wiar 10-02-20

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Oct 02 (Friday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets The Stock Market Is Not the Economy | Morningstar A Democratic sweep may not be so bad for stocks if it leads to a bigger stimulus, some traders say | C Tokyo Stock Exchange Sets Restart After Daylong Shutdown | W Commodities Copper Prices: Commodity Heads for Biggest Loss Since March on Growth Worries | B Oil drops 4% on weak demand outlook and higher OPEC supplies | R Central banks ECB Applies for ‘Digital Euro’ Trademark Amid Feasibility Study | B Global Big Companies Are Starting to Swallow the World | N US I End of third quarter shows bright spots, holes in U.S. economic recovery | R Consumer Spending Rose in August, but Incomes Pose Hurdle for U.S. Recovery | W US Unemployment Benefit Claims Fell Last Week, Still Above Pre-Covid Level | B U.S. Manufacturing Shows Improvement but Hiring Lags | W U.S. Auto Sales Show Signs of Recovery in Third Quarter | W US II Earnings expected to plunge again but there are hopeful signs | NN The U.S. Economy Was Laden With Debt Before Covid. That’s Bad News for a Recovery. | W The covid recession economically demolished minority and low income workers and barely touched the wealthy | WP US politics Pelosi-Mnuchin Call Yields No Deal Yet on U.S. Virus Stimulus | B Stimulus proposal grants new round of PPP loans for certain businesses | C Election 2020: Campaign spending set to hit record $11 billion | C Biden’s $1.7 trillion climate plan would be blow to Big Oil | C Presidential debates: Trump suggests he won’t allow rule changes | C Industries & companies Aerospace: Boeing to Consolidate 787 Dreamliner Production in South Carolina | W Financials: General Motors’ Credit Card, Brought to You by Goldman Sachs | W Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond’s Sales Bolstered by Digital, Back-to-College Growth | W Virus Coronavirus vaccine trial participants: Exhaustion, fever, headaches | C An experimental antibody treatment reduced viral load in some COVID-19 patients. | MW Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Need Only a Fraction of People to Get Sick | W Cybersecurity Companies may be punished for paying ransoms to sanctioned hackers – U.S. Treasury | R Offbeat Opinion | Considering a Coronavirus Divorce? You’re in Good Company | N Senate Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Top Social-Media CEOs | W Carolina Panthers to use virus-killing robot in stadium | C

wiar 10-01-20

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Oct 01 (Thursday) YRI Why a V-Shaped Economic Recovery Is Still on Track | BR Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock futures rise slightly as investors brace for final quarter of 2020 | C Stocks Finish Second Straight Quarter of Big Gains | W These Stocks Have Rallied More Than 400% This Year | W As the Election Looms, Investors See Uncertainty. They Don’t Like It. | N Japan Exchange Halts Trading Due to Network Issue | B Central banks Fed’s Low-Rate Strategy Confronts Concerns over Bubbles | W Fed’s Daly calls for more fiscal help to get the economy out of a ‘big ditch’ | C US U.S. private payrolls accelerate in September; many challenges loom | R US politics Debate planners vow less chaos at next Trump-Biden face-off | R Next Trump, Biden debate will see format changes after criticism | C House Delays Vote on $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Lacking GOP Backing | W Mnuchin reports movement on COVID-19 relief; House delays vote | R House Democrats to Call for Big Tech Breakups | W Japan Japan ruling party heavyweight says to consider ‘large-scale, bold’ spending package – Nikkei | R Geopolitics & trade Behind China’s Decade of European Deals, State Investors Evade Notice | W Industries & companies Airlines: Airlines Poised to Sideline Over 30,000 Workers as Washington Debates Relief | W Airlines: American Airlines moves ahead with 19,000 furloughs, but will recall workers if cornoavirus aid deal reached | C Communications services: Google Unveils 5G Pixel Phones, Nest Audio Smart Speaker and First Chromecast With Remote | W Energy: Europe’s Oil Refineries Struggling to Cope With Diesel Glut | B Financials: Fed to extend curbs on big bank buybacks, dividends through end of year | C Virus NYC Indoor Dining: The Math Simply Doesn’t Work, Restaurants Say | B Corporate finance Palantir Grabs $21 Billion Valuation With Direct Listing as Trading Begins | W Palantir insiders struggled to sell shares because of software glitch NextEra, Renewable-Energy Giant, Seeks Greater Scale With a Duke Takeover | W Blank-Check Companies Get the ETF Treatment | W Cybersecurity Mounting Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern | W

