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Oct 26 (Monday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets People Fear a Market Crash More Than They Have in Years | N After a Down Decade, Emerging Market Stocks Are Looking Up | B What a Blue Wave Could Mean for the Bond Market | B Dividend Darlings Trail Stock Market Despite Pumped-Up Yields | W Central banks Threats to U.S. Treasury market liquidity still exist, Fed says | R US Why You Might Have Trouble Getting the Refrigerator, Can of Paint or Car You Want | W A Global Rebound Could Be Determined by How Freely Households Spend | W US politics Florida, Georgia, North Carolina Up for Grabs: Campaign Update | B Joe Biden: Climate change is ‘number one issue facing humanity’ | C Lisa Murkowski says she will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court | C The Fed’s Lael Brainard could lead Treasury if Biden wins | NN Geopolitics & trade A good chance we can get a deal with EU, says UK minister Lewis | R U.S. Has Authority to Ban TikTok, Government Lawyers Say | W Chaguan – China’s half-loving, half-threatening pitch to Taiwan doesn’t work | China | E Industries & companies Consumer: How Coke Is Shaking Things Up — and Why Its Stock Is a Buy | B Communication services: Facebook Prepares Measures for Possible Election Unrest | W Media: Big media companies reorganize for world of 50 million TV subscribers | C Pharma: How a digital breakthrough could revolutionize drug industry | C Pharma: To Find a Coronavirus Vaccine, GlaxoSmithKline Is Bonding With Its Biggest Competitors | W Retail: Retail Stocks Are Hot Heading Into the Holiday Season | W Tech: Microsoft and tech competition – Is tech getting more competitive? | Leaders | E Tech: Chromebook shipment growth accelerates during coronavirus pandemic | C Virus I U.S. sees highest number of new COVID-19 cases in past two days | R European Countries Impose New Covid-19 Restrictions Amid Rising Infections | W Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar | R Controlling the pandemic – Should covid be left to spread among the young and healthy? | Science & technology | E Virus II Masks Are Critical In Fighting Covid-19. They Need Federal Research Dollars. | B Will masks become the ‘new normal’ even after the pandemic has passed? Some Americans say so | C ‘Toxic’: CDC staffers say morale inside the public health agency has plummeted during the pandemic | C Mike Pence coronavirus: Four aides test positive for Covid-19 | C Corporate finance Dunkin’ Brands Says It’s in Talks to Be Acquired by Inspire | B Offbeat The generation game – Wall Street will soon have to take millennial investors seriously | Finance & economics | E Who controls the conversation – How to deal with free speech on social media | Leaders | E

Oct 24 (Saturday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow closes slightly lower, snaps 3-week winning streak | C Stocks Typically Climb, Regardless of Who’s in the White House | W Oil Industry Bristles at Biden’s Pledge to Transition Away From Crude | W Central banks Fed Gauge Shows 39 States Saw Economies Strengthen in September | B Global U.S. Economic Activity Picks Up While Europe’s Stalls | W US Officials Call for Quick Stimulus Deal to Forestall Lackluster U.S. Economic Recovery | W US politics White House’s Kudlow Says ‘Ball’s Not Moving Much’ on Stimulus | B Presidential Debate TV Ratings: Trump-Biden Finale Gets 55 Million Viewers | B Biden’s Debate Remarks Inject Energy Issues Into 2020 Race | W Joe Biden lays out a detailed plan to fight coronavirus Hunter Biden’s Ex-Business Partner Alleges Father Knew About Venture | W It’s a Ballot Fight for Survival for Gig Companies Like Uber | N Geopolitics & trade The U.S. vs. China: The High Cost of the Technology Cold War | W China’s purchases of U.S. farm goods at 71% of target under trade deal: U.S. | R Huawei Shows Signs of Strain From U.S. Pressure on Chips | W Israel, Sudan Agree to Normalize Ties in U.S.