S. Stocks Fall More Than 2%, End Week Lower | W These 5 giant stocks are driving the U.S. market now, but watch out down the road | MW Oil Prices Fall as Rising Covid-19 Cases Prompt Demand Concerns | W Markets II Covid-19 Is a Puzzle That Wall Street Can’t Solve | W Volatility Is Only Sure Thing in Stocks With 2% Days Piling Up | B Lenders to Ailing Companies Circle Wagons to Fend Off Distressed-Debt Investors | W US U.S. Consumer Spending Rebounded in May, but Virus Surge Poses Economic Threat | W Small Businesses Raced to Spend PPP Funds but Covid-19 Pandemic Drags On | W Families fleeing the city are pushing up home prices amid tight supply | NBC US politics Democrats Campaign on Health Care as Trump Tries to End Obamacare | W Trump Holds Back on Outlining Second-Term Agenda | W House Passes Bill That Would Admit Washington, D.C., as 51st State | W Have State Pollsters Learned the Lessons of 2016? | W Coronavirus: Supreme Court rejects universal vote-by-mail in Texas | C Geopolitics & trade China Message to U.S.: Crossing ‘Red Lines’ Could Put Trade Deal at Risk | W Industries & companies Energy: Exxon Prepares to Make Job Cuts Across Oil Giant’s U.S. Offices | B Energy: Covid to Keep More Oil Underground, Forcing Drillers to Change | B FAANGs: Fang Fortress Rattled as Facebook Takes Biggest Hit Since Crisis | B FAANGs: Facebook to Label All Voting-Related Posts, Not Just Trump’s | B FAANGs: Zuckerberg: Facebook will prohibit hate speech in its ads | C Financials: Goldman Has Choices to Make to Avoid Dividend Cut After Fed Test | B Financials: Are the dividends from your bank stocks safe? Stress test results put pressure on future payouts | MW Retail: Microsoft to Close Its Retail Stores | W Virus I U.S. sets a record for average daily coronavirus cases, rising in more than 30 states | C Bill Gates: Poor U.S. response is making pandemic picture ‘more bleak than I would have expected’ | MW Coronavirus Surge in South and West Looks Different From North’s | W Texas Governor Rolls Back Reopening as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record | W Virus II Coronavirus: Florida reports nearly 9,000 new infections, shattering record | C NBA finalizes plans to resume at Disney World as Florida coronavirus cases surge | C Federal Agencies Probe Coronavirus Test-Kit Firm | W Virus III EU Moves Toward Urging Travel Ban on U.S. and Entry to China | B Drug-Hunter Chases Coronavirus Treatment as Pandemic Spreads | W Corporate finance Amazon spending $1 billion on Zoox, will have to invest billions more | C Albertsons Goes Public as Coronavirus Pandemic Upends Grocery Business | W Ro, a telehealth start-up, hitting record sales monthly amid pandemic | C Offbeat Buttonwood – What if the dotcom boom and bust hadn’t happened? | E Who’s going to be the next Wirecard? | FT

Jun 26 (Friday) YRI YRI audio podcast: Interview with Jim Grant. Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Wall Street executives brace for Biden win as Trump fades in polls | C Here’s An Argument That Stocks Should Be Even Higher | W As rising virus cases spook markets, investors watching these metrics are not turning bearish yet | C Financial shares push Wall Street higher in volatile trading | R Credit & commodities Virus Surge, Jobs Report Fuel Government-Bond Buying | W Fear Revives Muni-Bond Insurance Business From Decade-Long Slump | B The Jumbo Market Shows Signs of Heating Up | W Russia’s Key Crude Exports to Plunge in July in OPEC+ Pledge | B The COVID Shock to the Dollar by Stephen S. Roach | PS US April shutdown to June flowering? Rise in U.S. foot traffic competes with virus upswing | R U.S. labor market, economy struggle despite reopening of businesses | R U.S. Initial Unemployment Benefits Steady at 1.5 Million in June | W Coronavirus Pandemic: U.S. Entrepreneurs Starting New Businesses | B California governor declares budget emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic | R US politics & policies Here’s how Biden’s polling lead over Trump compares with past presidential races | C House Set to Pass Democrats’ Policing Bill but No Path Seen for Deal | W Mary Trump book: judge dismisses Trump family lawsuit | C Fast rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program raises fraud risk: GAO | C Facial recognition ban sought in Democratic lawmaker bill | C Europe Once the Center of the Coronavirus Crisis, Europe Now Looks Ahead With Hope | W Geopolitics & trade White House Considers Broad Federal Intervention to Secure 5G Future | W Senate Passes Sanctions Bill on China