wiar 09-30-20

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Sep 30 (Wednesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock futures are flat amid positive virus treatment data, debate looms | C U.S. Stocks Slip Ahead of First Trump-Biden Debate | W Stock sell-off may still have a ways to go as election, virus trigger volatility | C How All Financial Markets Turned Into the Same Big Trade | B Cooling Demand Recovery Keeps Oil Stuck Around $40 | W US U.S. consumer confidence posts biggest gain in 17 years; downside risks remain | R U.S. housing market to remain a bright spot in a weak economy | R US politics Coronavirus stimulus: Pelosi, Mnuchin to talk as Democrats release bill | C U.S. to Start Forgiving PPP Loans After Borrowers Complained | W The shape of guaranteed income | TheHill Trump Would Double Down on Tax Cuts in Second Term | W Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Taxes in 2017. Here’s the Math. | N Geopolitics & trade South China’s Monumental Tech R&D Hub Hit by Storms over Trade, Hong Kong | B Artificial intelligence expert Zhu Songchun to return to China from US | SCMP Industries & companies Autos: GM extends talks on $2 billion deal with Nikola after fraud, sexual assault allegations surface against Trevor Milton | C Financials: JPMorgan Paying $920 Million to Resolve Market Manipulation Probes | W Restaurants: Coronavirus pandemic forces a reckoning for restaurants with capacity limits | C Retail: U.S. Retail Store Closures Hit Record in First Half | W Theme parks: Disney to lay off 28,000 employees as coronavirus slams theme park business | C Corporate finance Palantir Direct Listing Reference Price Set at $7.25 by NYSE | B Palantir’s and Asana’s Dueling IPOs to Test Direct-Listing Process, NYSE | W Japan’s NTT to Take Full Control of Mobile Unit in $40 Billion Deal | W UnitedHealth acquires DivvyDose, an Amazon PillPack competitor | C Virus Exclusive: World Bank seeks board approval for $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan | R Regeneron says its coronavirus treatment reduces viral levels, improves symptoms | C The coronavirus has killed more than 1 million people and upended the global economy | C Offbeat ‘Roadschooling’ 101: Families Make Remote Learning Work in an RV | W

wiar 09-29-20

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Sep 29 (Tuesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow closes more than 400 points higher to start the week, led by banks and tech | C Wall Street closes higher as energy, financials lead broad rally | R The stock market could be rough for the next few weeks, but 2021 will be another story, Wharton professor says | MW China’s Yuan Is Riding High as Economy Recovers, Foreign Investors Pump In Money | W Record Ban on Short-Selling Fuels Worries of Bubble in Korea | B Credit & commodities Oil up 1% on economic hope; virus fears check price gains | R ‘Fallen Angels’ Fall Short of Expectations | W US Household Wealth Rose in Years Before Pandemic, Fed Says | W U.S. income inequality narrowed slightly over last three years: Fed | R High debt, low growth: Has Covid-19 Turned Us All Into Japan? | B The $4 trillion U.S. government relies on individual taxpayers | R Harvard Economist Raj Chetty Creates God’s-Eye View of Pandemic Damage | B US politics Trump’s reported massive debt load raises ‘national security question,’ Pelosi says | C How President Trump paid just $750 in federal taxes | C Trump’s reported tax methods would be par for the course for the rich, experts say | R Joe Biden Wants to Make Almost Every Policy a Climate Change Policy | W Biden campaign tees up Trump tax issue on eve of first debate | R EPA Raises Legal Questions About California’s Plan to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars Starting in 2035 | W China China’s Export Machine Looks Inward as Global Risks Rise | W Geopolitics & trade U.S. Likely Exceeded Authority in TikTok Ban, Judge Says | W Threat to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Iraq raises fear of war | R Industries & companies Airlines: United, pilots agree on plan to avoid nearly 3,000 furloughs | C Communications services: Google to enforce 30% cut on in-app purchases next year | C Consumer discretionary: Amazon’s Late Prime Day, Now in October, Set to Fuel Record End to Year | W Tech: Nikola’s Business Model Relies on Big Leaps in Technology, Large Declines in Costs | W Corporate finance Chip Maker Kioxia Calls Off $16 Billion IPO After Huawei Fallout | W Shale Producers Devon Energy, WPX Energy Announce Merger | W Uber Wins Back License to Operate in London After Yearslong Battle | W Virgin Galactic SPCE stock jumps after more Wall Street backing | C Cybersecurity Universal Health Services hit by cyberattack | C Hacker Releases Information on Las Vegas-Area Students After Officials Don’t Pay Ransom | W Virus CDC issues Thanksgiving coronavirus guidance, says no crowded shopping | C CDC says coronavirus rates among teens nearly ‘double’ that of younger kids | C Warning Signs Are Flashing Ahead of Covid’s Second U.S. Winter | B JPMorgan Says Most Consumer Staff to Work From Home Until 2021 | B Offbeat You Can Go Back to the Office—You Just Need a Virtual-Reality Headset | W