-Brokered Deal | W Trump Administration Races to Meet Border-Wall Goal | W Industries & companies Airlines: Coronavirus travel: Airlines cut service to small airports | C Autos: Recovering Vehicle Production Lifts Demand at Car Suppliers | W Autos: Tesla recalls Model S/X cars in China over faulty suspension | C Consumer discretionary: Amazon says ‘technical issue’ removed Apple Card as payment option | C Manufacturing: Business is booming for plastic companies as demand for plexiglass surges | C Pharma: Why Merck Is Playing Catch-Up in the Coronavirus Vaccine Chase | W Retail: American Express Sees Higher Consumer Retail Spending | W Tech: Intel stock slumps after weak data center results, chip delay | C Virus U.S. faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end-February, study finds | R Covid: U.S. reports more than 71,600 new cases as hospitalizations rise | C AstraZeneca resumes U.S. Covid-19 vaccine trial and Johnson & Johnson prepares to do same | C Coronavirus: 9,000-plus long-term care facilities opt into CVS, Walgreens vaccine deal | C

Oct 23 (Friday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets U.S. Stocks Close Higher as Investors Eye Stimulus Talks | W Covid Crisis Strengthens U.S. Dollar’s Role in Global Economy | B Why Goldman Sachs sees a 2021 bull market brewing for commodities | MW Bond Insurance Returns to the Muni Market in a Big Way | W Emerging IMF concerned over post-COVID social unrest across Latin America, official says | R US I U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 787,000 Last Week | W U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 13% in September: ELFA | R U.S. Home Sales Rise to New 14-Year High, Offering a Boost to Economy | W US II Redfin CEO: ‘Absolutely insane’ demand for housing will last into 2021 Iowa Never Locked Down. Its Economy Is Struggling Anyway. | N Permanently remote workers seen doubling in 2021 due to pandemic productivity: survey | R US politics Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi signals relief bill could be far off | C Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination Advanced by Senate Committee | W China In Xi Jinping’s China, Nationalism Takes a Dark Turn | W Geopolitics & trade Trump’s America First Policies Have Not Stopped Factories From Offshoring | B Industries & companies Consumer: Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Sales of Toilet Paper for Offices Plunges on Remote Work | B Financials: Goldman Pays Billions—And Takes Millions From Top Execs—To End 1MDB Scandal | W Retail: Gap to Close 30% of Stores as It Reduces Mall Footprint: Live Updates | N Retail: Walmart Files Pre-emptive Lawsuit Against Federal Government in Opioid Case | W Retail: Barbie Sales Take Off as Parents Try to Cut Down on Screen Time | W Tech: Intel (INTC) earnings Q3 2020 | C Virus Coronavirus second wave: Europe is affected differently, here’s why | C Remdesivir: Coronavirus treatment from Gilead approved by FDA | C Palantir to Help U.S. Track Covid-19 Vaccines | W Corporate finance & antitrust Opinion | Google, You Can’t Buy Your Way Out of This | N

Oct 22 (Thursday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stocks Decline as Stimulus Talks Continue | W Treasury Yields Touch Multi-Month Highs | W The bond market is starting to wake up with interest rates headed higher | C Central banks The Fed’s $4 Trillion Lifeline Never Materialized. Here’s Why. | N Fed’s Bullard says U.S. can wait on fiscal aid, businesses adapting | R Fed’s Brainard Says More Spending Needed to Avoid Recovery Imbalance | W U.S. Economy Seeing ‘Slight to Modest’ Growth This Fall, Fed’s Beige Book Says | W Global Analysis: China and U.S. economies diverge over coronavirus response | R US politics Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, Mnuchin to continue relief talks | C With no new stimulus deal, much of America’s temporary financial safety net is set to expire Dec. 31 | MW Obama rips into Trump’s record in 2020 campaign trail debut | R Iran trying to meddle in U.S. election, Russia obtained voter info | C Giuliani Claims ‘Borat’ Fabrication Ahead of Film’s Release | B Industries & companies Aerospace: Boeing Discussing New Plane as It Starts to Emerge From 737 MAX Crisis | W Airlines: Op-Ed: Airlines don’t deserve another bailout | LA Times Autos: Tesla (TSLA) earnings Q3 2020 | C Pharma: AstraZeneca shares down after death reported in Brazil Covid vaccine study | C Pharma: Purdue Pharma Reaches $8.34 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Probes | W Restaurants: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q3 2020 earnings top estimates | C Theme parks: California theme parks