Over Hong Kong Law | W U.S. imposes sanctions on companies operating in Iran’s metals sector | R Industries & companies Airlines: Airlines warn passengers: Wear a mask or you can’t fly | C FAANGs: Amazon wins naming rights to new Seattle stadium: Climate Pledge Arena | C Financials: Bank stocks reverse higher as regulators ease Volcker Rule, JPMorgan Chase rises 2% | C Real Estate: Commercial Real Estate Deals Plunge to Lowest Level Since 2010 | B Retail: Macy’s to Cut 3,900 Corporate Jobs | W Virus I The Second Coronavirus Surge Is Here | Atlantic Coronavirus may have infected 10 times more Americans than reported, CDC says | R CDC says no clear evidence coronavirus quarantines for travelers work | C Virus II Texas Pauses Reopening, as CDC Says Millions More May Have Had Coronavirus | W Companies Agonize Over Reopening Timetables as Covid-19 Spreads | W Apple will re-close 14 stores in Florida because of rising Covid-19 rates | C Bucks co-owner: NBA still plans to resume season despite coronavirus spikes | C Arizona ‘Overwhelmed’ With Demand for Tests as U.S. System Shows Strain | N Virus III New York Gov. Cuomo to other states: ‘You played politics with this virus, and you lost’ | C Trump Ignores Virus Spike as U.S. Cases Surge Toward Records | B Trump Administration Tries to Temper Fears of Coronavirus Resurgence | W Major grocery and meatpacking union calls for mask requirements | C Covid-19 Overwhelms New Delhi’s Hospitals | W Cybersecurity Hidden Back Door Embedded in Chinese Tax Software, Firm Says | B Offbeat Wirecard Files for Insolvency After Revealing Accounting Hole | W

Jun 25 (Thursday) YRI YRI video podcast: S&P 500 Tech in 1999 and now. Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow plunges 600 points as Florida sees record jump in coronavirus cases | C Stocks Fall as Coronavirus Infections Surge | W Investors shouldn’t get carried away with momentum stocks while this negative pattern persists | MW Wall Street drops on rising virus cases, weak economic view | R Central banks The Fed said it could supply the economy with $2.3 trillion. It hasn’t come close so far | C Fed Is Reaching Limit on What It Can Do to Lower Mortgage Rates | B Bankruptcy Is Extra Burden for Some Job Seekers | W Global IMF predicts deeper global recession due to coronavirus pandemic | R US Nearly 1.1 million Americans on unemployment face risky jobless period | C How Coronavirus Upended a Trillion-Dollar Corporate Borrowing Binge and Kicked Off a Wave of Bankruptcies | W The Urgency of Returning to Full Employment | W US politics Senate Democrats Block GOP Policing Bill | W Trump Campaign Weighs Alternatives to Big Social Platforms | W U.S. court orders dismissal of case against former Trump aide Michael Flynn | R U.S. senators question meatpackers over exports to China during pandemic | R Treasury may consider delaying Tax Day to Sept. 15, Mnuchin says | C Geopolitics & trade Exclusive: Trump administration labels Huawei, Hikvision as backed by Chinese military – document | R Tariffs on European Food Could Expand Under New U.S. Proposal | W Industries & companies Autos: Tesla Quality Falls Short in J.D. Power Car Survey | W Autos: New Ford F-150 to feature integrated generator, over-the-air updates | C Chemicals: Bayer Reaches $10.5 Billion Settlement Over Weedkiller Roundup | W FAANGs: Apple Store: Seven Houston, TX stores re-closing due to Covid-19 | C Financials: Bank stocks may ‘rally powerfully’ once investors realize their concerns are overblown | MW Virus I Coronavirus Numbers Are Accelerating Across U.S. | W WHO warns coronavirus still hasn’t ‘reached its peak’ in Americas | C California reports more than 7,000 coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump so far | C Florida reports another record spike in coronavirus cases, up 5.3% in a day | C Virus II 14-day quarantine: NY, NJ and CT require travelers from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine | NN Disney World employees petition to delay reopening | C Coronavirus: Federal government to end funding some Covid-19 test sites | C Fauci says in 40 years of dealing with viral outbreaks, he’s never seen anything like COVID-19 | MW Corporate finance Dun & Bradstreet looks to raise up to $1.38 billion in U.S. IPO | R Offbeat ‘Massive’ Forgery Helped Hide $3 Billion Hole in Energy Trader’s Books | W