wiar 09-28-20

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Sep 28 (Monday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets The September market swoon accomplished most of what corrections are supposed to do | C What stock-market investors will be watching for in first Trump-Biden debate | MW Credit Is Tightening. Why That Matters for the Economic Recovery. | BR Global The pandemic and the long haul – Why governments get covid-19 wrong | Leaders | E Failing the poor – Covid-19 has reversed years of gains in the war on poverty | Leaders | E The corporate undead – What to do about zombie firms | Leaders | E US Inflation Is Already Here—For the Stuff You Actually Want to Buy | W Is It Insane to Start a Business During Coronavirus? Millions of Americans Don’t Think So. | W With classroom time reduced, U.S. college students demand tuition cuts | R China China’s industrial profits grow for fourth straight month | R US politics I Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court | C Trump Supreme Court pick: Major cases to be heard in coming weeks | C How a More Conservative Supreme Court Could Redefine Free Enterprise | BR Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows | N US politics II Op-Ed: World sees historic test of U.S. democracy in November elections | C Trump’s Proposed Drug-Discount Cards Will Be Funded by a Medicare Trust Fund | W Geopolitics & trade U.S. Places Restrictions on China’s Leading Chip Maker | N Chinese Companies Head Home to Raise Money, as Beijing’s Relations With U.S. Fray | W Japan Is Paying Firms to Make Things at Home. But China’s Pull Is Still Strong. | N Xi Says China Will Continue Efforts to Assimilate Muslims in Xinjiang | W Industries & companies Health care: 10 Stocks to Buy as the Health-Care Revolution Races Ahead | BR Retail: Grocers Stockpile, Build ‘Pandemic Pallets’ Ahead of Winter | W Tech: Everybody vs. the App Store: Why Companies Are Taking Issue With Apple’s Growing Revenue Engine | W Virus I Covid Doctors Find a Turning Point in Life-Threatening Cases | B Virus and Fauci: ‘Bridge’ Treatments May Help Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Treatments | B Wanted in Covid-19 Fight: ‘Super Donors’ of Convalescent Plasma | W China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown | N Virus II U.S. Midwest sees surge in COVID-19 cases as four states report record increases | R Less than 10% of U.S. show signs of past coronavirus infection, study finds Corporate finance Exclusive: U.S. shale producer Devon in talks to acquire peer WPX | R Qatar Airways got $1.95 billion government lifeline after losses widened | R Technology I Quantum computing – What quantum computers reveal about innovation | Leaders | E Uncertainty principals – Commercialising quantum computers | Science & technology | E Space tourism: How SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, Axiom compete | C Technology II The Next Electric Vehicles Could Be Planes. They Won’t Take Off Soon. | BR Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng shows off new flying vehicle | C How Tesla, GM and others aim to fix electric vehicle range anxiety | C