could seek legal action to speed up reopening | C Tech: Future of Tech: Gaming Predicted to Become Next Dominant Technology Platform | W Virus Coronavirus update: CDC says nearly 300,000 excess American deaths have occurred during pandemic | MW Coronavirus: CDC says U.S. is seeing ‘distressing trend’ in outbreak | C Hospitals Across the U.S. Are Crammed With Covid-19 Patients | B Covid-19 Live Updates: As Schools Across the U.S. Move to Reopen Doors, Boston Does an About-Face | N CDC Considers Shorter Covid-19 Quarantines for Children | W Dr. Zeke Emanuel says this is what it will take to fully reopen the U.S. | MW Corporate finance & antitrust Ant Group’s Giant IPOs Set to Launch After Regulators Clear the Way | W Leveraged Buyouts Come Roaring Back After Coronavirus-Related Lull | W The Businesses Where Google Is Biggest (and the Ones Where It Isn’t) | W Europe’s Antitrust Push Against Google Hasn’t Dented Its Heft. Can the U.S.? | W

Oct 21 (Wednesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow closes more than 100 points higher as Pelosi says she is ‘optimistic’ about possible aid deal | C ‘Trump stocks’ have significantly lagged the U.S. market since 2016 — while ‘Clinton stocks’ have soared | MW China Is Experiencing a Boom in Share Sales | W Central banks Fed’s Evans sees less economic drag from new COVID-19 wave | R Fed’s Quarles Says Market Turmoil Triggered by Covid-19 Revealed Fragile Nonbank System | W Analysis: Betting on further U.S. yield curve steepening? Not so fast! | R ECB’s Lagarde Says Virus Resurgence Is a Clear Risk to Economy | B US Many Workers Gave Up Looking for Jobs Across the U.S. in September | W US politics White House Ups Stimulus Offer, Pelosi Hopeful on Deal This Week | B Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, Mnuchin make progress, but differences remain | C Geopolitics & trade U.S., Russia Near Deal to Extend Nuclear Treaty and Freeze Warheads for a Year | W US Says It Has Evidence of Forced Labor in Chinese Sweetener | B Industries & companies Autos: Ford unveils new self-driving test vehicle for 2022 launch | C Financials: U.S. Banking Regulator Backs New Liquidity Requirements | W Financials: Travelers Is Ready for Post-Pandemic Journey | W Financials: Goldman Sachs to Pay $2.8 Billion, Admit Wrongdoing to Settle 1MDB Charges | W Media: Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows Amid Heightened Competition | W Social media: Snapchat Nears 250 Million Daily Users as Advertisers Lift Spending on Platform | W Tech: Microsoft Teams With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Push Cloud Battle With Amazon Into Orbit | W Tech: IBM Hopes to Double Sales at Red Hat in Next Three Years | W Google antitrust U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly | N Apple, Google Worked as ‘One Company’ on Search Deal, U.S. Says | B Analysis: What monopoly case? DOJ lawsuit unlikely to knock Google from pole position | R It’s Google’s World. We Just Live in It. | N Virus The Strange Advent of Lockdown Denialism | AIER California sets strict guidelines for reopening large theme parks | C Volunteers to Be Infected With Coronavirus in Vaccine-Effectiveness Trials in U.K. | W Corporate finance Pioneer Natural Resources to Buy Parsley Energy for $4.5 Billion | W JCPenney CEO says company expects to exit Chapter 11 ahead of holidays | C Ant Group Nears Giant IPO After Green Light From Hong Kong’s Exchange | W

Oct 20 (Tuesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets U.S. Stocks Fall on Stimulus Worries | W Wall Street closes lower as stimulus deadline nears without deal | R Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter | R Central banks The FOMC and Fed governors have become less important as decision-making revolves around Chairman Powell | MW Top Fed Official Says Policy Response Could Speed Faster Recovery | W Fed’s Harker: Tolerating higher inflation ‘worth it’ to help achieve employment goals | R Fed’s Bostic Warns More Permanent Layoffs Pose Risk to Recovery | B Fed’s Bostic says significant portions of U.S. recovery are weak or nonexistent | R Fed Takes Cautious Approach to Possibly Issuing Digital Currency | W US Household Access to Banks Improved But Could Be Driven Lower by Covid-19, FDIC Says | W US politics I Coronavirus stimulus: Pelosi and Mnuchin discuss