Jun 24 (Wednesday) YRI YRI video podcast: S&P 500 Tech in 1999 and now. Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stocks recover after China trade deal scare — Cramer, others react | C Nasdaq Hits Another Record as Tech Shares Fuel Rally | W There’s a wave of selling estimated to be in the billions that’s about to hit the stock market | C Global Global Economy Shows Signs of Pulling Out of Its Slump | W US Americans Will Soon Need Extra Money They Saved in Lockdown | B Housing market should ‘cool off’ later in year, Moody’s economist Zandi says | C How Much Covid-19 Cost Those Businesses That Stayed Open | W US policies & politics Mnuchin Says Stimulus May Pass Congress in July to Boost Economy | B Lawmakers Ask Fed to Help Businesses Struggling to Make Mortgage Payments | W Wall Street firm tells clients Senate will flip to Democrats as Biden surges | C Twitter puts warning notice on Trump tweet for ‘abusive behavior’ | R White House considers CDC shakeup over Covid-19 response, report says | C Geopolitics & trade Trump threat to ‘decouple’ U.S. and China hits trade, investment reality | R China has picked up its ‘game’ on trade with U.S., Trump adviser says | R Industries & companies Autos: Mercedes-Benz partners with Nvidia on upgradable vehicles | C Autos: Federal judge orders heads of GM, Fiat Chrysler to try to resolve GM racketeering lawsuit | C Consumer: Women With Cancer Awarded Billions in Baby Powder Suit | N Consumer: Missouri Court Cuts Talc-Powder Verdict Against J&J to $2.1 Billion | W FAANGs: Apple Is the Newest Chip Giant in Town | W FAANGs: Apple’s New Macs: How They’ll Work After Ditching Intel Chips | W FAANGs: Amazon to Launch $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Clean Energy | W Homebuilders: Homebuilders see strongest May sales in over a decade, but they have a big problem | C Retail: Saks to Reopen Fifth Avenue Flagship With UV Handrail Cleaners, Video Shopping Service | W Tech: Etsy stock climbs to record, tripled since March, spurred by masks | C Corporate finance Dell, VMware spike on report Dell looking at options for VMware stake | C Virus I As U.S. coronavirus cases surge, Texas, Arizona and Nevada hit new records | R Only a Trickle of Wall Street Workers Return for NYC’s Reopening | B French Contact-Tracing App Struggles with Slow Adoption. It Isn’t Alone | W Virus II Fauci says parts of U.S. are seeing a ‘distrubing surge’ of coronavirus | C Fauci warns of ‘more and more’ coronavirus complications in young people | C Fauci Says Health Officials Haven’t Been Told to Slow Coronavirus Testing | W Offbeat Mexico earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake hits Oaxaca, prompts tsunami threat | NN Toppling of Statues Triggers Reckoning Over Nation’s History | W Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Is Arrested | W

Jun 23 (Tuesday) YRI YRI video podcast: S&P 500 Tech in 1999 and now. Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow jumps 150 points, Apple leads Nasdaq to record close | C There’s nearly $5 trillion parked in money markets as many investors are still afraid of stocks | C Coronavirus Cash Needs Prompt Companies to Rethink Investments | W Creating Portfolios That Are ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’ | N Central banks The Fed’s corporate bond buying is stoking bubble fears | C Fed’s Rosengren sees difficult second half for U.S. economy | R US Existing home sales plunge in May, but Realtors think that was the bottom | C China China Tech Firms Face Backlash Over Beijing’s Policies | W US policies & politics Trump to Order Freeze on Many Work Visas Through End of Year | B U.S. Imposes Restrictions on More Chinese Media Outlets | W Attorney General Barr, Berman at Odds Over Letter Criticizing New York City Mayor | W After Tulsa Rally, Trump Heads to Arizona, Wisconsin | W Geopolitics & trade U.S. Imposes Constraints on Four More Chinese Media Outlets | B Taiwan Extends a Cautious Hand to Hong Kong Activists | W Industries & companies FAANGs: Apple shares: Market watchers dig into the FAANG stock trade | C FAANGs: Apple to Split With Intel, Shift to In-House Chips for Macs at WWDC | W Fintech: Wirecard Says Missing $2 Billion Probably Doesn’t Exist | W Media: Google’s U.S. Ad Revenue Is Expected to Decline in 2020, eMarketer Says | W Retail: Coronavirus Changed Everything. Except T.J. Maxx. | W Tech: Zoom is no longer the best-performing work-from-home stock | C Tech: Microsoft to discontinue video game streaming service Mixer in July | C Virus I Gilead to Begin Human Testing of Inhaled Version of Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir | W Coronavirus contact tracing ‘will save lives’ if officials build it | C Virus II Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil, WHO