wiar 09-26-20

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Sep 26 (Saturday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Dow rallies more than 300 points on Friday as tech shares bounce, cutting losses for the week | C Market volatility expected to continue in the week ahead with Presidential debate and jobs report | C Here’s how stocks typically perform in October and why you may want to buckle up | MW Amazon and these other Nasdaq 100 shares have seen September slumps | C Currencies & commodities The Vise Tightens on the Dollar by Stephen S. Roach | PS Nervous about the market? Platinum may be better than gold | NN Central banks Fed Shot Its Own ‘Elephant Gun’ Before Buffett Got the Chance | B ECB’s Lagarde Warns Against Withdrawing Fiscal Stimulus Too Soon | B US U.S. Housing Boom Threatened by Short Supply of Homes to Buy | B ‘We only want to start a home that we know will get paid for when it’s completed.’ KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger on his approach to the home-building boom | MW California Wants Cars to Run on Electricity. It’s Going to Need a Much Bigger Grid | W US politics Coronavirus stimulus: Democrats prepare new relief bill | C The Supreme Court may gut the Affordable Care Act. What’s next? | C Trump Medicare cards: Not clear where funds will come from | C Special Report: Will your mail ballot count in the U.S. presidential election? It may depend on who’s counting and where | R Geopolitics & trade China Is on a Building Binge, and the Global Economy Could Benefit | N Beijing Frets Over Losing Control of TikTok as It Debates App’s Fate | W Some 3,500 U.S. companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs | R Industries & companies Aerospace: Boeing 737 Max will undergo FAA chief evaluation flight next week | C FAANGs: Apple Suspends Commissions for Apps Offering Paid Online Events Due to Coronavirus | W FAANGs: Apple Faces Prolonged $15 Billion Tax Battle as EU Appeals | W FAANGs: Google to pause election ads after polls close on Election Day | C Virus There are four coronavirus vaccines in late-stage studies — here’s how they differ | MW How South Korea Successfully Managed Coronavirus | W Corporate finance Palantir Expected to Be Valued at Nearly $22 Billion in Trading Debut | W These companies are returning money to shareholders after cutting jobs | C Offbeat Plight of the ‘Physical Worker’: Worn-Out Bodies and Little Savings | N Welcome to FinTok, Where Day Trading, Options Investing, and Misinformation Reign | II

wiar 09-25-20

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Sep 25 (Friday) YRI Why the U.S. economy will soon recover and get back to the good old days of 2019 | MW Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock market today: Stocks eke out small gains after wild session, Apple leads tech higher | C Gold Prices Hit by Stronger Dollar, Declining Inflation Expectations | W Central banks Fed’s Powell, Mnuchin see promise in reallocating unused aid | R Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard Seen at Top of Biden’s Treasury Secretary List | B US High Jobless Claims Suggest Slowing in Labor Market’s Recovery | W U.S. labor market slowing as fiscal stimulus fades | R Coronavirus: New home sales crush projections, but supply is dwindling | C Visits to U.S. stores, restaurants stall as concern over economic recovery grows | R Taxes are about to rise for New Jersey millionaires | C US politics I Democrats Prepare New Coronavirus Aid Proposal | W U.S. House Democrats crafting new $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package | R Stimulus standoff: What could make Congress provide more financial aid | C Trump to sign executive orders on preexisting conditions, surprise medical billing | C US politics II Why the U.S. Risks Repeating 2009’s Economic Stimulus Mistakes | N Supreme Court Vacancy Makes Health Care Leading Issue in 2020 Elections | W Biden’s child tax-credit plan points to progressive agenda | C Republicans Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power After Trump Declines to Do So | W Geopolitics & trade TikTok Owner Puts Deal With Oracle, Walmart in Beijing’s Hands | W Industries & companies Autos: In Europe, Regulators Want to Cut Emissions, but Consumers Want SUVs | W Autos: Here are two stocks that stand to benefit from California’s electric-vehicle push | MW FAANGs: Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite announced, start at $30 | C FAANGs: ‘Fortnite’ Maker, Spotify Form Advocacy Group to Push for App Store Changes | W FAANGs: Facebook won’t let employees use political profile photos internally | C Financials: Banks Are Loving 2020 Market, but Market Doesn’t Love Them Back | W Media: Movie Theaters Are Counting on James Bond | W Retail: Target to hire 130,000 holiday workers, jobs to focus on online orders | C Virus Europe Fights Second Wave of Covid-19 Without Full-Blown Lockdowns | W New research indicates growing prevalence of possibly more infectious coronavirus strain in Houston area | MW Corporate finance Blue Health Insurers Reach Tentative Antitrust Settlement for $2.7 Billion | W E.W. Scripps Agrees to Buy ION Media for $2.65 Billion in Berkshire-Backed Deal | W Offbeat Google will help employees pay off student loans amid ‘debt crisis’ | C