relief bill | C These charts show how CARES Act savings are running out for unemployed Americans | C US politics II Election 2020: The Paths to Victory for Trump and Biden | W Voters Tend to Trust Trump on the Economy. Yet He’s Behind. Why? | W Election 2020: Goldman Sachs says Democratic sweep would lead to more stimulus | C Here’s what the tax rate could be for high earners under Biden’s plan | C Weakened U.S. consumer watchdog expected to bite back if Biden wins election | R Trump vs Biden on Medicare: How each wants to change it | C Europe As Covid-19 Roars Back in Europe, Governments Get Tougher on Rule Breakers | W China With Covid-19 Under Control, China’s Economy Surges Ahead | N China Acceleration May Not Rescue World From Coronavirus Slowdown | W Geopolitics & trade Iran celebrates UN arms embargo lift, will likely pursue arms upgrades | C Industries & companies Autos: Auto Makers Grapple With Battery-Fire Risks in Electric Vehicles | W Tech: IBM earnings Q3 2020 | C Tech: AT&T Chief Says Tech Giants Hold Too Much Power Over Streaming | W Virus Coronavirus restrictions reinstated in Wisconsin as New Mexico sounds the alarm | R In NYC Schools, Only 18 Positive Coronavirus Tests Out of 10,676 | N COVID vaccine is the only way to achieve herd immunity on this disease | USA Opinion | What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You | N How the media is misreporting COVID-19’s death toll in America | P Cybersecurity U.S., Britain call out Russian hacking spree, cyberattacks against Olympics | C Corporate finance ConocoPhillips to Buy Shale Rival Concho for $9.7 Billion | W The oil industry is in crisis. ConocoPhillips is doubling down | N Alibaba Takes on Walmart in China With $3.6 Billion Investment in Hypermarket Chain | W Brookfield to Invest $2 Billion in Biggest Indian Property Deal | B Intel Nears Deal to Sell NAND Memory Unit to SK Hynix | W Offbeat NYSE Prepares to Leave New Jersey With Trade Tax Threatened | B Technical Glitch Disrupts Trading on Major European Exchanges | W Why Social Media Is So Good at Polarizing Us | W

Oct 19 (Monday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets U.S. Money Managers Like the Outlook for Stocks | BR More volatility is likely ahead as rising cases, lack of stimulus overshadow strong earnings | C How U.S. Election Scenarios Could Play Out for Oil | BR Solar ETF soars as Biden leads in election polls | C China’s Stock Market Rally May Have Legs | BR Central banks Opinion | The Money Men Could Save Us. But They’re Stuck in the Seventies. | N Global From acute to chronic – The IMF predicts that the world economy will suffer from “long covid” | Finance & economics | E US Coronavirus Tanked the Economy. Then Credit Scores Went Up. | W With Fewer Covid-19 Restrictions, South’s Economy Outperforms Nation | W Why freelancers fear a Biden presidency may put them out of work | C US politics Senate to vote on $500 billion GOP coronavirus stimulus bill Wednesday | C Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi sets 48-hour deadline to reach deal before election | C Tax Increase for Corporations Looks More Likely as Election Nears | W Who’s who in Biden’s economic world | MW How the American economy did under Donald Trump | United States | E Comparing Trump and Biden’s economies — who had more successful strategies? | FO Trump and Biden are using campaign apps to gather mounds of voter data | C Geopolitics & trade China Warns U.S. It May Detain Americans in Response to Prosecutions of Chinese Scholars | W U.S. threatens sanctions after U.N. arms embargo against Iran expires U.S. to Offer Loans to Lure Developing Countries Away From Chinese Telecom Gear | W Red capitalism – Why Chinese firms still flock to American stock exchanges | Business | E Industries & companies Communication services: New 5G iPhones Kick Off Poaching Season for Carriers | W Financials: Why It’s Tough to Be a Big Bank These Days | BR Retail: Coronavirus Pandemic Putting Damper on Holiday Shopping Season | W Shipping: Holiday Crunch Starts Early With More Packages Than Means to Deliver Them | W Tech: Tech’s Influence Over Markets Eclipses Dot-Com Bubble Peak | W Tech: A Veteran Analyst on Why the Biggest Techs Will Get Bigger | BR Tech: The iPhone gets up to snuff – Rather later than rivals, Apple unveils a first 5G-enabled phone | Business | E Virus U.S. may face ‘substantial third wave’ of coronavirus cases, experts warn | C Corporate finance The future of SoftBank – What SoftBank’s Masa does next | Business | E Big Banks’ Earnings Indicate More M&A on the Way | BR What Nikola, Hyliion, and 6 Other EV SPACs Are Worth | BR Offbeat Coronavirus Threatens to Push the Child-Care Industry Over the Edge | W Xinjiang and the world – The persecution of the Uyghurs is a crime against humanity | Leaders | E No vaccine for cruelty – The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights | International | E