says | R Coronavirus Rips Through Italy’s Postwar Entrepreneurial Generation | W US Prepares for Flu Season Complicated by Coronavirus Pandemic | B Virus III San Francisco wants OK to reopen barbershops, outdoor bars ahead of schedule | C New York Subway System May Implement Temperature Checks, Robot Cleaners | W New York City Commuters Return as Phase Two of Reopening from Coronavirus Lockdown Begins | W Coronavirus: 2 Trump campaign staffers test positive for Covid-19 | C Cybersecurity The Industries Most Vulnerable to Cyberattacks—and Why | W Corporate finance Jim O’Neill: Era of stock buybacks could be over | C SoftBank plans to sell up to $21 billion worth of T-Mobile stock | C Offbeat A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity: Virus-Proofing the New Office | N In the face of a cultural reckoning, it turns out massive corporations can move fast and fix things | NN

Jun 22 (Monday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets I Dow Jones Industrial Average Finishes Week Higher Because There’s More Than Just a ”Fed Put.” | BR More Stocks Are Driving Market Rally, Decreasing Reliance on Big Tech | W A ‘Buy Everything’ Rally Beckons in World of Yield Curve Control | B Markets II Looking for income? These Stocks Offer Good Yields and Modest Risks. | BR The trouble with climate finance – Green investing has shortcomings | E Emerging Markets Are Awash in Confidence That Liquidity Will Last | B Global The new world disorder – Global leadership is missing in action | E US Cash Remains King as Companies Close a Dismal Second Quarter | W These Industries Were Hardest Hit in the First 100 Days of the Pandemic. Where They Are Headed Next. | BR Restaurant Reservations, Driving Directions and Other Indicators Wall Street Is Watching | W Wealth Inequality Doesn’t Show Up in Broad Economic Metrics, Masking the Fragility of Our Current System | BR Why the Widening Wealth Gap Is Bad News for Everyone | BR A Universal Fund Could Work Like a Voluntary UBI to Fix Income Inequality | BR US policies & politics Barr Says Social Media ‘Starting to Censor’ Views Is Problematic | B White House officials on the defensive after Trump says he wanted testing slowed down | NN Trump ‘furious’ about ‘underwhelming’ crowd at Tulsa rally | C Biden VP search: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rises amid protests | C Geopolitics & trade Identify yourself – China’s next move in the South China Sea | E AG Barr Says U.S. Businesses ‘Part of Problem’ in Battling China | B Industries & companies Autos: The Pandemic Has Pushed Car Buying Online. It’s Expected to Stick. | W Biotech: Biotech Stocks Are Getting Ready to Run. How to Play the Sector. | BR FAANGs: The genius of Amazon – The pandemic has shown that Amazon is essential—but vulnerable | E FAANGs: Apple still has a lot of room to grow in health care | C Financials: Banks have grown by $2 trillion in deposits since coronavirus first hit | C Financials: Companies Are Paying a Lot More to Insure Their Directors and Officers | W Fintech: Short Sellers Made $2.6 Billion Off Wirecard’s Plunge, but Not Without Scars | W Manufacturing: Barron’s Stock Pick: Boat-Maker Brunswick Could Catch a Wave on Wall Street | BR Retail: How mall closings in America hurt the towns depending on them | C Wireless: Huawei’s 5G Dominance Threatened by U.S. Policy on Chips | W Corporate finance American Air Said to Plan $1.5 Billion Stock, Convertible Sale | B Virus I U.S. reports 30,000 daily coronavirus cases, highest number since May 1 | C US coronavirus: More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn | NN Coronavirus cases spike in Alabama: ‘We are extremely concerned about these numbers’ | C Germany’s coronavirus reproduction rate jumps to 2.88 | C Virus II Everything you need to know about California’s mandatory mask rules Efforts for Coronavirus Vaccine Focus on Vulnerable Group: Older Adults | W Coronavirus: NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after finding no benefit to patients | C People asking friends to take Covid-19 tests before hanging out | C NYC Phase Two Reopening 2020: What You Should Know | B New Yorkers Now Can Return to the Office. Most Are Staying Away. | W Offbeat Sailors are stranded at sea – Cargo ship crews are stuck at sea | E During Coronavirus, Parents Face Fight for Right to See Care-Home Children | BR Gadgets Should Have Expiration Dates | W