wiar 09-24-20

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Sep 24 (Thursday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stock futures fall following sell-off on Wall Street | C Stock market today: Dow closes more than 500 points lower as tech pressure mounts | C Why September’s selloff has these savvy traders convinced that stock prices are going up | MW Currencies, credit, & commodities Asia Currencies Decouple From China’s Yuan in Two-Speed Recovery | B U.S. faces dollar crash, high double-dip recession odds: Stephen Roach | C U.S. Junk Bonds Set $329.8 Billion Sales Record Amid Yield Hunt | B Even Now, U.S. Oil Drillers Remain Focused on Output Over Debt | B Central banks Powell: Congress and Fed both need to ‘stay with it’ to bolster recovery | R Fed policymakers vow to keep interest rates near zero, call for more fiscal help | R Fed’s Rosengren says U.S. could face a credit crunch by year end if virus worsens | R Cleveland Fed President Says U.S. Economy Recovering but Still in Deep Hole | W Fed’s Daly says inflation will be guide on U.S. full employment | R US U.S. Economy Continues Steady Recovery in September, Business Surveys Show | W There Might Be Roughly 10 Million Fewer Jobless Americans Than It Seems. Here’s Why. | BR California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars Starting in 2035 | W US politics Trump Refuses to Commit to Peaceful Power Transfer Post-Election | B China China’s post-pandemic recovery has severe regional imbalances – survey | R Geopolitics & trade One Senator’s Strategy for Containing Chinese Technological Dominance | W Tesla sues to overturn Trump administration tariffs on China Industries & companies Financials: JPMorgan to pay almost $1 billion fine to resolve US investigation into trading practices | C Technology Nikola’s Talks With Major Energy Firms Stalled Following Short-Seller Report | W Virus Coronavirus vaccine: Fauci tells Congress the U.S. could have enough for every American by April | C Just 4 in 10 Americans now say they would get the first coronavirus vaccine | MW Johnson & Johnson Begins Final-Stage Testing of Covid-19 Vaccine | W Should front-line medical workers get the coronavirus vaccine first? Not necessarily | C

wiar 09-23-20

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Sep 23 (Wednesday) Markets Stock market today: S&P 500 snaps 4-day losing streak, Nasdaq jumps led by Amazon | C Wall Street closes higher on Amazon boost, despite economic worries | R Oil Market Flies Blind as Covid-19 Clouds Demand Outlook | W   Central banks Powell Warns Recovery Highly Uncertain, Argues for More Aid | B Evans Says Fed Plan Allows Hike Before Inflation Averages 2% | B   US U.S. existing home sales approach 14-year high; prices scale record peak | R The COVID-19 lockdown is squeezing real estate from all sides and threatens to burst the housing and mortgage bubble | MW Fast Take: U.S. housing boom good for some voters, leaves others in the cold | R Insurance Freeze Snarls U.S. Supply Chains | W Laid-Off Workers Cut Spending, Hunt for Jobs as Extra Unemployment Benefits Run Out | W   China China’s Battered Banks Are Dodging Bailouts With Stealth Mergers | B   US politics Mnuchin, Powell Urge More Spending to Help Economy Recover From Pandemic | W Fed, Treasury chiefs back more aid for small business but leave details fuzzy | R Economy doesn’t need more stimulus for V-shaped recovery, Trump advisor Kudlow says | C Romney Agrees to Move Ahead With Trump’s High Court Nominee | W Biden calls for 401(k) tax break overhaul. What it means for you | C   Geopolitics & trade U.S.-China tensions take center stage at U.N. as Trump accuses Beijing of unleashing ‘plague’ | R Trump Criticizes China for Covid-19 Response in United Nations Speech | W China’s Attack on ‘Unreliable Entities’ Is a Double-Edged Sword for Beijing | W TikTok, Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal,’ and collateral damage | C Industries & companies Aerospace: Aerospace vs. defense stocks: Traders on Goldman call on Boeing | C Airlines: Airlines Plead for Mandatory Virus Tests to Prop Up Demand | B Autos: Tesla shares fall as Musk dampens Battery Day expectations | C FAANGs: Amazon Prime Day 2020 signaled to start October 13 | C Real estate: Brookfield Properties’ retail arm is laying off 20% of its workforce | C   Virus I U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 200,000 | W Wisconsin sounds alarm after surge in COVID-19 cases as nation surpasses 200,000 deaths | R As Covid-19 Fatigue Fuels Infections in Europe, Italy Resists Second Wave | W What We Know About Coronavirus Cases in K-12 Schools So Far | N Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds | W CDC Guidelines on Holidays Released to Curb Covid-19 During Celebrations | B   Virus II Pfizer (PFI) Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Plan May Beat Rivals to Early Look | B CDC Advisory Panel to Delay Vote on Initial Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-Out | W Covid-19 Testing Is Hampered by Shortages of Critical Ingredient | W   Offbeat Your retirement probably won’t be anything like your parents’…and that’s not good news | MW As Schools Go Remote, Finding ‘Lost’ Students Gets Harder | N Google AI head Jeff Dean urges college students: make society better | C

wiar 09-22-20

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Sep 22 (Tuesday) YRI Morning Briefing PDF Daily Markets Markets Stocks Close Sharply Lower; Dow Drops More Than 500 Points | W Wall Street ends lower on lockdown fears, likely delay of stimulus | R Commodity Prices Retreat, Hurt by Dollar’s Advance | W Central banks Fed’s Powell says central bank committed to using all tools to help recovery | R Fed’s Powell Says U.S. Economy Faces Long, Uncertain Recovery | B Fed’s new zero-rate vow has Kaplan worried on market excesses | R Fed Moves to Overhaul Lending Rules for Poorer Communities | W US CBO Downgrades Long-Term Projections of Economic Growth | W Supreme Court fight after Ginsburg’s death could impact economy | R U.S. Household Net Worth Hits Highest Level Ever | W Government aid, stock gains push U.S. wealth to pre-pandemic levels, Fed says | R Americans Want Homes, but There Have Rarely Been Fewer for Sale | W Landlords making less than $50,000 a year hit hardest by rent loss Europe Italians Vote to Reduce Number of Lawmakers by a Third | W US politics I Trump Zeroes In on Coney Barrett as Likely Supreme Court Pick | B Trump says he will name Supreme Court replacement for Ginsburg by Saturday | R Supreme Court: McConnell says more than enough time to confirm Trump nominee | C Government shutdown: Democrats unveil bill to fund government | C US politics II Biden’s capital gains tax hike could spark a big sell-off in stocks | C Tax Strategies to Embrace, or Avoid, Before the November Election | N Trump Attorney General Barr Says New York, Seattle and Portland Are Anarchies | B Geopolitics & trade Chinese Leaders Split Over Releasing Blacklist of U.S. Companies | W Industries & companies Airlines: American Airlines plans pilot training on Boeing 737 Max in November | C Autos: Volkswagen in Talks to Sell Bugatti Brand to Croatian Upstart | W Financials: HSBC Stock Hits 25-Year Low | W Financials: A Monday plunge for banks stocks raises a grim question–another Fed bailout? | MW Tech: Nikola Taps Outside Supplier to Provide Batteries in Contrast With Earlier Company Statements | W Wireless: Pentagon Opens Door to 5G Network Shared With Civilian Cellphones | W Wireless: AT&T exec: iPhone may not be ‘massive event’ for 5G adoption | C Virus Medicare Wouldn’t Cover Costs of Administering Coronavirus Vaccine Approved Under Emergency-Use Authorization | W Exclusive: Study suggests dengue may provide some immunity against COVID-19 | R CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and travels beyond 6 feet | C Temperature Isn’t a Good Litmus Test for Coronavirus, Doctors Say | W Corporate finance Microsoft to Buy Doom Owner in $7.5 Billion Videogames Deal | W TikTok and Oracle Spar Over Ownership, Threatening Deal | W Offbeat Cuomo and de Blasio sure seem bent on pushing you to flee New York | P Netflix movie ‘The Social Dilemma’ slams social media: Review | C With remote work options, people opt to relocate before retirement | C As School Begins, Mothers Working Retail Jobs Feel Extra Burden | N