Oct 17 (Saturday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Dow closes 100 points higher, snaps 3-day losing streak on strong retail sales data | C S&P 500, Dow close higher on vaccine update, retail sales beat | R Bond Markets Brace for ‘Blue Wave’ That’s Soothing Stock Traders | B Slowdown in Corporate Bond Issuance Could Boost Investment-Grade Debt | W Individual-Investing Boom Fuels Trading in Low-Price Stocks | W ESG Funds Are Under Scrutiny. Here’s Why | W Central banks Who’s Afraid of Rules-Based Monetary Policy? by John B. Taylor | PS US Strong retail sales boost optimism before U.S. election, but it may be short lived | R Trump touts V-shaped economic recovery, while Biden sees it K-shaped | C U.S. Industrial Production Fell 0.6% in September | W Goldman Warns of More Job Losses With Jumbo Mergers on the Rise | B US Deficit 2020: Federal Debt, Budget Shortage Hits Record $3.1 Trillion | B US politics Republicans file election complaint against Twitter over Hunter Biden articles | C Trump says: ‘I’m ready to sign a big, beautiful stimulus’ — but many Americans are not banking on it | MW Treasury Department Encouraged Banks to Prioritize Existing Customers for PPP Loans, House Panel Says | W Obama to hit the campaign trail for Joe Biden next week | C Geopolitics & trade U.S.’s China Hawks Drive Hard-Line Policies After Trump Turns on Beijing | W U.S. blocked Chinese purchase of fertility clinic over medical data security concerns | C Industries & companies Airlines: Airlines Plan for Prolonged Coronavirus Travel Drought | W Aerospace: Boeing Shares Rise on 737 MAX Optimism | W Consumer discretionary: Amazon’s Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping | W Communication services: Twitter and Facebook Contend With Concerns Over Election Interference, Censorship | W Tech: The best iPhone 12 charger to buy for fastest charging speeds | C Virus Pfizer Could Apply for Emergency Use of Covid-19 Vaccine by Late November | W Doctors and scientists take aim at herd immunity, calling it ‘nonsense’ and a ‘nebulous’ idea | MW How a Pioneering Covid Testing Lab Helped Keep Northeast Colleges Open | W A rare Covid-19 complication was reported in children. Now, it’s showing up in adults. | C Corporate finance Regulatory Holdups Slow Ant Group’s IPO Plans | W Offbeat String of Firms That Imploded Have Something in Common: Ernst & Young Audited Them | W

Oct 16 (Friday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Stocks close lower for a third day amid concern over U.S. stimulus, Europe coronavirus spike | C The stock market’s strength tells us less about the true state of the economy than at almost any other time over the last five decades | MW Firms Like Dow Bet Billions on Plastics. Now There’s a Glut. | W China Raises $6 Billion in Dollar-Bond Sale | W Central banks Fed Official Wonders Whether Treasury Market Can Handle Massive Issuance Alone | W Fed’s Quarles sees need for more reforms to short-term funding markets | C Fed’s Barkin says hiring could recover slowly as companies streamline | R Coronavirus: ECB’s Lagarde says further economic stimulus on standby | C Global Pandemic Response Will Drive Up Global Public Debt to a Record, IMF Says | W IMF’s Georgieva says U.S., China need to keep up coronavirus stimulus | R Don’t Overestimate the COVID-19 Recovery by Eswar Prasad | Project Syndicate US U.S. Jobless Claims Rose to 898,000 Last Week | W Persistently high U.S. weekly jobless claims point to labor market scarring | R Millions of Jobs Have Been Lost, but Hiring Is Booming at These Companies | W US Mortgage Rates Fall to 2.81% Hitting Record Low for 10th Time This Year | B US politics I White House Agrees to Democrats’ National Coronavirus-Testing Strategy | W Coronavirus stimulus update: Mnuchin cedes on testing, Trump ups offer | C Trump calls for big COVID-19 stimulus but McConnell disagrees | R US politics II Joe Biden says Trump lies will continue after Hunter Biden articles | C 2020 election polls: Biden holds large lead over Trump nationally, states show closer race | C Election 2020: Democrats crush Republicans in fundraising | C House lawmakers to propose emergency 3% Social Security COLA | C Europe Europe’s Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Region’s Stocks, Fuel-Demand Outlook | W China China’s Rebound Helps Lift Japanese Businesses | W Industries & companies Consumer discretionary: Amazon announces Prime Day 2020 results | C Communication services Facebook Has Made Lots of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them. | W Communication services: Why Facebook Can’t Fix Itself | The New Yorker Financials: Banks Brace for ‘Big Bang’ Switch on $80 Trillion Worth of Swaps | B Financials: Morgan Stanley Powers Through Coronavirus Recession With Higher Profit, Revenue | W Media: Theater Chain’s Bold Plan to Stay Solvent, Keep Parents Sane | W Tech: FCC Chairman says he will to ‘clarify’ tech legal shield, Section 230 | C Virus I ‘Things will get worse’: London goes into stricter lockdown | R Why Covid-19 Is Spreading Again: Fatigue, Colder Weather, Eased Restrictions | W In U.S. Midwest states, new COVID-19 infections rise to record highs | R Russia, China Rush to Fill Covid-19 Vaccine Void | W Virus II A Demoralized CDC Grapples With White House Meddling and Its Own Mistakes | W ‘Long COVID’ may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say | R Covid-19 Outbreaks Led to Dangerous Delay in Cancer Diagnoses | W Coronavirus exposure risk on airplanes very low, U.S. defense study finds | R Cybersecurity & digital currencies U.S. Moves to Protect Technologies Considered Critical to National Security | W Robinhood Hack: Almost 2,000 Accounts Infiltrated, More Widespread Than Known | B A 90x return in five years? Former Goldman hedge-fund manager says an ‘enormous wall of money’ is coming | MW

Oct 15 (Thursday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock futures are flat as Wall Street tries to recover from 2-day slide | C Stock market today: Stocks close lower for a second day amid coronavirus aid uncertainty, Dow drops more than 160 points | C Wall Street ends down after Mnuchin dims stimulus hopes | R Central banks Fed’s Kaplan says disadvantaged Americans need help getting back to work | R China China’s digital currency aims to leave the rest of the world in the dust | Axios US Inflation comeback is ‘pervasive and persistent’ | C Rents are nose-diving in these major cities — and rising in nearby suburbs | MW US politics The Verdict on Trump’s Economic Stewardship, Before and After | W Top moments from Day 3 of Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings | C Industries & companies Airlines: United Airlines (UAL) earnings Q3 2020 | C Autos: Elon Musk says Tesla Model S will now cost $69,420, lower than new rival | MW Consumer discretionary: Amazon Expands NFL Coverage With Playoff Game | W Consumer discretionary: Amazon resumes policy that dings workers for taking too many breaks | C Communication services: Facebook, Twitter make editorial decision to limit NY Post Biden story | C Financials: Bank Earnings Show Diverging Fortunes on Wall Street and Main Street | N Financials: Big U.S. banks offer muddled outlook on how bad coronavirus losses might get | R Financials: Goldman’s Pandemic Hot Streak Continues in Third Quarter | W Financials: Bank of America Profit Falls 16% | W Restaurants: Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets | W Tech: Apple Counts on 5G to Boost iPhone Fortunes in China | W Corporate finance An Unpopular IPO Rule Hands Chinese Banks Big Windfalls | W Virus World Bank head: 1 billion kids may be out of school due to pandemic | C Europe Overtakes U.S. in New Cases of Covid-19 | W Coronavirus: Healthy young people might not be able to get the vaccine until 2022, WHO says | C Offbeat How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation | N How airplanes are cleaned during pandemic: Shepard Smith documentary | C Business of Football: Dak Prescott’s injury won’t significantly hurt his career earnings | SI