Jun 20 (Saturday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets S&P 500 closes lower as COVID-19 resurgence casts a shadow on sentiment | R The stock market is running out of steam with reopening trades fading and economic data ‘uneven’ | C Oil Prices Rise Above $40 on Demand Hopes | W Central banks Fed’s Rosengren Says U.S. Economy Will Need More Monetary, Fiscal Support | W Fed to Assess How Banks React to Possible Covid-19 Scenarios | W Powell Says Crisis Exposes Long-Standing Inequalities | W US Juneteenth gives corporations chance to act following George Floyd killing | C Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure | B U.S. Companies Brought Back Foreign Profits as Coronavirus Struck | W US politics Trump signals new effort to end ‘Dreamers’ immigration program after court defeat | R Europe Merkel and Lagarde Tell EU It Needs to Deliver: Summit Update | B Geopolitics & trade China to Speed U.S. Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks | B Two Canadians Detained in China Indicted on Espionage Charges | W How the Coronavirus Will Reshape World Trade | W Industries & companies Aerospace: Inside the Aviation Industry’s Toughest Battle Yet: Getting Back in the Skies | W Tech: Samsung Unveils Cheaper 5G Phone to Lure Reluctant Buyers | W Virus I WHO: COVID-19 pandemic is ‘accelerating,’ in ‘new and dangerous phase’ | MW U.S. coronavirus cases surge by nearly 27,700 in a day | C Apple Closes Retail Stores in Four States as Coronavirus Cases Rise | W White House insists coronavirus is ‘a priority’ as Trump prepares for rally | C Virus II U.S. hospitals in hard hit regions step up use of steroids on sickest COVID-19 patients | R How Long Will Coronavirus Last? Pandemic Will Stretch Into 2021 | B AMC Theaters Mandates Masks for Moviegoers After All | W Offbeat Arianespace’s Vega rocket challenging SpaceX, Rocket Lab in the small satellite market | C IRS Used Cellphone Location Data to Try to Find Suspects | W Wirecard CEO Resigns After Banks Say Missing $2 Billion Doesn’t Exist | W

Jun 19 (Friday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stocks Slip as Investors Track Rise in Coronavirus Cases | W Nasdaq explains how new SEC proposals could profoundly transform US equity markets | C Wall Street Jeremy Grantham Predicted Two Previous Bubbles. And Now? | W Cramer rails against money managers for scaring investors out of market | C Boaz Weinstein Is Making Bank. He’s Not Happy That You Know About It. | II Fund manager who spotted the stay-at-home trend two years ago has his eye on these stocks now | MW Central banks Former Fed Economists Urge Easier Terms for ‘Main Street’ Loans | W Mnuchin, Powell Defend Borrower Requirements Under Emergency Lending Programs | W Global IMF says deeper-than-expected contraction in U.S. economy likely in second quarter | R US I Jobless Claims Worse Than Forecast in Glacial Move in Layoffs | B U.S. labor market improvement stalling; second wave of layoffs seen | R Another 1 million jobless claims show Congress may need to extend extra benefits set to expire | C U.S. retail foot traffic rebounds, more staff at work, as lockdowns ease | R US II Economy snapping back but still has long way to go, alternative data shows | C Latest Shape of Economic Recovery: How About a Bird’s Wing? | B Richest 25% of Americans Cut Spending the Most During Pandemic | B US policies Supreme Court Stops Trump From Canceling DACA Program | B Lawmakers Push for $120 Billion in Aid for Restaurants Hit by Coronavirus | W EPA Won’t Regulate Rocket Fuel Additive Perchlorate | W Geopolitics & trade Japan Woos Hong Kong Business as Abe Cools to China | W How Europe Can Live with China | Project Syndicate Industries & companies Grocery stores: Kroger stuns with 92% e-commerce gain, but it has to prove it’s not a coronavirus blip | C Media: NFL, HBO agree to multi-year extension for ‘Hard Knocks’ | C Restaurants: Subway franchisees to hire 50,000 workers as $5 footlong deal comes back | C Virus 100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic: 5 critical mistakes that created the biggest public-health crisis in a generation | MW Trump coronavirus task force absent as states struggle with new cases | C Coronavirus: Parts of the U.S. are ‘on the cusp of losing control,’ Gottlieb says | C New York Gov. Cuomo mulls quarantine Florida travelers as cases rise | C Coronavirus Is Taking a High Toll on Sweden’s Elderly. Families Blame the Government. | W Corporate finance Hertz Suspends Sale of ‘Worthless’ Stock Amid SEC Scrutiny | B Offbeat Coronavirus update: People flee cities to live in suburbs | C 20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance | F