Dec 31 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks slip after hitting fresh record highs, Dow down nearly 100 points | C
Wall St slips from record levels, additional stimulus uncertain | R
Treasury Market’s Inflation Gauge Nears 2%, Highest Since 2018 | B
Central banks
Fed extends Main Street loan program as last-minute applications surge | R
How the 2020 QE Boom Might Trip Up Central Bankers | W
In pandemic, Fed showed its muscle in markets still matters | R
US
U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years | C
Unemployed Americans likely won't see a gap in unemployment benefits | C
Pandemic Reshapes U.S. Employment, Speeding Changes Across Industries | W
Covid Vaccine Gives Small Businesses Enough Hope to Go Bankrupt | B
Small mom-and-pop businesses that took PPP loans may face a tax bomb | C
US politics
Covid stimulus update: McConnell blocks Schumer bid to pass $2,000 checks | C
If stimulus checks are raised to $2,000, here's how that may work | C
GOP pollster Luntz: Trump $2,000 stimulus check demand is nightmare for Republicans | C
In calculating future stimulus checks, Congress should look to 2020 tax returns | TheHill
Europe
EU governments approve Brexit trade deal - German EU presidency | R
China
China Eyes Shrinking Jack Ma’s Business Empire | W
4 crucial trends involving China that investors risk getting wrong | MW
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing 737 Max passenger flights resume in U.S. after nearly two-year ban | C
Airlines: American Airlines sees capacity cuts through February as Covid cases rise | C
Communication services: Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at the Heart of a Price-Fixing Lawsuit | W
Health Care: Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs | R
Health Care: Health-Costs Transparency Rule for Hospitals Upheld on Appeal | W
Retail: What 2020 Was Like for People in the Retail Industry | N
Virus I
Covid Death Toll to Reach 400,000 Before Trump Departs, CDC Says | B
Covid: U.S. to fall short of goal to vaccinate 20 million by year's end | C
Treasury Warns Banks of Covid-19 Vaccine Fraud | W
Virus II
The Science Behind How the Coronavirus Affects the Brain | W
WHO says coronavirus pandemic is ‘not the big one’ the world needs to brace for | MW
German Town Finds a Blueprint for Lowering Covid-19 Deaths | W
Offbeat
Tech Choices Dictate Teen Friendships During Pandemic | WYRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. futures little changed ahead of final day of 2020 | C
Stock market today: Dow rises for the fourth time in five days, ekes out record closing high | C
Central banks
Fed’s Rate-Setting Panel Gets New Members Amid Uncertain Outlook | W
How the Fed Will Respond to the Coming Inflation Scare | Yahoo
Yes, It Is Possible to Have Too Much Stimulus | W
US
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell likely dooms $2,000 checks | C
Most Americans Are Expected to Save, Not Spend, Their $600 Check | N
New Small-Business Stimulus Plan Fails to Address Fraud Risks | W
Stimulus bill makes food stamps more generous. What you need to know | C
Uber, Gig Companies Seek Labor Deals to Avoid Workers Becoming Employees | W
Europe
Banks Pile Into Government Debt, Setting Up ‘Doom Loop’ Sequel in Europe | W
China
Xi’s China Crafts Campaign to Boost Youth Patriotism | W
Geopolitics & trade
China and E.U. Leaders Strike Investment Deal, but Political Hurdles Await | N
U.S. slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute | R
Virus I
Covid vaccine: Oxford researcher says future strains can be protected against | C
California has identified first case of new Covid strain found in UK, Newsom says | C
New Covid strain: Colorado health officials say are investigating a second suspected case | C
CDC says new Covid strain in U.S. could stress 'heavily burdened' hospitals | C
Coronavirus Variant in South Africa Sparks Fear of Faster Spread, Possible Reinfection | W
Virus II
AstraZeneca and Oxford’s Bumpy Partnership Hangs Over Covid Vaccine’s Future | W
Covid-19 Vaccine Made by AstraZeneca, Oxford Is Authorized by U.K. | W
Operation Warp Speed at a crawl: Adequately vaccinating Americans will take 10 years at current pace | C
Corporate finance
Record IPO Surge Set to Roll On In 2021 | W
Technology & cybersecurity
These Boston Dynamics robots can boogie down better than most humans | NN
Neurescue device under FDA review hopes to improve cardiac arrest survival | C
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator | R
Offbeat
Actress Dawn Wells, castaway Mary Ann on TV's 'Gilligan's Island,' dies from COVID-19 | R
Dec 30 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks slip after hitting fresh record highs, Dow down nearly 100 points | C
Wall St slips from record levels, additional stimulus uncertain | R
Treasury Market’s Inflation Gauge Nears 2%, Highest Since 2018 | B
Central banks
Fed extends Main Street loan program as last-minute applications surge | R
How the 2020 QE Boom Might Trip Up Central Bankers | W
In pandemic, Fed showed its muscle in markets still matters | R
US
U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in more than 6 years | C
Unemployed Americans likely won't see a gap in unemployment benefits | C
Pandemic Reshapes U.S. Employment, Speeding Changes Across Industries | W
Covid Vaccine Gives Small Businesses Enough Hope to Go Bankrupt | B
Small mom-and-pop businesses that took PPP loans may face a tax bomb | C
US politics
Covid stimulus update: McConnell blocks Schumer bid to pass $2,000 checks | C
If stimulus checks are raised to $2,000, here's how that may work | C
GOP pollster Luntz: Trump $2,000 stimulus check demand is nightmare for Republicans | C
In calculating future stimulus checks, Congress should look to 2020 tax returns | TheHill
Europe
EU governments approve Brexit trade deal - German EU presidency | R
China
China Eyes Shrinking Jack Ma’s Business Empire | W
4 crucial trends involving China that investors risk getting wrong | MW
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing 737 Max passenger flights resume in U.S. after nearly two-year ban | C
Airlines: American Airlines sees capacity cuts through February as Covid cases rise | C
Communication services: Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at the Heart of a Price-Fixing Lawsuit | W
Health Care: Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs | R
Health Care: Health-Costs Transparency Rule for Hospitals Upheld on Appeal | W
Retail: What 2020 Was Like for People in the Retail Industry | N
Virus I
Covid Death Toll to Reach 400,000 Before Trump Departs, CDC Says | B
Covid: U.S. to fall short of goal to vaccinate 20 million by year's end | C
Treasury Warns Banks of Covid-19 Vaccine Fraud | W
Virus II
The Science Behind How the Coronavirus Affects the Brain | W
WHO says coronavirus pandemic is ‘not the big one’ the world needs to brace for | MW
German Town Finds a Blueprint for Lowering Covid-19 Deaths | W
Offbeat
Tech Choices Dictate Teen Friendships During Pandemic | W
Dec 29 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. stock futures rise slightly after Monday’s record-setting jump | C
Stock market today: Dow jumps 200 points to record as traders cheer stimulus bill signing | C
U.S. Stocks Finish at Records After Stimulus Bill Passage | W
Central banks
Fed’s Rate Promise Could Be Yield of Dreams | W
US
Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications | W
Online shopping leads to strain at Port of Los Angeles | C
US politics
Trump Signs Covid-19 Aid Bill Averting Government Shutdown | W
House Votes to Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000, Override Trump Veto of Defense Bill | W
Biden accuses Trump's Pentagon and OMB of obstruction, demands cooperation | C
China
Pushback on Xi’s Vision for China Spreads Beyond U.S. | W
China’s Empire of Concrete | W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump administration bolsters order barring U.S. investment in Chinese firms | C
Industries & companies
Media: Imax CEO expects 'embarrassment of riches' from slate of 2021 movie releases | C
Media: Wonder Woman 1984: Streaming vs theatrical release gets first big test | C
Retail: Instacart Looked Like a Savior. Now Stores Aren’t So Sure. | W
Virus
Biden to invoke Defense Production Act to spur Covid vaccine production | C
US Covid-19 Surge Sidelines Health Workers When They’re Needed Most | B
Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine in U.S., Mexico | W
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin: Chart points to crypto ‘peaking out’ in early 2021 | C
Corporate finance
Qualtrics Files for U.S. IPO Two Years After Sale to SAP | B
Qualtrics files S-1, aims for valuation of up to $14.4 billion in IPO | C
Dec 28 (Monday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Market Edges Toward Euphoria, Despite Pandemic’s Toll | N
What Will 2021 Bring for Investors? Less Epidemiology, More Economics. | BR
Do record-low interest rates justify the stock market’s overvaluation? Here’s the answer | MW
Global
One Vaccine Side Effect: Global Economic Inequality | N
Monetary & fiscal policy
Neel Kashkari on Interest Rates, Inequality, and Government Debt | BR
The [MMT led] Boom of 2021
US politics
Covid stimulus: Unemployment benefits run out as Trump refuses to sign | C
Pelosi Sets Up Showdown on Trump’s $2,000 Checks After GOP Balks | B
$300 unemployment benefits: Covid bill revives return to work argument | C
Digital currency
Digital Currencies and US Dollar Dominance | AIER
China Envisions Its Digital-Currency Future, With Lotteries and a Year’s Worth of Laundry | W
China
China Tells Ant Group to Refocus on Its Payments Business | W
Alibaba Shares Tumble on Regulatory Crackdown in China | BR
Industries & companies
Autos: Japan to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars, Bucking Toyota Chief | W
Consumer: Consumer Brands Bet Working From Home Is Here to Stay | W
Energy: 2020 Was One of the Worst-Ever Years for Oil Write-Downs | W
Media: Disney Looks Unstoppable. How to Play the Stock Before Earnings. | BR
Media: Wonder Woman 1984 opening weekend leads to fast-tracked third film | C
Travel: Try These 6 Travel and Leisure Stocks to Play a Vaccine-Driven Rebound in Demand | BR
Virus I
More Than 4.2 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker | B
Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna Covid-19 vaccine: Will the U.S. trust it? | C
EU kicks off Covid-19 vaccine campaign | C
Covid vaccine: NY healthcare provider under investigation after obtaining doses | C
Virus II
Covid-19 in 2020 - The year when everything changed | E
How the Covid-19 pandemic affected our privacy in 2020 | Vox
U.S. to require people flying from the UK to test negative for Covid, CDC says | C
Corporate finance
DoorDash and Airbnb Were Hot in 2020. IPOs Will Remain Robust in 2021. | BR
Offbeat
Investigators Identify Person of Interest in Nashville Explosion | W
Dec 24 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures slightly higher ahead of holiday-shortened session | C
Stocks Close Higher as Data Point to Uneven Economic Rebound | W
US
U.S. core capital goods orders, shipments rise in November | R
U.S. Household Spending Drops for First Time in Seven Months | W
Economic Recovery: What Does a Baa-Shaped Recovery Look Like? | B
Workers have new requirements for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2021 | C
Restaurants Can Require Servers to Share Tips Under New U.S. Rule | W
US politics I
Trump vetoes $740 billion NDAA defense bill | C
Covid stimulus update: Trump threat could force shutdown, unemployment lapse | C
Trump demands bigger stimulus checks in Covid relief bill | C
Stimulus checks: Biden to push for more payments in next Covid plan | C
Dems use Trump push for $2,000 Covid checks to boost Georgia Senate race | C
US politics II
Dominion Voting warns Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani of litigation | C
Martial law, conspiracy theories rattle White House as Trump seeks to undo Biden win | C
Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York City mayor | C
China
WeChat Becomes a Powerful Surveillance Tool Everywhere in China | W
Apple’s China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control | W
Geopolitics & trade
How the U.S. Misread China’s Xi: Hoping for a Globalist, It Got an Autocrat | W
Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon warehouse workers could vote to unionize next month | C
Financials: Goldman Sachs is close to offering wealth management for the masses | C
Pharma: Pfizer Nears Covid-19 Vaccine Deal With U.S. to Boost Supply | W
Retail: Gift Cards Are the Go-To Holiday Gifts of 2020 | W
Retail: U.S. Sues Walmart, Alleging Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis | W
Telecom: 5G Auction Shatters Record as Bidding Tops $69 Billion | W
Virus I
Covid-19 Variant Could Make Herd Immunity More Difficult, Says BioNTech | W
New Coronavirus Strain Splits Scientists, as U.K. and Others Act to Curb Spread | W
CDC says new Covid strain in UK could already be circulating undetected in U.S. | C
Tennessee emerges as new COVID-19 epicenter in U.S. as pandemic rages | R
Virus II
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt | R
Covid vaccine distribution has been slower than U.S. officials thought it would be | C
Why Covid vaccine is 'more like a tetanus shot,' says NIH Director | C
Covid vaccine: Biden warns doses won't stop deaths of 'tens of thousands' Americans | C
Covid vaccine: Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government for more doses | C
Cybersecurity
Covid-19 Vaccines Are Coming—So Are Hackers | W
Offbeat
Cheating in Online School? Some Students and Parents Say It’s OK | W
Dec 22 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 closes lower in volatile session after new Covid strain causes U.K. to lock down | C
Central banks
Here's how a dispute over the Fed's emergency powers almost sank the stimulus package | MW
US
Rich Americans Who Fear Higher Taxes Hurry to Move Money Now | B
US politics
Congress Gets 5,593-Page Text of Relief Bill Hours Ahead of Vote | B
Covid-19 Aid Package Set for Final Votes in House, Senate | W
'Better than nothing'- the U.S. $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus helps but underwhelms | R
Stimulus checks will arrive as soon as next week, Mnuchin says | C
Rental assistance in new Covid relief plan is not enough, experts warn | C
Stimulus deal leaves out key provision to help student loan borrowers | C
Adult dependents are once again not eligible for second stimulus checks | C
Europe
Who Takes the Eurostar? Almost No One, as the Pandemic Fuels a Rail Crisis | N
Virus
Trump Covid vaccine czar says 'extremely low' chance Pfizer and Moderna shots won't work against new strain | C
WHO says new Covid strain in U.K. appears more contagious | C
Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new coronavirus strain | R
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Is Cleared for Use by EU Drug Agency | W
U.S. States With Fastest Covid-19 Vaccine Progress: West Virginia, Dakotas Lead | B
Joe Biden receives Covid vaccine, encourages public to get inoculated | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla Stock Slides on First Day of Trading in S&P 500 | W
Energy: Shell Signals Another Poor Quarter for Oil Majors | W
Homebuilders: Housing stocks may be on brink of sell-off that creates opportunity: Analyst | C
Media: Hollywood changed this year. Some things will never go back to the way they were | NN
Retail: Holiday Shopping 2020: Americans head to malls as Christmas approaches | C
Tech: Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology | R
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds Hack Victims: From Tech Companies to a Hospital and University | W
AG William Barr says Russia behind SolarWinds hack, contradicts Trump | C
Cybersecurity Stocks Extend Advance on Bets for Robust Demand | B
Corporate finance
IPO Euphoria Drives Record $435 Billion in U.S. Stock Sales | B
Thoma Bravo Agrees to Buy RealPage for $9.6 Billion | W
Offbeat
‘Profit’ Is Not A Four-Letter Word
Dec 21 (Monday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Will the Stock Market Continue to Recover in 2021? Expect Gains, Barron’s Experts Say. | BR
What could rattle markets in 2021, even as vaccines are rolling out | MW
The Pandemic Hammered Oil Prices. Vaccines Could Start to Boost Them Again. | BR
Central banks
Fed’s Daly Welcomes More Fiscal Aid as Stimulus Deal Nears | B
US
Worried About Inflation After Covid? Don’t Be | Yahoo
How COVID-19 has reshaped the economy’s balance sheet | FO
US politics
Congress Strikes Long-Sought Stimulus Deal to Provide $900 Billion in Aid | N
Amid Vaccine Rollout and Historic Hack, Trump Remains Focused on Reversing Election | W
China
How China Censored Covid-19 | N
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests | R
Europe
Locked and loaded - The EU gives itself a weapon to battle against rule-of-law violations | E
Britain, EU tell each other to give way in 'difficult' trade talks | R
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE - source | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines on track to get $15 billion in federal aid | C
Tech: Taming big tech - America and Europe clamp down on big tech | E
Tech: Chip Giants Intel and Nvidia Face New Threats From Amazon to Google to Apple | W
Virus I
Moderna starts shipping its COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. | MW
Covid-19 vaccine shortfalls due to confusion over FDA requirements | C
CDC panel says frontline essential workers, people 75 years and older should get Covid vaccine next | C
Virus II
Experts expect vaccines to protect against the UK’s fast-spreading Covid strain | C
The U.K. has identified a new Covid-19 strain that spreads more quickly. Here's what they know | C
U.K. orders stricter Covid lockdown in London — 'We cannot proceed with Christmas as planned' | C
Belgium, Austria, Italy, Netherlands halt UK flights over new coronavirus strain | C
Hospitals Retreat From Early Covid Treatment and Return to Basics | W
Technology
How jetpacks, flying motorcycles could be next for human flight | C
Cybersecurity
Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond 'just sanctions' | R
Massive cyber attack that hit government agencies and Microsoft, explained | C
Corporate finance
Wall Street Looks Ready to Service a Pent-Up Demand for Deal Making | BR
Banks Have Begun to Merge. Next Year Could See Even More Deals. | BR
Jack Ma Makes Ant Offer to Placate Chinese Regulators | W
Offbeat
Barry Ritholtz and Josh Brown Won’t Predict The Market, But They’ll Talk About Anything Else. | BR
A Christmas Star? Jupiter and Saturn Alignment Sparks Comparisons | W
Dec 19 (Saturday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow falls more than 100 points as lawmakers struggle to seal last-minute stimulus deal | C
Stocks End Day Lower as Stimulus Talks Continue | W
Aluminum Prices Push Toward 2020 High on Sanction Worries, Demand | W
Government Leaders Clash Over Next Step for Trump’s Ban on Chinese Stocks | W
Central banks
Fed to allow big banks to resume share buybacks, with limitations | C
Fed sees 'strong capital levels' at banks after stress tests, greenlights share buybacks | R
Fed’s Kaplan says will be time to pull back on bond buying when economic recovery is clear: WSJ | R
Late-breaking dispute over Fed rules risks U.S. COVID-19 relief as deadline nears | R
US
Why Some States Are Seeing Higher Revenue Than Expected Amid Job Losses | N
Average debt held by oldest households jumped 39% over last decade | C
Millions to lose jobless benefits temporarily even with Covid deal | C
US politics
GOP senators fight over need for second $1,200 stimulus checks | C
Government shutdown looms as Congress crafts coronavirus stimulus bill | C
Infrastructure-Investment Binge Is Set to Continue—With or Without Washington | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Blacklists China’s Top Chip Maker, Escalating Tech Fight | W
Opinion | The W.T.O. Is Having a Midlife Crisis | N
Industries & companies
Autos: Buying Tesla stock? Here's what one analyst says ahead of S&P 500 addition | MW
Autos: General Motors, Ford won't mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for employees | C
Consumer discretionary: Amazon readies to face union vote at Alabama warehouse | C
Logistics: FedEx Revenue Jumps on Holiday Surge | W
Media: Roku Torments Entertainment Giants in Quest to Dominate Streaming | W
Media: 'Wonder Woman 1984' reviews: What critics are saying | C
Retail: Nike (NKE) reports Q2 fiscal 2021 earnings, sales beat | C
Tech: Intel falls on report Microsoft will design own chips for PCs, servers | C
Virus
Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Could Widen Immunization Effort | W
Mike Pence Gets Covid-19 Vaccine Amid National Immunization Campaign | W
China to Vaccinate 50 Million People With Its Covid-19 Shots | W
Cybersecurity
Suspected Russian hack on U.S. is much worse than first feared | C
Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks | R
Cyber technology shares soar as security attacks pile up | R
Corporate finance
Chat Service Discord Doubles Valuation to $7 Billion | W
Dec 18 (Friday)
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Daily Markets
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Congress tries for Covid relief bill | C
The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem | The Nation
Biden Energy secretary pick Jennifer Granholm has past ties to utilities, chemical companies | C
Geopolitics & trade
China a No-Show at Joint Military Safety Meeting With U.S. | W
Industries & companies
Consumer: Coca-Cola to Cut 2,200 Jobs | W
Logistics: FedEx (FDX) earnings Q2 2021 | C
Retail: Home Depot to Pay $21 Million Penalty for Alleged Lead-Safety Violations | W
Virus
Moderna Covid vaccine: FDA panel recommends emergency approval | C
Tracking Viral Misinformation: Latest Updates | N
French President Macron Tests Positive for Covid-19 | W
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Suspected Russian hacking spree reached into Microsoft - sources | R
Department of Energy says it was hacked in suspected Russian campaign | C
Biden hints at a tougher stance against state sponsors of cyberattacks | C
Corporate finance
Google Must Silo Fitbit Data, EU Says, Clearing $2.1 Billion Deal | W
Poshmark releases S-1 for IPO and shows profits | C
Offbeat
10 money moves to make before the year ends | MW
Dec 17 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Central banks
Fed raises its economic outlook slightly, sees 4.2% growth next year and 5% unemployment rate | C
Fed decision December 2020: Buying bonds until economy hits full employment | C
Fed vows to buy bonds until it sees 'substantial progress' in economic recovery | R
Fed Joins Climate Network, to Applause From the Left | N
US politics
U.S. Congress could vote on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill by Thursday | R
Second Round of Stimulus Checks Discussed By Congressional Leaders | W
'We want them infected,' Trump HHS appointee said in email pushing to expose infants, kids and teens to Covid | C
White House National Security Adviser O’Brien Cuts Trip Short to Address SolarWinds Hack | W
Geopolitics & trade
Huawei Gets Conditional Green Light in Germany as Government Approves Security Bill | W
Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Has Stopped Guaranteeing Some Holiday Shipping Options | B
Communication services: Texas antitrust lawsuit against Google alleges unlawful agreement with Facebook | C
Communication services: Facebook Wades Into ‘Fortnite’ Maker’s Dispute With Apple | W
Retail: Holiday shoppers pull back on impulse buys amid coronavirus pandemic | C
Virus I
New York Gov. Cuomo warns a January economic shutdown is possible as Covid cases soar to springtime records | C
Covid vaccine: U.S. quarantines Pfizer shipments in California, Alabama after transit 'anomaly' | C
Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion | N
Ellume's at-home Covid test may be for sale at drugstores in February: CEO | C
FDA authorizes Abbott's rapid $25 Covid test for at-home use | C
Virus II
Covid-19 antibody drug used to treat President Trump isn't getting to Americans | C
Cold Storage, Key to Coronavirus Vaccine, Lures Investors | N
Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Volunteers Note Occasional Harsh Side Effects | W
Corporate finance
StockX Snags $2.8 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round | W
Technology
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite internet tests prototype antenna | C
Dec 16 (Wednesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow jumps more than 300 points on renewed stimulus hope | C
U.S. Stocks Rise as Investors Track Stimulus Talks | W
Short-Term Oil-Demand Outlook in Rich Countries Is Bleak | W
High-Frequency Traders Push Closer to Light Speed With Cutting-Edge Cables | W
Central banks
Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight | R
European Bank Dividend Ban Lifted, but Restrictions Remain | W
US
U.S. manufacturing production solid; imported inflation muted | R
Unemployment benefits: How the Covid relief bill would help workers | C
What Happens to the Unemployed When the Checks Run Out | N
Majority of small U.S. businesses see worst coronavirus impact still ahead -poll | R
Use It or Lose It: Tenant Aid Effort Nears a Federal Cutoff | N
Digital Markets Act: EU's new rules on Big Tech | C
Fleeing New Yorkers resulted in an estimated $34 billion in lost income -study | R
US politics
Bipartisan coronavirus aid bill includes $300 a week for jobless and extensions on student loan, eviction help | MW
Senate GOP leader McConnell congratulates Joe Biden following Electoral College vote | C
Biden has call with McConnell after top Senate Republican acknowledges win | R
Manufacturing, Mining Drive November Increase in Industrial Production | W
Fannie, Freddie Privatization Decisions Likely to Be Left to Biden Administration | W
Joe Biden selects Pete Buttigieg as Transportation secretary | C
China
China’s Economy Continues Broad Recovery Despite Covid-19 Surge Elsewhere | W
Chinese Stimulus Won’t Do Heavy Lifting in 2021 | W
Europe
Brexit: Long Lines of Trucks at the U.K.-EU Border as Deadline Looms | W
Technology
Amazon-Owned Self-Driving Taxi Zoox Reveals Its Secret Vehicle | FO
Virus I
Moderna nears U.S. authorization for COVID-19 shot with FDA staff endorsement | R
FDA staff recommends watching for Bell's palsy in Moderna and Pfizer vaccine recipients | C
More Americans now say they’ll get a COVID-19 vaccine once it’s available | MW
Vaccines will boost confidence dramatically, lift yields: Wells Fargo | C
What We Saw on Day 1 of the Vaccine Rollout | N
Virus II
New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say | R
Cold Storage, Key to Coronavirus Vaccine, Lures Investors | N
Teacher Shortage Compounds Covid Crisis in Schools | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: United Airlines starts flying Pfizer vaccine on U.S. passenger flights | C
Autos: Auto industry wants more government support for electric vehicles | C
FAANGs: Facebook will lift temporary political ad ban in Georgia | C
Technology: Apple’s seismic change to the mobile ad industry draws near | C
Cybersecurity
Suspected Russian Cyberattack Began With Ubiquitous Software Company | W
Russian hacks weigh on private equity's software investments | R
Twitter Fined for Breaking EU Privacy Law in First for U.S. Tech Firm | W
Offbeat
Schools Work to Speed Up Internet in Rural Homes for Remote Learning | W
Dec 15 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow stages 325-point U-turn as COVID lockdowns seen intensifying amid U.S. vaccine rollout | MW
Tech Stocks Extend Rally | W
China Set to Plug Liquidity Gap as $92 Billion of Funds Mature | B
Central banks
'Dissonance' confronts Fed, with vaccine weighed against joblessness | R
Federal Reserve emergency-lending program deserved to die | P
US
U.S. consumers uncertain about labor market, finances -New York Fed survey | R
US politics
U.S. Congress in sprint to fund government, approve COVID-19 emergency aid | R
Coronavirus stimulus updates: Bipartisan relief bill will be released | C
Election results: Electoral College votes to cement Joe Biden's victory over Trump | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trade With China Roars Back As Americans Are Stuck At Home | N
US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party | P
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing Widens 787 Dreamliner Inspections After Finding More Assembly-Line Defects | W
Communication services: Is Google Down? Gmail, YouTube Suffer Outages | W
Energy: Exxon Promises to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, End Flaring by 2030 | W
Financials: ‘The Best Year Ever’: 2020 Was Surprisingly Good to Small Banks | W
Pharma: Where Do Covid-19 Vaccine Stocks Go From Here? | W
Tech: Apple Fitness Plus review: A strong Peloton competitor for less money | C
Tech: Semiconductor Analysts Bullish on 2021, But Valuation a Concern | B
Virus
U.S. administers first shots of Pfizer's Covid vaccine, launching a historic rollout | C
Covid vaccine: U.S. plans to ship 6 million Moderna doses once FDA gives OK | C
Kentucky doesn't need more lockdowns | WashingtonExaminer
Gov. Cuomo destroys restaurants and jobs — for no reason | P
Covid vaccine: Pfizer negotiating with U.S. to provide an additional 100 million doses, CEO says | C
Corporate finance
Blackstone Raises Wager on Life Sciences With $3.5 Billion Property Deal | W
Adidas Explores Sale of Reebok | W
Cybersecurity & data privacy
U.S. Homeland Security, thousands of businesses scramble after suspected Russian hack | R
Suspected Russian Hack Said to Have Gone Undetected for Months | W
FTC orders Amazon, Facebook and others to explain how they use personal data | C
Apple adds privacy labels in App Store listings | C
Offbeat
Google CEO email delays return to Sept 2021, no permanent remote work | C
Dec 14 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock-market uncertainty runs high headed into Fed's final meeting of 2020 | MW
Markets Wake Up to Risks of Disruptive Brexit | W
America’s Small Stocks Are Leading the Market’s Charge | W
A Proposal to Delist Chinese Stocks Could Mean Big Headaches. What to Know. | BR
Mutual Funds Bleed $469 Billion as ETFs Triumph in Zero-Sum 2020 | B
The Dicey Economics of Investing in Oil During Covid-19 | W
Global
The world economy - After the pandemic, will inflation return? | Leaders | E
US
U.S. producer prices rise moderately; COVID-19 seen taming inflation | R
Europe
Brexit trade talks will continue past Sunday deadline | C
China
China is doubling down in Xinjiang | China | E
US politics
For Biden’s Economic Team, an Early Focus on Climate | N
Trump blasts Barr over Hunter Biden probe, condemns Supreme Court | C
US election: Biden breaks Obama’s record for lowest number of counties won
Geopolitics & trade
Intel CEO Quietly Warns Of China’s ‘Greater Bay Area’ Project | FO
Industries & companies
Autos: NIO, Xpeng, and Li Auto Are Not the Next Tesla. Why It’s Time to Unplug From Chinese EV Stocks. | BR
Autos: Are Tesla’s Shares Worth $90 or $780? Wall Street Can’t Decide | B
Autos: Tesla Model S and X production will shut down for 18 days: email | C
Consumer: Kraft Heinz Director Elio Leoni Sceti Bought Up Shares | BR
Energy: As Activists Gather, Exxon Mobil Faces Pressure to Change | BR
Energy: The New Green Energy Giants Challenging Exxon and BP | W
Financials: Mercury General Stock’s Hefty 5.4% Yield Is Just One of the Auto Insurer’s Many Charms | BR
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: Vaccine doses are shipping to all 50 states | C
Historic U.S. COVID vaccine campaign launches with convoy of trucks | R
CDC panel recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine for people 16 years and older, clearing pivotal hurdle | C
Getting Everyone Vaccinated, With ‘Nudges’ and Charity Auctions | N
Getting Covid Vaccines to People Will Cost States Billions They Don’t Have | W
Vaccinated? Show Us Your App | N
CA Notify coronavirus app gets 4 million activations in first day | C
Virus II
U.S. hits 16 million COVID cases even as vaccine begins roll-out | R
Germany to impose stricter lockdown to battle Covid-19 | C
South Korea's Moon warns of toughest COVID-19 curbs after two days of record cases | R
Corporate finance I
AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion | W
Sizzling Tech IPO Market Leaves Investors Befuddled | W
10 biggest tech IPOs ever; three in 2020, two last week | C
Corporate finance II
Affirm Postpones Its Initial Public Offering | W
Roblox Delays IPO Until Next Year | W
Offbeat
Covid: Airbnb workers ditch apartments amid pandemic | C
Dec 12 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 falls, heads for 3-day losing streak as stimulus uncertainty remains | C
The market has rarely been this expensive — and nobody cares | NN
Who Saved the U.S. Stock Market Last Spring? | Morningstar
Central banks
Fed ‘Manipulation’ Crushes Can’t-Miss Trade in U.S. Bond Market | B
US I
Americans increasingly see the stock market as a barometer just for the rich, not the whole economy | C
Household net worth hits record $123.5 trillion amid stock market surge | C
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rose in Recent Weeks | W
US II
American state and city governments are bleeding out | The Week
Female Workers Could Take Another Pandemic Hit: To Their Retirements | N
New York City will shut indoor dining starting Monday, Gov. Cuomo says | C
Another restaurant shutdown will kill a lot of dreams — including for ‘second chancers’ | P
US politics
Senate passes one-week government funding extension, sends it to Trump | C
Senate passes $740 billion defense bill as Trump veto threat looms | C
Trump loses Wisconsin lawsuit that sought to invalidate 221,000 ballots | C
Biden Cabinet Gets Mixed Grade So Far From Progressive Groups | W
Industries & companies
Energy: The New Green Energy Giants Challenging Exxon and BP | W
Media: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Pinocchio’ and More as Disney Leans Sharply Into Streaming | N
Media: Disney is executing streaming better than competition | C
Virus
FDA approves Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for emergency use | C
Covid-19 Vaccination in Europe to Roll Out Slowly | W
Walgreens may begin Covid vaccinations at nursing homes before Christmas | C
Corporate finance
Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms | W
Jim Cramer calls IPO pricing 'broken' after Airbnb, DoorDash debuts | C
Facebook's Sandberg says government shouldn't approve mergers and revoke them | C
Technology
QuantumScape building electric car battery that charges to 80% in 15 minutes | C
Dec 11 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Wobble as Economic Picture Dims | W
Central banks
ECB Expands Stimulus Program to Prop Up Pandemic-Hit Economy | W
In Europe, Monetary Policy Is All About Giving Banks Free Money | W
US
Covid-19 Aid Bill Negotiators Seek Compromise on Liability Shield | W
The Covid Divide: The pandemic economy has hurt some, but helped others | N
Supply Chains and Demand by Richard Haass | Project Syndicate
US politics
Here's what Biden's first 100 days could mean for health care, energy and more key sectors | MW
Joe Biden Names Susan Rice to Lead White House Domestic Policy Council | W
China
China’s Xi Ramps Up Control of Private Sector. ‘We Have No Choice but to Follow the Party.’ | W
Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Wants to Train 29 Million People to Work in the Cloud | W
Energy: ‘Is Exxon a Survivor?’ The Oil Giant Is at a Crossroads. | N
Media: Disney Investor Day 2020 announcements | C
Tech: Oracle (ORCL) earnings Q2 2021 | C
Virus
New York New Covid Cases Near April 15 Record After Months of Control | B
FDA Advisory Panel Expected to Approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Moderna (MRNA) Offers US Fail-Safe on Covid Vaccines if Pfizer (PFE) Falls Short | B
Dr. Fauci says Covid vaccine trials on pregnant women and young kids could begin in January | C
U.S. FDA advisers wrestle with ethical issues linked to authorizing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine | R
GPS tracking, priority landing among special treatment for coronavirus vaccines, FedEx, UPS say | C
CVS Health has 10,000 staffers ready to vaccinate seniors at nursing homes | C
Walmart prepares to administer Covid vaccines at stores across U.S. | C
Corporate finance
Corporate America’s Borrowing Binge May Be Ending | W
Airbnb IPO: ABNB starts trading on the Nasdaq | C
Gilead to Pay $1.4 Billion for Hepatitis Drugmaker MYR GmbH of Germany | W
Dec 10 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Euro Rally Weighs on Inflation, Sapping Appetite for Stocks | W
Wall Street forecasters see the 'gradual reflation story' lifting bond yields in 2021 | MW
US
U.S. Job Openings Slipped in Early December | W
Housing is doing something it hasn’t done since the bubble | C
China
Chinese Consumer Prices Show First Annual Decline Since 2009 | W
US politics
Government shutdown: House votes to fund government for one week | C
What if Democrats Sweep the Georgia Senate Runoffs? | Morningstar
Trump’s Challenges to Election Results Face End of the Legal Road | W
Opinion: Biden's economic picks show that we are in good hands - CNN
Joe Biden son Hunter Biden under federal tax investigation | C
Industries & companies
Communication services: Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp | R
Media: Disney to Reveal Plans to Turbocharge Streaming Offerings | N
Restaurants: Starbucks shares jump as coffee chain predicts strong rebound next year | C
Virus
‘Lockdown Lite’ Spares Economies but Doesn’t End Pandemic | W
Covid vaccine: FDA will likely scrutinize allergic reactions to Pfizer's vaccine in UK before clearing use in U.S. | C
Canada Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Pfizer and BioNTech | W
Covid vaccine: Dry ice sales skyrocket as hospitals prepare to deliver shots | C
U.S. Supplies of Covid-19 PPE Fall Short of Targets | W
Pandemic Closures Devastate Restaurant Industry’s Middle Class | N
Corporate finance
AT&T Fields DirecTV Offers Above $15 Billion Including Debt | W
DoorDash IPO: DASH starts trading on the NYSE
Airbnb IPO raises at least $3.5 billion, challenging DoorDash and Snowflake for largest IPO of the year | MW
Offbeat
SpaceX Starship rocket SN8 explodes after high-altitude test flight | C
Dec 09 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records | W
China Stocks Face $722 Billion Overhang as Insider Lockups End | B
US
Student loan payments paused by Covid won't restart until February | C
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell backs off liability demand | C
Senate's McConnell urges dropping liability, state aid in COVID-19 deal; Schumer rejects | R
Trump pushes for $600 stimulus checks as Democrats press for double that | MW
Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election in long-shot lawsuit | R
Biden Introduces His Coronavirus Team as Lawmakers Scrutinize Picks | W
Biden Vows 100 Million Doses of Vaccine Within His First 100 Days | B
Geopolitics & trade
China Pushes Alternative Theories About Origin of Covid-19 | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: JetBlue puts raises, paid parental leave on hold to cut costs in 2021
Autos: Ford F-150 'Tremor' pickup announced with new off-road adds
Wireless: Long-Awaited 5G Auction Expected to Stretch Carriers’ Balance Sheets | W
Virus I
FDA Says Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Safe, Effective | W
What to expect from the FDA's important COVID-19 vaccine meeting Thursday | MW
Covid vaccine side effects: What it's like in Pfizer, Moderna trials | C
U.K. Begins Rollout of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine in a First for the West | W
Virus II
Covid vaccines: Fauci says virus could be under control in 'back half of 2021' | C
Gavin Newsom’s New Stay-at-Home Order a ‘Deathblow’ to California’s Small Businesses | Reason
As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential | R
AstraZeneca Missteps Undermined U.S. Faith in Coronavirus Vaccine | N
Corporate finance
Goldman Sachs to Acquire 100% of China Securities Joint Venture | W
Cybersecurity
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State | N
Offbeat
Elon Musk confirms he moved to Texas | C
Dec 08 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow falls more than 100 points as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, Nasdaq hits record | C
This chart estimates how much the stock market was moved by COVID this year | MW
Demand for Corporate Bonds Drives Inflation-Adjusted Yields to Zero | W
US
U.S. Consumer Credit Growth Slows as Credit Card Balances Shrink | B
What Might Unite a Divided Washington Behind Joe Biden? Unsexy Infrastructure | W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Congress tries to reach relief deal | C
Unemployment benefits: What's in the $908 billion Covid relief bill | C
Georgia Again Certifies Biden’s Win | W
Schumer calls on Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Exports Generate Record Trade Surplus | W
Covert Chinese Trade With North Korea Moves Into the Open | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: From Pilot to Truck Driver—Airline Careers Grounded by Pandemic | W
Retail: With 3 Billion Packages to Go, Online Shopping Faces Tough Holiday Test | N
Retail: Stitch Fix (SFIX) shares skyrocket on earnings beat, upbeat outlook | C
Telecom: FCC Awards $9.2 Billion for Construction of Rural Broadband Networks | W
Corporate finance
‘This Is Insanity’: Start-Ups End Year in a Deal Frenzy | N
Virus I
California bans private gatherings, New York expands hospitals to battle coronavirus surge | R
Americans prepare to travel again for Christmas, while hospitals brace for ‘bad outcomes’ post-Thanksgiving | MW
Average daily new Covid cases, deaths approach U.S. records | C
Virus II
Covid vaccine: FDA may authorize Pfizer's this week | C
Who Gets Covid-19 Vaccine First? Hospitals Assess How to Divvy Up Shots | W
Trump to sign Covid-19 vaccine executive order prioritizing Americans | C
The challenges and perils of transporting millions of COVID-19 vaccines with dry ice across the U.S. | MW
Virus III
AstraZeneca and Pfizer Ask India for Emergency-Use Covid-19 Vaccine Authorizations | W
AstraZeneca Vaccine Partner in China Dogged by Scandal | N
Covid vaccine: Can you be fired if you refuse to take it | C
Technology
Uber Giving Self-Driving Car Project to a Start-Up | N
Corporate finance
Airbnb Boosts IPO Price Range to Between $56 and $60 a Share | W
Offbeat
Bob Dylan Sells Entire Songwriting Catalog | W
Dec 07 (Monday)
YRI
Record highs are justified because economy will boom: Ed Yardeni | C
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
A popular stock-market indicator flashes red as Dow soars to records Friday | MW
The Biggest Investment Opportunity for Americans Is China, Bridgewater’s Karen Karniol-Tambour Says | BR
Climate Change Is the Biggest Investment Opportunity Post-Covid, the CEO of RockCreek Says | BR
Soaring Metals Prices Signal Bets on Global Economic Recovery | W
US
You must believe in spring - America’s economic recovery no longer looks so strong | United States | E
The Puzzle of Low Interest Rates | N
Goldman Plots Florida Base for Asset Management in NYC Blow | B
Five Pricing Moves Companies Made in 2020, From Zoom to Peloton | W
Hit by Covid-19, Colleges Do the Unthinkable and Cut Tenure | W
Opinion: I almost lost my business in March. More stimulus will prevent me from losing it for good | NN
Europe
Europe Seeks to Boost Pandemic-Damaged Economy by Spending | W
US politics
Biden to Nominate Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary | W
Georgia Rejects Trump’s Request to Reverse His Election Loss | W
Geopolitics & trade
Towards a better nuclear deal - Joe Biden should drive a hard bargain with Iran | Leaders | E
Industries & companies
Communication services: Google Spars With Barry Diller’s IAC on Marketing Practices | W
Energy: Killing coal - Time to make coal history | Leaders | E
Virus
Birx: Winter Covid surge the 'worst event that this country will face' | C
Covid-19 deaths could nearly double by April despite vaccines | C
Coronavirus: Southern California, San Joaquin Valley trigger stay-at-home order | C
Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for Covid-19, Admitted to Hospital | W
Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Wasn’t a Black Swan Event. We Must Prepare for More Outbreaks. | BR
Your Boss Can Restrict Your Holiday Plans in the Pandemic | W
Corporate finance
Airbnb Boosts IPO Price Range to Between $56 and $60 a Share | W
Dec 05 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Central banks
Fed’s Evans, Disappointed by Jobs Data, Isn’t Ready for More Fed Stimulus | W
US
U.S. Added 245,000 Jobs Last Month as Hiring Slowed | W
U.S. labor market losing steam as COVID-19 pandemic rages | R
Five worrying takeaways from Friday's U.S. jobs report | R
Explaining the Frenzy in the Housing Market | N
US politics I
Biden says jobs report 'grim,' relief package needed now and in January | R
Biden says $1,200 stimulus checks 'may be still in play' in Covid relief talks | C
Weakening Jobs Numbers Spur Covid-19 Aid Efforts | W
US politics II
A Monetary Mind at the Treasury by John B. Taylor | Project Syndicate
Trump loyalist Loeffler's attacks on pastor Warnock risk suburban votes in Georgia's U.S. Senate race | R
Federal student loan payments suspended until end of January | R
House passes bill to decriminalize marijuana, set up steps to wipe out convictions | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Ford delaying Bronco SUV to summer 2021 due to Covid-related issues | C
Materials: Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg to Retire After 18 Years at the Helm | W
Media: AT&T dismantles Time Warner to battle Netflix: The inside story | C
Retail: Your Covid-19 Shopping Habits Are Changing What Jobs Are Available | W
Tech: Apple offers free fix for iPhone 11s that no longer respond to touch | C
Tech: Will Zoom video chat still dominate after a Covid-19 vaccine? Microsoft Teams, Cisco, or Google could knock off the crown. | Vox
Virus
California Covid: Stay-at-home order issued for San Francisco Bay Area | C
Analysis: First U.S. delivery of COVID-19 vaccine will leave out many high-risk workers | R
China’s Digital Response to Covid-19 Hits a Glitch—Seniors Don’t Understand It | W
Paramedics under 'extreme stress' as Covid toll climbs: Ambulance company CEOs | C
Offbeat
Crew Battles Raging Wildfires in Southern California | W
U.S. sells more than $175 billion in weapons to foreign governments | C
Dec 04 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow Industrials Edge Higher as Unemployment Claims Drop | W
S&P 500 falls slightly from a record on coronavirus vaccine concerns | C
Central banks
A Trump Fed Pick Squeaks Through Senate Confirmation | N
US
Covid Shrinks the Labor Market, Pushing Out Women and Baby Boomers | W
Opinion: Our stimulus plan will rescue renters | NN
Up to 30 Million in U.S. Have the Skills to Earn 70% More, Researchers Say | N
US politics
$908 billion coronavirus aid bill draws conservative backing in U.S. Congress | R
What's the Difference Between Bipartisan, McConnell Stimulus Plans? Comparison | B
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell and Pelosi will speak about relief deal | C
Biden names top economic adviser Deese to fight climate change, jobs crisis | R
Georgia Senate runoffs focus on stock trading, Trump's false claims of rigged elections | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Is National Security Threat No. 1 | W
Bill forcing Chinese firms to meet U.S. accounting standards passes Congress | C
Ahead of U.S. Audit Bill, Chinese Companies Are Finding Their Way Home | W
Pentagon blacklists China chipmaker SMIC and oil producer CNOOC | C
U.S. in Talks With Huawei Finance Chief Meng Wanzhou About Resolving Criminal Charges | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. airlines cut 29,000 workers through mid-October: Transportation Department | R
Airlines: Southwest Airlines warns it could furlough 6,800 employees to cut costs | C
Consumer discretionary: More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries back 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign | R
Media: Warner Bros. to release every 2021 movie on HBO Max at same time as theaters | C
Media: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar doesn't think he destroyed movie theaters | C
Media: AMC Says It Might Go Bankrupt if You Don’t Buy Its Stock | W
Retail: 2020 Holiday Sales: How, Where and When Consumers Are Buying | W
Virus
California Covid: Newsom to impose regional stay-at-home order to ease hospitalizations | C
Biden Says He’ll Ask Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days After He Takes Office | W
Biden says he has asked Fauci to stay on and join COVID-19 team | R
Pfizer's Covid vaccine: Why U.K. approved but not the U.S. yet | C
Fauci Slams U.K. Regulator on Pfizer Review, Then Mutes Critique | B
Moderna to supply up to 125 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally in first quarter | R
Covid Vaccine Side-Effects Could Sideline Health-Care Workers During Case Surge | B
Offbeat
How to protect your mental health and fight ‘COVID fatigue’ this winter | MW
Rich get richer? Here's the math | MW
Dec 03 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 hits record as investors await fiscal deal | R
The oil industry narrowly avoided an election disaster. Now it's showing signs of life | N
Central banks
Powell Says No Rush to Taper Bond Purchases, Mum on Doing More | B
Kaplan says he's not in favor of Fed increasing bond purchases | C
Mnuchin Defends Decision to End Fed Lending Programs | W
Senate Moves to Confirm Trump Fed Nominee Waller, But Shelton’s Candidacy Hits Likely Dead End | W
ECB Official Defends Private Calls to Investors and Banks After Policy Meetings | W
US
These ‘Little Land Mines’ Could Prevent a Summertime Boom | N
Mortgage Refinancing Wave Not Letting Up, to Investors’ Chagrin | B
New PPP Data Show Coronavirus Aid Flowed to Large and Small Firms Alike | W
China
China Has One Powerful Friend Left in the U.S.: Wall Street | W
US politics
Trump hints at 2024 run, Biden to meet with U.S. workers hit by pandemic | R
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi and Schumer back bipartisan relief bill | C
Biden to Have a Better Economy in 2021 Than in 2009, But Worse Options | W
The myth of Biden’s 100% renewable energy pledge | Washington Examiner
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines starts Boeing 737 Max flights to boost confidence in jets | C
Autos: Porsche investing $24 million in 'e-fuels' for traditional sports cars | C
Retail: UPS Slaps Shipping Limits on Gap, Nike to Manage E-Commerce Surge | W
Virus
Trump Covid vaccine czar says U.S. should be able to immunize nearly third of population by end of February | C
CDC's Redfield says 'the most difficult' months in health history loom | C
As coronavirus soars, U.S. cheers Britain's vaccine approval | R
What we still don’t know about COVID vaccines after the U.K.’s emergency-use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech candidate | MW
CDC Shortens Recommended Covid-19 Quarantine Period to Seven to 10 Days | W
NFL playoff training camps likely if Covid-19 cases continue | C
Covid vaccine: Obama will take doses, might film to build confidence | C
Corporate finance
Salesforce stock closes down more than 8% as Wall Street questions necessity of Slack purchase | MW
Dec 02 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Why the 2020s could favor market-timers over buy-and-hold U.S. stock investors | MW
Bets on More Fed Bond-Buying Help Contain Treasury Yields | W
Options Trading Is More Popular Than Ever Despite the Risks | W
China’s Covid-19 Comeback Lifts Iron Ore | W
China
China continuing to outpace the U.S. economy, CFO survey reveals | C
US politics
DOJ did not find fraud that would reverse Biden win over Trump, Barr says | C
Beware tax hikes under Biden, even if GOP holds the Senate | Washington Examiner
Pelosi, McConnell Fan Stimulus Hopes With 2020 Clock Running Out | B
Geopolitics & trade
Biden says will not kill Phase 1 trade deal with China immediately: NYT | R
Biden’s Economic Team Charts a New Course for Globalization, With Trumpian Undertones | W
Trump threatens to veto defense bill unless internet liability shield scrapped | C
Industries & companies
Retail: Tech Beats Toys for Holidays Despite Covid Screen Fatigue | W
Retail: Walmart+ members to get free online shipping without a minimum | C
Virus
Covid vaccine: CDC panel says health workers, nursing homes will get first doses | C
Opinion | The Line for a Coronavirus Vaccine Is Forming | N
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, rollout next week | C
Roche's coronavirus antibody test gets emergency use authorization from the U.S. | C
Corporate finance
Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7 billion in cloud company's largest deal | C
JD Health Raises $3.5 Billion From Hong Kong’s Red-Hot Capital Markets | W
DoorDash Is Set to Deliver SoftBank a Big Hit | W
Dec 01 (Tuesday)
Markets
Dow futures rise more than 100 points after Wall Street wraps up historically strong month | C
Stock market today: Dow falls more than 200 points to end November, but still posts biggest monthly gain since 1987 | C
Dow Falls but Holds On for Best Month in Over Three Decades | W
Central banks
Powell stresses importance of lending programs, calls economic outlook 'extraordinarily uncertain' | C
Why Expiring Fed Programs Is No Emergency | MarketMinder | Fisher Investments
US
Labor Department Published Flawed Estimates of Weekly Jobless Claims, Watchdog Says | W
Europe
In Europe’s Nursing Homes, a Soaring Covid-19 Death Toll and the Pain of Isolation | W
US politics
Biden names top economic advisers as Arizona, Wisconsin certify vote results | R
Fact check: Biden outperformed Clinton in most major metro areas | USA
Will a Janet Yellen-run Treasury really help average Americans? | P
Geopolitics & trade
India Plots Smartphone Dominance Amid U.S.-China Trade War | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla's stock will be added to the S&P 500 in a single step before the open on Dec. 21 | C
Autos: General Motors Will No Longer Take a Stake in Nikola | W
Airlines: Grounded Pilots Out of Practice Spark Airline Safety Fears | B
Energy: Exxon Slashes Spending, Writes Down Assets | W
Virus
Pence Says Covid Vaccine Distribution Could Begin Mid-December | B
Pfizer Covid vaccine update: First 'mass air shipment' arrives as airlines prepare for more | C
Moderna Asks Health Regulators to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine | W
California at COVID-19 'tipping point' as Trump administration hopes for vaccines by Christmas | R
Corporate finance
S&P Global leans in on recurring revenue in $44 billion IHS Markit deal | C
DoorDash Sets IPO Terms Pushing Valuation as High as $32 Billion | W
Facebook to Buy Kustomer, Startup Valued at $1 Billion | W
Technology
How autonomous robots by are changing construction | C
Offbeat
We Have Immune Systems, New York Times Reveals – AIER
Nov 30 (Monday)
Markets
Stocks Say Covid Recovery Is Nigh. Bonds Tell a Different Story. | W
A Giant Fund Sold Alibaba, Apple, and Intel Stock. Here’s What It Bought. | BR
OPEC+ alliance considers delay to its output hike | C
US
The Red-Hot Housing Market Could Get a Boost It Doesn’t Need | BR
Who Gains Most From Canceling Student Loans? | Yahoo Finance
China
China Is Ready to Restart Cruises, but Big Companies Are Left Out | W
US politics
Trump: Election challenges probably won't make it to the Supreme Court | C
Biden Plans to Roll Back Trump-Era Education Policies | W
State, Local Governments Slashed Spending After Covid. Next Year Could Be Worse. | W
Geopolitics & trade
EU proposes new post-Trump alliance with U.S. in face of China threat: FT | R
Iran’s Mohsen Fakhrizadeh killed by 62-person hit squad, reports say | P
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla’s Delayed Semi Truck Tests Elon Musk’s Ability to Scale Up | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Promises $500 Million in Holiday Bonuses for Front-Line Staff | W
Home builders: 6 Home Builder Stocks Primed for Growth in 2021 | BR
REITs: REITs Have Been Hit Hard by Covid-19. Why the Impact Could Last for Years. | BR
Restaurants: Restaurant Holdouts Defy Covid-19 Shutdown Orders | W
Retail: Black Friday traffic in stores craters 52% during pandemic | C
Retail: The Luxury E-Commerce Wars Heat Up | N
Virus
Coronavirus: Fauci says Christmas and New Year’s restrictions will be necessary | C
The NFL’s Thanksgiving Weekend Has Become a Covid Crisis | W
NYC schools to start phased reopening in December, shifting away from blended learning | C
Pharmacies Add Freezers, Train Staff to Handle Covid-19 Vaccination Drive | W
Corporate finance
Tesla’s S&P 500 Debut Is Set to Put $100 Billion in Trades in Motion | W
Offbeat
As Winter Arrives, Heaters Become a Survival Tool for Businesses | N
Nov 28 (Saturday)
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 closes at another record Friday, gains 2% on week | C
The surprising lesson Black Friday and Cyber Monday can teach stock-market investors | MW
Move Over, Millennials! Boomer Power Fuels Stock Rally’s Latest Leg. | BR
Oil prices post weekly gain ahead of OPEC+ meeting | R
Central banks
Janet Yellen: Why Joe Biden's Treasury Pick Is Right on the Money | BR
Mnuchin asks Republican senators to trust in future Treasury, Fed actions | R
US
Florida’s Approval of $15 Minimum Wage Sets Up Battle in Other States | W
Hawaii Wants to Lure Visitors—but Keep Out Covid-19—to Revive Its Economy | W
Emerging
‘Their Goal Is to Make You Feel Helpless’: In Xi’s China, Little Room for Dissent | W
Overdue action - Bad debts in China | Finance & economics | E
India’s GDP Shrinks as Covid-19 Keeps Stranglehold on Economy | W
Europe
Brexit Is Nipping at London’s Role as a Financial Powerhouse | N
Brexit goes down to the wire: EU and UK say big differences remain | R
US politics
Joe Biden Wants to Change Tax Policy. Here’s What He Might Accomplish. | BR
Factbox: The top contenders to run Biden's financial agencies | R
Trump will campaign for Georgia Republican Senate candidates | C
Trump loses appeal of Pennsylvania election case | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Pilot shortage prompts rare flight cancellations at Delta over Thanksgiving break | C
Autos: Ford Can Be Fixed. Why Its Stock Could Double. | BR
Autos: GM Plans to Seek Banking Charter to Grow Auto-Lending Business | W
Autos: U.S. agency opens probe into 115,000 Tesla vehicles over suspension issue | C
Consumer: Amazon Workers Are Striking on Black Friday. Will It Hit the Stock? | BR
Consumer: Amazon Black Friday: Hiring spree used to meet extreme demand | C
Consumer: Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal | N
Retail: Bargain-Hunting Holiday Shoppers Didn’t Wait for Black Friday | BR
Retail: Black Friday in a Pandemic Means Fewer Shoppers, Fewer Deals | W
Retail: Black Friday may have seen 'fundamental change' due to Covid pandemic | C
Virus I
America will be the first country to roll out a covid-19 vaccine | United States | E
Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy: A Q&A With Bruce Gellin | BR
AstraZeneca Faces Difficult Questions About Its Vaccine After Admitting Mistake | N
Oxford, WHO scientists: More data needed on AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine trials
U.K. Pushes For AstraZeneca Vaccine Approval Amid Questions Over Trial Data | BR
Covid-19 Vaccine Studies May Suffer as Volunteers Consider Dropping Out | W
Virus II
U.S. patients hospitalized with COVID-19 surpass 90,000 ahead of expected case surge | R
Evictions have led to hundreds of thousands of extra Covid cases | C
Nov 25 (Wednesday)
YRI Study. We have reprinted our study titled S&P 500, Earnings, Valuation, and the Pandemic as a paperback and eBook. Both are available at Amazon here. This study focuses on the S&P 500 stock price index, examining how it is determined by the earnings of the 500 companies that are included in the index and the valuation of those earnings by the stock market. You can find the other books in our “Predicting the Markets series” on my Amazon author’s page here.
Markets
Dow futures rise more than 100 points after record day on Wall Street | C
Dow surges more than 400 points, closes above 30K for the first time ever | C
Behind Dow 30000: A Self-Perpetuating Upward Spiral | W
Cramer on Dow milestone: Beating Covid-19 will be ‘like the end of Prohibition’ | C
US
Unemployment Scam Using Inmates’ Names Costs California Hundreds of Millions | N
China
China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media | P
US politics I
Biden to begin receiving classified presidential daily briefings | C
How Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Strengthens Biden’s Hand | W
Yellen Would Assume Vast Policy Portfolio as Treasury Secretary | N
Yellen Will Confront a Cooling Economic Recovery, Uncertain Stimulus Prospects | W
Mnuchin Plans to Put $455 Billion Beyond Yellen’s Easy Reach | B
Federal Reserve Can Restart Emergency Lending If Needed, New York Fed’s Williams Says | W
Yellen would need Congress to approve use of clawed-back Fed loan funds, Treasury says | R
US politics II
Why Stacey Abrams Is Confident Georgia Will Stay Blue | N
Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Takes Shape | W
Biden's foreign policy team lays out a national security vision that differs sharply from Trump's | C
Industries & companies
Energy: Europe’s Biggest Utility Company to Ramp Up Spending on Wind, Solar Power | W
Financials: Catch-all travel insurance booms as U.S. flyers take Thanksgiving risks | R
Pharma: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges | R
Retail: Retailers already fear U.S. holiday 'shipageddon'; now here come vaccines | R
Retail: Gap (GPS) Stock Falls on Sales Weakness at Banana Republic, Gap Brand | B
Virus
AstraZeneca Gears Up to Vaccinate the World Against Covid-19 | W
Texas hospitals prepare to administer Covid vaccine shots in less than three weeks | C
CDC Finalizing Recommendation to Shorten Covid-19 Quarantines | W
France’s Macron Charts Exit From Covid-19 Lockdown | W
Corporate finance
Nikola shares fall after CEO fails to reassure investors GM won't pull out of $2 billion deal | C
Penguin Random House Parent Near Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster From ViacomCBS | W
Offbeat
Think Remote Learning Is Hard? Try Using a Phone in an Indian Village | W
Nov 24 (Tuesday)
YRI Study. We have reprinted our study titled S&P 500, Earnings, Valuation, and the Pandemic as a paperback and eBook. Both are available at Amazon here. This study focuses on the S&P 500 stock price index, examining how it is determined by the earnings of the 500 companies that are included in the index and the valuation of those earnings by the stock market. You can find the other books in our “Predicting the Markets series” on my Amazon author’s page here.
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Markets
Markets cheer Yellen pick for Treasury, seeing her focus on fixing the economy and not politics | C
Dow futures rise 200 points as Trump administration begins transition process | C
Dow Rises on Covid-19 Vaccine Results | W
Bitcoin Trades Again Near Record, Driven by New Group of Buyers | W
Central banks
Fed's Evans sees no rate hikes until late 2023, maybe 2024 | R
US politics
Trump administration officially begins transition to Biden after weeks of delay | C
Biden to choose ex-Fed chair Yellen as first woman Treasury secretary, allies say | R
‘She can start repairing the damage in economic diplomacy’ — analysts react to Yellen as Biden’s Treasury secretary | MW
Biden Picks John Kerry to Help Regain Global Leadership on Climate Change | W
Michigan certifies Biden win, rejecting Trump fraud claims | C
Trump campaign urges appeals court to block Biden from winning Pennsylvania | R
The case against indicting Trump | WP
China
China Says It Has Met Its Deadline of Eliminating Poverty | W
Geopolitics & trade
Befriended by Trump, Populists in Europe’s East Brace for Change | W
Industries & companies
Communications services: Google Plans Fiber-Optic Network to Connect Via Saudi Arabia and Israel for First Time | W
Energy: These solar panels don’t need the sun to produce energy | Fast Company
Retail: Holiday 2020: So long, doorbusters! Retailers roll out weeks of deals | C
Retail: Amid Coronavirus Surge, Holiday Shoppers Flock to Malls | W
Virus I
AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Up to 90% Effective in Late-Stage Trials | W
Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has some advantages over its peers | C
Covid vaccine: CDC should warn people the side effects from shots won't be 'walk in the park' | C
Virus II
European Authorities Prepare to Ease Covid-19 Lockdowns for Christmas | W
More States Offer Covid-19 Contact-Tracing Apps, but Adoption Is Uneven | W
Damaged Sense of Smell in Covid Patients Holds Clues to How Recovery Might Work | W
Corporate finance
BlackRock to Buy Equity-Index Provider Aperio for $1 Billion | W
Merck to Buy OncoImmune Amid Race for Covid-19 Treatments | W
Nov 23 (Monday)
YRI Study. We have reprinted our study titled S&P 500, Earnings, Valuation, and the Pandemic as a paperback and eBook. Both are available at Amazon here. This study focuses on the S&P 500 stock price index, examining how it is determined by the earnings of the 500 companies that are included in the index and the valuation of those earnings by the stock market. You can find the other books in our “Predicting the Markets series” on my Amazon author’s page here.
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Markets
What Stocks to Buy Right Now: 20 International Stocks, According to Barron’s International Investing Roundtable | BR
Emerging Market Value Stocks Are Worth a Look | BR
Why a rare Fed-Treasury rift isn't causing markets to freak out---so far | MW
Oil Market Is Caught Between Covid Surges and Vaccine Hopes | BR
US
A Covid-19 Vaccine Could Unleash Pent-Up Demand, Bringing Along Inflation | W
Four Reasons the Stay-at-Home Economy Is Here to Stay | W
US politics
Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Promises ‘Biblical’ Lawsuit in Coming Days | Epoch
Trump Continues to Challenge Election Results as Legal Options Dwindle | W
Trump Covid vaccine chief has had ‘no contact’ with Biden transition team | C
Biden to unveil first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, envisions scaled-down inauguration | R
Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely | R
Geopolitics & trade
The China strategy America needs | E
Putin Says He Needs More Clarity on Winner of U.S. Presidential Vote | W
Trump Exits Open Skies Treaty, Moves to Discard Observation Planes | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing 737 MAX jets undergo round-the-clock effort to clear inventory | R
Financials: Bank Stocks Already Had a Wild 2020. Then November Got Even Crazier. | W
Manufacturing: More People Are Driving. That Could Give Tire Maker Michelin's Stock a Lift. | BR
Media: Hollywood’s ‘We’re Not in Kansas Anymore’ Moment | N
Retail: Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’ | W
REITs: Buy Simon Property Stock Because the Shopping Mall Isn’t Dead | BR
Virus I
First Americans could get COVID-19 vaccine by mid-December, top health official says | R
Pfizer applies for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine amid testing bottleneck | C
Regeneron: Covid treatment used by Trump authorized by FDA | C
Virus II
Daily COVID-19 deaths in U.S. hit highest level since May | MW
Covid Deaths in Europe Are Overwhelmingly Among Those Over 60 | W
Many College Students Head Home for Thanksgiving Lacking Covid-19 Tests | W
Technology
Kandi’s Tiny Electric Vehicle Faces Big Challenges in the U.S. | BR
Corporate finance
Coronavirus Spurred Companies to Hoard Cash. Now They Are Starting to Dole It Out. | W
Guitar Center Files for Bankruptcy | N
Offbeat
Coronavirus Pandemic Stands to Force Changes in U.S. Spy Services | W
Nov 21 (Saturday)
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Markets
Dow closes more than 200 points lower to end down week amid concern over rising Covid cases | C
S&P 500 Suffers Weekly Loss as Stocks Slip | W
Stocks may continue to struggle Thanksgiving week amid Covid-19 outbreaks | C
Central banks
Fed's George Says Pandemic Lessening Importance of Gasoline Prices | W
US
Lumber Prices Rise Again, Defying the Normal Seasonal Slowdown | W
Fannie, Freddie Overseer Looks to End Federal Control Before Trump Leaves | W
US politics
Biden Team Faults Mnuchin for Letting Fed Aid Programs Lapse | W
PPP Borrowers Are Asked to Justify Need for Loans Over $2 Million | W
Biden Team Lacks Full U.S. Cybersecurity Support in Transition Fracas | W
Geopolitics & trade
Biden Unlikely to Quickly Unwind China Tariffs, Democrat Says | B
Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing | W
Biden to rejoin Paris Climate Accord. Here's what happens next | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla gets exemption from new California Covid-19 health orders | C
Retail: Home Depot and Lowe's earnings boosted by pandemic-induced 'nesting' | C
Virus I
Pfizer applies for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine amid testing bottleneck | C
Pfizer, BioNTech Ask FDA to Authorize Their Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Covid vaccine: 5 US agencies tell employees they can get shots in 8 weeks | C
Virus II
Covid-19 Testing Demand Surges Again, From Thanksgiving Travelers and Rising Infections | W
A $10 Covid-19 Test? Walmart Heirs Back Startup Developing At-Home Tests | W
Europe Hopes Mass Testing Could Ease Lockdowns Before Christmas | W
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for Covid-19, but is asymptomatic | C
Corporate finance
Roblox Files IPO Amid Surge in Videogame Spending | W
Offbeat
Zillennials Are Going to Change Investing Forever, BofA Says | B
Nov 20 (Friday)
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Markets
Dow futures fall 200 points as fresh virus restrictions raise concerns about recovery | C
Stocks wobble after Mnuchin pulls plug on U.S. stimulus | R
China Borrows at Negative Rates for the First Time | W
Central banks
Mnuchin pulls plug on some pandemic lending programs that Fed considers essential | R
Fed's Bostic: would be prudent to keep U.S. emergency lending programs open | R
US
12 million Americans set to lose unemployment benefits by year's end | C
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise Amid Coronavirus Surge | W
U.S. Home Sales Rose to 14-Year High in October | W
US politics
Joe Biden made Treasury secretary pick; Yellen, Brainard are top contenders | C
Lawmakers Set to Give Infrastructure a Fresh Look in 2021 | W
Trump drops Michigan lawsuit challenging Biden win, Giuliani says | C
Georgia hand count of votes affirms Biden's narrow victory over Trump | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airline bookings drop ahead of Thanksgiving as coronavirus infections spike | C
Autos: Consumer reports pans Tesla Models S and Y | C
Virus I
Hospitals Reduce Covid-19 Deaths, Lengths of Stay, Data Suggest | W
Coronavirus: WHO tells doctors don't use Gilead's remdesivir, splitting with FDA | C
HHS chief says Pfizer is expected to file FDA application for coronavirus vaccine Friday | C
Nearly 1 Million Chinese People Have Received Drug Maker’s Covid-19 Vaccines | W
Let's appreciate how extraordinary the vaccines are
Virus II
California orders nightly COVID-19 curfew on gatherings, non-essential activities | R
'Dial back' or 'emergency brake?' New lockdowns and the U.S. economy | R
White House says U.S. is prepared for surge as CDC warns of accelerating Covid deaths | C
Coronavirus: CDC urges Americans against traveling for Thanksgiving as outbreak worsens | C
Nov 19 (Thursday)
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Market
Market’s Vaccine Euphoria Was Bad News for Momentum Funds | W
U.S. stock futures little changed after Wednesday's sell-off | C
Central banks
Fed’s Williams Says Lack of Fiscal Aid Could Challenge Economy | W
NY Fed's Williams says rapid increase in virus infections could hurt economy | R
US
U.S. housing starts blow past expectations; COVID-19 poses risk | R
Fannie, Freddie Should Hold $280 Billion in Capital, FHFA Says | W
US politics
Trump’s Gambit to Overturn States’ Election Results Is Running Out of Time | B
Georgia, Wisconsin recounts likely will not change Trump election defeat, officials say | R
Trump calls Georgia recount a 'joke' as certification date looms | MW
Nancy Pelosi Backed by House Democrats to Serve Fourth Term as Speaker | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. senators seek to stop Trump's $23 billion in arms sales to UAE | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: More than 400 Southwest mechanics get furlough notices as talks falter | C
Autos: Why this Tesla partner is betting big on the European electric-vehicle market | MW
Restaurants: Starbucks raises barista wages as restaurants brace for minimum wage hike | C
Retail: Target Grabs Sales From Rivals Amid Pandemic | W
Tech: Nvidia (NVDA) earnings Q3 2021 | C
Virus
Coronavirus vaccine shots could go to U.S. health workers in about a month | C
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas' | R
Pfizer Says Covid-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective in Final Data, Will Seek Authorization | W
Chinese Covid Vaccine Gives Scientists Pause Over Antibody Levels in Early Trials | W
Covid NYC: Schools to close for in-person learning to curb outbreak, Mayor says | C
Technology
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sends astronauts to ISS, marking a new era for NASA | Vox
Corporate finance
Duolingo Valued at $2.4 Billion in Fundraising Round | W
Nov 18 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Stock market today: Dow falls more than 150 points as rally to record highs takes a breather | C
Momentum stocks may get an end-of-the-year push, history shows | MW
Wall Street closes lower as shutdown worries loom | R
Falling ‘Real’ Yields Drive Investors to Junk Bonds | W
Central banks
Powell Says Economic Risks Persist Despite Vaccine | N
Fed's Powell signals emergency credit programs should be extended | R
Shelton Fed nomination fails key Senate procedure vote, possibly ending her chances | C
US
U.S. retail sales lose speed as pandemic, lack of fiscal stimulus weigh | R
U.S. manufacturing output picks up in October | R
U.S. household debt rises above pre-pandemic levels due to mortgages | R
Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed | W
Recession With a Difference: Women Face Special Burden | N
China
China Urges New Era of Mass Migration—Back to the Countryside | W
US politics I
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell, Schumer, Pelosi have not held talks | C
McConnell open to $500 billion for coronavirus relief | R
Biden picks for senior White House staff include loyalists, rising Democratic stars | C
Biden's first day might include a bailout for the wealthy | Washington Examiner
US politics II
Trump campaign loses case on Philadelphia vote count observers | C
Georgia says voting machine audit found no evidence of fraud, tampering | C
Georgia Senate runoff elections: Here are the key dates to know | C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy | W
Pharma: Moderna and Pfizer Are Reinventing Vaccines, Starting With Covid | W
Retail: Home Depot Plans Workforce Investment as Pandemic Brings Another Strong Quarter | W
Retail: Walmart’s Sales Gains Slow as Pandemic Drags On | W
Virus
Coronavirus Vaccine Unproven? No Problem in China | N
Chuck Grassley, oldest GOP senator, tests positive for Covid-19 | C
Corporate finance
Aramco Raises $8 Billion Bond to Fund Dividend Pledge | W
Major Chinese Chip Company Defaults on Debt | W
Huawei Sells Off Honor Phone Business as U.S. Sanctions Bite | W
Kind Bars to Be Acquired by Maker of Snickers | N
Technology
Don’t Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy | N
Offbeat
Coronavirus: Bill Gates says more than 50% of business travel will disappear long-term | C
Nov 17 (Tuesday)
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Markets
The Dow just clinched its fastest bear-market recovery in 30 years | MW
Stock futures are little changed after Monday’s record-setting session | C
Regulators target money market funds after COVID-19 turmoil | R
Global
A Covid Baby Bust Is Bad News for These Businesses | W
Central banks
Third Republican comes out against Judy Shelton for Fed seat | C
Faster recovery odds have risen with vaccine developments: Fed's Clarida | R
US politics
Trump national security adviser O'Brien says looks now that Biden has won | R
Trump Covid vaccine czar hopes work not disrupted by Biden transition | C
President-elect Biden says 'more people may die' from Covid if Trump continues to delay transition | C
Georgia secretary of state says Lindsey Graham and other Republicans have pressured him to toss legal ballots | MW
China
China Economy Gathers Steam, Setting Stage for a Strong End to the Year | W
Geopolitics & trade
Tech War With U.S. Turbocharges China’s Chip-Development Resolve | W
Biden’s China Policy? A Balancing Act for a Toxic Relationship | N
Industries & companies
Airlines: ‘Predatory and Opportunistic’: Southwest Airlines Seizes the Moment as Rivals Struggle | W
Autos: Tesla to join S&P 500, stock jumps more than 9% | MW
Pharma: Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Drugmakers Seeking Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Retail: Walmart Retreats Around Globe to Focus on E-Commerce | W
Virus
Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective | C
Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Moderna Covid vaccine could help end pandemic | C
Europe Got Covid Largely Under Control in the Summer. What Went Wrong? | W
The Hot New Covid Tech Is Wearable and Constantly Tracks You | N
Corporate finance
Airbnb S-1 IPO filing drops, plans to trade under ABNB symbol | C
Offbeat
Jeff Bezos hands out first round of billions to fight global warming | MW
Hurricane Iota now a Category 5 storm near Central America | C
Nov 16 (Monday)
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Markets
How to Invest in a World With a Vaccine: Value Stocks, Small Caps, and International Equities | BR
Bond Investors Win Big Betting on U.S. Consumer | W
Covid-19 Makes Foreign Policy the Oil Patch’s First Biden Fear | W
Global
‘The Zoom Boom’: Asia Leads the World in Covid-19 Economic Recovery | W
US
Millions of Unemployed Americans Face Loss of Benefits at Year’s End | W
Coronavirus Surge Tests the Smallest Companies | W
The USPS Lost $9 Billion. Here’s Why That Matters. | BR
US politics
Trump concedes 'nothing' on election; Biden team says smooth transition essential | R
Why Biden Needs Wealth Taxes: An Argument for the Most Progressive Tax System | BR
Biden Plan to Forgive Student Debt Hinges on Democratic Control of Senate | W
Geopolitics & trade
Asia forms world's biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S. | R
Warm RCEPtion - The meaning of RCEP, the world’s biggest trade agreement | Finance & economics | E
China aims for moderate export expansion, no longer focuses on surplus - think tank | R
U.S. Exporters Coming Up Empty in Scramble for Outbound Containers | W
Will Musk's China Praise Risk U.S. SpaceX Business? | BR
Acting Pentagon chief says wars must end in first address | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: American slashes London flights in December due to weak demand | C
Consumer: Meat Giant Tyson Girds for Virus Surge, Tracking Covid-19 With Algorithms | W
Media: Disney Stock Is Climbing After Earnings. Here’s What Wall Street Is Saying. | BR
Retail: Pandemic Speeds Americans’ Embrace of Digital Commerce | W
Retail: Retail Chains Shed Stores, but It Isn’t Good for Business | W
Retail: Coronavirus: Walmart resumes metering customers in its stores | C
Retail: Target Is Booming During the Pandemic. Why the Stock Still Looks Undervalued. | BR
Tech: Why Election Results and China Moves Bode Well for Tech | BR
Tech: Intel Has Lost Ground to AMD and Nvidia and Apple Ditched Its Chips. Why Its Stock Can Rise Anyway. | BR
Virus I
U.S. reports record Covid hospitalizations as states roll out restrictions | C
Italy’s Hospitals Face Rising Pressure From Coronavirus | W
Coronavirus: Top Biden advisor says national lockdown ‘measure of last resort’ | C
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is surprisingly effective, though experts question what that will look like in real world | MW
J&J and U.S. Government Earmark $1 Billion for Covid-19 Vaccine Trials | BR
Suddenly, hope - The promise of the new covid-19 vaccine is immense | Leaders | E
Virus II
Covid-19 Hits Rural Nursing Homes, Which Are Among Those Least Equipped to Fight It | W
Scientists pour cold water on ‘intriguing’ — and potentially fatal — similarity between COVID-19 and 1918 flu | MW
Elon Musk Says He Tested Positive for Covid-19 | W
Technology
Why NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon | C
Materials science - Better disposable coffee cups | Science & technology | E
Offbeat
Parler Makes Play for Conservatives Mad at Facebook, Twitter | W
Nov 14 (Saturday)
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Markets
S&P boasts record close with earnings reports adding to vaccine fueled optimism | R
Stock market today: S&P 500 rises more than 1% to a record close to cap off strong week as big value rotation continues | C
Why value stocks could rally in the Biden administration’s first 100 days | MW
More High-Yield Muni Borrowers Are Defaulting but Investors Still Want In | W
Central banks
Fed moves closer to joining global peers in climate-change fight | R
US
U.S. consumer sentiment ebbs; producer prices maintain steady rise | R
Home Prices Are Rising Everywhere in the U.S. | W
US politics I
Trump loses ballot challenge bids as Biden lead grows in presidential election | C
Biden Labor Department to Focus on Executive Actions If GOP Keeps Senate | W
How Biden could deal with Senate Republicans: Give them big tax cuts | Vox
Why Biden Can Overcome Political Gridlock by Anatole Kaletsky | PS
US politics II
Janet Yellen Under Consideration by Biden Team for Treasury Secretary | B
Georgia Senate election results: Perdue vs. Ossoff will go to runoff | C
SBA Wins Temporary Delay of Order to Provide Details on PPP Borrowers | W
Industries & companies
Consumer: How P&G Launched a 24-Hour Disinfecting Spray Just as Covid-19 Hit the U.S. | W
Biotech: How a Coronavirus Vaccine Maker’s Stock Went From Dud to Star | W
Retail: How Walmart, Kroger Plan to Become Advertising Giants | W
Virus
Europe Appears to Curb Covid-19 Spread | W
California, Oregon and Washington issue Covid travel advisory urging 14-day quarantine | C
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot on 'Covid fatigue,' stay-at-home advisory | C
Trump says Covid vaccine won’t be delivered to New York | C
Schools Struggling to Stay Open Get Hit by Ransomware Attacks | W
NYC Schools May Shut Out of Caution, Health Adviser Says - Bloomberg
Nov 13 (Friday)
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Markets
Dow closes more than 300 points lower amid fears virus resurgence could slow down economic recovery | C
U.S. Stocks Close Lower on Covid-19 Concerns | W
Oil-Demand Recovery Unlikely for Months Despite Vaccine Hopes | W
Pfizer’s Vaccine Is a Pick-Me-Up for Value Stocks | W
Central banks
The Fed: What scares Jerome Powell most about the economy right now | C
Judy Shelton appears headed for confirmation to a Federal Reserve seat | C
US
U.S. data suggests economic recovery may be weakening | R
U.S. Consumer Prices Unchanged in October | W
U.S. Unemployment Claims Slip but Hold at High Levels | W
U.S. labor market gradually healing; inflation still benign | R
These small businesses might not make it without more stimulus | NN
US politics I
Congressional COVID-19 impasse drags on, Pelosi warns 'house is burning down' | R
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi and Schumer, McConnell divided on relief bill | C
Biden’s Penchant for Bold Stimulus to Test His Deal-Making Skills | W
As Trump Focuses on 2024, Aides Mull Agenda for Final Days | W
Trump Campaign Presses Election Claims in Pennsylvania, Arizona | W
US politics II
Klobuchar, potential AG pick: Google breakup should 'be on the table' | C
Republican Senators Say Biden Should Get Intelligence Briefings | W
U.S. starts fiscal 2021 with 111% jump in October deficit | R
China
Tencent Pledges Cooperation as China Scrutinizes Competition on Internet Platforms | W
Japan
Japan’s Biggest Profit Beat in Years Seen Boosting Stock Appeal | B
Geopolitics & trade
Trump bans investments in companies that aid China's military | C
Commerce Department Announces Stay of TikTok Shutdown Order | W
Industries & companies
Financials: Deposit Interest Rates Are Taking a Pandemic Nosedive | W
Media: Disney suffers first annual loss in more than 40 years, but stock jumps as losses are not as bad as feared | MW
Retail: Shoppers turn toward premium foods instead of staples, amid Covid rise | C
Technology: Cisco (CSCO) earnings Q1 2021 | C
Virus
As Covid-19 Surges to New Levels Across U.S., States Impose Flurry of Measures | W
Chicago 30-day stay-at-home advisory starting Monday | The Hill
Average Covid cases and hospitalizations rise in nearly every state across U.S. | C
We might get back to normal even before a vaccine by using this century-old method to treat COVID-19 | MW
How Pfizer Will Distribute Its Covid-19 Vaccine | N
When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready? Fauci says ‘We’re talking probably by April’ | MW
Corporate finance
China’s President Xi Jinping Pulled Plug on Jack Ma’s Ant IPO | W
Palantir shows 52% growth in first earnings report since market debut | C
Offbeat
Less Effective Flu Shot Poses New Risk for Hospital Operators | B
Measles Cases Reach 23-Year High, Killing More Than 200,000 | B
Donald Trump is hatching a plan to 'wreck' Fox News, insiders tell Axios | MW
Nov 12 (Thursday)
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Markets
Stock futures flat after Nasdaq's comeback session | C
Stock market surge doesn't have much to do with Biden vs. Trump | Washington Examiner
How the U.S. stock market has treated new presidents | R
Vaccine optimism may feed into market's top near-term risk: Economist | C
Jim Cramer: Wall Street 'very cavalier' about risks the U.S. faces | C
Global
A Covid-19 Vaccine Would Boost the Global Economy, But Not All at Once | W
Central banks
What Biden’s Election Means for the Fed | W
US
Millions Face Loss of Jobless Aid: ‘Without It, I’m Dead in the Water’ | N
China
Alibaba Sets ‘Singles Day’ Sales Record | W
US politics I
Biden’s Policy Agenda Rests Heavily on Senate Outcome | N
President-Elect Joe Biden Selects Ron Klain as His White House Chief of Staff | W
Biden’s China Tech Plan: Stronger Defense, Quieter Offense | W
Biden Transition Chief Proposed Limiting Size of Biggest U.S. Banks | W
Biden, Beware: The Nationalist Moment Hasn’t Passed | W
US politics II
What Is Trump’s Legal Strategy? Try to Block Certification of Biden Victory in States. | W
Trump unlikely to beat Biden in Arizona, no fraud seen, state AG says | C
Presidential election: Georgia announces recount as Biden leads Trump | C
Industries & companies
Pharma: Coronavirus vaccine: Pfizer CEO sold $5.6 million of stock as company announced positive data | C
Corporate finance
TikTok Asks Court to Put Off U.S. Order to Divest | W
Ron Perelman’s Revlon Nears Bondholder Deal to Survive Pandemic | W
Virus I
Texas Covid-19 Cases Top One Million as Second Wave Grows Worse | B
Record Covid-19 Hospitalizations Strain System Again | W
Coronavirus: U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic | C
Coronavirus Live Updates: New York Announces New Restrictions | W
Biden Covid advisor says U.S. lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks could control pandemic and revive economy | C
Virus II
CDC now says face masks protect the wearer -- and the economy | MW
Moderna Vaccine Trial Reaches Key Goal to Gauge Shot’s Merit | B
Pfizer news is great — tempering enthusiasm is not the same as erasing | TheHill
Pfizer's ultra-cold vaccine, a 'very complex' distribution plan | NN
What we know about Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine distribution plan | Supply Chain
Too soon to say if Germany will extend Covid lockdown: Health minister | C
Widespread Covid testing helped stop asymptomatic spread among Marine recruits, study says | C
Offbeat
Masayoshi Son Again Pulled SoftBank From the Brink. This Time He Had Help. | W
Nov 11 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures flat amid market rotation out of growth | C
Asian stocks extend gains as vaccine hopes support global reopening | R
Central banks
Federal Reserve Could Become Early Flashpoint Between Biden and McConnell | W
No more fiscal firehose? That might be okay by the Fed | R
US
U.S. Job Openings Are Rising Closer to Prepandemic Levels | W
U.S. job openings, hiring point to sluggish labor market recovery | R
Race for Space Pushing Up Suburban Rents | W
Some Business Owners Can Avoid Cap on Deductions for State and Local Taxes, Treasury Says | W
US politics I
2020 election: Here's when the results will be finalized | C
Trump Campaign Launches New Tactic in Legal Fight to Contest Election Results | W
U.S. Republicans hint at limited time for Trump to make his post-election case | R
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud | N
Pennsylvania election case: Secretary of state to ask judge to toss Trump lawsuit | C
Explainer: Why recounts rarely change the results of U.S. elections | R
After Esper firing, White House moves Trump loyalists into key Pentagon jobs | R
US politics II
Biden puts health care front and center with a call to expand Obamacare | C
Obamacare: Supreme Court appears willing to keep Affordable Care Act | C
Biden’s Plan to Shift Energy Policy Faces Headwinds | W
Biden agency review teams includes workers from Amazon, Airbnb, Uber | C
Lael Brainard’s Steady Rise Could Culminate in Treasury Secretary Post | N
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. vs. China in 5G: The Battle Isn’t Even Close | W
What happened to TikTok deal? Trump administration silent | C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Faces Possible FAA Penalties Tied to 2015 Safety Settlement | W
Media: Targeted Ads Headed Soon to Network TV | W
Tech: Apple Mac Line, Once Dubbed ‘Dinosaur,’ Gets New Life in Pandemic, In-House Chips | W
Virus
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Hospitalizations Set New Record | W
Co-infection: El Paso hospitals see patients with both the coronavirus and the flu
Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine’s Next Big Challenge: Giving It to Enough People | W
How Eli Lilly Developed Covid-19 Drug in Pandemic’s Long Shadow | W
Corporate finance
China’s ‘Uber for Trucks’ Raising $1.7 Billion Ahead of IPO Next Year | W
Technology
NASA certifies Elon Musk's SpaceX to carry astronauts in Crew Dragon | C
Nov 10 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow surges more than 800 points in biggest rally in 5 months after positive Pfizer vaccine news | C
Why investors should 'let dust settle' after stock market soars on Pfizer vaccine news | MW
Possible Vaccine Powers Bond-Yield Surge, Adding to Postelection Volatility | W
Vaccine Breakthrough Lifts Distressed, Bankrupt Borrowers | W
US
Vaccine news gives a much-needed boost to the economic outlook | C
Inflation is the election outcome Americans can count on | TheHill
Don’t Bank On A Big Economic Stimulus From Congress’ Lame Duck Session | Forbes
US politics I
Joe Biden Kicks Off Transition Focused on Coronavirus | W
Biden Warns of ‘Dark Winter’ Ahead With Covid, Urges Mask-Wearing | B
The Economy’s Struggles Will Shape Joe Biden’s Presidency | W
Biden lauds COVID-19 vaccine progress, White House seeks credit | R
US politics II
Trump recount fight: RNC shifting Wisconsin staff to Georgia Senate battle | C
Senate's McConnell says Trump has right to probe election 'irregularities' | R
One clear election loser: The Green New Deal | Washington Examiner
Trump says Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been 'terminated' | C
Trump agency official privately says there is 'no transition in place' after Biden's victory | C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Jets, Other U.S. Goods Worth $4 Billion Face EU Tariffs | W
Real estate: Real-Estate Stocks Soar on Hope Vaccine Will Ease Covid Concerns | W
Virus
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine: U.S. officials 'optimistic' pandemic could end | C
Covid vaccine: Pfizer says drug 90% effective in blocking infection | C
Pfizer, BioNTech initial vaccine results impress, but scientists remain cautious | R
Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Funding Came From Germany Not Operation Warp Speed | B
Pfizer Covid vaccine: Travel companies see it as 'welcomed step' | C
The Next Big Challenge After a Covid Vaccine Is Giving It to Enough People | W
Technology
A Step Forward in the Promise of Ultrafast ‘Hyperloops’ | N
Corporate finance
SoftBank Comeback Stays on Track With $6 Billion Profit | W
Supreme Streetwear Brand Sold to VF in $2.1 Billion Deal | W
Offbeat
More Workers Get Help in Building Rainy Day Savings | N
Nov 09 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
What President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Mean for Stocks, Bonds, and Markets | BR
After four years of Trump, 'Sleepy Joe' sounds just fine to Wall Street | NN
How to Position Your Investment Portfolio for Transition Uncertainty and Gridlock in Government | BR
Financial markets - How to fix the market for Treasury bonds | Leaders | E
US
Biden will get a surprisingly strong jobs market when taking over as president | C
Why the Biden Economy Could Be the Same Long Slog as the Obama Economy | N
Goldman Sachs cuts growth forecasts for the U.S. and Europe, citing worries over COVID-19's winter spread | MW
They lived paycheck to paycheck. Then the pandemic hit | C
US politics I
Biden Economic Advisers: Obama-Era Alumni Are Favorites for Top Jobs | B
Biden likely to rely on trusted inner circle as he staffs new administration | R
Biden Charts Course for New Administration | W
Kamala Harris makes history as first woman elected vice president | C
US politics II
Joe Biden’s pandemic plan: mandatory face masks, paid sick leave, restoring Obamacare and free COVID-19 tests | MW
President-elect Joe Biden to announce Covid task force on Monday | C
Biden Wins the Most Extraordinary Election of Our Time. What’s Next. | BR
When every vote counts - What the 2020 results say about America’s future | Leaders | E
The 2020 Election Results Look Like a Massive Rebuke of Socialism | Reason.com
Geopolitics & trade
China Exports Roar Ahead; Trade Surplus With U.S., World Widens | W
Biden's trade policy will take aim at China, embrace allies | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus: Cargo shipments of Botox and cheese replace passengers for starving airlines | C
Autos: Automakers use virtual reality to cut the development time for vehicles like the Hummer EV | C
Biotech: Biogen Analysts Brace for Collapse After Alzheimer’s-Panel Blow | B
Financials: Financial Services Is a Hot Spot for Merger Activity | BR
Pharma: Psychedelics Take a Trip to the Market. It’s a Long Road. | BR
Restaurants: Restaurants Defend Dining Rooms as Covid-19 Spreads | W
Retail: Smaller Is Big in New E-Commerce Warehouses | W
Virus
Coronavirus: U.S. reports more than 126,000 cases two days straight | C
Once more, with dread - The second wave of covid-19 has sent much of Europe back into lockdown | Briefing | E
An Explanation for Some Covid-19 Deaths May Not Be Holding Up | N
Offbeat
The Digital Nomads Did Not Prepare for This | N
Nov 07 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 closes flat, but posts best week since April even with election undecided | C
After sharp bounce, market may take a 'breather' on lingering election uncertainty, virus outbreak | C
U.S. Government-Bond Yields Rise as Biden Pulls Ahead | W
Muni Bonds Falter on Prospect of Divided Government in Washington | W
Central banks
How much of the stock market's rise over the last 11 years is due to QE? Here's an estimate | MW
US
US Jobs Report Oct. 2020: Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.9% | B
Drop in Jobless Rate Shows Healing U.S. Labor Market | W
Women Make Strides in U.S. Labor Market After Pandemic Setbacks | B
Uneven U.S. job market recovery points to need for focused fiscal aid | R
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Rose More Than Forecast in September | B
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell and Pelosi push for relief bill | C
Biden close to U.S. election victory as a defiant Trump vows to fight | R
2020 Election: Which states could go to a recount and how will it work | C
Georgia’s Battleground Status Signals Changing Electoral Map in the South | W
Facebook Imposes Limits on Election Content, Bans ‘Stop the Steal’ Group | W
Industries & companies
Hotels: Marriott Returns to Profitability as It Sheds Expenses | W
Pot: Aurora Cannabis, other pot stocks surge as marijuana legalization spreads in the US | C
Retail: U.S. Firms Get Another Boost From China | W
Tech: Intel’s Success Came With Making Its Own Chips. Until Now. | W
Corporate finance
Consolidation Is Killing Jobs In The U.S. Shale Industry | OilPrice.com
Applebee's franchisee bids to buy Pizza Hut's largest U.S. operator | C
Virus
With U.S. Covid Cases at Record, Hospitalizations May Be Next | B
N.Y. Cases Surge Above 3,000 as Upstate Drives Second Wave | B
FDA authorizes first test that screens for Covid neutralizing antibodies | C
South Africa News: J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Cleared to Start | B
Biogen hits snag after Alzheimer's drug fails to win support from FDA panel | C
If One Leading Coronavirus Vaccine Works, Thank This Tiny Firm in Rural Austria | W
Nov 06 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow surges more than 500 points, heads for best week since April as post-election rally continues | C
Why Wall Street is so pumped about the 2020 election | NN
Fading Hopes of Big U.S. Spending Pull Down Yields Overseas | W
Buttonwood - Why dollar assets are still riding high after America’s election | E
Central banks
Fed decision November 2020: Interest rates steady near zero | C
Fed to add new details to quarterly economic forecasts | R
Federal Reserve Doesn’t Have to Just Wait on Washington | W
Bank of England Boosts Stimulus as U.K. Battles Second Wave of Covid-19 | W
Global
Western Economies Embrace State Intervention, Emulating Asia | W
US
U.S. Unemployment Benefits Claims: More Americans Than Forecast File | B
Homeowners and buyers are the real winners in this election | C
How Much Debt Do Millennials Have? | C
Amid election uncertainty and viral surge, U.S. economic recovery wobbles | R
Voters Back at Least $26.7 Billion of Municipal Borrowing Plans | B
$68 trillion transfer of wealth in America is evaporating amid crisis
China
Beijing Wants to Treat Ant Like a Bank and Its Value Hangs in the Balance | W
US politics
Presidential Election Comes Down to a Few States as Vote Counting Continues | W
2020 Election Lesson: Trump’s Coalition Proved Durable | W
Facebook Takes Down Group Organizing Protests of Vote Counting | W
2020 election results: Democrats to lose House seats but keep majority | C
Control of U.S. Senate Hinges on Georgia Results | W
Long at odds with Trump, Defense Secretary Esper has prepared a resignation letter, officials say | C
Industries & companies
Autos: GM Rebounds From Coronavirus-Related Losses | W
Autos: Famed luxury carmaker Bentley to go fully electric by 2030 | C
Fitness: Peloton (PTON) reports fiscal Q1 2021 earnings, sales beat | C
Insurance: AIG’s Net Income Fell in Third Quarter | W
Media: ESPN Cuts Jobs as Parent Disney Contends With Covid-19 Pandemic | W
Restaurants: Fast Food’s Bet on Breakfast Goes Bust During Covid-19 Pandemic | W
Tech: Uber Posts Third-Quarter Loss as Pandemic Continues to Hurt Rides | W
Virus
Covid-19 Vaccine Safety Efforts to Feature App Tracking of Vulnerable Groups | W
Corporate finance
IAC considers Vimeo spinoff after achieving $2.75 billion valuation | C
Nov 05 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Does politics matter for investors? | MoneyWeek
Markets
U.S. stock futures rise, extending the post-election rally | C
Stocks jump as Wall Street thinks tight U.S. election means gridlock | R
As ‘Blue Wave’ Chances Crash, Wall St. Warms to Divided Government | N
The Nasdaq is skyrocketing. That may not be a great sign for the economy | NN
U.S. Treasury Yields Fall on Reduced Stimulus Expectations | W
Central banks
Fed wants low profile but may repeat that the economy needs stimulus | C
US
U.S. employment, services industry data point to slowing economic recovery | R
U.S. Service Providers Saw Continued Growth in Activity in October | W
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed in September as Exports Rose | W
US politics
McConnell Says Congress Should Pass Economic Relief Bill This Year | W
U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat | R
2020 election: Trump sues over Michigan, Pennsylvania ballots | C
Election 2020: Trumpism Isn’t Going Away Even If Trump Loses | B
Republicans on track to dash Democratic hopes of U.S. Senate majority | R
Industries & companies
Autos: Ford's new CEO promises investors more transparency, reports October sales declined 6.1% | C
Energy: Cold Weather Thaws Natural-Gas Prices | W
Financials: Allstate, MetLife Report Mixed Results as Pandemic Continues | W
Retail: Supermarkets Get New Looks as Shoppers Adapt to Pandemic | W
Tech: Qualcomm (QCOM) earnings Q4 2020 | C
Corporate finance
Suspended Ant IPO Shows Growing Regulatory Focus on Fintech Giant | W
Virus
Face Masks Are Again in Short Supply as Covid-19 Cases Surge | W
Offbeat
Oregon Votes to Decriminalize All Drugs, Allow Psilocybin for Mental-Health Treatment | W
Nov 04 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks rally on Election Day, with the Dow jumping more than 500 points | C
Some bond traders are bracing for a 'rate-shocker' after U.S. Election Day | MW
Utilities Stocks Shed ‘Safety’ Image as Investors Bet on Blue-Wave Bump | W
US politics
Treasury Dials Back Estimates for U.S. Borrowing as Stimulus Talks Stall | W
How prospects for more stimulus could change based on the election | C
Who Is Ben Harris, the Quiet Architect of Biden’s Economy Plan? | N
U.S. Election Day unfolds smoothly, so far defying fears of disruption | R
All that plywood tells you the real post-election fear is pro-Biden rioting | P
Industries & companies
Autos: Musk: Tesla was 'about a month' from bankruptcy during Model 3 ramp | C
Financials: JPMorgan warns of another potential regulatory fine tied to weak 'internal controls’ at bank | C
Retail: Comcast, Walmart in Talks to Develop and Distribute Smart TVs | W
Tech: Why Fewer Chips Say ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ | W
Virus
Coronavirus update: U.S. headed for ‘most deadly phase’ of pandemic, says Dr. Birx, contradicting Trump’s insistence it has rounded a corner | MW
Death by Lockdown | AIER
If Restaurants Go, What Happens to Cities? | N
Remote Learning? In Person? Families Second-Guess Their School Choices as Covid Cases Rise | W
How a Boy With Autism’s World Turned Upside Down When Pandemic Shut School | W
Corporate finance
Ant Group IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong is suspended | C
AT&T considers selling significant minority stake in pay-TV business | C
Nov 03 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P, Dow Industrials Close Higher as Election Looms | W
The stock market has made its prediction about who will win the election | NN
The bears have ripped control away from the bulls — and if the S&P 500 falls below this level, it could get ugly | MW
Changing your portfolio based on this election may be a mistake as the Fed could matter more | C
Euro Stoxx Benchmark Index Fails to Calculate Prices at Open | W
Central banks
Virus, political risk, rising as Fed takes stock of post-election landscape | R
US
Americans eager to shop despite pandemic, NRF's Kleinhenz says | C
Factories Bounce Back as Consumers Snap Up Goods | W
Mortgage IPO Boom Faces Market Turbulence | W
Covid-19 Slammed Rental-Car Firms, Then Business Turned Around | W
States Hire Consultants for Covid-19 Help, With Mixed—and Expensive—Results | W
US politics I
Trump takes polling lead in North Carolina and Biden remains ahead in other battlegrounds, with one day until election | MW
Former Gov. Scott Walker: Donald Trump has the better economic plan and record – and my vote | FO
Trump's energy plan will cost the nation trillions | TheHill
Biden energy plan may be more similar to Trump policy than expected | C
Elite Democrats could destroy the middle class if Biden wins | P
US politics II
Trump vs. Biden: Judge tosses Harris County drive thru voting lawsuit | C
Uber, Lyft rise as investors expect California voters to pass Prop 22 | C
Geopolitics & trade
Global markets under Trump: Build the Wall (Street)!... and China | R
Air Force Purchase of Chinese Drones Spurs Security Concerns | W
Industries & companies
Consumer: Clorox Books Record Sales Jump on Disinfectant Demand | W
Energy: The utility that beat Big Oil to climate model it needs for future | C
Financials: Eight big banks must face U.S. cities' allegations of municipal bond collusion | R
Retail: Malls Dragged Into Bankruptcy by Carnage at Retail Tenants | B
Retail: Walmart ends contract with robotics company Bossa Nova, report says | C
Virus I
New Jersey Sees Second Wave of Covid Cases to Peak in 2021 First Quarter | B
Governor Baker announces tighter mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictions | Boston Globe
Coronavirus update: Trump threatens to fire top infectious-disease expert Fauci as U.S. deaths top 231,000 | MW
Virus II
Europe's COVID-19 curbs prompt pushback amid bleak countdown to Christmas | R
France sees record number of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations spike | R
T-cell study adds to debate over duration of COVID-19 immunity | R
China’s Race for Covid-19 Vaccine Raises Safety Questions | B
Technology & cybersecurity
Alphabet X Project Amber uses EEG to monitor depression | C
SEC's Jay Clayton on cybersecurity threats to corporate America | C
Corporate finance
Chinese Regulators Summon Ant Leaders Ahead of Gigantic IPO | W
Stonepeak Infrastructure to Buy Cable Provider Astound Broadband | W
Nov 02 (Monday)
YRI
Painful sell-off is running out of steam: market bull Ed Yardeni | C
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Fund Manager Nightmare Is Biden Without Blue Wave Congress | B
How to Use the Election to Buy Stocks at a Bargain Price | BR
Central banks
Why Jerome Powell Is the Winner No Matter the 2020 Presidential Election Results | BR
Fed Turns Attention to Asset Purchases After Spelling Out Low-Rate Pledges | W
Fed Not Expected to Ramp Up Bond Buying This Year or Next | B
Global
Companies Fret Over Coronavirus Despite Rebound | W
US I
The Economy’s Bungee-Jump Recovery Was Impressive—but It’s Not Enough | BR
The Housing Market Boom May Soon Wind Down. Here’s How to Play It. | BR
Is finding a job harder when you're unemployed? | C
US II
The great divergence: U.S. COVID-19 economy has delivered luxury houses for some, evictions for others | R
Why high earners in finance and tech left New York City | C
Tech Workers Take to the Mountains, Bringing Silicon Valley With Them | W
US politics
U.S. coronavirus cases keep rising in grim march to Election Day | R
Analysis: Bidencare or Trumpcare? Health plans will affect the U.S. economy differently | R
Geopolitics & trade
China Is at Odds With the U.S. It Still Has an Open Door for Wall Street. | BR
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines’ New Pricing Strategy: Buy One, Get One Free | W
Media: Why Netflix will keep raising prices with confidence | C
Tech: Apple, Amazon and Facebook warn about pandemic, civil unrest | C
Virus I
U.S. reports record 99,321 new coronavirus cases as scientists warn latest surge just beginning | C
Europe's COVID-19 cases double in five weeks, total infections surpass 10 million | R
Coronavirus England: Boris Johnson imposes stay at home order as cases surge | C
Italy tightens COVID-19 restrictions, plunging Venice back into ‘victorious solitude’ | MW
Guidelines for COVID-19 tests for airline passengers could set global bar for reliability, sources say | R
Virus II
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects | W
Drone Startups Aim to Carve Out Role in Delivery of Potential Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Staffing at Some Nursing Homes Plummeted During Early Covid-19 Outbreaks | W
Corporate finance
AMD and Its Chip Rivals Are Making Big Acquisitions. What It Means for Stocks. | BR
Technology
How salt caverns may trigger $11 trillion hydrogen energy boom | C
Offbeat
How the Wealthy World Has Failed Poor Countries During the Pandemic | N
Oct 31 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes more than 150 points lower as Wall Street posts its worst one-week sell-off since March | C
The stock market's 'presidential predictor' is forecasting a Biden victory | MW
These are the worst-performing stocks in October as Big Tech slumps | MW
China’s Mega Listings Intensify Rivalry Between Stock Exchanges | B
Labor Department finalizes U.S. rule curbing sustainable investing by pension funds | R
Central banks
The Fed could face more pressure to act: 'They don't have the luxury of time anymore' | C
Fed Again Eases Terms for Main Street Lending Program | W
US
U.S. Household Spending Rose 1.4% in September | W
The economy could lose a generation of working mothers | Vox
US politics
Investors are hoping for a clear presidential and Senate election outcome to end the sell-off | C
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, McConnell, Trump talk relief deal | C
Boarded-Up Windows and Increased Security: Retailers Brace for the Election | N
Europe
Europe’s Airlines Cut Flights as Virus Cases Rise, Governments Lock Down | W
Industries & companies
Media: Netflix Raises Prices as Competition Increases | W
Tech: AirPods Pro static issues: Apple confirms sound problem, will replace free | C
Corporate finance
Ant IPO Sets Off $3 Trillion Scramble Among Small Investors | W
Dunkin’ to Be Sold to Inspire Brands for $11.3 Billion | W
Credit Karma in Talks to Sell Tax-Preparation Business to Square | W
Technology
Why NASA's moonshot, Boeing, Bezos and Musk have a lot riding on U.S. election | R
Virus
U.S. only at 'the beginning of the steep part' of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says | C
Latest Covid-19 Wave Worries Hospitals Even With New Treatments | W
Restaurants see new Covid restrictions as U.S. cases hit record high | C
Offbeat
The First Covid Sports Season Is Over. Here Are the Lessons. | W
Oct 30 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow futures fall 150 points as Apple and Amazon shares decline after earnings | C
Dow Industrials Snap Four-Session Losing Streak | W
Bets on Biden-Led Stimulus Fuel Outperformance by Small Stocks | W
Central banks
ECB Signals Further Stimulus Ahead to Prop Up Struggling Economy | W
US
U.S. Economy Recovered Significant Ground in Record Third-Quarter GDP Rebound | W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, Mnuchin trade harsh letters as talks stall | C
Record-breaking early voting in U.S. election tops 80 million | R
Biden and Trump make their final appeals to crucial voters in Florida | C
China
China Stresses Reliance on Its Own Technologies in Five-Year Plan | W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump’s China Scorecard Shows Many Defeats, and One Big Change | B
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta and pilot union reach preliminary deal to avoid furloughs until 2022 | C
Airlines: Covid-19 Testing vs. Quarantines for International Flights | W
Communication services: Facebook (FB) earnings Q3 2020: users decline in U.S. and Canada | C
Communication services: Facebook Posts Record Revenue Despite Ad Boycott | W
Communication services: Google Parent’s Stock Soars on Gangbuster Earnings | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Sales Surge Amid Pandemic-Driven Online Shopping | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon forecast reflects $4 billion in Covid-related costs | C
Energy: Exxon to Slash Up to 15% of Global Workforce, Including 1,900 Jobs in U.S. | W
Restaurants: Starbucks (SBUX) Q4 2020 earnings top estimates | C
Restaurants: Starbucks Says Customers Are Coming Back to Cafes | W
Tech: Megacap Tech AAPL, AMZN, FB, GOOG Stock Earnings Disappoint Investors | B
Tech: Apple's weak iPhone sales show people were waiting for the new models | C
Tech: Apple has $191.83 billion in cash on hand, down $14 billion from 2019 | C
Virus
Europe’s Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Are Climbing, a Warning for the U.S. | W
Cybersecurity
Hackers Steal $2.3 Million from Trump Wisconsin Campaign Account | W
Corporate finance
Ant IPO Promises $8 Billion Gain for Elite Group of Foreign Investors | W
Offbeat
We asked how the pandemic changed your money habits. Here's what you said | NN
Oct 29 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Close Sharply Lower on Rising Coronavirus Cases | W
Stock-market rout: How did rising coronavirus cases catch investors by surprise? | MW
S&P financials index may be bruised but not without bright spots | R
Pandemic's latest spread triggers surge in VIX 'fear gauge' for U.S. stocks | R
US
U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression | W
New York’s MTA Says Region Risks $65 Billion Economic Loss | B
Philadelphia Imposes Curfew After Unrest Sparked by Walter Wallace Jr.’s Shooting | W
US politics
Pelosi Says Details of Coronavirus Package Could Change After Election | W
Many on Wall Street Who Predicted a Trump Win in 2016 Aren’t So Sure Now | W
Biden's polling lead adds to market fears the economy will need to wait until next year for stimulus | C
Former U.S. Homeland Security official says he wrote anonymous op-ed on Trump | R
Russian in Cyprus Was Behind Key Parts of Discredited Dossier on Trump | W
Geopolitics & trade
EU arms itself against U.S. and others in trade disputes | R
Tariffs Didn’t Fuel Revival for American Steel | W
Lower air quality in China points to iPhone 12 production surge | C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Cutting More Jobs in Response to Pandemic | W
Autos: Ford (F) earnings Q3 2020
Logistics: UPS Package Volumes Swell, but U.S. Profits Shrink | W
Pharma: Remdesivir: Gilead's revenue rises 17% on sales of coronavirus treatment | C
Tech: Tech CEOs Square Off With Senators in Hearing Over Online Speech | W
Tech: Microsoft’s Earnings Continue to Ride Pandemic-Fueled Demand for Cloud, Videogaming | W
Tech: Sony Gets Lift From Stay-at-Home Demand Ahead of PlayStation 5 Launch | W
Virus
Covid in Australia: Melbourne's 3-Month Lockdown Has Bleak Lessons for World | B
France and Germany thrust into lockdown as second COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe | R
Covid cases, hospitalizations continue to surge as U.S. reaches 'critical point' in pandemic | C
Here are all the reasons COVID-19 cases are surging again | MW
Covid-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Available Until January at Earliest, Fauci Says | B
Severe Covid-19 Cases Leave Lasting Effects, Including on Mental State | W
Corporate finance
Tiffany, LVMH Near Agreement on New Deal Terms | W
Oct 28 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500, Dow slip on worries about earnings, U.S. stimulus outlook | R
Stock Investors’ Bets Eye a Biden Victory, Robust Stimulus | W
US
U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rose for Fifth Consecutive Month in September | W
U.S. Home-Price Growth Accelerated in August | W
Consumer confidence falls in U.S. swing states ahead of presidential election | R
Why the Best G.D.P. Report Ever Won’t Mean the Economy Has Healed | N
Recession’s Silver Lining: American Households Are Doing Better Than Expected | N
Struggling Rental Market Could Usher in Next American Housing Crisis | W
US politics I
Trump concedes no coronavirus relief deal before November 3 election | R
Mitch McConnell’s Court Tactics Pay Off in Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation | W
Wisconsin Voting: Democrats Say Hand-Deliver Your Ballot, Don't Count on USPS | B
Two largest U.S. airline flight attendant unions endorse Biden | R
US politics II
Trump Weighs Executive Order to Show Support for Fracking | W
Judge Bars DOJ From Representing Trump in Defamation Suit | W
New retirement bill has perks for seniors, student loan borrowers | C
Geopolitics & trade
Global Banks in Hong Kong Breathe Easier Over U.S. Sanctions | W
Trump lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum, warns he may resume them | R
Industries & companies
Communication services: Facebook Warns of Foreign Operators Exaggerating Their Election-Interference Abilities | W
Energy: How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business | N
Pharma: Eli Lilly Earnings, Halted Covid-19 Drug Trial Disappoint Investors | W
Manufacturing: Caterpillar, 3M Flag Falling Sales to Businesses | W
Manufacturing: 3M making more N95 masks than ever as Covid cases rise: CEO Mike Roman | C
Tech: Microsoft’s Earnings Continue to Ride Pandemic-Fueled Demand for Cloud, Videogaming | W
Virus
Covid hospitalizations rising in 36 states as U.S. hits another record for average new cases | C
France Emerges as Covid-19 Epicenter as Cases Surge Across Europe | W
Countries Try Shorter Covid-19 Quarantines in Bid to Boost Compliance | W
Covid in New York: California Added to NY Visitor Quarantine List by Cuomo: | B
Coronavirus vaccine data from Pfizer unlikely to come before U.S. election | C
Corporate finance
AMD Agrees to Buy Rival Chip Maker Xilinx for $35 Billion | W
AMD and Nvidia are using high stock prices to make big acquisitions | C
Dunkin’ Sale Poised to Be Second-Largest Restaurant Deal Ever | B
Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department | W
Callaway Golf to Buy Rest of Topgolf Entertainment | W
Inside Ant, the Company Behind the World’s Biggest IPO | W
Technology
SpaceX Starlink service priced at $99 a month, public beta test begins | C
Offbeat
Relocating during COVID? Moving could come with a substantial pay cut | USA
Reddit won't lower pay for employees who move to cheaper cities | C
Oct 27 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Slide on Coronavirus Uptick, Fading Stimulus Hopes | W
Record earnings beat is still not good enough for the market and profit misses are severely punished | C
Oil Drops on Covid-19 Resurgence, Extra Libyan Crude | W
Corporate Defaults Slow, Lifting Debt Market | W
US
1.3 Million American Households Could Owe $7.2 Billion In Unpaid Rent By End Of This Year | FO
Average new U.S. Covid cases hit record; Gottlieb warns of 'exponential spread' | C
US politics
Amy Coney Barrett: Senate votes to confirm Supreme Court justice | C
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi slams Trump over virus testing | C
'It's about midnight' for stimulus deal, key GOP senator says | MW
Here are the new income tax brackets for 2021 | C
Japan
Japan’s New Leader Sets Goal of Being Carbon Neutral by 2050 | N
Industries & companies
Financials: JPMorgan Currency Deal Highlights Finance’s Green Shift | W
Industrials: Industrials sector, market sell-off: Market analysts on rebound stocks | C
Media: BuzzFeed Expects to Break Even This Year, Thanks to Heavy Cost Cuts | W
Retail: Holiday shoppers are coming to town with health checklist: survey | R
Virus
Pandemic Fatigue Is Real—And It’s Spreading | W
Coronavirus: WHO says stemming outbreak may require 'sacrifice for many, many people' | C
Spain's weary population may be a test for how many COVID-19 restrictions a population can take, says prominent epidemiologist | MW
Study Shows Covid-19 Antibodies Waning Over Time, Suggesting Immunity Might Wear Off | W
Corporate finance & regulation
Ant Group to Raise More Than $34 Billion in Record IPO | W
Adelson’s Sands Weighs $6 Billion Sale of Las Vegas Casinos | B
Bayer to Buy Gene-Therapy Firm AskBio for Up to $4 Billion | W
Dunkin’ Brands in Talks to Be Acquired by Arby’s Parent | W
EU's Vestager working on criteria to define market influence | R
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
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
Oct 14 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes more than 150 points lower and snaps 4-day winning streak | C
U.S. Stocks End Lower as Earnings Season Begins | W
The Stock Market Is Ignoring the Economy. Here's Why | W
Investors Prepare for Higher Treasury Yields as Election Looms | W
IMF
IMF warns of ‘sharp adjustment’ in financial markets | C
Coronavirus Pandemic Could Pose ‘Major Resilience Test’ for Global Financial System, IMF Says | W
China Growth Limits Global Economic Damage From Pandemic, IMF Says | W
US
JPMorgan, Citigroup Signal That Economy Isn’t Out of the Woods | W
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 1.3% in 2021 | C
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: McConnell plans relief vote, Pelosi slams Trump | C
Joe Biden Keeps Everyone Guessing On Wall Street Regulation | W
Trump vs. Biden: Wall Street has lingering concerns about contested election | C
Early voting in 2020 U.S. election already smashing 2016 levels | C
Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings: Top moments from Day 2 | C
Geopolitics & trade
Boeing Subsidies Merit EU Tariffs on $4 Billion in U.S. Goods, WTO Rules | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Delivered 11 Aircraft in September And Won No New Orders | W
Airlines: American Airports That Binged on Debt See Travel Slowly Revive | B
Biotech: Covid-19 Biotech Rallies at Risk After Latest Study Pauses | B
Media: TV Production Gets a Covid Makeover | W
Media: Theater Chain AMC Says It Could Run Out of Cash by Year-End | W
Pharma: Covid-19 Vaccines Offer Drug Makers Chance at Salvation, Financial and Beyond | N
Retail: Online retail start-ups vie for shoppers' attention on Amazon Prime Day | C
Tech: PC Demand During Pandemic Fuels Strongest U.S. Market Growth in a Decade | W
Tech: Apple enters 5G race with new iPhone 12s from 'Mini' to 'Pro Max' | R
Virus
The Third Wave of COVID-19 Is Here | NYMag
U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Hit Highest Level in Nearly Six Weeks | W
J&J Hopes Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Will Restart Shortly | W
Eli Lilly pauses trial of antibody drug Trump touted as COVID-19 'cure' over safety concern | R
HHS invests $480 million in Cue Health to boost manufacturing of rapid coronavirus test | C
Oct 13 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures fall as investors await earnings season kickoff | C
Stock market today: Dow rallies more than 200 points, Nasdaq posts best day in a month | C
Tech Stocks Power Markets Higher | W
Wall Street hopes fade for coronavirus aid before election, but trillions in new spending expected next year | MW
Virus aid uncertainty could burn short-term investors | C
China Taps the Brakes on a Yuan Rally | W
US
Layoffs a matter of if, not when, for booming Wall Street | P
Opinion: Americans with criminal records will be left out of the recovery if we don't fix these policies | NN
US politics
Trump says in return to campaign trail that he feels 'powerful' after COVID recovery | R
Harris, fellow Democrats target Trump Supreme Court nominee on Obamacare | R
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Hearings: What to know about day 2 | C
Geopolitics & trade
Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Says China Has Advantage in Power Struggle With US | B
China’s Insistence That Taiwan Isn’t a Country Starts Backfiring | B
Industries & companies
Financials: Get ready for a good earnings season for big U.S. banks | MW
Financials: Biggest US Banks Are Seen Adding to Their Reserves for Covid Pain Yet to Come | B
Media: Disney reorganizes to focus on streaming, direct to consumer | C
Media: Pixar's 'Soul' ditches theaters, is heading to Disney+ for Christmas | C
Media: Disney World Has No Coronavirus Infections Three Months After Reopening | National Review
Real estate: A longstanding tax break for real estate investors could be coming to an end | MW
Tech: Apple’s New iPhone 12 With 5G Technology Carries High Expectations | W
Tech: Americans might not be able to take full advantage of the 5G iPhone | C
Tech: PC demand hits biggest growth in more than a decade thanks to the pandemic | MW
Virus
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant | C
Dr. Fauci says U.S. faces 'a whole lot of trouble' as coronavirus cases rise heading into winter | C
As Covid Cases Surge, More Public-Health Experts Say Lockdowns Aren’t the Answer | W
Andy Puzder: COVID lockdown debate – Dems want science, they should look at the Great Barrington Declaration | FO
As Coronavirus Infections Rise in Europe, So Do Travel Restrictions | W
Covid-19 Cluster in China’s Qingdao Prompts City-Wide Testing | W
Corporate finance
Twilio to Acquire Customer-Data Firm for $3.2 Billion | W
Oct 12 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
The Stock Market Shrugs Off a Host of Fears | BR
Financial markets have waited patiently for fiscal stimulus. That might change soon | MW
The Tech Sector’s Dividend Allure Is in Growth, Not Yield | BR
Credit
Interest rates - The eternal zero | Special report | E
The Baby Boomer Bond Dilemma | N
Central banks
Global Economic Policy: Latest Analysis on Role of Central Banks in Finance | B
U.S. Inflation and Federal Reserve: What Are Latest Forecasts for Investors? | B
ECB's Lane braces for tougher phase for euro zone economy: WSJ | R
Global
Winners and losers - The pandemic has caused the world’s economies to diverge | Leaders | E
US
Investors Are Betting Corporate Earnings Have Turned a Corner | W
U.S. corporate earnings reports will shine a light on the uneven playing field in the year of the pandemic | MW
Europe
Europe’s Economic Recovery Is a Summer Memory | N
US politics
Trump's stimulus proposal draws opposition from congressional Democrats and Republicans | R
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views | R
Second presidential debate between Biden, Trump officially canceled | C
Trump Interview Today: President Says Now Immune to Coronavirus, Unlike Biden | B
Geopolitics & trade
EU trade chief calls on U.S. to drop tariffs in Airbus-Boeing dispute: FT | R
Trump backs revoking tariff exemption for some solar panel imports | R
In Showing Off New ICBM, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Returns to Old Tactic | W
Industries & companies
Financials: Banks Have Barely Touched the Fed’s Main Street Lending Program. Except This One. | W
Industrials: Industrial Stocks Are Getting Ready for 10 Years of Outperformance. Here’s How to Play It. | BR
Retail: Walmart, Target try to beat Amazon with curbside pickup | C
Retail: Levi’s, Hilfiger Push a New Kind of Online Shopping. It Looks a Lot Like QVC. | W
Tech: ‘Too Complex to Break Up’ Is the New ‘Too Big to Fail’ | W
Tech: IBM Split Doesn’t Guarantee a Speedy Recovery, History Suggests | W
Theme parks: Coronavirus threatens theme parks' lucrative Halloween celebrations | C
Virus
U.S. sees highest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly two months | C
Lessons for the Next Pandemic—Act Very, Very Quickly | W
Trump's Regeneron Treatment Is a Tangled Ethical Mess | BR
Land of the mask-free - The real lessons from Sweden’s approach to covid-19 | Leaders | E
People Harmed by Coronavirus Vaccines Will Have Little Recourse | W
Corporate finance
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Seeks $1 Billion Valuation in Fundraising | W
Technology
Digital money - Ant Group and fintech come of age | Leaders | E
Sierra Nevada Corporation's space plan: Dream Chaser, NASA's Artemis and more | C
Offbeat
Rafael Nadal Wins His 20th Grand Slam Title With French Open Victory | W
Oct 10 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow closes 160 points higher, posts best week since August as investors monitor stimulus talks | C
Value stocks are poised to crush growth stocks after the presidential election | MW
Panic in the Parking Lot for Cash | N
US
Earnings could be a positive force for stocks as Washington continues to wrangle over stimulus | C
Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan | R
US politics I
White House Draws Up New $1.8 Trillion Virus-Relief Proposal | W
Small-Business Loans Will Be Forgiven, but Don’t Ask How | N
Jim Cramer says the market doesn't show need for coronavirus stimulus | C
Aviation contractors axed jobs as U.S. delayed aid, House panel finds | R
US politics II
Trump says Pelosi’s 25th Amendment bill is about replacing Biden with Harris | C
Second presidential debate between Biden, Trump officially canceled | C
Twitter Slows Down Retweets Ahead of U.S. Election | W
Trump to hold in-person event at the White House on Saturday, then head to Florida rally Monday | C
Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: California OSHA fines Amazon for coronavirus safety violations | C
Media: Why Disney World Is Open but Disneyland Is Closed | W
Retail: Target, Walmart reveal sales to compete with Amazon's Prime Day | C
Tech: Canalys: Q3 PC shipments hit fastest growth in a decade | C
Tech: Apple's 5G iPhone launch has investors hoping for 'unprecedented upgrade cycle' | MW
Telecom: Cellphone Carriers Lobby Against Pentagon Plan for National 5G Network | W
Utilities: PG&E Equipment Might Have Ignited Northern California Wildfire | W
Virus
As Covid-19 Cases Surge, Europe Turns to New Testing Methods | W
Facing Resistance, Spain Declares State of Emergency to Stem Madrid’s Covid-19 Outbreak | W
Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Coronavirus antibody drugs won't end U.S. epidemic | C
Coronavirus: Trump health official blasts Nevada after state ends use of rapid tests in nursing homes | C
Microsoft Will Let Some Staff Work From Home Routinely Post-Pandemic | W
Corporate finance
AMD Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Xilinx | W
IBM to Spin Off Services Unit to Accelerate Cloud-Computing Pivot | W
London Stock Exchange Group Sells Italian Exchange for $5.1 Billion, Paving Way for Refinitiv Deal | W
Offbeat
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Science | W
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana | C
U.S. Crop Report Signals Worsening Global Food-Insecurity Crisis | B
Oct 09 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Wall Street ends higher as Trump boosts hopes of stimulus | R
Stocks are rallying because fears of a contested election are fading | MW
Stocks look to be setting up for a year-end rally despite election worries and lack of stimulus | C
Here's why the prospect of a Democratic clean sweep in November's elections is rattling a sleepy U.S. bond market | MW
Are oil dividends in danger? The options market doesn't think so | C
Central banks
Years of low interest rates made the current economic crisis worse, Fed's Rosengren says | C
US
Red hot home prices have more consumers saying now is a bad time to buy | C
U.S. weekly jobless claims inch lower, but remain stubbornly high | R
U.S. Budget Gap Tripled in Fiscal 2020 as Government Battled Pandemic | W
US politics I
The Vice Presidential Debate: The Moments That Mattered | W
Trump rejects virtual debate with Biden, who announces solo event instead | R
These households can expect a tax increase under Biden’s tax plan | C
US politics II
U.S. airline aid up in the air as pandemic relief talks resume | R
Pelosi rejects idea of a stand-alone fiscal stimulus measures | MW
Second stimulus check: You may get $1,200 in the next 26 days | C
A breakdown of whether the Democrats' stimulus bill is actually a 'bailout' of blue states | C
Trump unchained? Afghan troop surprise shows pre-election impulse to upend policy | R
Industries & companies
Financials: Banks’ Arctic Financing Retreat Rattles Oil Industry | W
Financials: With $20 billion in deals this year, Morgan Stanley pivots further away from risky Wall Street | C
Media: WarnerMedia Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Restructuring | W
Retail: Dollar General to Open Stores Aimed at Wealthier Shoppers | W
Tech: Apple will extend free Apple TV+ trials for three months | C
Tech: Samsung Electronics Forecasts Highest Operating Profits in Two Years | W
Virus
Trump’s vaccine czar says the first vaccine should be submitted for emergency authorization around Thanksgiving | MW
Moderna Vows to Not Enforce Covid-19 Vaccine Patents During Pandemic | W
FDA grants emergency clearance for GenMark test that screens for the flu, coronavirus and other viruses | C
Fauci says 'reasonably good chance' Regeneron antibody therapy helped Trump | R
Corporate finance
Morgan Stanley (MS) Agrees to Buy Eaton Vance (EV) for About $7 Billion | B
IBM to Spin Off Services Unit to Accelerate Cloud-Computing Pivot | W
Offbeat
Plot to kidnap Michigan governor thwarted; 13 arrested, officials say | R
10 Books Warren Buffett Thinks You Should Read | Inc.com
Oct 08 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Futures little changed after Dow posts best day since July on stimulus optimism | C
The stock market may be too optimistic about stimulus chances | C
Stocks Rise as Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Stimulus | W
Why oil got left behind as stocks soar on revived stimulus hopes | MW
Global
Unemployment is world's biggest risk, business leaders say | R
Central banks
Split on applying new framework, Fed struggles over economic outlook as well | R
Fed Faced Divisions Over Low-Rate Promises Last Month | W
Fed’s Williams: Fed Already Buying Bonds at ‘Extremely High Level’ | W
Fed’s Evans Says His Recovery Forecast Depends on Renewed Fiscal Aid | W
US
Opinion: What record growth numbers miss about the economic recovery | NN
Failed U.S. stimulus talks could threaten economic recovery | R
Europe
European Union Moves Closer to Common Debt Issuance | W
Europe’s Covid-19 Testing Programs Creak as Demand Surges | W
China
Behind China’s Latest Property Boom: Doormen and Gardeners | W
US politics I
Trump Calls for Some Covid-19 Relief Measures After Shutting Down Stimulus Talks | W
Wait, Wall Street Is Pro-Biden Now? | N
Fed Tenure Boosts Lael Brainard as Potential Biden Treasury Pick | W
US politics II
Trump coronavirus update: Symptom-free for 24 hours, doctor says | C
Trump says catching COVID-19 was a 'blessing from God' | R
Trump's illness puts more focus on Pence, Harris showdown in VP debate | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. airlines await new shot at federal aid as Pelosi, Mnuchin talk | R
Communication services: Facebook will halt political ads in the US after polls close on Nov. 3 | C
Financials: Citigroup fined $400 million by U.S. regulators for 'longstanding deficiencies' | C
Hotels: Pummeled by the Pandemic, Hotel Owners Get Creative With Their Space | N
Materials: There’s Clean Aluminum and Dirty Aluminum. Can Anyone Tell the Difference? | W
Media: Ad Tech Could Be the Next Internet Bubble | WIRED
Pharma: Eli Lilly shares jump after company says it's seeking FDA clearance for antibody drug | C
Restaurants: Danny Meyer says restaurants can't hire 'if we go out of business' | C
Retail: Stimulus doubts stoke uncertainty for retail as holidays loom ahead | C
Tech: House Panel Says Big Tech Wields Monopoly Power | W
Tech: EU Signals More Antitrust Scrutiny of Tech After Broadcom Settles Dispute | W
Virus
Regeneron antibodies in demand after Trump treatment, doctors seek more data | R
VP Debate: Plexiglass barriers ‘are a joke,’ won’t stop coronavirus, medical experts say | C
Oct 07 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks set to fall a second day after Trump halts stimulus talks | C
Dow closes 375 points lower as Trump calls end to fiscal stimulus talks until after election | MW
Despite Trump's move, markets are still expecting stimulus and a sizable one if Democrats sweep | C
Central banks
Jerome Powell, Fed Chair, Says Economy Has 'a Long Way to Go' as Trump Calls Off Stimulus Talks | N
Fed’s Powell Says U.S. Faces ‘Tragic’ Risks From Doing Too Little to Support Economy | W
Trump's ending of stimulus talks will mean a 'much slower' recovery, Fed's Mester says | C
ECB Study Finds Signs of Eroding Central Bank Independence | B
US
America’s Municipal Governments Fret As Stimulus Talks Collapse | B
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Trump ends talks until after 2020 election | C
Trump Plays Down Coronavirus, Plans to Debate Joe Biden Next Week | W
Facebook Removes Trump’s Post About Covid-19, Citing Misinformation Rules | W
HHS threatens to withhold federal funding from hospitals that fail to report coronavirus data | C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Expects Pandemic to Put Big Dent in Jet Demand | W
Airlines: Boeing, airline stocks tumble after Trump calls off stimulus talks | C
Autos: GM, Ford Need Electric-Car Batteries, but Take Different Paths to Get Them | W
Industrials: GE Says It Has Received 'Wells Notice' From SEC Relating to Accounting Investigation | W
Retail: How Coronavirus Changed the Retail Landscape | W
Tech: House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy 'monopoly power' | C
Tech: Google 'overwhelmingly' dominates search market, House committee finds | C
Corporate finance
Momentus to go public through SPAC with near $1 billion valuation: Source | C
Oct 06 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Close Higher on Signs of Muted Political Risk | W
What Trump's battle with Covid means for the stock market | NN
Treasury Yields Hit Highest Levels Since June | W
Central banks
Fed’s Evans Says New Inflation Framework Would Have Limited Earlier Rate Hikes | W
Global
U.S. Services Activity Rose as New Curbs Weighed on Europe, Asia | W
US
U.S. commercial bankruptcies up 33% year to date | R
The Covid Economy Carves Deep Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots | W
‘Cancel rent’ is a recipe for housing disaster | P
Calamities Challenge California’s Economic Foundation | N
US politics I
Trump Aides Unsure They Can Keep Him Contained at White House | B
Trump to be discharged from hospital Monday, but may 'not entirely be out of the woods yet' | C
Doctors worry Trump could be 'overtreated' for coronavirus because he's a VIP | C
Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus | C
Trump Coronavirus: Campaign shifts fundraising while President receives treatment | C
US politics II
Why Biden Would Start Tax Increases at $400,000 a Year | W
Amy Coney Barrett on SCOTUS could affect workplace protections | USA
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, Mnuchin talk but reach no deal | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Counter China’s Dominance of Minerals Key to Electric Cars, Phones | W
Industries & companies
Financials: American Express Opens Largest Centurion Lounge in JFK Airport | C
Media: 'Dune' release date reportedly pushed back to October 2021 | C
Media: CEO of Regal Cinemas owner on closing movie theaters during pandemic | C
Media: AMC stock falls 10% as rival Cineworld closes movie theaters | C
Retail: Walmart signs drone deals as it races to play catch-up with Amazon | C
Corporate finance
Europe’s Nexi Agrees to Acquire SIA for Almost $5.4 Billion in Stock | W
Bristol to Pay $13.1 Billion for Heart-Drug Maker MyoKardia | W
Virus I
WHO says 10% of global population may have been infected with virus | C
As Second Covid-19 Wave Rolls Through Europe, Deaths and Hospitalizations Rise | W
New York Gov. Cuomo orders some NYC schools closed amid coronavirus flare-up | C
Scott Gottlieb believes China Covid-19 case count, rips U.S. response | C
Virus II
Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Will Present Tough Challenge to Cargo Airlines | W
Covid-19 Patients: Nearly One-Third Had Altered Mental State [Study] | N
CDC revises coronavirus guidance to acknowledge that it spreads through airborne transmission | C
Oct 05 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow futures up 150 points as investors monitor Trump response to coronavirus treatment | MW
How to Build the Best Bond Portfolio for Crazy Times | BR
China’s Economic Recovery Helps Drive Its Stocks Higher | W
US
U.S. Job Gains Slow as More Layoffs Become Permanent | W
Reopening the economy can’t save small business if consumers won’t return | Vox
The three pillars - Why, despite the coronavirus pandemic, house prices continue to rise | Finance & economics | E
Why These Millionaires Are Staying Put Despite a New Tax on Them | N
China
Mass destruction - China is demolishing villages and forcing people into bigger ones | Leaders | E
Not forever grand - Is China’s biggest property developer truly too big to fail? | Finance & economics | E
US politics I
White House Cautiously Optimistic About Trump’s Health After Day of Mixed Signals | W
Trump put on dexamethasone, steroid recommended for severe Covid-19 cases | C
Trump experienced oxygen drops, could be discharged Monday, doctor says | C
Inside Trump’s Last Public Event Before Disclosing He Has Coronavirus | W
White House hoped testing would keep coronavirus out, but it didn't | C
US politics II
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says making progress on coronavirus relief legislation | R
Coronavirus stimulus update: Trump urges Congress to pass relief bill | C
The Stock Market’s Leaders Appear Most Vulnerable to Biden’s Tax Plan | W
America’s election - Bidenomics: the good the bad and the unknown | Leaders | E
Industries & companies
Autos: GM, Ford Need Electric-Car Batteries, but Take Different Paths to Get Them | W
Communications services: Facebook Says Government Breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp Would Be ‘Complete Nonstarter’ | W
Media: Regal Cinemas Likely Suspending Operations at All U.S. Locations | W
Virus
NYC 'on the edge of a precipice' as coronavirus cases grow, ex CDC director says | C
Nine ZIP codes in New York City may shut down after Covid spikes, mayor says | C
Offbeat
Pope Francis Says Covid-19 Pandemic Shows Limits to Market Economics | W
Debt cancellation needed to help poorest countries: World Bank president | R
The other half - Measuring poverty in the midst of America’s covid-19 epidemic | United States | E
Working From Home Hurts Young People | Atlantic
Tripling America's Population to Save America, or End it?
Oct 03 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
After Record U.S. Corporate-Bond Sales, Slowdown Expected | W
Central banks
Dallas Fed’s Kaplan Lays Out Path for Additional Federal Reserve Aid, If Needed | W
US
'Massively concerning' jobs report sends a signal that the economic recovery could be fading | C
U.S. Job Gains Slow as More Layoffs Become Permanent | W
Here's where the jobs are for September 2020 — in one chart | C
Strong Job Growth, a Terrible Job Market: The Bizarre 2020 Economy | N
The jobs market is far bleaker than the headline stats show | FT
Frontline workers in eye of pandemic storm for months, now fending off repo man | MW
US politics
Stimulus Talks: Pelosi Optimistic, Says Trump's Covid Diagnosis Changes Dynamic | B
Pelosi asks airlines to pause furloughs, vowing additional aid, but no deal yet | C
Voting by Phone: The Promise and Peril of Digital Ballots | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Hit Record as Car Maker’s Pandemic Recovery Speeds Up | W
Retail: Walmart Sells Majority Stake in Asda to U.K. Consortium in $8.8 Billion Deal | W
Virus I
What we know—and don’t know—about the president’s coronavirus diagnosis so far | C
President Trump taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center as a 'precautionary measure' | C
Trump receives experimental coronavirus treatment as drug companies seek the right approach to mild and moderate forms of COVID-19 | MW
Dizzying scenarios: When something happens to a president, who takes charge? | C
Virus II
White House Takes Issue With FDA’s Plans for Authorizing a Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Report: Pfizer CEO tells employees COVID-19 vaccine will move only at 'speed of science' | MW
The Millionaire Who Gave Moderna a Shot | W
Amazon Says More Than 19,000 Workers Have Had Positive Coronavirus Tests | W
Offbeat
The Carnival Parade Is Canceled, and Rio Is Reeling | N
How Covid Broke Times Square, the Heart of New York’s Economy | W
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sep 21 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Investors could be overplaying the election as a lasting driver of the stock market, history shows | C
Seeking Stock-Market Bargains? Try Europe and Japan | BR
How to Think Long Term With Near-Zero Interest Rates | W
Central banks
Off target - The ECB’s lack of credibility could hamstring Europe’s recovery | E
Federal Reserve: Jerome Powell Road Map for Future Rates in U.S., Analysis | B
Fed’s Kashkari Says New Forward Guidance Could Have Been Stronger | W
Global
The 90% economy, revisited - Is the world economy recovering? | E
US
CEOs Start to Place Big Bets as Pandemic Grinds On | W
The Almighty Consumer Will Stumble in the Coming Year, Says Liz Ann Sonders | BR
Coronavirus: Recession ends for rich, crisis persists for others | C
Is America’s Favorite Retirement Plan Broken? | W
US politics
Trump to pick nominee to fill Ginsburg Supreme Court seat this week and the candidate will be a woman | C
If U.S. election winds up in Supreme Court, Ginsburg's death will loom large | R
Supreme Court Seat Gives Democrats and GOP a Way to Energize Supporters | W
Biden to weigh in on fight over Trump's next Supreme Court nomination | R
China
In China, Paying With Your Face Is Hard Sell | W
Europe
EU seeks new powers to penalize tech giants: report | C
Geopolitics & trade
China-U.S. News: What Companies Are on Unreliable Entity List From Beijing? | B
Trump agrees to deal in which TikTok will partner with Oracle and Walmart | C
ByteDance says not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal | C
Corporate contortions - Will TikTok survive? | E
WeChat: Donald Trump's Prohibition in U.S. Put on Hold by Judge Before Ban | B
Industries & companies
Autos: Electric cars - Who will rule the Teslaverse? | E
Energy: The new energy order - Is it the end of the oil age? | E
Energy: A less oily BP - How BP’s newish boss sees the future of fossil fuels | E
Energy: Oracle’s Trump card - Who are the TikTok saga’s biggest winners? | E
Retail: Why Albertsons Is a Buy: More Meals at Home and the Stock Is Cheap | BR
Tech: Short circuit - Can Nikola become the next Tesla? | E
Corporate finance
Nvidia’s Deal for Arm Holdings Is Risky and Very Smart | BR
Integrating circuits - How Nvidia’s purchase of Arm could open new markets | E
European Banks Consider Mergers for Survival | W
Chime is now worth $14.5 billion, surging past Robinhood as the most valuable U.S. consumer fintech | C
Steam engine in the cloud - How Snowflake raised $3bn in a record software IPO | E
Technology
Covid Is Making Cash History. How to Profit From the Digital-Payment Future. | BR
Offbeat
Citadel Securities, Quantlab Loom Over Trial Probing Whether Human Traders Tricked Machines | W
Companies’ New Back-to-Work Dilemma: Who Comes First? | W
Sep 19 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Finish Week Lower as S&P 500 Dragged Down by Tech Shares | W
The Fund-Flows Indicator Is Behaving Strangely | Morningstar
Platinum, Palladium Prices Diverge as Car Makers See Uneven Recovery | W
Corporate debt frenzy rolls on as worries loom over markets | R
Central banks
Fed's new framework met with a confused shrug by the public: survey | R
Fed's Bullard says 'biggest growth quarter of all time' will lift inflation | C
Fed’s Kashkari says warnings of runaway inflation are just ‘ghost stories’ | MW
Fed to add pandemic-recession scenarios to next round of big banks’ stress tests | MW
Kashkari Urges Big Investors to Demand Banks Hold More Capital | B
Fed Hires BlackRock to Help Calm Markets. Its ETF Business Wins Big. | W
US
Millions Are House-Rich but Cash-Poor. Wall Street Landlords Are Ready. | W
US politics
Fiscal fizzle saps U.S. economic recovery, a possible boost to Biden | R
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Liberal Voice on Supreme Court, Dies at 87 | W
Europe
Europe Is Falling Behind on 5G Rollout, Top Companies Warn | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Bans Chinese Apps TikTok and WeChat, Citing Security Concerns | W
Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday | C
Industries & companies
Autos: The Incredible Shrinking GM: Mary Barra Bets That Smaller Is Better | W
Virus
Trump says U.S. will manufacture enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American by April | C
How to Ship a Vaccine at –80°C, and Other Obstacles in the Covid Fight | N
'Pandemic fatigue' leads to resurgence of coronavirus in Europe | C
CDC Reverses Relaxation of Covid-19 Testing Recommendations | W
Lancet Medical Journal Changes Peer-Review Process Amid Flurry of Covid-19 Research | W
Corporate finance
SoftBank Sells Brightstar, Carrying On Its Divestiture Spree | W
Chime is now worth $14.5 billion, surging past Robinhood as the most valuable U.S. consumer fintech | C
Sequoia had a $9 billion week from three IPOs and helped on TikTok | C
Offbeat
Lake Tahoe Booms in Tech's Work-From-Anywhere Shift | B
Sep 18 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes more than 100 points lower, Apple and Microsoft drag down tech | C
U.S. Stocks Lower as Fed Outlook Rattles Investors | W
Small Tech Stocks Soar as the Future Arrives Early | N
The market isn't convinced the Federal Reserve can achieve its inflation objective | C
Central banks
Powell Laid the Blueprint for Tech’s Eventual Wreck With QE Punt | B
Federal Reserve weighs bank dividends as it prepares second stress test | R
US
U.S. economic rebound may be a slow train for the unemployed | R
U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady at 860,000 Last Week | W
Unable to Pay Rent, Small Businesses Hope for a Deal With Their Landlord | N
US politics
Election 2020: How Trump and Biden Compare on the Key Issues | W
China
Chinese Communist Party Seeks Sway Over Private Business | N
Japan
Japan's August consumer prices fall at fastest pace in four years | R
Abenomics After Abe by Akira Kawamoto | Project Syndicate
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon was the USPS' 'largest customer' in 2019, internal docs show | C
Geopolitics & trade
Oracle, Walmart Aim for Big Stakes in TikTok | W
TikTok set to IPO globally if Trump approves deal with Oracle, Walmart | C
China, Once Germany’s Partner in Growth, Turns Into a Rival | W
Corporate finance
Unity prices IPO above range at $52, valuing company at $13.7 billion | C
Snowflake's first-day pop means IPO left $3.8 billion on the table, the most in 12 years | C
Virus I
Covid-19 Vaccine Study Results Could Come Late October, Moderna CEO Says | W
Pfizer vaccine trial bets on early win against coronavirus, documents show | R
Moderna vaccine trial investigator worries about political pressure | C
Hopes for Covid-19 Vaccine Spark Partisan Fight Over Safety, Timing | W
Virus II
Contact Tracing, the West’s Big Hope for Suppressing Covid-19, Is in Disarray | W
Why Did Covid Overwhelm Hospitals? A Yearslong Drive for Efficiency | W
America’s Offices Sit Half-Empty Six Months Into the Covid-19 Pandemic | W
Texas pushes forward with business reopenings as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations slide, Gov. Abbott says | C
Goldman Sends Some Traders Home After Covid-19 Case in Manhattan | B
Sep 17 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 ends down after late reversal despite Fed's low-rate stance | R
Some wealthy Americans are already prepping their finances for a Joe Biden presidency — here’s how | MW
Japanese Stocks Will Do Well Under Suga If History Is a Guide | B
Central banks I
Fed decision September 2020: Interest rates unchanged | C
Fed Sets Higher Hurdles for Rate Increase | W
Fed touts economic recovery, vows to keep interest rates low | R
Fed defends 'pedal to the metal' policy and is not fearful of asset bubbles ahead | R
Central banks II
Parsing the Fed: How the September Statement Changed from July | W
Powell Says Fed Working on Changes to Main Street Program | B
Fed picks its side in inflation debate and sends market a message — no rate hikes for years | C
Why Is The Fed Trying To Create Inflation? - Steve Forbes
US
Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions | N
Americans Keep Spending, but Growth of Retail Sales Slows | N
Fading fiscal stimulus restraining U.S. consumer spending | R
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Trump suggests he could back bigger relief bill | C
Coronavirus stimulus: House Republicans try to force PPP small business vote | C
Joe Biden hammers Trump on health care and coronavirus | C
Japan
Yoshihide Suga Becomes Japanese Prime Minister as Abe Era Ends | W
Geopolitics & trade
Oracle Will Review TikTok Source Code to Watch for Chinese Access | W
Trump says 'not prepared to sign off' for Oracle-TikTok deal
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines, labor unions again push for another $25 billion in coronavirus aid as more than 30,000 job cuts loom | C
FAANGs: iOS 14 Review: Your iPhone Will Look Completely Different Now, if You Want | W
Retail: U.S. Retail Spending Grew at Slower Pace in August | W
Cybersecurity & technology
U.S. Charges Chinese Nationals in Cyberattacks on More Than 100 Companies | W
U.S. charges seven in wide-ranging Chinese hacking effort | R
How coronavirus could usher in a new age of automation | C
Virus
Coronavirus: CDC says U.S. should have enough vaccine to return to 'regular life' by third quarter of 2021 | C
Trump says U.S. could start distributing a coronavirus vaccine in October, contradicting CDC's timeline | C
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccines: 'he was confused' | R
Covid-19 Antibody Drug Shown to Reduce Hospitalizations, Eli Lilly Says | W
CDC is developing new coronavirus testing guidance for screening at schools, businesses | C
Offbeat
Business Shifts From Resistance to Action on Climate | W
Sep 16 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures flat as investors await Fed meeting | C
Stock market today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher as tech leads broad market gains | C
Why Did Stock Markets Rebound From Covid in Record Time? Here Are Five Reasons | W
Ray Dalio Warns of Threat to Dollar as Reserve Currency | B
Market volatility is set to swell after election, Wells Fargo warns | C
Central banks
The Fed could still move markets Wednesday even with rates on hold for the foreseeable future | C
US
U.S. Industrial Production Points to Slowing Manufacturing Recovery | W
U.S. Incomes Up, Poverty Rate Down in 2019 | W
How Much Richer The Wealthiest Americans Got in the Last Economic Expansion | B
US politics
Pelosi Says House Should Remain in Session Until Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Is Reached | W
White House open to 'Problem Solvers' compromise in coronavirus aid fight | R
Chuck Schumer calls for HHS Secretary Alex Azar to resign immediately | C
Virus
Will New York Face a Second Wave of Covid-19? | B
Hospitals Failed to Fully Contain Covid-19 Inside Their Walls | W
The coronavirus has killed at least 121 young people in the U.S., mostly minorities, CDC says | C
Industries & companies
Consumer: Kraft Heinz to Sell Part of Cheese Business for $3.2 Billion | W
FAANGs: Amazon has rapidly expanded its air fleet during the pandemic | C
FAANGs: Apple Watch: Family Settings feature requires no iPhone, a first | C
Financials: Banks lower revenue outlook as pandemic crimps loan demand | R
Financials: Citigroup Gives Wall Street a Sobering Message | W
Fitness: Peloton thinks it can grow to 100 million subscribers. Here's how | C
Restaurants: Starbucks Sales Recovery Has ‘a Ways to Go’ as Pandemic Quiets Cities | W
Shipping: FedEx Logs Record Revenue on Surge in Packages | W
Corporate finance
Lots of IPOs are hitting the market this week. Invest with caution | C
Snowflake Is Said to Price IPO Above Range at $120 a Share | B
China’s ByteDance to Keep Majority TikTok Stake in Oracle Deal Under U.S. Consideration | W
Sep 15 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. stock futures fall slightly after Monday's rally | C
Stock Benchmarks Close Higher to Start the Week | W
Stock market's 7% pullback? Get ready for more, as a 2009-style 'stair-step' rally continues, says Wall Street bull | MW
‘Real’ Bond Yields Help Explain Surprising Market Moves | W
Central banks
Why Fed Officials Are Pushing for More Stimulus From Lawmakers | W
US
Paper towel shortage: Why it's hard to find paper towels again | NN
US politics
Absence of Coronavirus-Aid Deal Prompts Blame Game in Washington | W
States try to plug gaps in Trump's $300 unemployment benefits program | C
Biden Budget to Result in Highest Spending in Decades, Study Finds | W
Joe Biden's economy would be too much like Europe's | MW
Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change | R
Geopolitics & trade
Japan’s Next Leader to Be Thrust Into Clash Over China | W
Oracle Deal With TikTok to Undergo U.S. National Security Review | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta to Use Frequent-Flier Program to Raise $6.5 Billion | W
Autos: Tesla shares jump more than 12% amid tech rebound, Goldman comments | C
Media: Markets Already Betting on Tokyo Disneyland’s Return to Normal | B
Corporate finance
Verizon to Buy TracFone in Deal Valued at Nearly $7 Billion | W
Klarna now Europe's biggest fintech unicorn at over $10 billion value | C
Barra: GM conducted 'appropriate diligence' on $2 billion Nikola deal | C
Virus
People who tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to have recently eaten at a restaurant: CDC | MW
Covid-19 Test Maker Examines False-Positive Results in Nursing Homes | W
Offbeat
West Coast Fire Map: Where California, Oregon and Washington Have Wildfires | B
Sally intensifies, could wallop U.S. coast with 110-mph winds | R
Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank on corporate profits, social change | C
Sep 14 (Monday)
YRI
Few Gains Ahead for the S&P 500, but Lots of Drama Beneath the Surface: Strategists I BR
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Is the Stock Market in a Bubble? Yes, Here’s What to Know. | BR
The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge | W
How Retail Investors Are Fueling the Nasdaq’s Wild Ride | BR
Why the Emerging-Markets Rally Looks Shakier for the Rest of the Year | BR
Why Volatile Commodity Prices Could Be Buying Opportunities | BR
Central banks
ECB's Lagarde shifts burden to governments to aid recovery | R
Japan's Suga says no limit to bonds government can issue | R
US
U.S. economy is improving, weeks before the election. Will Trump benefit? | R
Inflation Is Popping Up in the Strangest Places | BR
U.S. Cost of Living Is Higher Than Official Inflation Rate Shows | B
More Groceries, Less Gas: The Pandemic Is Shaking Up The Cost Of Living | NPR
At risk of losing their home, health, and internet: 12 million Americans still waiting for unemployment benefits | NBC
PPP: Why third-quarter taxes are confusing small businesses | C
Europe
Italy Seeks Economic Rebirth With EU Coronavirus Recovery Money | W
US politics
Trump and Biden 'Made in America' tax plans ignore the real problem | MW
Bloomberg will spend at least $100 million in Florida for Joe Biden | C
The boomers’ last stand - Younger Americans feel their voting weight | E
Shelter in place - Can the Trump administration halt evictions on public-health grounds? | E
Trading Powerhouses Join Exchanges in Fighting N.J. Tax Plan | B
Geopolitics & trade
Down but not out - How has trade survived covid-19? | E
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Former Top Boeing 737 MAX Officials Defend Design Process | W
Airlines: United CEO: Demand unlikely to recover until vaccine widely available | C
Hotels: Marriott built an 'Airbnb' before coronavirus crashed travel. Did it help? | C
Fitness: Peloton: How gyms plan to get Americans working out again | C
Media: Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead. | N
Corporate finance
SoftBank Nears $40 Billion Deal to Sell Arm Holdings to Nvidia | W
Embattled SoftBank renews talks on taking the group private, FT reports | R
Gilead Nears Deal to Buy Immunomedics for More Than $20 Billion | W
Badwill hunting - Why are European banks merging? | E
Virus
The Dakotas have highest number of new virus cases in the country | C
Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine could be given to Americans before end of year, CEO says | C
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine clinical trials resume in U.K. after pause over safety concerns | C
Health experts criticize Trump over reports of CDC interference | C
Stop 'demonizing' students for Covid-19, say mental health experts | C
West coast fires
Fires in Oregon, California and Washington spread, death toll rises | C
Golden State ablaze - Why is California burning? | E
Climate change: Why heatwaves are more deadly as nights warm faster | C
Climate change is huge risk for the American financial system, a major new bipartisan report says | MW
Air quality apps: PurpleAir, AirNow, IQAir, essential in western U.S. | C
Offbeat
Office politics: The fight over the future of work | E
The future of work - Is the office finished? | E
Goodbye, Open Office. Hello, ‘Dynamic Workplace.’ | W
Sep 12 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
The stock market's pullback is 'healthy' and gives earnings a chance to catch up to prices, Wall Street bull Ed Yardeni says
Markets
Dow ends higher but Wall Street posts second straight weekly drop on tech slide | R
Stock market today: Nasdaq closes lower to end its worst week since March as tech continues to struggle | C
Equity market turmoil seen unlikely to provoke rapid Fed response | R
This 1 big change in the market means higher stock prices are likely over the next few weeks | MW
NYSE Signals It Will Exit New Jersey if State Taxes Stock Trades | W
Lumber Poised to Fall With Autumn’s Approach | W
Global
Global Economic Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing | W
US
Used cars drive U.S. consumer prices higher; inflation pressures firming | R
Drop in College Tuition Is Helping Hold Down U.S. Inflation | B
U.S. budget deficit tops $3 trillion with one month left in fiscal 2020 | R
US politics
U.S. economy is improving, weeks before the election. Will Trump benefit? | R
Trump can beat Biden, analyst says — watch for ‘a big Q3 GDP figure,’ a strong first debate | MW
Geopolitics & trade
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale | C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple App Store new rules will affect Google Stadia, Microsoft xCloud | C
Financials: JPMorgan creates new team to trade shares of pre-IPO giants including SpaceX, Robinhood and Airbnb | C
Media: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Delayed as Pandemic Slows U.S. Theater Reopenings | W
Media: Coronavirus: Movie theaters rushed to reopen, blockbusters were pushed | C
Retail: Many Retailers Are Closing. That’s Good for Macy’s and Other Survivors. | BR
Tech: Big Tech is turning on one another amid antitrust probes and litigation | MW
Tech: Microsoft Azure versus Amazon AWS in connecting satellites to cloud | C
Tech: Nikola shares plunge more than 14% amid dispute over short-seller allegations | C
Virus
U.S. coronavirus data is 'disturbing,' Dr. Fauci says in disputing Trump | C
China Injects Hundreds of Thousands With Experimental Covid-19 Vaccines | W
South Korea’s Coronavirus Lesson: School’s Out for a While | W
In Worst-Hit Covid State, New York’s Cuomo Called All the Shots | W
Kids caught coronavirus at child care, infected family, CDC report says | C
Offbeat
California Governor Says ‘This Is a Damn Climate Emergency’ | B
Ten percent of Oregon told to evacuate as U.S. West wildfires kill 24 | R
Wildfires Live Updates: Dozens Reported Missing in Oregon | N
California’s Air Quality Is Poor. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. | N
Sep 11 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures rise slightly following Thursday’s wild ride | C
Stock market today: Dow closes 400 points lower as tech sell-off resumes | C
U.S. Stocks Close Lower After Erasing Early Gains | W
What’s happening now with M&A is going to make today’s stock investors wish they’d sold sooner | MW
Jim Cramer: Cash is king as markets face a rough month | C
Central banks
Fed's new policy shift to have no major impact, say economists: Reuters poll | R
US politics
U.S. Senate defeat of 'skinny' coronavirus aid bill puts it on 'dead-end street' | R
What We Learned From Woodward’s New Trump Book | W
Trump says everyone knew the coronavirus was airborne in February: It's 'no big thing' | C
2020 election news: Voters see Trump, Biden as mentally unfit to be president | C
Geopolitics & trade
Russian Hackers Have Targeted 200 Groups Tied to U.S. Election, Microsoft Says | W
Huawei to Launch Smartphones Without Google Android | W
Industries & companies
Financials: Citigroup’s Jane Fraser to Succeed Michael Corbat as CEO | W
Financials: JPMorgan Top Brass Tell Trading-Floor Staff to Come Back to the Office | W
Fitness: Peloton Posts First-Ever Profit as Pandemic Speeds Sales | W
Retail: RH CEO expects elevated demand for home decor to carry through 2021 | C
Retail: LVMH Says Tiffany’s Handling of Pandemic Invalidates Merger | W
Tech: Oracle Results Bolstered by Cloud-Computing Growth | W
Tech: Exclusive: Microsoft believes Russians that hacked Clinton targeted Biden campaign firm - sources | R
Corporate finance
Century 21 Files for Bankruptcy, to Close All 13 Stores | W
Virus
Several Covid-19 Vaccines Could Join Winner’s Circle | W
To Keep Schools Open as Covid Surges, Europe Isolates Infected Students | W
Sep 10 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Wall Street ends higher on tech rally to snap three-day skid | R
Investors are buying the dip for now, but the market rout is likely not over | C
Asian markets seen firmer after Wall Street turns positive | R
Beaten-down U.S. dollar regains mojo in equities tech wreck -- here's what it will take to sustain the bounce | MW
Central banks
ECB to take aim at strong euro with hints of more stimulus | R
Federal Reserve Nominee Judy Shelton: A Defense | NR
US
U.S. Job Openings Leveled Off Late in the Summer | W
US politics
Biden Pushes Higher Taxes on U.S. Companies’ Foreign Profits in Pitch to Midwest Voters | W
Covid-19: Trump downplayed coronavirus danger, Bob Woodward book reveals | C
'A disgrace': Biden rips Trump for saying he downplayed coronavirus | C
Geopolitics & trade
TikTok, U.S. Discuss Ways to Avoid Sale | W
U.S. House Speaker warns Britain that breaking Brexit treaty could imperil trade pact | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: United Airlines, pilots deal would distribute flying to avoid furloughs | R
Autos: Tesla jumps nearly 11%, rebounding from worst day on record | C
FAANGs: Facebook struggles with speech rules ahead of 2020 elections | C
FAANGs: Amazon is on a hiring spree amid widespread coronavirus layoffs and record unemployment | C
Railroads: Kansas City Southern Rejects $20 Billion Takeover Offer From Investor Group | W
Virus
Covid-19 Cases, Death Rates Are Declining Six Months Into Pandemic | W
Why an approved coronavirus vaccine may not end the pandemic quickly | MW
Pay People to Get Vaccinated | N
Sailors Trapped by Covid-19 Fight Exhaustion and Despair | N
Corporate finance
Tiffany’s $16 Billion Sale to LVMH Falls Apart in Face of Pandemic, Tariffs | N
Palantir valued at about $10.5 billion ahead of direct listing | C
Simon, Brookfield to save JC Penney from bankruptcy, keep 650 shops | C
Grail, which counts Jeff Bezos among investors, files for IPO | C
Technology
Smartphones Transformed Everything. Now, There’s More Disruption to Come. | W
Offbeat
Climate Change: World’s Global Warming Fight | B
Sep 09 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow drops 600 points as tech stocks fall again, Nasdaq down 10% in 3 days | C
U.S. credit spreads unlikely to tighten much further, says UBS | R
Central banks
Fed’s Main St. Loan Program Going Mostly to $1m-Plus Borrowers | B
US
Mortgage Refinancings Boom, Even as Coronavirus Hits Economy | W
Majority of young adults now live with mom and dad due to coronavirus | C
The Opioid Crisis, Already Serious, Has Intensified During Coronavirus Pandemic | W
US politics & policies
Senate aims for Thursday vote on scaled-down coronavirus aid bill | R
JPMorgan says some employees have 'fallen short' as bank probes relief abuses | C
Trump signs order extending drilling ban off Florida Gulf coast, expands it two other states | R
Taxpayer, conservation groups pressure U.S. to halt drilling auctions | R
New York Gov. Cuomo says Trump is 'actively trying to kill New York City' | C
How a 'blue shift' in U.S. mail ballots might set off Election Week chaos | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing Flags Additional 787 Production Problem | W
Autos: GM Stock Jumps on News of Stake in Electric-Vehicle Company Nikola | W
Autos: Tesla falls 21%, worst single-day loss in its history | C
Energy: U.S. job losses in oilfield services and equipment top 100,000: trade group | R
FAANGs: Apple Countersues ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games, Seeks Punitive Damages | W
Fitness: Peloton Rides Covid-19 Wave, Adding Products, Cutting Bike Price | W
Media: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Faces Controversy Over Filming in China’s Xinjiang | W
Retail: Lululemon (LULU) reports Q2 2020 earnings beat | C
Tech: Slack Boosts Outlook as Pandemic Fuels Boom in Remote-Work Tools | W
Tech: Shopify, Suddenly Worth $117 Billion, Is One of the Biggest Pandemic Winners | W
Tech: Microsoft to Release Two New Xbox Consoles; Series S to Cost $299 | W
Virus I
Coronavirus vaccine: Fauci says it's 'unlikely' it will be ready by election | C
There are seven coronavirus vaccine candidates being tested in the U.S. | MW
Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine | B
Vaccine Economics: Where Profit and Public Health Collide | W
Virus II
Qiagen to launch rapid coronavirus test it says could be used in airports, stadiums | C
Public Health Officials Pursue Covid-19 Tests That Trade Precision for Speed | W
COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week | R
Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota in August linked to more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, study finds | MW
Sep 08 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Don’t fear a 10% to 15% market correction: Long-time bull Ed Yardeni | C
Markets
Dow futures jump 250 points in overnight trading following the worst tech rout since March | C
The Stock Market Is a Strong Election Day Predictor | WSJ
Sudden Volatility in Tech Stocks Unnerves Investors | WSJ
Stock markets: CIO says tech bubble not expected to pop anytime soon | C
SoftBank Shares Drop on Concerns About Massive Options Bet | WSJ
Currencies & commodities
Companies Brace for Profit Hit From Euro Rally | WSJ
Goldman's 'favorite' commodity has been on a tear, could have further to run | C
Central banks
Fed's strategy shift to bind big central banks from Frankfurt to Tokyo | R
US
Opinion: Jobs in these industries won't come back even after the pandemic is over | NN
Japan
Japan’s Record GDP Plunge Is Slightly Worse on Revision | B
Japan's economy shrinks more than expected in second quarter, heightens woes for new leader | R
US politics
Lawmakers Tackle Spending Deadline, Look to Revive Coronavirus Aid Talks | WSJ
Biden Has 71.1% Chance of Winning Election: FiveThirtyEight | B
Trump touts big job gains, says the U.S. is 'rounding the corner' on the coronavirus | C
Government shutdown: Steven Mnuchin says bill will fund government into December | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump again raises idea of decoupling economy from China | R
China to Launch Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules | WSJ
China’s Exports Ramp Up as Countries Emerge From Lockdowns | WSJ
Shares in China’s Top Chip Maker Tumble as U.S. Weighs Export Controls | WSJ
Industries & companies
Airlines: Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses | WSJ
Autos: Tesla could be the most dangerous stock on Wall Street, investment researcher says | C
Retail: With Some Schools Moving Outdoors, Retailers Follow | N
Telecom: Samsung, Verizon Sign $6.65 Billion 5G Contract | WSJ
Virus I
New U.S. Coronavirus Infections Slow as Labor Day Holiday Winds Down | WSJ
Virology experts say the key is keeping Spain’s hospitals from becoming overwhelmed by COVID-19 this time | MW
‘Really Diabolical’: Inside the Coronavirus That Outsmarted Science | WSJ
Virus II
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work ‘a Pure Negative’ | WSJ
Think Reopening Schools Is Tough, What About School Buses? | WSJ
Remote Schools’ Hidden Cost: Parents Quit Work to Teach, Prompting New Recession Woes | WSJ
Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started. | N
Offbeat
Wildfires rage in California, stoked by extreme heat in U.S. West | R
Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings. | WSJ
They’re Stuck at Home, So They’re Making Home a Sanctuary | N
Locked Down in the Ritz-Carlton: Winning the Quarantine Hotel Lottery | WSJ
Sep 05 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Fall in Another Volatile Session | W
The stock market shakeout is likely not over yet, even with Friday's comeback | C
The only path to a sharply higher stock market 'is a bubble like the late 1920s and 1990s', says analyst who called rally off March lows | MW
Tech rout deepens, Nasdaq set for worst two-day fall since March | R
Credit & commodities
Oil Industry Is Fading Away in Land of the World’s Richest Reserves | W
U.S. Government-Bond Yields Climb After Jobs Data | W
Risk Creeps Into Municipal Bond Market, Yet Prices Stay High | W
What Happens When Interest Rates Go Down | C
Central banks
U.S. is still in a 'very significant recession' despite job gains, Fed's Rosengren says | C
Powell says duration of low interest rates 'will be measured in years | C
US I
U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.4% in August as Hiring Continued | W
Jobs report August 2020: Payrolls increase by nearly 1.4 million as the unemployment rate tumbles | C
U.S. job growth loses speed as fiscal stimulus ebbs | R
Worries grow over a K-shaped economic recovery that favors the wealthy | C
The Service Economy Meltdown | N
US II
Container Volumes Shipped to the U.S. Surge After Coronavirus Downturn | W
U.S. Trade Deficit Widest Since 2008 in July as Imports Outpaced Exports | W
Gaps in the CDC’s eviction ban could leave some renters homeless, housing advocates say | MW
US politics
Trump Denies Report He Disparaged Military | W
Coronavirus stimulus: Mike Pence says Congress to pass government funding | C
Geopolitics & trade
Serbia, Kosovo Agree to Normalize Economic Relations | W
Tech Decoupling: China's Race to End Its Reliance on the U.S. | W
China Launches Experimental Spaceplane | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Car Sales Are Down Almost 20%, but Prices Are Setting Records | W
Autos: Jeep punches above its weight with $100,000 Grand Wagoneer SUV | C
Defense: Pentagon says it will stick with Microsoft for JEDI cloud contract | C
FAANGs: Apple Still Wears the Market Crown. It Can Easily Slip. | W
Hotels: Hilton Times Square closure may be 'tip of the iceberg' for New York hotels | C
Retail: Retail Stores Add Jobs as Shoppers Return | W
Restaurants: Most Businesses Were Unprepared for Covid-19. Domino’s Delivered. | W
Tech: Semiconductor stock Skyworks could be best way to play 5G rollout | C
Virus I
Key coronavirus forecast predicts over 410,000 total U.S. deaths by Jan. 1 | C
Russia's COVID-19 vaccine showed antibody response in initial trials | R
Most people likely won't get a coronavirus vaccine until the middle of 2021 | C
Exclusive: J&J seeking one-third of COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in hard-hit Latin America | R
Covid Testing, Not a Cure, Is What Investors Need to Watch | W
Virus II
As Covid-19 Depletes Blood Supplies, Scientists Test an Alternative | W
‘We can’t let our guard down’: Scientists say some children could spread COVID-19 even if they have antibodies | MW
Think twice before wearing a face shield to protect against COVID-19 instead of a cloth face mask — here’s why | MW
Covid-19 Vaccine Race Turns Deep Freezers Into a Hot Commodity | W
Corporate finance
Softbank reportedly the 'Nasdaq whale' that bought billions in options | C
SoftBank’s Bet on Tech Giants Fueled Powerful Market Rally | W
Sep 04 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow futures drop 200 points as Wall Street braces for more tech losses | C
Stock market today: Stocks plunge, with the Dow dropping more than 800 points as tech shares snap a 10-day win streak | C
Stock-market selloff: Why it’s too early to call tech rout the start of a correction | MW
Emerging-Market Bond Funds Face Reckoning | W
Investors snap up U.S. corporate debt, pushing some real yields below zero | R
Central banks
Fed Officials Push Back on Updated Rate Guidance at Next Meeting | B
Fed policymakers signal comfort with higher inflation | R
US
Job market seen somewhat weaker in August, as rehiring slowed and layoffs continued | C
The Economy Is Limping, but Wall Street Is Booming | W
A Furniture Maker’s Five-Month Struggle With Covid. ‘You Can’t Really Have a Plan.’ | W
Europe
France Reveals $118 Billion Plan to Relaunch Economy | W
US politics
Trump seeks to cut federal funding to what he calls 'anarchist jurisdictions' | C
Twitter slaps warning labels on Trump tweets that suggest voting twice | C
Senate Democrats pushing to undo President Trump's payroll tax deferral | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Allows Stronger Yuan as President Xi Turns Focus to Home | B
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla drops again, bringing three-day loss to more than 18% | C
Autos: Fiat Chrysler Showcases Jeep With New Models, Stand-Alone Showrooms | W
FAANGs: Apple Delays Privacy Change Amid App Publishers’ Concerns | W
Pharma: Samsung’s Drugmaking Future Includes a $2 Billion ‘Super Plant’ Bigger Than the Louvre | W
Media: Cable, Satellite Operators Place New Bets on 5G Airwaves | W
Tech: Bezos, Musk Lead Tech Wealth Retreat as $44 Billion Evaporates | B
Corporate finance
GM, Honda Deepen Ties, Plan Joint Vehicle Development | W
Virus
Crucial Results for Promising Covid Vaccines Due in Weeks | B
Covid-19 Tests: Answers on Cost, Accuracy and Turnaround Time | W
Johnson & Johnson says coronavirus vaccine prevents severe illness in hamsters | C
Offbeat
Is It Safe to Go to a Live Sporting Event? These NFL Teams Say Yes | W
In Novichok Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Some See a Kremlin Calling Card | W
Sep 03 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow Rallies Above 29000; S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Fresh Records | W
Stock market today: Dow surges 450 points in its best day since mid-July, S&P 500 closes at another record | C
These 74 stocks in the S&P 500 hit all-time records on Wednesday | MW
Central banks
Fed Beige Book Finds Modest Economic Growth | W
Fed Says Economy Showing Progress But Uncertainty Persists | B
Fed's Mester says central bank won't let inflation run rampant | R
Weidmann Says ECB Must End Emergency Stimulus When Crisis Over | B
US
U.S. hiring picked up speed in August but still missed estimates, ADP says | WP
Job growth appears stuck in neutral after enhanced unemployment expired, data shows | C
U.S. CBO sees FY20 federal budget deficit of $3.3 trillion amid coronavirus spending | R
Inflation Is Higher Than the Numbers Say | N
How’s the Coronavirus Economy? Great or Awful, Depending on Whom You Ask | W
US policies & politics
CDC move to stop evictions draws heavy criticism from both sides | C
Coronavirus stimulus update: Pelosi, Mnuchin talk about relief bill | C
Biden Campaign Raised More Than $300 Million in August | W
Biden still ahead in the polls, but Trump narrows gap after RNC | C
How Minnesota Became a 2020 Election Battleground | W
Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system | C
Geopolitics & trade
TikTok Deal Talks Are Snarled Over Fate of App’s Algorithms | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: United Plans to Cut More Than 16,000 Staff | W
Autos: Ford Looks to Trim 1,400 Salaried Employees in U.S. Through Buyouts | W
Media: Advertisers Seek Right to Cancel TV Spending as Pandemic Roils Fall Season | W
Media: Cable, Satellite Operators Place New Bets on 5G Airwaves | W
Railroads: U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak to furlough 2,000 workers | R
Retail: Macy’s Posts $431 Million Loss as Stores Continue Recovery | W
Retail: CEO of Calvin Klein owner: Retail hinges more on halting virus than stimulus | C
Tech: Zoom shares drop following Tuesday's 40% surge | C
Virus I
U.S. CDC tells states to prep for COVID-19 vaccine distribution as soon as late October | R
Here's what to know about Abbott's 15-minute COVID-19 test | MW
The coronavirus may remain in the body for a month or more — but does that mean you’re still contagious? | MW
Virus II
White House to Target Hospitals for Uneven Covid-19 Data Reporting | W
Fauci: U.S. coronavirus cases 'unacceptably high' going into Labor Day | C
A Texas School Reopens and Everyone Holds Their Breath | W
Corporate finance
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $100 million investment in Biofourmis | C
Offbeat
Would basic income be better than additional unemployment benefits? | TheHill
Robinhood Faces SEC Probe for Not Disclosing Deals With High-Speed Traders | W
Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Poisoned With Novichok, Berlin Says | W
The 1918 Pandemic Was Deadlier, but College Football Continued. Here’s Why. | W
Sep 02 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rises 100 points to start September, Nasdaq up 1% as Apple leads tech higher | C
The pros are getting ready for a market crash — retail investors, not so much, top economist warns | MW
U.S. Stocks Turn Higher on Factory Data | W
Central banks
Fed’s Mortgage-Buying Spree at $1 Trillion With No End in Sight | B
Fed Official Says Economy Faces High Uncertainty, Prominent Risks | W
Ex-Fed Chief Yellen Defends Rate Increases Under Her Watch | B
US I
U.S. and Global Factory Output Picks Up, but Jobs Picture is Mixed | W
U.S. factory activity accelerates as orders jump to more than 16-1/2-year high | R
Job growth expected to slow sharply over the next decade, Labor Department says | C
Summer Fuel Demand Disappoints, Challenging Economy | W
US II
Here’s an overlooked way to play the ‘stuck-at-home’ trend in the stock market | MW
New Yorkers Are Fleeing to the Suburbs: ‘The Demand Is Insane’ | N
New York City Delays School Reopening | W
Child care has always been essential to our economy — let's start treating it that way | TheHill
US politics & policies
Mnuchin Urges Congress to Pass More Stimulus Funding | W
Small-Business Failures Loom as Federal Aid Dries Up | N
Thousands of small-business loans may have been fraudulent, U.S. House panel finds | R
Coronavirus: Democrats say PPP helped businesses, but wasted billions | C
Today is the first day of the payroll tax deferral. Here's what we know | C
One stock-market metric has predicted presidential election results since 1984 | MW
Europe
Germany Expects V-Shaped Economic Rebound From Coronavirus | W
Virus I
New U.S. Coronavirus Infections Slow to Lowest Level in More Than Two Months | W
94% of Americans who died from COVID-19 had contributing conditions: CDC | P
Fauci debunks theories of low CDC coronavirus death toll | C
U.S. advisors recommend four phases for distributing coronavirus vaccine nationwide | C
HHS deploys Abbott's new coronavirus tests to states hit by wildfires, hurricanes | C
Virus II
Key to Preventing Covid-19 Indoors: Ventilation | W
Can Covid Be Treated With Convalescent Plasma? NIH Says Not Enough Evidence | B
Top U.S. health officials warn Labor Day will be essential for containing coronavirus this fall | C
Geopolitics & trade
Shinzo Abe’s Departure Throws Wrench Into U.S.-Japan Ties | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Only 19% of Tesla analysts say buy the stock while investors remain ‘insatiable’ | MW
Consumer: Coffee, ketchup and Nike Air Max: it's the COVID consumer economy | R
FAANGs: Amazon seeks intelligence analyst to track 'labor organizing threats' | C
Retail: Retail Eviction Proceedings Pick Up as Economy Restarts | W
Retail: Walmart Tries Again to Find Its Answer to Amazon Prime | W
Retail: L.L. Bean CEO: Demand for winter gear already spiking during pandemic | C
Retail: Beauty Stocks Face New Reality Amid Coronavirus Pandemic | W
Corporate finance
Tesla to Sell Up to $5 Billion in Stock | W
AT&T Explores Potential Sale of Xandr Digital Ad Unit | W
Offbeat
Tesla employee foregoes $1M payment, works with FBI to thwart cybersecurity attack
Sep 01 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes more than 200 points lower but still notches best August since 1984 | C
September has the worst track record for stocks but any pullback could be swift as investors watch the election | C
U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Monthly Gain Since April | W
Nasdaq ends higher while S&P 500 posts biggest August gain since 1986 | R
Central banks
The Fed Lays Out New Goals, but Its Tools Could Be Lacking | W
Framework complete, Fed faces election year call on next steps | R
Fed’s Clarida Leaves Door Open to Yield Caps in New Strategy | B
Top Fed Official Says New Framework Provides More Humble Approach to Setting Rates | W
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari on the Challenges for Monetary Policy | B
US
Wage growth is false signal on state of labor market, Fed's Daly says | R
Fed Study Shows Low-Income Pandemic Job Losses Skew Wage Growth | B
CARES Act: How To Spend Money with Student Loans Deferred | C
Europe
Germany Expects 2020 Contraction Won’t Be as Deep as Feared | B
In France, the Young Lose Their Jobs to Coronavirus | W
Asia
Indian Economy Shrank Record 23.9% Last Quarter | W
China’s Big Banks Report Profit Drops | W
China's Exports Are Surging Despite Tariffs and Coronavirus | N
Shinzo Abe’s Unfinished Revolution Hangs in the Balance | W
'Abenomics' May Stay, but Japan's Economic Overhaul Is Incomplete | N
US policies & politics
Will Congress make a significant move on housing affordability? | TheHill
Biden condemns Kenosha violence and rebuts Trump's 'law and order' message | C
Coronavirus: House panel opens probe of White House trade advisor Navarro after cancellation of ventilator contract | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta Air, American drop domestic change fees, following move by United | C
Consumer: Nestlé Moves Further Into Health, Buying Peanut-Allergy Treatment Maker | W
FAANGs: Amazon Prime Air drone delivery fleet gets FAA approval | C
Health Care: Proposal Would Speed Up Approval of ‘Breakthrough’ Devices to Medicare Patients | W
Tech: Zoom (ZM) earnings Q2 2021 | C
Virus
Coronavirus cases are on the rise again across more than half of the U.S. | C
Covid-19 Vaccines: What’s Coming and When? | W
Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China | R
Corporate finance
J.C. Penney sale talks stall, pushing retailer to brink | R
Anthem-Cigna Fight Over Failed Merger Ends in a Draw | W
Wish confidentially files to go public | C
Apple, Tesla stock splits: What five market analysts are watching | C
Technology
Opinion | The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity | N
Aug 31 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Revamped Dow’s Gap With S&P 500 Is Set to Widen | W
Market posts one of the strongest July-August rallies in history as hazard after hazard melts away | C
Expected Surge of CLO Downgrades Slow to Arrive | W
Why Gas Prices Will Remain Steady for the Rest of Summer | BR
Central banks
A Flexible Fed Means Higher Inflation | W
The Fed Unveils Its Everything-Old-Is-New-Again Monetary Policy | BR
Ron Insana: What it means for markets now that the Fed has given up on the Phillips Curve | C
Reflation Trades Face Reality Check With Fed’s New Goal in Doubt | B
US
U.S. Jobless Rate Set to Return to Single Digits: Eco Week Ahead | B
If Consumer Confidence Is So Low, Why Is Spending Rising During the Pandemic? | B
Cities and States Are Facing a $1 Trillion Budget Mess | BR
It’s Time to Narrow the Income Gap. Future Prosperity Depends On It. | BR
California Moves to Consider Reparations for Slavery | B
New York City’s Offices Are Empty. How to Gamble on a Recovery. | BR
China
China’s Mega Banks Post Worst Profit Slump on Bad Debt Wave | B
Matronymics - More Chinese children are being given their mother’s surname | China | E
Japan
After Abe - Who will replace Abe Shinzo after his resignation owing to illness? | Asia | E
Abe Defied Expectations to Build a Better Japan
US politics
IRS rules on Trump's payroll tax cut put firms on the hook for taxes | C
U.S. Intelligence Office to Stop Briefing Congress on Election Security | W
Top U.S. general says no role for military in presidential vote | C
Trump Unleashes Twitter Storm After Portland Protest Death | B
Geopolitics & trade
China Tightens Tech Export Rules Amid TikTok Talks | W
TikTok, ByteDance Latest News: China Must Approve Any Sale | B
Hong Kong health workers, activists urge boycott of mass testing | R
What Putin fears - Russians and Belarusians are tired of backwards-looking autocrats | Leaders | E
Self-strangulation - As natural disasters strike, North Korea cuts itself off | Asia | E
Un-American activities - How Hollywood should deal with Chinese censors | Leaders | E
Industries & companies
Airlines: Covid and Travel: American Airlines Drops 15 Cities and Cuts Capacity 55% | B
FAANGs: Apple’s Bet on a Cashless Future Could Pay Big Dividends for Investors, Analyst Says | BR
FAANGs: Amazon Isn’t Synonymous With Luxury. That May Be Changing. | BR
Financials: Coronavirus Has Left Banks With Lots of Cash and Little to Do With It | W
Media: How Will the NFL Season Be Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic? | W
Real estate: The Coronavirus Real Estate Market Is on Fire. Two Stocks That Could Benefit Now. | BR
Restaurants: Starbucks Is Well Positioned for a Postpandemic World | BR
Retail: Coronavirus: Retailers report record online sales during pandemic
Retail: Airport Shopping Has Been on a Tear for Years. Now What? | W
Retail: Coupon-Clipping Fades Into History as Covid-19 Accelerates Digital Shift | W
Tech: Salesforce Rises After It Joins the Dow. But Earnings Drive the Stock Even More. | BR
Tech: These Global Tech Companies Can Go the Distance | BR
Corporate finance
Activists May Focus on Energy and Health Care Next Year | BR
Demand for Online Doctors Forges $39 Billion Sony-Backed Titan | B
KKR Nearing Deal to Sell Epicor to CD&R-Led Group | W
Technology
Robot Boats Leave Autonomous Cars in Their Wake | W
Future of Cleaning Oil Spills Looks to Robots, Wood Chips and Sponges | W
Space Force boldly goes to Silicon Valley to get a Star Trek-flavored software boost | C
Magna Builds Its Electric Future by Making Cars for Start-Ups That Can’t | BR
Virus I
Covid-19 Cases Top 25 Million World-Wide | W
U.S. coronavirus cases approach 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks | R
A Covid-19 Vaccine Is Coming and Investors Are Betting Big. Brace Yourself. | BR
FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine: FT | R
Companies Rush to Shore Up Covid-19 Testing Ahead of Flu Season | W
When Retirement Comes Too Early | N
Virus II
U.S. Colleges: What to Do With Students and Coronavirus on Campus? | B
Covid-19 in schools - Other countries show that schools need not be pandemic hotspots | United States | E
Back to school - Disrupted schooling will deepen inequality for American students | United States | E
Offbeat
Natural disasters - Why California is experiencing its worst fires on record | United States | E
The memory hole - The rising prevalence of dementia is a global emergency | Leaders | E
Aug 29 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes more than 150 points higher to erase its 2020 losses | C
The Father Of CMBS Says Real Estate Valuation Is In ‘Uncharted Territory’ | B
America’s Empty Hotels Might Just Be Hedge Funds’ Next Big Short | B
Chinese Bond Issuers Bypass U.S. Investors | W
Central banks
Fed’s Elevation of Employment Goal Reflects a Changed World | W
Fed's Bullard says the recession is over but rates will 'stay low for a long time' | C
Federal Reserve’s Cautious Monetary Policy a Missed Opportunity | National Review
US
U.S. Consumer Spending Rose More Slowly in July | W
Losing the extra $600 unemployment benefit may not have stopped Americans from spending money, J.P. Morgan credit card data shows | MW
New Homes Account for Biggest Share of U.S. Sales in 12 Years | B
Return of the Zombie Foreclosure: Taking Over Homes Where No One Lives
US policies & politics
Trump willing to sign a $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill: Meadows | R
Trump Pitches Second Term With Selective Retelling of His First | B
House Chairman Moves to Hold Pompeo in Contempt of Congress | W
Opinion: Raising taxes on the rich would help reduce wealth gap | NN
Spotting $62 Million in Alleged P.P.P. Fraud Was the Easy Part | N
Japan
Shinzo Abe Will Resign as Japan’s Prime Minister, Citing His Health | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. to Cut Troop Presence in Iraq by About One-Third, Officials Say | W
Industries & companies
Autos: 5 things to know about Tesla ahead of its 5-for-1 stock split | MW
Autos: U.S. gives automakers at least six more months to meet 'quiet car' rules | R
Casinos: MGM Resorts Lays off 18,000 Workers | W
Consumer: Coca-Cola Plans Layoffs, Offers Buyouts to U.S. Staff | W
Cruises: Cruise Ships Cautiously Resume Sailing in Europe After Deadly Outbreaks | W
FAANGs: Amazon Rolls Out Halo, a Wellness Tracker That It Says Can Also Sense Moods | W
Financials: Banks eye layoffs as short-term crisis ends, long-term costs emerge | R
Virus
CDC director says there will likely be a limited supply of coronavirus vaccines | C
Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Maker in Talks With Countries on Early Approval | W
Exclusive: Most U.S. states reject Trump administration's new COVID-19 testing guidance | R
Corporate finance
China’s IPO Mania Creates Three New Billionaires in One Week | B
SoftBank to Sell $14 Billion Stake in Telecom Unit | W
AT&T Again Exploring a Deal For DirecTV | W
Utz readies for market debut after gaining share amid pandemic | C
Offbeat
Thousands March on National Mall, Continuing Racial-Justice Push | W
Credit Suisse Uncovers Client Fraud at Wealth Management | B
Herbalife to Pay $123 Million to Resolve China Bribery Cases | B
Aug 28 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P, Dow close higher on new Fed inflation stance, COVID test hopes | R
U.S. Stocks Rise as Fed Signals Policy Shift | W
Fed’s Easy Money Pumps Up Winners Like Apple and Housing | W
84% of CFOs say US stocks are overvalued | NN
Oil Market’s Wild Swings Subdued by Options Trading | W
Central banks
In landmark shift, Fed rewrites approach to inflation, labor market | R
Fed Approves Shift on Inflation Goal, Ushering in Longer Era of Low Rates | W
Powell announces new Fed approach to inflation that could keep rates lower for longer | C
$454 Billion Treasury Fund Goes Mostly Unused | W
Fed pledges to look at if the economy is working for lower-income communities when setting policy | C
US
Unemployment Claims Are ‘Stubbornly High’ as Layoffs Persist | N
U.S. Labor Department changes jobless claims data methodology after economic shock | R
Millennials Help Power This Year’s Housing-Market Rebound | W
With Second Stimulus Checks on Hold, Americans Spend Less at the Grocery Store | W
US politics
Pelosi Call With Meadows Yields No Breakthrough on Stimulus | B
Covid-19: Kamala Harris blasts Trump on coronavirus response | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla shares surge to record high, leaving rivals behind | R
Energy: America’s Energy Corridor Narrowly Averts Direct Hit From Hurricane Laura | W
Hotels: How the hotel industry is reinventing itself in the pandemic to meet the new demands of guests | MW
Hotels: Stressed remote workers turn to renting hotel rooms | NBC
Retail: Dollar General, Dollar Tree Draw in Consumers Amid Economic Weakness | W
Retail: Gap (GPS) reports Q2 2020 loss per share, sales drop 18% | C
Retail: 25% of U.S. malls are set to shut within 5 years. What comes next? | C
Tech: Bill Gates' nuclear venture plans reactor to complement solar, wind power boom | R
Virus
Trump to announce $750 million deal with Abbott for at least 150 million rapid coronavirus tests | C
Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine candidates require ultra-low temperatures, raising questions about storage, distribution | MW
Trump Administration Seeks Data on Covid-19 Nursing Home Deaths in Four States | W
Corporate finance
Pandemic PC boom pushes HP sales $1 billion higher than expected; stock up 5% | MW
Chinese Tesla Rival to Raise $1.5 Billion in U.S. IPO | W
Walmart Joining Microsoft in TikTok Bid | N
TikTok likely to announce sale U.S. operations in the coming days | C
Exclusive: ByteDance asks TikTok to draw up U.S. shutdown contingencies: sources | R
Offbeat
NYC Landlord Stepping Up Back-to-Office Campaign With Banks | B
Hurricane Laura Slams Into Gulf Coast, Weakens to Tropical Storm | W
Aug 27 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at records again as Salesforce sparks massive tech rally | C
Investors should be wary of Warren Buffett’s crash warning | MW
European Bond Investors Signal Rising Risk Appetite | W
Central banks
The Fed is expected to use a new pandemic-era tool to fight against low inflation | C
Framework review complete, Fed's Powell starts hard sell for higher inflation | R
Mission Creep at the Fed | W
The Fed’s Evolution Is Coming to a Computer Screen Near You | N
Fed's Bowman sees slow, uneven recovery ahead | R
US
U.S. core capital goods orders rise; recovery uneven as COVID-19 shifts spending | R
Durable-Goods Orders Rose 11.2% in July for Third Monthly Gain | W
Opinion: Yes, some people are moving to the suburbs. But cities are far from dead | NN
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: GOP to propose smaller relief bill | C
Geopolitics & trade
The Lesson We’re Learning From TikTok? It’s All About Our Data | N
U.S. Firms in China Say Trump’s WeChat Ban Will Hit Them Where It Hurts | W
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Firms and Executives Active in Contested South China Sea | W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos worth more than $200 billion | C
FAANGs: Facebook Says Apple’s New iPhone Update Will Disrupt Online Advertising | W
Retail: At-Home Fitness Fuels Sales at Dick’s Sporting Goods | W
Tech: Salesforce's 30% stock rally this week is a possible 'nightmare' scenario for the Dow committee | MW
Tech: Salesforce Notifies Some Staff of Job Cuts | W
Virus
Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Signs of Working in Older Adults | W
Coronavirus vaccine: CDC proposes guidelines for distributing vaccine in U.S. | C
Abbott’s $5 Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test Gets Emergency-Use Status From FDA | W
Sweden’s herd-immunity ambitions are a pipe dream — just ask the U.K. | MW
NYC restaurant owners ask for clarity on when indoor dining can resume | C
Cybersecurity
U.S. Warns of Global Bank Heist Campaign by North Korean Hackers | W
Mother nature
California reports 50 new wildfires overnight and 1.3 million acres burned so far, Gov. Newsom says | C
Hurricane Laura Stalks Gulf Coast, on Track to Rival Katrina | W
Why Hurricane Laura's storm surge could devastate Texas and Louisiana | C
Pandemic stresses massive Hurricane Laura evacuations in Texas, Louisiana | R
Offbeat
Ford Rethinks the Office, Betting That Work Will Be Partly Remote Longer-Term | W
Remote Learning Without a Laptop? Thousands Could Be Stuck Without Devices Due to Shortage | W
Are We All Keynesians Again? by Andrés Velasco | Project Syndicate
Aug 26 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 rises to another record, even as rally leader Apple snaps 5-day winning streak | C
S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs on trade, vaccine developments | R
Why Dow's shake-up is bad for stocks added to it—and less bad for those booted | MW
A ‘powerful force’ will determine what happens next in the stock market, Wharton professor predicts | MW
Housing, Lumber ETFs Shrug Off Best Data in More Than a Decade | B
The Shakeout in the ETF Industry Is Accelerating | W
U.S. Government-Bond Yields Rise After Trade Progress | W
Central banks
As uncertainty threatens U.S. growth, Fed seeks more firepower | R
US
U.S. consumer confidence at six-year low; underscores concerns about economic recovery | R
U.S. Home-Price Growth Held Steady in June | W
Will the pandemic exacerbate or reduce economic inequality in the US? | The Hill
Before Making Loans, Some Mortgage Lenders Ask, Do You Really Plan to Pay This? | W
Fannie, Freddie to Delay Mortgage Refinance Surcharge Until Dec. 1 | W
NYC
Opinion | Jerry Seinfeld: So You Think New York Is ‘Dead’ | N
New York City will rise again | P
China
China’s Economy Is Bouncing Back—And Gaining Ground on the U.S. | W
US politics
Opinion | The Senate Is on Vacation While Americans Starve | N
Europe
How the U.K. Restarted Its Restaurant Industry: Paying Half the Bill | N
Geopolitics & trade
Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade | W
U.S., China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call | R
Chinese Diplomats Helped Military Scholars Visiting the U.S. Evade FBI Scrutiny, U.S. Says | W
China’s Top Diplomat Begins Europe Tour Aiming to Rekindle Cooling Ties | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs by Oct. 1 When Federal Stimulus Ends | W
Autos: GM uses salaried workers to fill assembly jobs due to coronavirus | C
Energy: Exxon Mobil replaced by a software stock after 92 years in the Dow is a 'sign of the times' | C
FAANGs: iPhone sales steady while global smartphone sales tank 20% in Q2 | C
FAANGs: Apple stock at record highs: Two stock alternatives that could benefit | C
Pharma: Teva Poised to Face U.S. Charges in Drug Price-Fixing Probe | B
Retail: Best Buy’s Growth Is Crimped by Product Shortages | W
Trucking: Truck Stops Move Into the Fast Lane During Covid-19 | W
Virus I
New cases of the coronavirus are falling in most of the U.S. | C
Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll tops 177,000 as FDA head acknowledges he misspoke on convalescent plasma | MW
Opinion | A Vaccine That Stops Covid-19 Won’t Be Enough | N
Translate Bio, Sanofi COVID-19 vaccine candidate produces immune response in animal studies | R
Virus II
Covid-19 Live Updates: Colleges Suspend Students Over Virus Safety Breaches | N
School in Mexico During Covid-19 Means Turning on the TV | W
Coronavirus: College students head home a week into classes as campus cases rise | C
Young people fueling recent spike of coronavirus in Americas, U.N. agency says | R
Corporate finance
Inside Ant Group’s Giant Valuation: One Billion Alipay Users and Big Profit Margins | W
Offbeat
Hurricane Laura: Evacuations ordered as storm aims at U.S. coast | C
Aug 25 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 hits another record, closes above 3,400 for the first time as Apple and airlines rise | C
S&P, Nasdaq close at new highs as Wall Street rides bull momentum | R
Stop saying 'stocks are not the economy' | MW
‘The Big Short 2.0’: How Hedge Funds Profited Off the Pain of Malls | N
Credit & commodities
Money Funds Waive Charges to Keep Yields From Falling Below Zero | W
Oil Companies Brace for Twin Gulf Coast Storms | W
Central banks
Fed Study Finds Virus Is a Powerful Downward Drag on Inflation | B
US
As Evictions Loom, Lawyers Are Gearing Up to Help | N
Thomas Barkin Urges Retraining for Young Workers in Restaurants, Retail | B
Trump says he is authorizing another $1 billion for food for families program | R
U.S. postmaster tells House committee he will resume cost-cutting after election | R
China
China’s Economy Is Bouncing Back—And Gaining Ground on the U.S. | W
Chinese Home Buyers Paid Huge Deposits but Now Worry They’ll Be Left With Nothing | W
Europe
Europe Tried to Limit Mass Layoffs, but the Cuts Are Coming Anyway | N
Industries & companies
FAANGs: ‘Fortnite’ Maker’s Apple Fight Leaves Some Developers Wary | W
Retail: Big-Box Stores, Worried About Amazon, Were Ready for Coronavirus | W
Retail: Coronavirus: As shopping picks up, gap between retail's haves, have-nots widens | C
Tech: Zoom Restored After Outage Brings Down Virtual Meetings, Classrooms | W
Geopolitics & trade
TikTok reveals U.S., global user growth numbers for first time | C
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Trump Ban | N
At Least One Company Is Cheering Renewed Aluminum Tariff on Canada | W
Virus
Sweden has developed herd immunity after refusing to lock down, some health experts claim, with coronavirus infection rate falling | MW
Older Americans Should Be Anti-Lockdown Activists | AIER
Coronavirus: Scientists doubt convalescent plasma touted by Trump is 'breakthrough' treatment | C
New Thinking on Covid Lockdowns: They’re Overly Blunt and Costly | W
Corporate finance
Blackstone Makes $2.29 Billion Deal for Japan Drug Business | W
Virgin Atlantic Woos Creditors to Nail Down $1.6 Billion Rescue | B
LVMH and Tiffany push back deal deadline by 3 months, source says | C
Offbeat
Ex-Google employees form virtual tech 'school' for gap-year students | C
Tropical Storm Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit U.S. as hurricane | C
Massive Northern California wildfires rage on as death toll reaches 7 | C
Aug 24 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Markets look to the Fed again to build on S&P 500 record as Congress continues to disappoint | C
This Market Is a Tech Market. If Bond Yields Rise, Watch Out. | W
The Median S&P Stock Has Never Been More Expensive | W
ETF Boom Fuels Gold’s Sharp Rise | W
Central banks
Wall Street Week Ahead: No elk or trout, but Fed's virtual retreat may stoke market's 'animal spirits' | R
US
Covid-19 Is Dividing the American Worker | W
Furloughed workers trapped in desperate limbo as aid runs out, waiting for jobs that may never return | NBC
Coronavirus Lifts Government Debt to WWII Levels—Cutting It Won’t Be Easy | W
New York City Faces Toughest Fiscal Crisis Since the 1970s | W
Time for a Crash in College Tuition | BR
Europe
Facing a Profitability Crisis, Europe’s Banks Rush to Restructure | W
US politics
Joe Biden’s Economic Plan: Contain the Covid Crisis First | BR
USPS news: House passes postal service funding bill | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump says could 'decouple' and not do business with China | R
TikTok will challenge Trump order banning U.S. transactions, company confirms | C
Industries & companies
Casinos: Buy Wyndham Stock. It’s Well Positioned to Ride Out Covid. | BR
Energy: Coronavirus Further Complicates Shell’s Giant Floating Gas Project | W
FAANGs: Apple Stock Is Unstoppable — and It Lifted the Stock Market to a Record High | BR
Pharma: Trump considering fast tracking AstraZeneca vaccine before election | C
Retail: ‘Back to School’ Is Not the Same. Here Are 4 Stock Picks to Play the Changes. | BR
Virus I
Trump will reportedly announce emergency authorization for coronavirus plasma treatment | C
Antibody Drugs Advancing to Fill Covid-19 Treatment Gap | W
Why pooled testing could be a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 | MW
Virus II
Back to School Is the Next Big Test for the U.S. Economy | BR
Many Companies Planned to Reopen Offices After Labor Day. With Coronavirus Still Around, They’re Rethinking That. | W
Spain Caught Off Guard by Resurgent Coronavirus | W
The aliens among us - How viruses shape the world | E
China
Profs and loss - China is killing academic freedom in Hong Kong | E
Offbeat
Louisiana, Cuba residents evacuate as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast | R
Marco becomes hurricane, heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast | C
Why California Keeps Having Blackouts | W
California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities | R
Preserving Trees Becomes Big Business, Driven by Emissions Rules | W
How One CEO Dealt With the TikTok Taunts of Gen Z: He Hired Them | W
Aug 22 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow jumps 190 points, S&P 500 closes at another record to finish week | C
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records after upbeat business surveys | R
Central banks & credit
Fed Has Used Only a Fraction of Main Street Lending Facility | B
Corporate America Is Choking on Debt and Imperiling the Recovery | B
Deserted College Dorms Sow Trouble for $14 Billion in Muni Bonds | B
US I
U.S. Economic Recovery Gains Steam While Others Stutter | W
It's Not the 2008 Global Recession All Over Again | Morningstar
Signs of recovery? U.S. business activity and home sales surge | R
‘The housing market is on a sugar high’: Home sales are soaring, but is it a good time to buy? Here’s what the experts say | MW
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose Nearly 25% in July | W
US II
Rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery | R
Coronavirus reshaping how Americans are employed during the pandemic | C
To Pay Rent and Avoid Eviction, Tenants Cash In Their Dreams | N
The National Debt is Surging | N
It’s ‘Mad’ to Worry About Mounting Debt Now, Keynes Scholar Says | B
Europe
Under the Surface of Pristine Job Numbers, Pain Awaits Europe Too | W
US politics I
‘I’ll be an ally of the light, not the darkness’: Joe Biden pledges to rebuild economy as he accepts Democratic nomination | MW
Student Loan Borrowers Would See a Big Chunk of Debt Disappear Under Biden Plan | W
Trump Sows Doubt in 2020 Election With Polls Showing Biden Leading | B
Trump loses bid to delay handover of tax returns to NY prosecutor | R
US politics II
Opinion: One more stimulus check from Congress won't be enough. This is what will really help | NN
Where states stand on the extra $300 weekly unemployment benefits | C
U.S. postmaster promises timely election mail, 'dramatic' changes after | R
USPS chief DeJoy: 'No intention to' bring back removed mail-sorting machines | C
Industries & companies
Energy: Natural Gas Prices Are on Fire, but Producers Are Holding Back | W
FAANGs: Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Doubt on Election Results | N
FAANGs: Jeff Wilke, Early Amazon Executive and Lieutenant to Jeff Bezos, Plans to Retire | W
FAANGs: Apple jumps another 5% to close out a big week for the $2 trillion stock | C
FAANGs: Apple says Epic Games CEO wanted a side deal for Fortnite | C
Industrials: Deere outpaces Caterpillar year to date. Why it may keep rising | C
Pharma: Bayer Settles Essure Birth-Control Litigation for $1.6 Billion | W
Retail: Home-Improvement Stocks Stay the Course Amid Nesting During Covid-19 | W
Retail: Fearing shipping crunch, retailers set earliest-ever holiday sale plans | R
Tech: Twitter Data Case Sparks Dispute, Delay Among EU Privacy Regulators | W
Virus I
WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic | C
Have you ‘herd’? New York might have immunity—but please don’t count on it, the mayor pleads | MW
Billions in Federal Covid-19 Testing Funds Still Unspent | W
FDA’s Authority to Regulate Lab Tests Is Curtailed | W
Virus II
CDC Director Dr. Redfield pointed to Rhode Island's coronavirus restrictions in daycares as a 'path' to reopen schools | C
Covid-19 Crisis in Nursing Homes Requires Aggressive Federal Response, Panel Says | W
Coronavirus: Lawsuit says HCA hospital endangers staff in pandemic | C
Corporate finance
Coronavirus: Struggling retailers rush to file for bankruptcy as fear of a second wave lingers | C
Palantir, Tech’s Next Big I.P.O., Lost $580 Million in 2019 | N
Technology
To Build a Plane That Can Fly Itself, Start With a Pilot in the Cockpit | W
Offbeat
California Wildfires Expand Overnight as Death Toll Climbs | W
Inside Steve Bannon's mysterious charity at center of wall project fraud | C
Aug 21 (Friday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Fear fading on Wall Street as investors learn to love the new bull market | R
A strategy to outsmart the S&P 500 ‘bubble’ | MW
The Great Asset Bubble (?) | Morningstar
10 stocks positioned for an ‘abrupt’ rebound when normalcy finally returns — none of them are tech | MW
Central banks
Fed to cut one-week dollar swap operations with major central banks | R
US
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 1.1 Million in Latest Week | W
Rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery | R
Millions of US Jobs to Be Lost for Years After Covid, IRS Projections Show | B
Evictions are expected to skyrocket as protections expire | C
The rise in jobless claims may be a warning to Congress that the economy needs stimulus | C
Second $1,200 stimulus checks: Where the debate in Congress stands | C
Californians face the dual nightmare of wildfires, coronavirus | C
Europe
Battered Eurozone Could See More Economic Stimulus in the Fall | W
US politics
Are Republicans Abandoning a Second Stimulus Check? | NY Mag
Pelosi Pressured by Moderate Democrats, GOP on Stimulus Talks | B
Former Republican CIA, FBI heads and national security officials to back Biden | R
DNC Ratings: 21.4 Million Watch Kamala Harris Speech on Third Night | B
Ballot drop boxes are latest battleground in U.S. election fight | R
White House asks Supreme Court to let Trump block critics on Twitter | C
Geopolitics & trade
China, United States agree to hold trade talks, Chinese commerce ministry says | R
Iran unveils new missiles amid tensions with Washington | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus travel: American Airlines halting service to 15 small cities after federal aid runs out | C
Financials: E-brokers defy odds by recording record trading revenue while dropping commissions to zero | C
Media: Coronavirus: AMC, Regal and Cinemark prepare to reopen in the U.S. after five-month shutdown | C
Restaurants: Taco Bell unveils new design with more drive-thrus as pandemic permanently shifts how we order | C
Tech: Lyft suspends California service after being ordered to classify drivers as employees | C
Virus
Troubled Covid-19 Data System Returning to CDC | W
DeSantis Rekindles His Love for Florida’s Virus Positivity Rate | B
Dr. Fauci tells Americans to be mindful of these important limitations about any future coronavirus vaccine | MW
Australia considers mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for travelers entering the country | MW
Offbeat
Alexei Navalny, Rival to Putin, in Critical Condition After Suspected Poisoning | W
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme | C
Covid Is No Excuse for Grand Jury Duty When You Can Serve From Your Bedroom | W
Aug 20 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets I
Wall Street ends lower after Fed minutes highlight tough recovery | R
U.S. Stocks Slip After S&P 500’s Record Close | W
Pension Giant Says Radical Post-Covid Changes to Hit Investments | B
‘Hot’ Copper Is Attracting Plenty of Deal Buzz, Executive Says | B
Markets II
A New Trial May Help China’s Fickle Investors Stay the Course | B
China’s Brokers Race to Raise Funds to Fuel Nation’s Stock Rally | B
Central banks I
Fed minutes: Officials expect that coronavirus will 'weigh heavily' on the economy | C
Fed Officials Said the Economy Needed More Help From Congress | N
Several Fed policymakers see more easing ahead to help brace economy | R
Fed Sees Need for Additional Support but Is Vague on Timing | W
Central banks II
Fed Minutes Show FOMC Backs Away From September Guidance Shift | B
Fed's Barkin says uncertainty is weighing on U.S. outlook | R
Exclusive: Fed's Bullard - Wall Street 'about right' as U.S. muddles through virus risk | R
US
Virus Alters Where People Open Their Wallets, Hinting at a Halting Recovery | N
China
Flooding Again Pounds China’s Three Gorges Dam | W
US politics I
U.S. economy rebounding strongly; fresh aid coming to unemployed: Kudlow | R
Why you can't count on that extra $300 weekly unemployment benefit | C
DNC Nominates Joe Biden to Lead Nation Through Pandemic | W
Kamala Harris to Accept Democratic Nomination for Vice President | W
Joe Biden United the Democrats—It’s Not Likely to Last | W
US politics II
Next Steps on Coronavirus Stimulus Package Divide Both Parties | W
Post Office Fight May Clear Way to Restart Stimulus Negotiations | B
U.S. postal chaos prompts Democrats to reassess mail-ballot plan | R
JPMorgan Chase held talks with U.S. Postal Service about installing ATMs in post offices | C
Trump tweets ‘Don’t buy Goodyear Tires’ after company bans workers from wearing MAGA attire | MW
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing scores first new 737 Max orders since November | C
Energy: Oil Industry Frets About Recruiting Its Next Generation of Workers | W
FAANGs: Amazon Is Hiring and Expanding Its Offices: Inside the Tech Giant’s Strategy | W
FAANGs: Apple Reaches $2 Trillion, Punctuating Big Tech’s Grip | N
Retail: Retailers See E-Commerce Investments Pay Off Big as Coronavirus Keeps Shoppers Home | W
Retail: Target Sales Jump as Pandemic Speeds E-Commerce Shift | W
Retail: Lowe’s Online Quarterly Sales More Than Doubled | W
Retail: Victoria's Secret parent L Brands (LB) reports Q2 2020 earnings | C
Tech: Big Tech’s Domination of Business Reaches New Heights | N
Tech: Nvidia Posts Record Sales as Pandemic Sustains Demand for Gaming, Data-Center Chips | W
Tech: Uber and Lyft Threaten California Shutdown: Here’s What’s at Stake | W
Wireless: Verizon offers Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ free for wireless customers | C
Geopolitics & trade I
U.S.-China Trade Talks Delayed, Not Derailed | W
Senators Warn Trump Saudi-Chinese Uranium Plant Risks Spread of Nuclear Weapons | W
Opinion | A TikTok Ban Is Overdue | N
China’s National-Security Law Reaches Into Harvard, Princeton Classrooms | W
Geopolitics & trade II
U.S. imposes sanctions on two UAE-based companies for aiding Mahan air | C
U.S. Risks Diplomatic Isolation With Bid to Reimpose U.N. Sanctions on Iran | W
Russia says it has intercepted U.S. spy planes over Black Sea: Ifax | R
U.S. trade panel launches patent infringement probe into Apple devices | R
Virus
Covid-19 Appeared to Be Under Control in Europe. Now It’s Surging Again. | W
Coronavirus: Scientists warn that students may need to wear masks in schools for years | C
Johns Hopkins scientists examining weird side effects of COVID-19 suggest one way coronavirus ‘gains a foothold in the body’ | MW
Alabama Reopening Universities as Virus Looms | N
Corporate finance
Airbnb Files Confidentially for IPO With SEC | W
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies Tumble Most in Two Months as Dollar Jumps | B
Offbeat
California fires force more evacuations amid record heat and lightning strikes | C
Palantir headquarters moves from Silicon Valley to Colorado | C
Aug 19 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
The S&P 500 finally hit a new record after multiple tries this month. Here's what could happen next | C
Detached from reality? Why U.S. stocks just hit a new high | R
The ‘Everything Bubble’ Isn’t Everything, and Maybe Not Even a Bubble | S
Central banks
N.Y. MTA Becomes Second to Tap Fed as Banks Demand Higher Yields | B
US
U.S. housing starts surge in July in rare pandemic bright spot | R
7 states approved to offer extra $300 weekly unemployment benefits | C
US politics I
Pelosi: Democrats willing to cut COVID-19 bill in half to get a deal | R
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Democrats unwilling to make 'reasonable' deal | C
Trump's postmaster general pauses service cuts after mail-in ballots outcry | R
Opinion | Trump's Post Office Mess Is Meant to Exhaust You | N
Opinion | I Was a Postal Service Regulator for 18 Years. Don’t Panic. | N
US politics II
Why the DNC Has 17 Keynote Speakers Instead of One | N
Here's how Joe Biden plans to change Social Security if elected president | C
Miles Taylor, former Trump staffer who backed Biden, takes leave from Google | C
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Xi Jinping Tightens Grip on Domestic Security Forces in First Broad Purge | W
Former CIA officer accused of selling state secrets to China | P
U.S. Tightens Restrictions on Huawei’s Access to Chips | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing to Offer More Staff Buyouts | W
Autos: Wall Street pushes for GM to spin off its electric vehicle business
FAANGs: Amazon Bets on Office-Based Work With Expansion in Major Cities | W
FAANGs: California’s landmark privacy law is Facebook’s next ‘nightmare’ | MW
Pharma: States Seek $26.4 Billion From Drug Companies in Opioid Litigation | W
Retail: Strong Home Depot Results Show Pandemic’s Consumer Spending Shift | W
Retail: Walmart Flexes Its Scale to Power Through Pandemic | W
Retail: Walmart says consumer spending dropped as stimulus checks ran out | C
Retail: Kohl's sees billions in market share free as retailers go bankrupt | C
Tech: 5G Smartphones Could Crush Your Home Wi-Fi. So Where’s the 5G? | W
Virus
Coronavirus vaccine with 50% efficacy would be 'game changer' | C
Opinion | A Warning for the United States From the Author of ‘The Great Influenza’ | N
What Derailed America’s Covid Testing: Three Lost Weeks | W
Offbeat
SpaceX reuses and lands Falcon 9 rocket booster for record 6th time | C
The death of the office has been greatly exaggerated | MW
Aug 18 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 Finishes Just Shy of Record | W
Nasdaq hits record high close due to tech rally | R
Goldman Boosts S&P 500 Target By 20% As Strategists Catch Up | FA
Investor whose winning stock-market bet amid coronavirus returned over 4,100% says 'we are in an epic, monumental boom-bust cycle' | MW
ETFs pace for record year — these funds see highest inflows | C
US
As U.S. homebuilder confidence matches record high, mortgage delinquencies rise | R
$300 unemployment boost may last for only for 3 weeks | C
Japan
Japan’s Economy Contracts 7.8 Percent, Worst Decline on Record | N
Japan’s Economic Backslide Likely to Take Years to Reverse | W
India
Daimler Says India Truck Demand to Take Three Years to Return | B
US politics
As Democrats prepare to nominate Joe Biden, widespread fears about unfair election | R
House Democrats Set Vote on Bill to Bolster USPS | W
USPS: Senate Democrats demand reversal of new postal chief's changes | C
Trump-appointed Postal Service chief to testify amid fears about U.S. election | R
Hillary Clinton slams Trump response to coronavirus, withdrawal from WHO | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Tightens Restrictions on Huawei’s Access to Chips | W
Industries & companies
Energy: Chevron Pursues Exploration Deal in Iraq | W
Energy: Trump administration finalizes oil drilling plan in Alaska wildlife refuge | R
FAANGs: Justice Department Disagreement Arises Over Possible Google Antitrust Suit | W
FAANGs: ‘Fortnite’ maker accuses Apple, Google of illegal monopolistic practices in tech Battle Royale | MW
FAANGs: ‘Fortnite’ Creator Says Apple Is Threatening to Curb Access to Software Tools | W
Financials: American Express acquiring small business lender Kabbage | C
Tech: 5G Smartphones Could Crush Your Home Wi-Fi. So Where’s the 5G? | W
Utilities: California Gov. Gavin Newsom demands probe of power blackouts | C
Virus
China’s CDC, Built to Stop Pandemics Like Covid, Stumbled When It Mattered Most | W
Reports of COVID cases are growing on college campuses as schools bring students back for in-person classes | MW
University of North Carolina Retreats to Remote Learning for Undergrads After Coronavirus Outbreaks | W
Corporate finance
Why Hertz landed in bankruptcy court when its rivals didn't | C
Robinhood announces another mega round, valuation soars to $11.2B | C
Aug 17 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Stocks could be melting up like they did in the Roaring ’20s, strategist says — we all know what happened next | MW
Markets
The 2020 comeback to record highs resembles storied market revivals of the past | C
Stock market looks like 'Wile E. Coyote,' running off 'a cliff,' says expert | MW
Super Tiny Stocks Staging Bigger Rebound Rally Than Megacap Tech | B
Commodities
Gold Is Flying High, but Getting Harder to Mine | W
Palladium Prices Hit Bump in the Road With Lower Car Sales | BR
Central banks
China’s Banking Watchdog Warns Fed Easing Risks Financial Crisis | B
US
When furloughs become layoffs during pandemic | C
The Coronavirus Recession Has Been Worse For Families With Kids, N.Y. Fed Finds | F
Opinion | Is Your Child’s School Ready to Reopen? | N
More Americans Go Hungry Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Census Shows | W
A Century-Old Moving Company Says the Summer of Covid Is ‘Insane’ | N
China
The Chinese economic model - Xi Jinping is reinventing state capitalism. Don’t underestimate it | E
Economy News: First Into the Coronavirus Slump, China Is Proving the Fastest Out | B
What the Potential Crisis on the Yangtze Means for China and the World | Heritage
US politics
Kamala Harris Eligibility Is ‘Case Closed,’ Trump Adviser Says | B
Democrats to highlight 17 'rising stars' in convention keynote | R
Top Democrats in U.S. Congress call for hearings on mail delays ahead of election | R
Postal Service chief, under fire, admits 'unintended consequences' of his policy overhaul | C
What Is the Safest Voting Method? Paper, Says Leading Cyber Expert | B
Opinion | Military Families Have Been Voting by Mail for Decades | N
Geopolitics & trade
The nuclear option - How America might wield its ultimate weapon of mass disruption | E
The great decoupling - The Trump administration wants a US-China commercial split | E
World’s Biggest Free-Trade Pact Targets First Deal in 2021 | B
How to Profit From the U.S.-China Cold War | BR
WeChat Links Many Americans to Family Abroad. That’s Now in Jeopardy. | W
Twitter Tries to Tackle a TikTok Tie-Up | BR
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus: More job losses loom as airlines industry struggles | C
Aerospace: Superjumbo problems - What’s an A380 worth? | E
Aerospace: U.S. Criminal Probe Looks at Former NASA Official’s Contacts With Boeing Executive | W
FAANGs: How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache | N
Financials: Goldman Sachs Wants to Manage Your Money. It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds. | BR
Health Care: How the 2020 Presidential Election Could Affect Health-Care Stocks | BR
Pharma: Merck Is Barron’s Stock Pick This Week’s. Here’s Why | BR
Retail: Home Depot Braced for Covid Pain—Then Americans Remodeled | W
Utilities: Utilities Cash In on Green Energy Subsidy for Bigger Wind Farms | W
Wireless: Bots kept winning T-Mobile's promotional contests | C
Virus I
The Plan That Could Give Us Our Lives Back: Test Every American for Covid-19 Daily | Atlantic
Forty percent of U.S. Covid-19 tests come back too late to be clinically meaningful, data show | C
Hospitalization Data Reported by the HHS vs. the States: Unexplained Phenomena | CTP Blog
Something Is Wrong with Testing Data in the Great State of Texas | CTP Blog
Coronavirus: Should you get tested before seeing friends and family? | C
Virus II
Russia’s New Sputnik Launch Raises Risks in Dash for Vaccine | B
Fearing a ‘Twindemic,’ Health Experts Push Urgently for Flu Shots | N
Covid-19 Deaths Skew Younger Among Minorities | W
Corporate finance
Apple, Tesla Stock Splits Could Encourage Others | BR
Offbeat
American Passports Are Useless Now | Atlantic
How Covid-19 Changed Americans’ Internet Habits | W
Aug 15 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 ends almost flat as record remains elusive | R
Momentum Failing High-Priced S&P 500 on Brink of Making History | B
Stocks are ignoring the lack of a stimulus package from Congress, but that could change | C
The stock market would love a Democratic sweep in November | MW
Muni Defaults Surge, but Yields Don’t Follow | W
US
Retail Spending in July Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels | W
U.S. retail sales slow in July; obstacles mount for nascent economic recovery | R
Can U.S. retail sector's 'V-shaped' rebound jump the fiscal cliff? | R
Inflation is low now, but it still poses a big threat to retirees’ financial security | MW
Remote Work Is Reshaping San Francisco, as Tech Workers Flee and Rents Fall | W
These business owners won't get full forgiveness on their PPP loans | C
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: Trump calls for relief deal after Congress leaves | C
Capital-Gains Tax Rate Chasm Separates Trump, Biden | W
President Trump to Be Featured Each Day of GOP Convention | W
U.S. Postal Service warns of 'significant risk' of late ballots | R
Obama Says Trump Is Trying to ‘Kneecap’ the Postal Service | B
Homeland Security Officials Chad Wolf, Ken Cuccinelli Invalidly Appointed, Congressional Watchdog Concludes | W
Geopolitics & trade
Exclusive: U.S.-China trade deal review planned for Saturday postponed -sources | R
Exclusive: China ramps up U.S. oil purchases ahead of trade deal review - sources | R
Secret Ties Between U.A.E. and Israel Paved Way for Diplomatic Relations | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: U.S. Probes Former NASA Official’s Contacts With Boeing Executive on Lunar Contracts | W
Autos: GM’s Efforts to Revive Fiat Chrysler Lawsuit Denied | W
FAANGs: Facebook says Apple refused to waive 30% fee on new feature
FAANGs: Why Was ‘Fortnite’ Removed From Apple and Google App Stores? | W
Financials: An AmEx Manager Says She Spoke Up About Sales Problems, Then Got Pushed to the Side | W
FinTech: Is This the Year You Finally Stop Swiping Your Credit Card? | W
Media: Russell Crowe's 'Unhinged' was 'toughest' film release for top producer | C
Retail: Retail start-up Rent the Runway is closing all of its stores for good | C
Virus I
Bill Gates-backed vaccine maker CureVac shares nearly triple in Nasdaq debut | P
Trump on Russia's approved 'Sputnik V' coronavirus vaccine: 'We hope it works' | C
Feds want to give away coronavirus vaccines for free | P
Virus II
Schools in Europe Reopen With Little Debate—but More Masks and Distancing | W
Reopening School During Coronavirus Means Sneeze Guards on Desks and Digital Thermometers at the Door | W
Amid Pandemic, More U.S. Adults Say They Considered Suicide | W
McKesson Tapped to Distribute Coronavirus Vaccines in U.S. | W
Offbeat
A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions | N
Innovation is seeing a major inflection point due to virus: investor | C
Aug 14 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Close Lower Despite Fall in Jobless Claims | W
The stock market hasn't seen a 100-day gain this strong since 1933 | MW
Divided stock market can't seem to set a new record high | C
Coronavirus Projected to Sap More Oil Demand Than Expected | W
US
Weekly Unemployment Claims Drop Below One Million for First Time Since March | W
Suburban Home Prices Are Rising. But So Are Most Urban Home Prices | W
U.S. hits fiscal cliff with jobs, economic recovery in the balance | R
US policies I
White House Says Most Coronavirus Job Losses Likely to Be Temporary | W
WSJ Survey: Benefits of Extra Unemployment Aid Outweigh Work Disincentive | W
Did the expired $600 federal jobless benefit keep people from going back to work? Sudden drop in claims adds fuel to debate | MW
Coronavirus stimulus news: Congress leaves without passing relief bill | C
Waiting on that extra $400 unemployment benefit? Here's what we know | C
US policies II
Trump’s Payroll-Tax Deferral Plans Spur Confusion | W
Trump Ties Fate of Post-Office Funding to Mail-In Voting | W
Trump lifts Obama-era regulations on climate-changing methane gas | C
US politics
Biden looks to former Fed Chair Yellen for economic advice | C
Biden, Harris set for briefing and speeches on coronavirus pandemic Thursday | NN
Trump Calls Kamala Harris a ‘Madwoman’ in Latest Attack on Biden’s VP Pick | W
Kamala Harris throws Trump off balance (opinion) | NN
Geopolitics & trade
Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Ties | W
Corporate America Worries WeChat Ban Could Be Bad for Business | W
How Trump's war on WeChat could upend the global tech industry | NN
In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as U.S. tensions rise | R
U.S. to Classify Beijing-Backed Confucius Institute Center as Foreign Mission | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines could cut some flights required under federal aid terms as expiration nears | C
FAANGs: Amazon Cleared for Space Launch, but Broadband Venture Questions Remain | W
FAANGs: Elizabeth Warren wants probe of Amazon options held by Postal chief DeJoy | C
FAANGs: More than 1,200 Amazon delivery drivers laid off | C
FAANGs: Facebook and Other Tech Giants Gird for Chaotic Election | W
FAANGs: Apple kicks Fortnite out of App Store for challenging payment rules | C
Retail: What it would really take for Walmart to catch Amazon in e-commerce | C
Retail: How Coach owner Tapestry is doing better online than other retailers | C
Technology: Options market bets chip stock Applied Materials to surge on earnings | C
Transportation: Lyft Ridership, Revenue Drop Drastically Amid Rising Coronavirus Infections | W
Virus I
Dr. Fauci on U.S. coronavirus outbreak: 'I'm not pleased with how things are going' | C
CDC director warns America is in for the ‘worst fall…we’ve ever had’ | MW
CDC Chief Sees Urgency to Cut Covid Rate to Avoid Flu Collision | B
Beset by Coronavirus, Health Authorities Brace for Flu Season | W
Virus II
A Field Guide to Covid-19 Vaccines and Antivirals | BR
A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready? | W
Rising Coronavirus Infections Trigger Renewed Travel Restrictions Across Europe | W
Joe Biden calls for a nationwide mask mandate to combat coronavirus | C
Virus III
Are Florida Schools Reopening During Coronavirus? Parents Can’t Tell as State and Districts Fight | W
Pentagon to Close Half Its Schools in U.S. Over Coronavirus Concerns | W
In Las Vegas, the show cannot go on | NN
Corporate finance
Fatburger Owner to Acquire Johnny Rockets for $25 Million | W
‘The Gold Standard’: Why Chinese Startups Still Flock to the U.S. for IPOs | W
Offbeat
Corporate America Worries WeChat Ban Could Be Bad for Business | W
Aug 13 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 Rallies, But Closes Below a Record | W
Warren Buffett said this metric signaled the 2001 crash — now it’s sounding the alarm on global markets | MW
The Duke professor who developed the inverted-yield-curve indicator offers advice on the right time to rebalance a 60/40 portfolio | MW
Cramer says Tesla's stock split is good for the market because it appeals to young investors | C
Credit & commodities
Here’s a bullish case for owning bonds now — even with yields close to zero | MW
Morgan Stanley Wealth Sees Risks in Credit on U.S. Stimulus Woes | B
Rising Treasury Yields Challenge Precious Metals Rally | W
Central banks
Inflation Reading No Match for Fed’s Dovish Turn | W
Fed Officials Blame U.S. Failures on Virus for Sapping Recovery | B
Fed policymakers say economic growth will be muted until virus contained | R
US
US Consumer Price Inflation Is Even Higher for Seniors Over Age 62 | B
Gasoline Demand On the Rise in the Waning Days of Summer | B
U.S. Deficit Totaled $2.8 Trillion From October Through July, Treasury Says | W
Funding for $300-a-Week Unemployment Benefits Could Run Out in Six Weeks | W
Coronavirus-Hit State Budgets Create a Drag on U.S. Recovery | W
Start-Ups Braced for the Worst. The Worst Never Came. | N
China
China’s Xi Speeds Up Inward Economic Shift | W
US politics
Top Democrats say Mnuchin sought coronavirus meeting, showed no movement | R
Coronavirus Negotiators Remain ‘Miles Apart,’ Pelosi Says | W
Trump Weighs Replacing Mark Esper at Pentagon After Election | B
Trump Health-Care Agenda Still a Work in Progress | W
Where Kamala Harris stands on coronavirus masks, stimulus checks and other pandemic spending | C
Slavery reparations cost US government $10 to $12 trillion | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Prepares Sanctions Against Hezbollah’s Allies in Lebanon | W
Taiwan Seeks to Start Free-Trade Talks With U.S. | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Aerospace Suppliers Brace for Hard Landing | W
Airlines: United bets on sun-seekers with new Florida flights | C
Autos: GM facility to build ventilators following $489.4M contract ending | C
FAANGs: Facebook will work with whoever wins election to address big tech fears | C
Financials: Goldman Sachs Vies for GM’s Credit Card, Betting You’ll Buy Coffee With Your Car | W
Retail: Off-Price Retailer Stein Mart Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Stores | W
Transportation: Lyft Q2 2020 earnings | C
Transportation: Uber may shut down temporarily in California | C
Wireless: Smartphone Chip Giant Qualcomm Seeks 5G Riches After Bruising Antitrust Battle | W
Virus I
Accuracy of U.S. coronavirus data thrown into question as decline in testing skews drop in new cases | C
Why Is It Hard to Get a Rapid Covid-19 Test? The Machines Are in Short Supply | W
U.S. Daily Coronavirus Case Count Drops to Lowest Level Since Early August | W
Virus II
Moderna Inks $1.5 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine Deal With U.S. | W
Dr. Fauci says Russia risks ‘hurting a lot of people’ by rushing coronavirus vaccine | MW
Vaping linked to risk of COVID-19 in teens, young adults | R
Virus III
White House to unveil new anti-coronavirus steps for reopening U.S. schools, aide says | R
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I am not sending my kids back to school | NN
Technology
This 30-Ton Robot Could Help Scientists Produce the Crops of the Future | W
Why Do Solar Farms Kill Birds? Call in the AI Bird Watcher | WIRED
Offbeat
Sumner Redstone Dies at 97; Media Mogul Who Said ‘Content Is King’ | W
The Big Ten's college football postponement puts more than $700 million at risk this fall | C
Aug 12 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures rise after S&P 500 snaps seven-day winning streak | C
Don't bet against the bull run due to record money supply: Tony Dwyer | C
Jim Cramer says it's time to swap pandemic plays for the recovery stocks | C
US
Here’s how much a reduction in extra unemployment benefits could slash consumer spending | MW
This number shows reversal in chances of Main Street's survival | C
JPMorgan's Dimon says there will be some economic 'scar tissue' from coronavirus | MW
US politics
Here's why Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his VP | NN
Biden-Harris to be first Democratic ticket without an Ivy League degree since 1984 | C
Blockbuster Political Conventions May Be Done for Good | W
US policies
When Will the Latest Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Start? What We Know | W
Coronavirus stimulus updates: McConnell calls to restart relief talks | C
Employers Cast Wary Eye on Trump Payroll-Tax Deferral | W
Self-employed people may miss out on payroll tax break | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Moves to Resolve Controversy Over Delayed Hong Kong Elections | W
U.S. ban on China's TikTok could cut it off from app stores, advertisers: White House document | C
Huawei options as U.S. sanctions cut its supply of smartphone chips | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla announces five-for-one stock split | C
Cruise lines: Cruise Ship Owners Left Thousands of Workers Adrift for Months | W
Materials: Concrete, a Centuries-Old Material, Gets a New Recipe | N
Tech: Microsoft's new Xbox launches in Nov., Halo Infinite delayed to 2021 | C
Virus I
Trump says U.S. has reached deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine | C
Russia Registers World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine Despite Safety Concerns | W
Covid-19 Data Reporting System Gets Off to Rocky Start | W
Virus II
New Covid-19 Cases Fall Below 50,000 in U.S. for Second Straight Day | W
Georgia School District Quarantines 800 People Amid Covid Outbreak | W
Florida coronavirus deaths reach another grisly record as state grapples with testing constraints | C
This is when people with COVID-19 are at the greatest risk of spreading the virus | MW
Corporate finance
Airbnb Plans to File for IPO in August | W
Airbnb hosts are complaining about missing payments amid Covid-19 | C
Cybersecurity
TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google | W
Technology
AI Can Almost Write Like a Human—and More Advances Are Coming | W
Hotel Robots Get Second Life as Industry Adapts to Covid-19 | W
Back to School? Look Out for Covid-Tracking Surveillance Tech | W
Offbeat
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say | R
Coworking Companies Expanded Rapidly. Now They’re Retreating Fast | W
Aug 11 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow jumps 350 points to start week, S&P 500 inches closer to all-time high | C
China Fires a Digital Shot Off Of 'King Dollar's Bow | RealClearMarkets
Central banks
The Fed bought more blue-chip and junk bonds, and has started making Main Street loans | C
Fed Study Says Average Inflation May Be Better Way to Reach Goal | B
The ECB’s Former Vice-President Explains The Historic Step That Europe Just Took | B
US
Coronavirus stimulus bill: Mnuchin open to restarting negotiations | C
Chicago Closes Parts of Downtown After Looting | W
Consumers less confident about housing, but Google searches are soaring | C
New Hampshire Governor Sununu says high taxes prompting urban flight | C
NYC will die if we don’t allow indoor dining in Midtown ASAP | P
US policies & politics
How a payroll tax holiday might ultimately cost workers more next year | C
Trump's payroll tax cut would 'terminate' Social Security, critics say | C
Trump's order to stop evictions is "toothless, at best," expert says | C
Kodak Shares Fall as Planned $765 Million Loan Is Put on Ice | W
Geopolitics & trade
China Sanctions 11 Americans Over U.S. Moves Against Hong Kong | W
China Apple Ban Could Cost Investors Hundreds of Billions of Dollars | 24/7 Wall St.
Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Arrested Under New National-Security Law | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: SpaceX: Starlink satellite production now 120 per month | C
Airlines: Airline shares surge as TSA numbers hit pandemic high, support for second bailout builds | C
Autos: Growth in Online Shopping and Used Cars Lifts Carvana, Attracts Competition | W
Biotech: During Covid-19 Pandemic, Biotech IPOs Already Surpass Record | W
Energy: EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas | W
Virus
Covid Vaccine: Don't Count Merck Out of the Race Just Yet | B
Coronavirus Testing Still Not Making the Grade | W
Winter is coming: Why America's window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 is closing | C
U.S. Health Chief Praises Taiwan’s Covid-19 Success, Irks Beijing in Rare Visit | W
Students get suspended for posting pictures of packed halls — now the high school is closing after 9 people were infected | MW
Technology
White House to Retool Pentagon Airwaves for 5G Networks | W
Corporate finance
IAC/InterActive Bets $1 Billion on 12% MGM Resorts Stake | W
Microsoft buying TikTok could lead to problems monitoring social media content | C
KKR Sees Signs of Life in $850 Billion Private Credit Market | B
Aug 10 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures slip after Trump signs orders extending coronavirus relief | C
The trouble with TINA - America’s stockmarkets are flying high. Its companies still aren’t | E
To Some Investors, 10-Year Treasury Note Isn’t What It Was | W
Dollar tries to keep rally alive in a short market | R
Oil giants' production cuts come to 1 million bpd as they post massive writedowns | R
Central banks
Fed's Evans says another coronavirus aid package 'incredibly important': interview | R
US
Job Numbers Look Deceptively Good Amid Pandemic Aid Bill Impasse | BR
Millennials Slammed by Second Financial Crisis Fall Even Further Behind | W
China
China remains a 'bright spark,' says real estate developer CapitaLand | C
US policies & politics
Trump signs executive order on coronavirus relief | C
Trump’s Stimulus Orders Set Off Squabble | W
$400 Per Week Unemployment Extension: Governors Cuomo, Whitmer, DeWine Respond | B
Pelosi, Mnuchin open door to narrower COVID-19 aid through 2020 | R
Why you might not see a payroll tax cut, even as Trump demands it | C
Kodak pharma deal held up over reported questions about stock move | C
Geopolitics & trade
Tech, Financial Firms Eye Ways to Save TikTok’s U.S. Operations From Ban | W
Life Without TikTok? U.S. Marketers Contemplate Their Options | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: FAA Employees Say in Survey That Agency Is Too Cozy With Boeing | BR
Defense: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Advances Goal of Becoming Trusted, Long-Term Military Launch Provider | W
Energy: First Solar Stock Is a Buy After Earnings. Hear’s Why | BR
Energy: BP's green energy targets will be tough to meet | R
FAANGs: TikTok Isn’t the First—or Last—App Instagram Copies | W
FAANGs: Apple Stock Is Worth Nearly $2 Trillion. Should You Buy It? | BR
Financials: Companies Want Access to Your Medical Files to Speed Up Life Insurance Purchases | W
Pharma: Biogen Stock Jumps as Alzheimer’s Drug Takes Another Step Toward Approval | BR
Retail: Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers | W
Virus
Bill Gates Says U.S. Coronavirus Testing Has ‘Mind-Blowing’ Problems | B
Latest Research Points to Children Carrying, Transmitting Coronavirus | W
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Five Million | W
A bigger dose - The world is spending nowhere near enough on a coronavirus vaccine | E
Cybersecurity
China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien | R
Corporate finance
Worth an arm and a leg - Nvidia tries to get its hands on Arm | E
Offbeat
The absent student - Covid-19 will be painful for universities, but also bring change | E
That Shooting Star You See in the Sky May Well Be a Satellite | W
Everyone Is a Live-Streamer in Covid-19 Era | W
Aug 08 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Edge Up at End of Big Week | W
Markets could be challenged by Washington stimulus talks and China tensions | C
Corporate Bond Investors Still Wary of Coronavirus Volatility | W
Central banks
Fed's Powell continued regular meetings with Treasury's Mnuchin in June | R
More businesses will tap Fed loan program if economy worsens, Rosengren says | R
US I
U.S. Added 1.8 Million Jobs in July | N
'Very fragile' jobs recovery will now depend on how safe people feel | C
Covid-19 Pandemic Triggers Wave of Long-Term Unemployment | W
U.S. earnings recovery may be faster than in previous crises | R
Buffett's Berkshire expected to post a quarterly earnings surge as market comeback boosts portfolio | C
US II
Zillow: We're at the beginning of a 'great reshuffling' to space | C
Calculating America’s eviction crisis: Up to 40 million people are at risk of being kicked out of their homes | MW
In New York, a city of renters, landlords struggle amid coronavirus | CS Monitor
Beyond Coronavirus Stimulus Act Relief, Struggling Homeowners Have Mortgage Payment Options | W
China
China Becomes a Refuge for U.S. Companies After Overcoming Covid-19 | W
US policies
White House rejects Democrats' offer for $2 trillion stimulus price tag | NN
Next coronavirus aid package probably won’t become reality this month after better-than-expected July jobs report, analyst says | MW
Geopolitics & trade I
Canada to impose tariffs on $2.7 billion in U.S. goods after Trump reignites trade feud | C
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong Policy—Including Carrie Lam | W
U.S. intel: Russia trying to hurt Biden, but China, Iran don't want Trump | C
Geopolitics & trade II
U.S. Broadens Attack on Chinese Internet Giants With WeChat Order | W
Targeting WeChat, Trump Takes Aim at China’s Bridge to the World | N
Buying TikTok Is One Challenge for Microsoft. Making It Work Is Another. | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Auto-Lending Binge Threatens to Unwind When Stimulus Measures Ease | W
FAANGs: Coronavirus Hobbled Amazon. How the Tech Giant Rebounded for Its Best Earnings Ever. | W
Financials: Goldman Sachs Restates Earnings After $3.9 Billion Malaysia Settlement | W
Shipping: UPS Plans Hefty Holiday Fees Amid Coronavirus-Related Shipment Surge | W
Virus I
Fact Check: Will there be a coronavirus vaccine by November? It's Possible. | NN
Coronavirus vaccine: Dr. Fauci says chance of it being highly effective is not great | C
Hawaii reinstates coronavirus restrictions: 'There's no question that the virus is surging' | C
Virus II
All New York schools meet state standard to open for in-person classes, Governor Cuomo says | R
Open the schools — or kiss the economy goodbye | P
St. Louis Cardinals Cancel Game After More Positive Tests | B
Cybersecurity
U.S. Government Contractor Embedded Software in Apps to Track Phones | W
Offbeat
This High-Design Personal Submarine Is The Must-Have Accessory For Summer | F
Bill Gates: Climate crisis looms and it could be worse than the coronavirus | MW
Cushman & Wakefield CEO on remote work after the coronavirus | C
Aug 07 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Goldman Says Covid-19 Vaccine Approval Could Upend Markets | B
Amazon and Tesla Take Off as Small Investors Embrace Fractional-Share Trading | W
Asia Has a Wild Tech Rally of Its Own | W
Central banks
Fed's Brainard lays out central bank's instant payment framework | R
Fed's Kaplan says small businesses need more financial help | R
US I
Economists predict U.S. added 1.7 million jobs in July, but admit it’s largely a guess. Here’s what worries them | MW
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 1.2 Million in Latest Week | W
In California, 57% filing for unemployment lost their jobs again | C
The Underemployment Crisis | Atlantic
The Workforce Is About to Change Dramatically | Atlantic
US II
More signs point to U.S. economic recovery losing momentum | R
Mortgage rates hit another record low, but homes still less affordable | C
More Farmers Declare Bankruptcy Despite Record Levels of Federal Aid | W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus updates: McConnell, Pelosi expect deal, but gap remains | C
Liability Shield Is a Stumbling Block as Lawmakers Debate Relief | N
Trump Campaign Raises $165 Million in July, $25 Million More Than Biden’s | W
Facebook, Twitter Take Down Video of Trump Saying Children ‘Almost Immune’ From Covid-19 | W
Some foreign workers were sent stimulus checks in error | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump to Sign Executive Order to Boost U.S. Production of Essential Medicine | W
Hong Kong Is Losing Its Charm for Expats as China Tightens the Screws | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta Bets on Clean Jets to Grab Market Share, Pare Cash Burn | B
Autos: GM's push to compete with Tesla begins with Cadillac Lyriq crossover debut Thursday | C
Consumer: Nintendo’s Pandemic Bonanza: a Billion-Dollar Profit | W
FAANGs: Coronavirus Hobbled Amazon. How the Tech Giant Rebounded for Its Best Earnings Ever. | W
FAANGs: Facebook rallies more than 5% following launch of TikTok competitor Instagram Reels | C
Healthcare: Bausch Health to Spin Off Eye-Care Business | W
Materials: Glencore Scraps Dividend, Posts Loss as Coronavirus Saps Demand | W
Media: $30 to watch ‘Mulan’ on Disney+ is either outrageous or an amazing deal, depending on who you ask | MW
Media: 'Mulan' went to Disney+ out of necessity, won't become the norm | C
Pharma: Fortunes Won and Lost Trading in Kodak Stock: Inside a Wild Week | W
Virus
U.S. Daily Coronavirus Case Count Stays Well Below Recent Highs | W
Early Coronavirus Vaccine Supplies Likely Won’t Be Enough for Everyone at High Risk | W
Trump says it's possible U.S. could have coronavirus vaccine before 2020 election | C
Use of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic | Lancet
US State Department lifts global 'Do Not Travel' advisory | NN
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for coronavirus ahead of Trump visit | C
Cybersecurity
Banking Regulator Fines Capital One $80 Million Over 2019 Hack | W
Corporate finance
Amazon, Apple, Google emails: Most revealing antitrust finds | C
Offbeat
Watch out, FIRE fans: New reports say retiring early can give you Alzheimer’s | MW
Aug 06 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 closes higher for a fourth day, now just 2% from its February record as Disney rallies | C
Stocks Rise on Hopes for New Coronavirus-Relief Package | W
OPEC Middle East Oil Flows Edge Higher on Easing of Output Cuts | B
Central banks
The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking inflation in the U.S. | C
Fed policymakers say pickup in infections slowing U.S. economic recovery | R
US
ADP private payroll growth at 167,000 in July, well below expectations | C
4 million older workers will be pushed out of the workforce by October | MW
Businesses Thought They Were Covered for the Pandemic. Insurers Say No. | N
Why Your House Could Be Your Best Performing Asset Class | W
Grocery prices have increased since the beginning of the pandemic| NN
US policies & politics
Stimulus Package Latest: Democrats Demand More White House Concessions | B
Coronavirus stimulus bill updates: White House increases unemployment offer | C
Coronavirus stimulus: Romney, Collins, McSally unveil unemployment bill | C
Lapse in Extra Unemployment Benefits to Hurt U.S. Recovery, Economists Say | W
Joe Biden Won’t Travel to Milwaukee for Democratic National Convention | W
Japan
Coronavirus Leads Japan to Lock Borders, Shutting Out Foreign Workers | N
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Gains After CFO Downplays Need for Additional Liquidity | B
Airlines: Coronavirus Has Upended Everything Airlines Know About Pricing | W
Airlines: Coronavirus: Republican senators push for $25 billion in additional airline job aid as virus continues to hit demand | C
Biotech: With Biotech Stocks, Investors Love the Thrill of the Chase | W
Media: Disney shakes up streaming approach after losing nearly $5 billion due to pandemic | MW
Media: Disney streaming subscribers shows massive growth | C
Media: ‘Harry Potter’ Bolts HBO Max for Peacock | W
Media: Roku: TV ad spend won't recover until 'well into 2021' | C
Retail: Wayfair Posts Profit as Online Pandemic Shoppers Spend on Their Homes | W
Tech: Samsung Unveils Flagship Galaxy Note 20 With $1,000 Price Tag | W
Geopolitics & trade
How the U.S. Ceded Control of Drug Supplies to China | W
Opinion | Is Microsoft Sure It Wants to Buy TikTok? | N
Instagram’s Short-Video Feature Reels Debuts in U.S. as Threats to TikTok Mount | W
Virus
Fauci expects tens of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses at start of 2021 | R
New York City to enforce traveler quarantine with COVID-19 checkpoints | R
California Bungles Its Fight Against Covid | W
Florida’s Elder-Care Facilities Buckle as Covid-19 Deaths Climb | W
First U.S. app using Apple-Google coronavirus notification technology | C
Corporate finance
Tech IPOs brush aside 2020 election concerns, coronavirus | C
Teladoc acquires Livongo, creates $37 billion health-tech company | C
Quicken Loans Parent Expected to Price IPO at $18 | W
J.C. Penney lenders seek higher bids for bankrupt retailer, report says | C
Offbeat
Beirut blast damage is in the 'billions,' central bank to offer interest-free loans | C
Beirut Explosion: Probe Focuses on Why Tons of Explosives Were Stored at Port | W
Aug 05 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures flat as investors await stimulus bill | C
Interest Rates Are Low, but Loans Are Harder to Get. Here’s Why. | N
Central banks
The Fed is expected to make a major commitment to ramping up inflation soon | C
US
Motor vehicles power U.S. factory orders in June | R
Many parents may have to stop working entirely if schools don't reopen, Goldman Sachs says | NN
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus bill updates: Democrats report progress, McConnell would support deal | C
Geopolitics & trade
China pursues economic self-reliance as external risks grow: advisers | R
China, U.S. to review trade deal, air other grievances on August 15: sources | R
Microsoft CEO Nadella Wades Into U.S.-China Tensions in TikTok Pursuit | W
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Visit Taiwan | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Cramer: The electric vehicle bubble, minus Tesla, has 'started to burst' | C
Pharma: Exclusive: U.S. pursues nearly $13 billion of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes, sources say | R
Media: Disney Earnings Report Reveals Rare Loss | W
Media: Coronavirus shut down theme parks, costing Disney $3.5 billion | C
Media: Disney's 'Mulan' coming to Disney+ in September for $29.99 | C
Virus
Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Produces Positive Results in First-Stage Study | W
Coronavirus vaccine: Novavax generates promising immune response in early stage trial | C
Coronavirus pandemic lowered emergency room visits: why? | C
How to Think Like an Epidemiologist | N
Corporate finance
Google’s $2.1 Billion Fitbit Deal Faces Troubles in Europe, Australia | W
Virgin Atlantic Files for Bankruptcy Protection in the U.S. | W
Technology
For Robots, It’s a Time to Shine (and Maybe Disinfect) | N
Cybersecurity
NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat | W
Offbeat
Beirut explosion: Massive blast at port rocks Lebanese capital | C
Kodak reportedly under SEC investigation over disclosure of U.S. drug producing deal | C
Aug 04 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Climb to Start the Month | W
Central banks
Covid Supercharges Federal Reserve as Backup Lender to the World | W
Global
Global Factories Increase Production but Overseas Demand Remains Soft | W
US
Nearly half of workers believe temporary layoff will become permanent | C
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus updates: Relief bill talks hinge on unemployment insurance | C
Is $600 unemployment boost a disincentive to work? No, economists say | C
Trump Says He May Act to Stop Evictions as Virus Aid Talks Stall | B
How Trump could force a payroll tax cut without waiting for Congress | C
2020 election: Trump continues to lose ground as nation grapples with coronavirus | NN
Geopolitics & trade
Trump: U.S. should get 'substantial portion' of TikTok operations sale price | R
Microsoft’s Talks to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Operations Raise Ire in China | W
TikTokers Can’t Quit TikTok. That’s Why It’s at the Center of a Global Business Battle. | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines, unions push for billions in additional federal aid to save airline jobs as loom | C
Autos: GM Tries to Revive Legal Battle With Fiat Chrysler | W
Autos: Used-Car Dealers Really, Really Want to Buy Your Vehicle | W
FAANGs: Apple Faces $1.4 Billion Lawsuit in China in Siri Patent Fight | W
Retail: Bankruptcies Rip Through U.S. Mall Tenants With No End in Sight | B
Virus I
Fauci says states seeing surge in COVID-19 cases should reconsider some lockdown measures | R
Coronavirus: Fauci starting to see 'insidious' rise in rate of positive cases | C
Trump attacks Dr. Birx after she said U.S. reached 'new phase' in coronavirus fight | C
Fauci says there's 'a degree' the coronavirus is spreading through air particles | C
Virus II
One of the world’s ‘most livable’ cities just went into full lockdown mode as coronavirus cases spike | MW
260 employees in Georgia school district have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed | NN
Teachers protest across U.S. over re-opening schools in pandemic | R
Virus III
Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100 | P
Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies | R
Rival drugmakers launch joint trial of medicines for COVID-19 | R
Eli Lilly starts late-stage study of COVID-19 drug in nursing homes | R
Opinion | A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming. Just Don’t Call It ‘Warp Speed.’ | N
FDA’s Shifting Standards for Chinese Face Masks Fuel Confusion | W
Corporate finance
Google to Invest $450 Million in ADT to Boost Smart-Home Security Offerings | W
With pandemic, retail bankruptcies approach highest number in a decade | C
Offbeat
I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible. | N
US firearms purchases skyrocket during pandemic, according to FBI records | NN
Elon Musk rebukes cronyism in stimulus funding. Will it be permanent? | WP
Aug 03 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. stock futures slip as earnings season, stimulus talks continue | C
Behind the Vast Market Rally: A Tumbling Dollar | W
Gold Surges to Record as Week Opens With Spot Price Near $2,000 | B
Oil edges lower on oversupply concerns as OPEC+ set to raise output | R
Central banks
Fed's Kashkari suggests 4-6 week shutdown; says U.S. Congress can spend big on coronavirus relief | R
Fed Weighs Abandoning Pre-Emptive Rate Moves to Curb Inflation | W
US
U.S. companies leap over low profit hurdle in coronavirus-hit quarter | R
Consumers, Flush With Stimulus Money, Shun Credit-Card Debt | W
America’s Saw Mills Didn’t See This Building Boom Coming | W
Retail rents plummet across New York City, a warning for other areas | C
Homicide Spike Hits Most Large U.S. Cities | W
US policies & politics
White House says not optimistic on near-term deal for coronavirus relief bill | R
White House, Dems still agree on checks but disagree on unemployment | C
Trump Plans ‘Emergency’ to Stay in Office, Top Democrat James Clyburn Says | B
Eastman Kodak's top executive reportedly got Trump deal windfall on an 'understanding' | C
Japan
Japan’s Economy Shrinks at Same Pace in Q1 as Capex Holds Up | B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S.-China Tensions, National Security and Spying Claims: What We Know | B
Microsoft Says It Remains Committed to Reaching TikTok Deal | W
Exclusive: Trump to give TikTok's Chinese owner 45 days to reach deal to sell - sources | R
Corporate finance
Marathon Petroleum to Sell Gas-Station Chain to 7-Eleven Owners for $21 Billion | W
Siemens Healthineers to Buy Varian Medical for $16.4 Billion | W
Prescription Drug Marketplace GoodRx Files for IPO, Reuters Says | B
Luxury Department Store Lord & Taylor Files for Bankruptcy | W
Virus I
Dr. Birx warns U.S. in new phase of coronavirus pandemic with 'extraordinarily widespread' cases | C
Coronavirus Cases Rise in Europe as Youth Hit Beaches and Bars | W
Tenth House Lawmaker Tests Positive for Covid-19 | W
Virus II
Do some people have protection against the coronavirus? | NN
Some (Modest) Good News on Covid-19: Doctors Are Getting Better at Treating It | W
Nation's testing czar: It's 'time to move on' from talk about hydroxychloroquine | C
Virus III
Covid-19 test delays create health nightmare as schools try to reopen | C
‘New Normal’ Emerges for Companies Navigating Covid-19 Pandemic | W
Hospitals tracking Covid-19 with badge sensors, SwipeSense technology | C
Offbeat
SpaceX Capsule and NASA Crew Make Historic Splashdown | W
How Do Global Supply Chains Work?: Keith Oliver Has Fears for Consumers | B
Affluent travelers eagerly try to make their vacations happen | C
Aug 01 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Close Higher Amid Rally in Tech Shares | W
Global
Calculated Risk: Comparing US, EU and China GDP
US
Consumer Spending Rose 5.6% in June | W
Off the Charts - The Big Picture
Europe
Europe Plunges Into Recession as Economy Suffers Record Contraction | W
China
China’s Manufacturing Recovery Picks Up the Pace | W
US policies
The $600 unemployment benefit is officially going to expire, but one state is considering reinstating it | MW
Jobless Aid Expires as Talks Continue on Coronavirus Package | W
US politics
Trump Campaign Pauses Advertising for Strategy Review | W
Biden’s running-mate search is getting ‘outsized attention’ and could even shake the stock market — here’s how | MW
Joe Biden narrows down his VP list, with Karen Bass emerging as one of several key contenders | NN
Geopolitics & trade
Japan Edges Toward Military Pre-Emptive Strike Option | W
Containing China Starts With Fixing Alliances, Biden Adviser Tony Blinken Says | B
Citing Coronavirus, Hong Kong Postpones Legislative Elections for a Year | W
White House to force China's ByteDance to separate from TikTok in U.S.: sources | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: United adds some international flights for September, but remains cautious | C
Energy: Big Oil Companies Lose Billions, Prepare for Prolonged Pandemic | W
Financials: Coronavirus Is the Crisis Some Bank Investors Have Been Waiting For | W
Financials: Wells Fargo Sold Assets to Stay Under Fed Asset Cap as Markets Lurched | W
Pharma: Merck aims to start 'large pivotal' studies on coronavirus treatment in September | C
Retail: At Home CEO: We could grow to more than 600 stores, as sales soar | C
Tech: Tech competitors are 'blown away' by House antitrust CEO hearing | C
Virus I
Coronavirus: World Health Organization reports largest ever single-day increase in cases across globe | C
Opinion | Scared That Covid-19 Immunity Won’t Last? Don’t Be | N
Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline Ink Coronavirus Vaccine Deal With U.S. | W
Large U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now | R
Early coronavirus drug trials tested vaccines mostly on White people; next phase aims for diversity | C
Virus II
Coronavirus: House report accuses Trump administration of 'waste, fraud or abuse' in U.S. ventilator contract | C
Trump planning for U.S. rollout of coronavirus vaccine falling short, officials warn | R
Top HHS official denies report that national coronavirus testing plan was scrapped to hurt blue states | C
Dr. Fauci: Coronavirus is so contagious, it won't likely ever disappear | C
Virus III
NIH Awards Grants to Medical Companies to Boost Coronavirus Test Production | W
Wear Your Mask. Please. No, Not on Your Chin. | N
Fauci resists Republican effort to turn testimony against protesters | R
Coronavirus: CDC warns of 'significant public health consequences' if schools don't reopen | C
Corporate finance
Microsoft in Talks to Acquire TikTok, as U.S. Considers Banning the App | W
Bankrupt Pier 1 becomes a walking zombie | NN
Cybersecurity
Three People Charged in Twitter Hack | W
Florida teenager charged with hacking Twitter accounts of Obama, Musk among others | R
Twitter hack: 17-year-old accused of masterminding Bitcoin scam | C
Offbeat
Florida declares emergency on Atlantic coast as Hurricane Isaias approaches | R
SpaceX won the race against Boeing to send NASA astronauts to space | C
Jul 31 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Close Lower on Dour Economic Data | W
Credit
U.S., European Yields Drop on Record Economic Downturns | W
A $158 Billion CLO Bet Is Putting the Insurance Industry at Risk | B
US
US GDP 2Q 2020: Shrinks 32.9% Record Pace Since at Least 1940s | B
U.S. Economy Contracted at Record Rate Last Quarter; Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million | W
U.S. Economy’s Rebound Looks Shakier After Worst Quarter Yet | B
The persistently weak jobs market is worrying economists, who say a recovery could take years | C
The worst might be over for the economy, but the future's not so bright, either | C
The pandemic may cause 40 million Americans to lose their homes | C
China
China Tries Its Favorite Economic Cure: More Construction | N
Europe
Germany’s Economy Suffers Biggest Contraction on Record, but Green Shoots Emerge | W
US politics
McConnell Moves to Force Debate on Stopgap for Jobless Benefits | B
Trump floats election delay, congressional Republicans reject idea | R
Can Congress Delay the Election Date as Trump Floated? How Would It Work? | B
Families File First Wave of Covid-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Worker Deaths | W
Tax hike on California millionaires would create 54% tax rate | C
Geopolitics & trade
Pompeo Warns New Measures Planned for China Over Human Rights | W
Report Sheds Light on China’s Use of Military-Linked Researchers | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Auto Giants Swing to Loss Amid Coronavirus-Driven Downturn | W
Autos: Ford (F) earnings Q2 2020 | C
Consumer: Procter & Gamble Posts Biggest Yearly Sales Gain Since 2006 | W
Consumer: Kraft Heinz Earnings Hit by Write-Downs | W
Consumer: Coca-Cola to enter hard seltzer market through Topo Chico brand | C
FAANGs: Amazon (AMZN) earnings Q2 2020 | C
FAANGs: Facebook (FB) earnings Q2 2020 | C
FAANGs: Alphabet (GOOGL) earnings Q2 2020 | C
FAANGs: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google on Capitol Hill: Top CEO moments | C
Pharma: Drugmakers Race to Build Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Chains | W
Pharma: Kodak options are exploding but the action paints a bearish picture | C
Shipping: UPS Rides E-commerce Surge to 21% Jump in Package Volumes | W
Virus I
U.S. COVID-19 outbreak picks up in Midwest as summer travel spreads virus | R
U.S. officials see 'signs of progress' in Sun Belt coronavirus outbreaks, deaths remain high | C
Dr. Osterholm: Americans will be living with the coronavirus for decades | MW
Virus II
Dr. Fauci recommends wearing goggles to prevent catching the coronavirus | MW
Why some people who haven't had Covid-19 might already have some immunity | NN
Virus III
Reopening Schools Try to Decide When They Should Close Again Due to Coronavirus Cases | W
Herman Cain, former GOP presidential candidate, dies after battle with coronavirus | C
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna | R
Offbeat
Mystery Seeds Spread Around the World | W
Jul 30 (Thursday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rises more than 100 points after Fed keeps rates unchanged, tech leads | C
U.S. Stocks Climb As Fed Reiterates Support | W
Central banks
Fed decision: Interest rates held steady, economic growth is 'well below' pre-pandemic level | C
Fed chief says coronavirus surge slowing U.S. economic recovery | R
US
U.S. renters owe $21.5 billion in back rent; Republicans offer no eviction relief | R
In play for suburban votes, Trump rescinds Obama-era fair housing rule | R
U.S., Oregon agree to phase out federal agents from Portland | R
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus updates: GOP and Democrats negotiate relief bill | C
Republicans Say $600 Unemployment Benefits Discourage People From Working. Economists Disagree. | W
Unemployment wouldn't replace 70% of wages for many under HEALS Act | C
House passes over $60 billion bailout for child care industry | C
Democrats Reject Trump’s Push for Short-Term Coronavirus Aid Deal | W
Biden allies move to stop Kamala Harris from becoming vice president | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing Plans Deeper Job, Production Cuts | W
Industrials: GE Hit by Steep Decline in Jet-Engine Business | W
Media: Theaters About to Get More Hooked on Blockbusters | W
Pharma: Investors, Don’t Look Away From This Kodak Moment | W
Shipping: Coronavirus Shifts Pricing Power to UPS and FedEx, and They Are Using It | W
Tech: Tech CEOs testify before House Antitrust Subcommittee: Recap | C
Tech: Qualcomm Inks Licensing Deal With Huawei Despite U.S.-China Tensions | W
Tech: Shopify’s Revenue Nearly Doubles as Covid-19 Pushes Shopping Online | W
Virus
US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says | NN
Trump says U.S. is sending Texas 500 cases of remdesivir as coronavirus deaths hit record | C
FDA Nears Decision Authorizing Covid-19 Treatment With Convalescent Plasma | W
Quest says FDA cleared new 'lab method' that will cut coronavirus testing delays | C
Russia Seeks to Register First Covid-19 Vaccine in August | W
Cybersecurity
China Hacked Vatican Ahead of Negotiations, U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Says | W
Offbeat
‘Brushers’ Come Into Focus as Officials Test Packages of Mysterious Seeds | W
Jul 29 (Wednesday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Close Lower Amid Bevy of Earnings Reports | W
At Center of ‘Erratic’ Market Moves Is a Raging Recovery Debate | B
Credit & commodities
A trading tool that's transforming the $10 trillion-plus corporate bond market | R
Pandemic Puts Pressure on Private Debt as Default Rates Rise | W
Here’s the best way to hedge the weakening U.S. dollar and buying gold isn’t the move | MW
Jim Cramer: Charts show gold prices are nearing a peak | C
Central banks
Fed announces extension in lending facilities until end of the year | R
Biden Urges Bigger Role for Fed in Addressing Racial Wealth Gap | W
US
Rising COVID-19 cases dent U.S. consumer confidence; housing market presses ahead | R
The homeownership rate jumps to the highest level since 2008 — but looks could be deceiving | MW
Why experts say the unemployment system is broken | C
Americans are driving older cars as workers stay home, economy slows | R
US policies & politics
Coronavirus-Stimulus Plan Splits Senate Republicans | W
Coronavirus stimulus updates: Next steps after Republicans release HEALS Act | C
Coronavirus stimulus updates: McConnell defends liability protections | C
U.S. lawmakers, Bank of America press small business agency to fix PPP lending data | R
Joe Biden vice president pick: Susan Rice emerges as serious contender | C
William Barr Defends Federal Deployments to Break Up Protests in Tense Hearing | W
Virus I
Moderna Covid Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Virus, Humans Next | B
Pfizer Sees Covid-19 Vaccine Needed Regularly, Long-Term | B
Virus II
U.S. Coronavirus Infections Fall Below 60,000 for Second Straight Day | W
Trump says he still thinks hydroxychloroquine works in treating early stage coronavirus | C
Trump Says Warnings Against Anti-Malaria Drug Were Political | B
After Reopening, Coronavirus-Hit States Chart Their Own Paths to Close Up Again | W
Industries & companies
Consumer: 3M’s Sales Drop Despite Demand for Face Masks, Cleaning Supplies | W
FAANGs: Zuckerberg to Focus on Competitive Threats in Antitrust Hearing | B
FAANGs: Facebook Offers Money to Reel In TikTok Creators | W
FAANGs: Apple China iPhone sales jump sharply in the second quarter | C
Media: ‘A Big Correction’: Pandemic Brings Change to ‘Bloated’ Ad Industry | N
Media: AMC, Universal Agree to Trim Theatrical Window Before Movies Go Online | W
Pharma: Trump to use Defense Production Act to turn Kodak into a pharmaceutical company | NN
Pharma: Kodak Shifts Into Drug Production With Help of $765 Million U.S. Loan | W
Pharma: Kodak soars another 50% after Trump announces deal to manufacture generic drug ingredients | C
Restaurants: Starbucks Logs Another Sales Hit From Coronavirus | W
Retail: Victoria's Secret parent L Brands (LB) to cut 15% of corporate jobs | C
Tech: Chip Maker AMD Raises Sales Outlook as Intel Battle Heats Up | W
Offbeat
Najib Razak, Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Found Guilty in 1MDB Case | W
Back-to-College Plans Devolve Into a Jumble of Fast-Changing Rules | W
Jul 28 (Tuesday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Close Higher to Start Week With Gains | W
A robust junk bond market gives stock investors confidence as worries about a market top increase | C
Powered by China, a Technology Benchmark Opens in Hong Kong | W
Dollar move signals new era of weakness for currency, as gold gains | C
Gold Prices Hit Record as Dollar Drops | W
Central banks
Two Republican Senators Will Oppose Shelton's Fed Candidacy | W
US
U.S. manufacturing sector regaining momentum, rising COVID-19 threatens recovery | R
U.S. Orders for Long-Lasting Goods Gained in June | W
People Don’t Avoid Work When They Get $600 a Week From Unemployment | B
How has COVID-19 impacted Social Security — and will it ever recover? | MW
Jumbo Mortgage Rates Are No Longer the Cheapest Mortgages Around | W
US policies & politics
GOP to Release Coronavirus Aid Proposal After Delay | W
Republicans, White House seek $400 cut to weekly unemployment aid: report | R
Republican Jobless Plan Could Take Five Months to Execute | B
Biden Tax Plan Targets Profitable Companies That Pay Almost Nothing | W
Brian Brenberg: Democrats are using coronavirus stimulus as opportunity to push their big-government agenda | FO
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. reduces diplomatic staff in China after Chengdu closure | C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Faces Rare Test in First Testimony Before Congress | W
Retail: Walmart, Kroger Bottle Their Own Milk and Shake Up American Dairy Industry | W
Retail: Walgreens Says Stefano Pessina to Step Down as CEO, Become Chairman | W
Retail: The Rise and Fall of J.Crew | W
Retail: Under Armour reveals execs received 'Wells notice' over sales probe | C
Tech: Morgan Stanley M&A chief: Breaking up Big Tech doesn't make sense | C
Tech: AMD vs. Intel shares: Traders debate which is the best bet | C
Wireless: Samsung Primed for 5G Foray as U.S., China Brawl Over Huawei | W
Virus I
US coronavirus: Early signs that new coronavirus cases may have hit a plateau | NN
Coronavirus outbreak show signs of slowing in Arizona, Texas and Florida | C
Miami medical teams feel helpless as COVID-19 devastates South Florida | R
Coronavirus Is Back With a Vengeance in Places Where It Had All but Vanished | W
Virus II
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for use by end of year, U.S. says | R
Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Begins Final-Stage Testing | W
Dr. Fauci isn't 'particularly concerned' about Moderna coronavirus vaccine | C
Virus III
President Trump announces $265 million award to Fujifilm for coronavirus vaccine manufacturing | C
Biden Urges Vaccine Process Free from ‘Political Pressure’ | B
New Jersey gym owners arrested after defying coronavirus order: 'We will not be backing down' | C
Google employees work-from-home order extended to summer 2021 | C
DraftKings stock down as MLB postpones 2 games due to coronavirus | C
The Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid Data | N
Cybersecurity
Garmin Says Cyberattack Made Its Software Unavailable | W
Corporate finance
Ro raises $200 million at $1.5 billion valuation, $250 million sales | C
Offbeat
We’ll Be Wearing Masks for a While. Why Not Make Them Nice? | N
NASA will send a balloon the size of a football field to study the stars | NN
Another Covid-19 Problem for Companies: All This Working From Home Isn’t Cheap | W
Visa, Mastercard Fined Wirecard for Dubious Transactions | W
Jul 27 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Investors Set Aside Coronavirus Worries, Driving a ‘Melt-Up’ in Markets | W
China imports more oil from Saudi than any other country in June | R
Central banks
Why Growth in the Fed’s Asset Portfolio Has Paused | W
US
The jobless claims numbers are both better and worse than you may have read | MW
Here Are 32 Million Reasons Congress Must Extend Enhanced Jobless Benefits | BR
In Picking Up Work Here and There, Many Miss Out on Unemployment Check | N
America's Innovation Engine Is Slowing
Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S. | N
Europe
Pulling together - Europe’s €750bn rescue package sets a welcome precedent | E
US politics
Mnuchin says $1 trillion GOP coronavirus relief plan ready | C
Coronavirus relief: Kudlow says next round will include $1,200 stimulus checks, extension of eviction moratorium | C
Poll Finds Just 13% of Voters Still Up for Grabs for Trump, Biden | W
Emerging
Covid’s Next Economic Crisis: Developing-Nation Debt | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S.-China Relations Have Sunk to a New Low. What It Will Take to Worry Markets. | BR
Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Warns of U.S.-China ‘Capital War’ | B
Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It. | N
Industries & companies
Airlines: At Boeing and Airbus, Finished Airplanes Pile Up | W
Biotech: These Companies Are Seeking a Cure for Sickle Cell. And It’s Just the Beginning for Some Gene Therapy Stocks. | BR
Energy: Hydrogen Stocks Have Hit Bubble Territory | BR
Financials: Wells Fargo Tightens Purse Strings to Ride Out Coronavirus Pandemic | W
Pharma: Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine | N
Utilities: Risks Remain, but PG&E Looks Undervalued After Exiting Bankruptcy. Here’s Why. | BR
Virus I
Global coronavirus cases top 16 million | C
Florida now has more coronavirus cases than New York and California leads the nation | C
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 1,000 for four straight days | C
Virus II
A Big Unknown in Covid-19 Vaccine Development: How Long Will Protection Last? | W
Fauci tells MarketWatch his one big lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic — and why he won’t fly or eat out | MW
Virus III
Coronavirus: Students divided between on-campus and distance learning | C
It Takes a Lot of Covid-19 Tests to Keep a Movie Studio Open | W
Coronavirus in Texas: ‘You Do the Right Things, and Still You Get It’ | N
Corporate finance
Chevron’s Deal for Noble Energy Is Not Enough to Lift Oil Stocks | BR
Offbeat
Macroeconomics - Governments must beware the lure of free money | E
How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation | PO
Tropical Storm Hanna flattens COVID-hit Texas coast | R
Ocean Plastic Is Getting Worse and Efforts to Stem the Tide Fall Short, Study Finds | W
Jul 25 (Saturday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Market
S&P 500: Where the stock market may head next after bounce off March lows | C
Stock market today: Dow falls nearly 200 points, suffering first negative week in four as Intel slumps | C
Tech Heavyweights Pull U.S. Stocks Down | W
Why a Biden Presidency Could Be Bullish for Stocks | N
Commodities
Gold surges to record close as U.S.-China tensions escalate and coronavirus concerns rise | C
Shining brightly - Unusually, copper and gold prices are rising in tandem | E
US
Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery | W
US Evictions: Worst Yet to Come for Apartment Renters, Landlords | B
Mortgage rates just hit another record low | C
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: What we know about the Republican relief bill | C
Stimulus checks: How soon to expect a second round of $1,200 payments | C
Democratic Dollars Force Republican Spending in Red States | W
Geopolitics & trade
Chinese fugitive taken into custody as US claims Houston consulate was a part of espionage network | NN
China Orders U.S. to Close Chengdu Consulate as Payback for Houston Move | W
U.S. officials would not say if they would close consulate in Chengdu, China | C
Industries & companies
Energy: Schlumberger Cuts 21,000 Jobs Amid Historic Oil Downturn | W
FAANGs: Closed Apple Stores could change iPhone buying habits, but there’s reason for hope amid pandemic | MW
FAANGs: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: Apple 'crippled' App Store with 30% cut | C
Financials: American Express Reports $1.6 Billion in Provisions for Credit Losses | W
Financials: Bridgewater Associates Lays Off Several Dozen Employees | W
Pharma: Pharma stocks fall as Trump targets drug prices with executive orders | MW
Tech: The Tech-Backed Institute That Shapes How Governments Approach Big Tech | N
Tech: Tech Giants Aim to Solve West Coast Housing Shortage | W
Wireless: Verizon Revenue Drops as Coronavirus Slows Phone Shopping | W
Virus I
Dr. Fauci says coronavirus vaccine likely won't be 'widely' available until months into 2021 | C
Covid-19 Poses More Risk to Patients With Chronic Illnesses—and That’s Bad for the U.S. | W
America's Covid response is flawed. But even the gold standard nations are seeing big outbreaks | NN
Opinion: The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It
Virus II
This is the biggest mistake people make while wearing a face mask | MW
McDonald’s to Require Face Masks in U.S. Restaurants | W
CDC Issues Coronavirus Guidelines for Reopening Schools | W
As U.S. coronavirus surges, Trump officials press back-to-school plan | R
Kids at Home Could Put the Economy in Detention | W
Corporate finance
NRG Energy to Acquire Direct Energy for $3.6 Billion | W
Offbeat
Goldman Sachs Settles 1MDB Dispute With Malaysia for $3.9 Billion | W
Companies Start to Think Remote Work Isn’t So Great After All | W
Hurricane Douglas intensified into major hurricane as it moves toward Hawaii | NN
Jul 24 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks fall to session low, with Dow dropping 250 points as tech falters | C
The U.S. Dollar’s Overwhelming Role in a Crisis | W
Central banks
Romney Says He Will Oppose Shelton’s Fed Board Confirmation | B
US
US Economy Recovery Stalling in Covid Recession, Could Get Worse | B
The economy is in deep trouble again. Coronavirus is to blame | NN
Rise in Weekly Unemployment Claims Points to Faltering Jobs Recovery | W
400,000 Jobs Lost at Airlines During Coronavirus Pandemic | B
Coronavirus: Why housing prices are rising during the pandemic
China
‘They’d Find Fraud, Fraud, Fraud.’ | II
China Blasts Off on Its Long March to Look for Life on Mars | W
US policies & politics
Senate GOP to unveil coronavirus relief plan next week, Mitch McConnell says | C
That Extra $600 Weekly Unemployment Check Could Soon Become Less Generous | N
Federal agents' use of force at protests faces internal U.S. government probes | R
Trump cancels parts of GOP convention set for Jacksonville, Florida, citing coronavirus | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Says China Trade Deal Means ‘Much Less to Me’ After Virus | B
U.S. Says Jet Fighter Came Close to Iranian Passenger Plane Over Syria | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Southwest and American Trim More Flying | W
Autos: Tesla Prepares for Hiring Boom as Elon Musk Targets Manufacturing Expansion | W
Consumer: Unilever Capitalizes on Coronavirus Cleaning Boom | W
FAANGs: Amazon Met With Startups About Investing, Then Launched Competing Products | W
Healthcare: Walmart to open six health clinics in Atlanta area by end of 2020 | C
Materials: Aluminum Mills, Can Makers at Odds Over Tariff Exemptions | W
Media: NBC's 'The Blacklist' turned to animation to finish its seventh season | C
Media: Disney delays 'Mulan' indefinitely, Star Wars and Avatar movies pushed back a year | C
Retail: Ann Taylor Owner Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Up to 1,600 Stores | W
Social media: Twitter Adds More Users, but Revenue and Profit Fall | W
Tech: Intel Reports Profit Surge But Warns of Further Delays on Advanced Chips | W
Wireless: AT&T Profit Sags Under Pressure From Satellite TV, Covid-19 | W
Virus
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Four Million | W
Vietnam: Zero coronavirus deaths | C
Coronavirus face masks: Home-made coverings likely need multiple layers to prevent spread | C
Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world | NN
Corporate finance
Mall owner Simon and Authentic Brands bid $305 million for Brooks Brothers | C
Technology
EV Maker Via Motors Is Said to Seek Funding at $1 Billion Value | B
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts | R
Jul 23 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Pfizer Shares Drive Dow Industrials Higher | W
Stock futures hold steady, Microsoft sheds 2.6% after reporting earnings | C
The ‘cobra effect’ will have a ‘disastrous and unimaginable’ impact on the market, Wall Street vet warns | MW
Tumbling Dollar Unleashes Precious-Metals Rally | W
Battered U.S. dollar 'hanging by a thread' as coronavirus cases grow | R
Central banks
Fed Deliberates How and When to Roll Out More Economic Support | W
US I
Senate Republicans Discuss Short-Term Extension of Jobless Aid | W
Unemployment: GOP considers extending benefits at reduced level of $100 a week through December | C
Pelosi says more aid directly to Americans is needed to support economic recovery | C
U.S. Jobs Picture Worsens With Census Survey Showing July Drop | B
US II
U.S. home sales rack up record gain; tight supply, COVID-19 seen slowing momentum | R
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose 20.7% in June | W
U.S. mortgage refis surge as rates fall to historically low levels | R
Small Businesses Brace for Prolonged Crisis, Short on Cash and Customers | W
Global Dairy Prices Bounce Back From Coronavirus Slump | W
US policies & politics
Trump says sending federal agents to more U.S. cities to fight violent crime | R
PPP small business aid saved 2.3 million jobs, study estimates | R
Europe
Europe Could Soon Have Fiscal Firepower of the U.S. | W
Slack Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft | W
US politics
Senate GOP balks at Trump's call to withhold federal dollars from closed schools | NN
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. gives China 72 hours to shut Houston consulate as spying charges mount | R
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla Posts Fourth-Consecutive Quarterly Profit, Defying Pandemic Shutdown | W
Autos: Tesla Knocks on S&P 500’s Door | W
Autos: Tesla will build its next Gigafactory near Austin, Texas | C
Casinos: Las Vegas Sands Revenue Plummets 97% | W
Restaurants: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q2 2020 earnings top estimates | C
Retail: Coronavirus: Retail workers slammed by job cuts, pushed into new roles | C
Tech: Microsoft reports record revenue to wrap up a record-breaking fiscal year | MW
Tech: Microsoft Revenue Surges Though Cloud Growth Slows | W
Virus I
California reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases as it becomes worst-hit state in the U.S. | C
Arizona sees ray of hope in virus battle but cases rise in 44 U.S. states | R
Pfizer, BioNTech Get $1.95 Billion Covid-19 Vaccine Order From U.S. Government | W
Virus II
U.S. hospitals scramble to adopt new HHS coronavirus data system, some states see 'data blackout' | C
Opinion | We Searched for Covid-19 Data. Here’s What We Couldn’t Find. | N
Former CDC director says U.S. coronavirus response mixes politics with science in 'very dangerous' way | C
Virus III
Covid-19 Measures Have All but Wiped Out the Flu in the Southern Hemisphere | W
Brazil coronavirus: Politics, mixed messages hurt response | C
Offbeat
Wirecard’s Markus Braun Is Arrested Again as Scandal Embroils Angela Merkel | W
Merkel Lobbied for Wirecard Despite German Probe | W
Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories that say he wants to use coronavirus vaccines to implant tracking devices | C
Jul 22 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow pulls out 150-point gain as Big Tech leaders drag Nasdaq down | C
S&P 500 turns positive for 2020, but most stocks are missing the party | R
Jim Cramer: Trump's face mask endorsement sparked recovery stocks rally | C
Stock futures rise ahead of major technology earnings | C
Central banks
Trump Fed Nominees Shelton, Waller Confirmed by Senate Committee | W
US
Low Fed rates, flight to the suburbs set to boost U.S. homebuilders | R
China
Worst Flooding in Decades Raises Concerns Over China’s Three Gorges Dam | W
Europe
How Angela Merkel’s Change of Heart Drove Historic EU Rescue Plan | W
US politics
U.S. House passes $740 billion defense bill; fight with Trump looms | R
Biden pledges free preschool as part of sweeping caregiving proposal | R
Second Stimulus Check? Republican Lawmakers Support More Payments | B
Republicans and White House divided on stimulus proposal: 'I'm not a no, I'm a hell no' | NN
Trump Moves to Exclude Unauthorized Immigrants From Counts for Congressional Seats | W
Federal Agents Deploy to Chicago as Big-City Mayors Decry Involvement | W
Geopolitics & trade
Xi’s Radical Stock Market Reforms Shield China Firms From U.S. | B
U.S. Accuses Two Hackers of Stealing Secrets From American Firms for China | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus pushes United Airlines (UAL) to a $1.6 billion loss in second quarter | C
Autos: Ford unveils electric Mustang Mach-E race car with 1,400 horsepower | C
Consumer: Coca-Cola Sales Fall 28%, but It Says the Worst Is Over | W
FAANGs: Snap says Facebook ad boycotts 'opened the door' with advertisers | C
Financials: E-brokers TD Ameritrade, Interactive Brokers sustained record retail trading volumes in the second quarter | C
Restaurants: With Indoor Dining Upended, Some Restaurants Call It Quits | W
Retail: Covid-19 Prompts Walmart to Close Stores on Thanksgiving Day | W
Retail: Walmart+ vs. Amazon Prime: Subscription service comparison
Retail: Best Buy says its sales are rebounding as stores reopen | C
Social media: LinkedIn to Lay Off About 6% of Its Workforce | W
Virus I
President Trump urges Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | C
Trump warns U.S. coronavirus outbreak will probably 'get worse before it gets better' | C
Trump Relaunches Coronavirus News Briefings as Cases Surge | W
Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. 'in the process' of crafting strategy | C
Tension, infighting roil Trump White House as coronavirus strategy sputters | R
White House coronavirus briefing: Fauci says he was not invited | C
Virus II
Texas and Florida report record average daily coronavirus deaths as hospitalizations also rise | C
Six Months, Two Surges: Contrasting Covid-19 in New York and Florida reveals a less deadly, but more prevalent pandemic | W
Germany's coronavirus response: masterful science communication | C
Virus III
LabCorp CEO: Coronavirus is spreading faster than testing expansion| C
How Online School Will Be Better This Fall—but Still a Burden on Parents | W
Corporate finance
EBay to Sell Classified-Ad Business to Norwegian Firm for $9.2 Billion | W
Offbeat
Billionaires in New York could pay $5.5 billion a year under new tax | C
Jul 21 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Rise as Investors Weigh Vaccine Hopes, Recovery | W
Nasdaq jumps more than 2% led by Amazon, S&P 500 goes positive for 2020 | C
Central banks
Bernanke and Yellen say the Fed needs to find out why the market broke down in March | C
Trump Nominee Judy Shelton's Imperiled Nomination to the Fed
US
When the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19? | R
Winning Streak of Big Cities Fades With 2020 Crises | W
Wall Street Firms Consider Moving Jobs Out of NYC, Study Says | B
Europe
EU Edges Toward Massive Stimulus Package With New Proposal | B
EU eyes cuts to green transition fund in late bid to strike recovery deal | R
China
China Snuffs Out Beijing Coronavirus Cluster, Wages War on Another | W
US policies & politics I
Who Will Win 2020 Election? First Votes Cast in Six Weeks | B
Democratic sweep could spark a surprise rally with a unified approach to Covid-19, Bank of America says | C
Democrats say Congress appears to be target of foreign interference | C
Wealthy may get up to $40 billion in tax breaks if Obamacare is overturned | C
US policies & politics II
Coronavirus stimulus: Congress tries to pass pandemic relief bill | C
Republicans Put Schools, Jobs at Top of Coronavirus Priorities | W
Will there be a second $1,200 stimulus check? Here's what we know | C
Corporations Seek Tax-Credit Cash-Out in Next Coronavirus Relief Plan | W
Misleading PPP coverage could cost people their jobs
Trump administration preparing to send federal agents to Chicago | NN
Industries & companies
Airlines: Nearly 17,000 Southwest employees sign up for buyouts, voluntary leave as furlough threat looms | C
Autos: Tesla Is a Hit in China but That Doesn’t Mean Chinese EV Stocks Are a Buy | W
FAANGs: Apple just saved $14 billion in tax — but can the tax system be saved? | TheHill
Media: Covid Rewrites the Disney Playbook | W
Retail: Back-to-School Shopping Is Off to a Rough Start | W
Tech: IBM Earnings Falter as Coronavirus Accelerates Turnaround Push | W
Geopolitics & trade
China May Retaliate Against Nokia and Ericsson If EU Countries Move to Ban Huawei | W
Virus I
Trump says coronavirus masks are 'patriotic' after months of largely resisting wearing one | C
Coronavirus: Trump says he will resume holding White House briefings | C
Coronavirus Vaccine Data Raises Hope for Trio of Candidates | W
Investors cheer as two coronavirus vaccine candidates report T-cell responses, but findings are still early stage | MW
Coronavirus vaccine from Oxford, AstraZeneca shows positive response in early trial | C
New Treatment for Covid-19 Shows Promise, but Scientists Urge Caution | N
Virus II
US coronavirus: Some states keep smashing Covid-19 records | NN
More than half of U.S. states have statewide mask mandates | C
How Europe Kept Coronavirus Cases Low Even After Reopening | W
Teachers union sues Florida to halt in-class school reopening amid pandemic | R
As pandemic flares, Chicago bans indoor bars and facials; Florida cases soar | R
‘If It’s Here, It’s Here’: America’s Retirees Confront Coronavirus in Florida | N
Corporate finance
Chevron Agrees to $5 Billion Takeover of Noble Energy | W
Caesars and Eldorado Close $8.58 Billion Merger | W
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Plans Dual IPOs in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bypassing New York | W
SoftBank Pulls $700 Million From Credit Suisse Fund | W
Walmart Revives Plan to Sell Stake in Asda | W
Cybersecurity
Twitter Hack Revives Concerns Over Its Data Security | W
Jul 20 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 Edges Up, Logs Modest Weekly Gain | W
Why MSCI and S&P Global Stock Are Worth Buying at Any Price | BR
The Big 3 Index Providers Have a Huge Amount of Power–Even Over Tesla | BR
Beneath Bond Market’s Surface, Tumbling Real Yields Boost Other Assets | W
US
U.S. Companies Lose Hope for Quick Rebound From Covid-19 | W
Jamie Dimon's warning for the U.S. economy | C
Weekly jobless claims rise by 1.3 million vs 1.25 million expected | C
US politics & policies I
US Election: Donald Trump and Mike Pence attempt a campaign reset as public trust falters | NN
Here’s What Double-Digit Unemployment Could Mean for the Election | W
Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine Might Have Political Side Effects | BR
Operation Warp Speed - Donald Trump is hoping for a covid-19 treatment by November | E
US politics & policies II
Depleted Trump Economic Team Faces Major Test Over Extending Coronavirus Relief Efforts | W
Here’s What to Expect From the Next Stimulus Bill — and a Democratic Sweep | BR
As $600-a-Week Jobless Aid Nears End, Congress Faces a Quandary | W
AOC’s Anti-Billionaire Crusaders Are Spreading in New York City | B
Some Companies Got Both Government Contracts and PPP Loans | W
Firms With Troubled Pasts Got Millions of Dollars in PPP Small-Business Aid | W
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Plan to Conquer the Moon, Mars and More | W
Op-Ed: The cold war between U.S. and China just got a lot hotter | C
Huawei and the tech cold war - China v America | E
Japan Will Pay Its Companies to Leave China | B
EU nations deadlocked at tense coronavirus recovery summit | R
G20 officials pledge to keep cooperating to bolster global economy | R
Industries & companies
Autos: ‘A Powerful Force’: Tesla’s Momentum Leads Stock-Market Surge | W
Financials: What Banks Tell Us About Covid-Era Business: ‘Everybody Is, Bluntly, Struggling’ | W
Financials: Despite recession, JPMorgan Chase just posted record revenue — here's how they did it | C
Financials: Goldman Sachs Just Had a Blowout Quarter. It’s No Fluke. | BR
Financials: BlackRock’s Profit Jumps 21% as Investors Surge Into Bond Funds | W
Financials: Wells Fargo Stock Has Been Beaten Down. It Could Be a Buy. | BR
Healthcare: Hospitals Appeal Decision Upholding Disclosure of Rates Negotiated With Insurers | W
Industrials: The Dimming of GE’s Bold Digital Dreams | W
Restaurants: These restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy during the pandemic | C
Retail: The Next Phase of the Retail Apocalypse: Stores Reborn as E-Commerce Warehouses | W
Retail: Brooks Brothers’ Latest Suitor Wants to Bring Italian Flair to American Fashion | W
Retail: Dollar Stores Are a Retail Growth Story Even in a Downturn | BR
Virus I
U.S. divided over masks, schools as coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 again | R
Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — 'They did it correctly' | C
How Many People in Florida Have Covid-19 Antibodies? | B
Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing. | W
Virus II
Covid-19: Most of World May Face Virus Without Vaccine | B
Oxford’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is the Coronavirus Front-Runner | B
GitLab worked remotely with over 1,000 employees before coronavirus | C
Let them learn - The risks of keeping schools closed far outweigh the benefits | E
Corporate finance
I’ll have semiconductors with that - Analog devices buys Maxim Integrated for $20bn | E
Cybersecurity
The other virus threat - Japan Inc’s IT needs a security patch | E
Twitter Says Hackers Downloaded Some Users’ Personal Data in Recent Attack | W
Offbeat
John Lewis, U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Dies | W
Invisible men - How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion | E
Jul 18 (Saturday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 Edges Up, Logs Modest Weekly Gain | W
Central banks
Fed Unveils Plan to Extend Emergency Loans to Nonprofits | W
US
U.S. Wages Just Jumped the Most Ever. But It's Horrible News | B
Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing as Coronavirus Surges | W
Flight to suburbs boosts U.S. homebuilding, but COVID-19 surge erodes consumer sentiment | R
US policies & politics
Treasury's Mnuchin open to blanket forgiveness for smaller business relief loans | R
Biden facing pressure within party as running mate search enters final phase | R
Biden Says Republicans Will Have ‘Epiphany’ If He Is Elected | B
Mary Trump: Trump rips his niece in first comments about her book | NN
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she's being treated for liver cancer but working 'full steam' | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: ‘Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake.’ Behind American Airlines Chief’s All-In Strategy | W
Airlines: Delta seeks to cut pilots' minimum pay to avoid furloughs for a year | C
FAANGs: Amazon stock had its worst week since February | C
FAANGs: FTC Considering Deposing Top Facebook Executives in Antitrust Probe | W
Financials: BlackRock’s Profit Jumps 21% as Investors Surge Into Bond Funds | W
Pharma: Moderna’s 370% Rally Has Cost Short Sellers $1.5 Billion in 2020 | B
Virus I
U.S. Virus Cases Hit Another Daily Record as State GOP Officials Target Mask Orders | W
Trump says 'I don't agree' with CDC director's mask message | C
California governor outlines strict guidelines for schools, making classroom instruction unlikely | C
San Francisco mayor pauses reopening indefinitely, orders offices and indoor malls to close | C
Coronavirus: Cuomo clears NYC to enter next phase of reopening with restrictions | C
Texas GOP In-Person Convention Back On in Last-Minute Ruling | B
Virus II
N95 Face Mask Makers Ramp Up Production to Meet U.S. Covid-19 Demand | W
Timeline Accelerates for COVID-19 Drug Development
Almost all Covid-19 patients with symptoms had at least one of these three, small CDC survey says | NN
CVS Covid-19 Test Results Are Taking Longer Than Customers Have Been Told | W
Virus III
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too. | N
How Sweden fought coronavirus, and what went wrong | C
How Dr. Deborah Birx's political skills made her the most powerful person on the task force | NN
Rare air: U.S. meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks | R
Jul 17 (Friday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks End Lower as Economic Concerns Flare Up | W
Active ETF Launches Are Outstripping Passive for First Time | B
Central banks & credit
Fed Bought $12 Million in One Day of Main Street Loan Purchases | B
Lagarde Says ECB Won’t Be Constrained in Fight Against Virus | B
NY Fed's Williams says it could take time to dig economy out of 'very deep hole' | R
Negative U.S. rate bets persist, but seen unlikely to happen | R
Commodities & currencies
The world loves the US dollar. Trump and the pandemic could change that | NN
You say high inflation, I say show me the currency devaluation | FT
US I
U.S. Retail Sales Rose 7.5% in June as Stores Reopened | W
Consumers spent at pre-Covid levels, but virus spread and jobless rate could make economic boost temporary | C
Virus surges. Work hours plateau. U.S. may be flattening the wrong curve | R
US Unemployment Benefits Applications Post Smallest Week Decline | B
U.S. Jobless Claims Held Nearly Steady at 1.3 Million in July 11 Week | W
US II
30-Year Mortgage Rate Reaches Lowest Level Ever: 2.98% | W
Restaurant reopening reversals are a disaster for farmers | NN
CDC bans U.S. cruises through September, citing expanding coronavirus outbreaks | C
Biden committees raise nearly $100 million as Spielberg, James Murdoch, others donate | C
China
The $52 Trillion Bubble: China Grapples with Epic Property Boom | W
China’s Economy Appears Back on Track, but Challenges Remain | W
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus: Nancy Pelosi discusses next relief bill | C
White House Says Stimulus Bill ‘Must’ Include Payroll Tax Cut | B
GOP Senators Move Ahead With Coronavirus Liability Plan | W
Explainer: U.S. Congress readies $740 billion defense bill covering far more than bullets | R
Trump campaign aims to reset with staff shake-up, sharpened data focus | R
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders slam Trump for giving Gilead 'windfall' deal for coronavirus drug | C
Cuomo slams Trump coronavirus response as 'virus of American division and federal incompetence' | C
Geopolitics & trade
Hong Kong reverts to China tariffs under Trump order, impact limited: trade lawyers | R
Trump Administration Discussing Travel Ban on China’s Communist Party Members | W
Could Trump Win the War on Huawei—and Is TikTok Next?
Barr slams U.S. tech for becoming 'pawns of Chinese influence' | C
U.S. Files First Case for Violation of North Korea Sanctions | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Targets New York Expansion With JetBlue Pact | W
Consumer: CEO of Lysol maker: Sales are up as a result of coronavirus pandemic | C
FAANGs: Netflix adds more than 10 million new subscribers and names Sarandos co-CEO, but stock is tanking | MW
Financials: Trading Powers Morgan Stanley to 45% Profit Jump | W
Financials: A $35 Billion Bite From U.S. Bank Profits May Only Be the Start | B
Financials: Bank of America Sees Reasons for Optimism in a Coronavirus Economy | W
Media: These charts show why studios are likely to delay 'Tenet' and 'Mulan' | C
Retail: Which Stores Are Opening or Closing Amid the Covid Retail Shakeout? | W
Virus I
Top HHS official says closing indoor bars and wearing masks will 'shut down' coronavirus outbreaks | C
Johnson & Johnson Readies to Start Covid-19 Vaccine Studies | W
Growing Wait Times for Covid-19 Test Results Hinder Virus Response | W
Blood types and coronavirus: Are certain types more vulnerable to Covid-19? | NN
Virus II
School reopenings: Several big US school districts extend remote classes into the fall | NN
Will Schools Reopen on Time? More Leaders Are Saying No | W
The coronavirus pandemic child care crisis, in 11 numbers
Covid-19 Infections on the Rise in Kids and Teens | B
Virus III
Coronavirus data disappeared after Trump administration shifted control from CDC | C
These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public | NN
In Texas, a Doctor Fights the Surge and Gets Covid-19; ‘I Cry Every Day’ | W
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Blamed for Attacks on Coronavirus Vaccine-Related Targets | W
EU’s Top Court Restricts Personal-Data Transfers to U.S., Citing Surveillance Concerns | W
Twitter hack: How hackers gained access to accounts | C
Twitter stepped up search to fill top security job ahead of hack | R
Why Hackers Use Bitcoin and Why It Is So Difficult to Trace | W
Offbeat
What Donald Trump Could Learn From Playing Poker
Opinion | My Small Alabama Town, Masked and Unmasked | N
Warren Buffett reaps $40 billion from giant Apple stake since March bottom | C
Jul 16 (Thursday)
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Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Finish Higher After Promising Vaccine Study | W
Wall Street ends higher on vaccine bets, Goldman results | R
Central banks
NY Fed's Logan says market functioning has improved but officials remain vigilant | R
US
U.S. Industrial Production Picked Up Again in June | W
U.S. firms saw uptick in activity but virus surge weighs, Fed survey shows | R
Covid-19 Whiplash Jolts California’s Small Businesses | W
‘My PPP loan allowed me to reopen, but it is not going to allow me to stay open’ | MW
US policies & politics
2020 election news: Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden swing state polls | C
With Joe Biden ahead in polls, $15 minimum wage could get another push | C
Trump needs an economic agenda for reelection before Biden defines him | C
Alabama, Texas Primary Results Show Power of Trump Endorsements | W
Trump to Put New Environmental Review Rules into Force | W
Geopolitics & trade
Outrage Over China’s Treatment of Hong Kong Galvanizes the West | W
Trump Leans Against Sanctions on Chinese Officials for Now | B
U.S. Sanctions on Hong Kong Security Law Put Banks in a Quandary | W
U.K. to Ban Huawei From Its 5G Networks Amid China-U.S. Tensions | W
Industries & companies
Consumer: Coronavirus Has Americans Hooked on Canned Tuna, and Producers Are Playing Catch Up | W
FAANGs: Apple Scores Legal Victory Against $14.9 Billion E.U. Tax Demand | N
FAANGs: Amazon Extends Work From Home for Corporate Employees Until 2021 | B
FAANGs: Amazon Echo Buds headphones overheat warning sent to customers | C
FAANGs: Google bundles video calls and chat into Gmail for business users | C
FAANGs: Searching for Video? Google Pushes YouTube Over Rivals | W
FAANGs: Facebook new section to debunk coronavirus myths | C
Financials: Biggest Banks Gain $10 Billion on Fed Moves to Open Debt Markets | B
Financials: Goldman’s Traders, Bankers Keep Profit Steady While Rivals Falter | W
Financials: Bank of New York Mellon’s Lower Interest-Revenue Forecast Pushes Down Shares | W
Restaurants: Chipotle Adds Drive-Through Lanes and Staff | W
Retail: Walmart to Require Shoppers to Wear Masks in All U.S. Stores | W
Retail: As virus-wary shoppers opt for online purchases, retailers pay the price | R
Corporate finance
Google to Invest $4.5 Billion in India’s Jio Platforms | W
Uber, Amazon and other tech deals plow ahead despite coronavirus, antitrust scrutiny | C
Virus I
How Taiwan beat the coronavirus | C
Why Arizona Wasn’t Ready for Its Coronavirus Surge | W
How to restart unemployment benefits if your work shuts down again
Fauci calls White House criticism of him bizarre, says 'let's stop this nonsense' and fight coronavirus | R
Virus II
Employees Feel Pressured as Bosses Order Them Back to Offices During Pandemic | W
Zoom Targets Prolonged Remote-Work Era as Coronavirus Drags On | W
‘Are They Setting My Children Up for Failure?’ Remote Learning Widens Education Gap. | W
Offbeat
You’re Doomscrolling Again. Here’s How to Snap Out of It. | N
Wirecard Boasted of Hundreds of Partnerships. Some Were Less Than Meets the Eye. | W
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier | R
Jul 15 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rises for a third straight day, rallies more than 500 points as Caterpillar leads | C
Why the S&P 500 doesn't underperform despite U.S. inability to contain COVID-19 | MW
Dow futures jump 200 points after Moderna says its vaccine produces antibodies to coronavirus | C
Asian markets set to shake off coronavirus spread, U.S.-China tensions | R
Central banks
Fed officials warn on 'thick fog' ahead for U.S. economy as recovery concerns deepen | R
Fed’s Brainard Sees Substantial Economic Risks and Slow Recovery | W
Fed’s Bullard Says Economy Can Rebound in Second Half of Year | W
Fed's Kaplan says the U.S. economy will see above-trend growth in 2021 | C
US
Inflation Expectations Are Wrong, Which Is Good | W
U.S. June Consumer Prices Rose Sharply as Reopenings Prompted More Buying | W
New Ivanka Trump initiative tells out-of-work Americans to 'find something new' | NN
Emerging
Lower Borrowing Costs Can’t Save India’s Shadow Banks in Crisis | B
Japan
Japan manufacturers' mood pinned near 11-year lows as pandemic hammers global demand | R
US policies & politics
Trump Administration Asserts Control Over Coronavirus Data | N
Trump says U.S. would have half the number of coronavirus cases if it did half the testing | C
Trump administration rescinds order blocking foreign students taking classes online from living in the U.S. | C
Joe Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Plan to Combat Climate Change | W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump says he is 'not interested' in trade talks with China | R
Trump says he signed executive order ending preferential treatment for Hong Kong | R
Trump signed law slapping sanctions on China for interference in Hong Kong | C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Reports More MAX Cancellations | W
Airlines: Delta Trims Flying Amid Coronavirus Pandemic | W
Autos: Auto Makers Grapple With Worker No-Shows as Covid-19 Cases Surge | W
Autos: Texas county approves tax breaks for a new Tesla factory near Austin | C
Autos: GM Faces Battle in China to Regain Lost Ground | W
Biotech: Biopharma NanoViricides sees stock soar on coronavirus claims | C
FAANGs: Amazon launches neighborhood health clinics for warehouse workers | C
Financials: Despite recession, JPMorgan Chase just posted record revenue — here's how they did it | C
Financials: ‘This Is Not a Normal Recession’: Banks Ready for Wave of Coronavirus Defaults | W
Virus I
Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Moves to Bigger Study | W
Moderna shares jump as much as 16% after company says its coronavirus vaccine trial produced 'robust' immune response | C
Fauci hopeful that vaccines will give coronavirus immunity in 18 months | BI
Coronavirus vaccine is closer than the market thinks: Jeremy Siegel | C
We're wasting time talking about herd immunity (opinion) | NN
Virus II
CDC says U.S. could get coronavirus under control in one to two months if everyone wears a mask | C
Opinion | A Shutdown May Be Needed to Stop the Coronavirus | N
As U.S. Surge in Coronavirus Cases Continues, Some States Tighten Rules | W
Israelis Fear Schools Reopened Too Soon as Covid-19 Cases Climb | W
Coronavirus: RNC considers holding August convention in Florida outdoors | C
Offbeat
Opinion | 10 Theses About Cancel Culture | N
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for possible infection | C
Jul 14 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Central banks
Federal Reserve's $3 trillion virus rescue inflates market bubbles | R
Want more jobs? Wear a mask, says Fed's Kaplan | R
Fed's Williams: SOFR Rate System Has Performed Well During Coronavirus Crisis | W
US
‘I Can’t Keep Doing This.’ Small Business Owners Are Giving Up. | N
The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Work Force | N
Opinion | It’s 2022. What Does Life Look Like? | N
Coronavirus Spending Pushed U.S. June Budget Gap to $864 Billion, Treasury Says | W
U.S. June deficit surges to $864 billion | R
Robert Shiller warns that urban home prices could decline | C
US policies & politics
McConnell Says GOP Will Pitch Its Own Stimulus Plan Next Week | B
Trump swipes at Fauci, CDC as U.S. coronavirus cases rise | R
EPA to Retain Ozone Standard Set by Obama Administration | W
More than 200 schools, 17 states back lawsuits against Trump over international student rule | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Set to Reject Certain Chinese Maritime Claims in South China Sea | W
White House adviser: U.S. still engaging on Phase One China trade deal | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines to warn pilots this week about potential furloughs | C
Consumer: At PepsiCo, Quarantine Snacks Offset Drop in Soda Sales | W
FAANGs: Amazon restricts warehouse storage to prepare for holiday rush | C
Homebuilders: Homebuilders just saw the strongest June sales since the last housing boom | C
Media: A Bold Move to Remove Formal Policies Shapes Netflix Culture | W
Theme parks: ‘The beginning of a horror movie’? Disney World slammed as doors reopen amid spiking coronavirus cases | MW
Theme parks: Disney Closing Hong Kong Property as Government Looks to Halt Virus | W
Virus I
WHO says U.S. and Brazil accounted for half of new daily coronavirus cases | C
Coronavirus case averages reach record highs in more than a third of U.S. states as deaths climb | C
Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases are surging because nation didn't shut down | C
Virus II
California to close indoor restaurants, movie theaters and bars statewide as coronavirus cases rise | C
Data will determine where schools can open in New York in September, Gov. Cuomo says | MW
Coronavirus: NY Gov. Cuomo says he won't use kids as 'guinea pigs' | C
L.A. and San Diego schools to resume online-only instruction in August | R
Coronavirus-related syndrome surfaces in older adults; stillbirths cause worry | R
Corporate finance
Google to Invest $10 Billion in India | W
Analog Devices to Buy Maxim Integrated for Over $20 Billion | W
Microsoft spins off Xiaoice chatbot for Chinese users | C
Offbeat
How Schools Can Reopen Safely: Recommendations from Health Experts | W
Jobs from home: As more people telecommute, the office market could shrivel | USA
This could be the end of office wear | NN
Jul 13 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Nasdaq stocks led by Tesla continue their blistering run while chill envelops rest of the market | C
Shares by the slice: Fractional investing sparks a stock market stampede | WP
A bull market returns - Stockmarket mania comes to China again. Can it last this time? | E
China Opts for Stability and Cools Off Overheating Stock Markets | BR
Commodities
Lumber Prices Rally Explosively Off Their April Lows | BR
This Is What It Looks Like When a Texas Oil Boom Busts | W
Central banks
Fed, Treasury Disagreements Slowed Start of Main Street Lending Program | W
US
S&P 500 earnings set to plunge as the coronavirus batters all sectors — counting on a bounce that may not come | MW
'Epic failure': U.S. election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch | R
Asia
Why China Isn’t Expected to Power a Global Recovery | W
Over 600,000 Hong Kongers cast 'protest' vote against new security laws | R
Europe
Op-Ed: Germany's Merkel faces test that will shape EU after coronavirus | C
US policies
How to wind down stimulus - As the economy recovers fiscal policy has to shift | E
The Biden-Sanders climate-change policy pact: 8 key features | MW
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Expected to Take Action Against TikTok, WeChat: Navarro | B
The tech cold war is heating up - TikTok and the Sino-American tech split | E
Explosions and suspicion - A better way to contain Iran’s nuclear programme | E
U.S. Prepares to Levy Tariffs on French Cosmetics, Handbags | W
Industries & companies
FinTech: ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Is Having a Moment as Pandemic Changes Shopping Habits | W
Media: Disney World Reopens With Masks and Without Lines | W
Retail: Best Buy Founder Richard Schulze Sells Big Block of Stock | BR
Tech: Quit Chrome. Safari and Edge Are Just Better Browsers for You and Your Computer. | W
Wireless: Nokia Stands to Gain From 5G Spending. And Its Stock Is Cheap. | BR
Virus I
US coronavirus: Florida sets new single-day record for new Covid-19 cases of any state nationwide | NN
Trump wears coronavirus mask during public visit to Walter Reed military hospital | C
As Covid-19 Vaccine Development Pushes Ahead, Researchers Probe Safety | W
Virus II
What Is 'Alternative Data' and How Is Wall Street Using It? | B
What We Know About Children and Covid-19 | W
From Flour to Canned Soup, Coronavirus Surge Pressures Food Supplies | W
Virus III
Testing times - Infections in India are soaring, but increased testing will help | E
Lock, unlock, repeat - Australia’s second city faces a new wave of contagion | E
Offbeat
Coronavirus relief: Stockton, CA gives residents $500 per month | C
Jul 11 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Don’t the Markets Know We’re Living in a Disaster Movie? | N
Take Five: A bull with underlying health conditions | R
Treasury Yields Climb After Hitting Lowest Levels Since Spring on Covid-19 Concern | W
Central banks
Fed Nibbles at Corporate Bonds With No Takers for Direct Loans | B
Fed Discloses More Corporate Bond and ETF Purchases | W
US
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fall; underlying inflation stabilizing | R
Cash-strapped New Jersey to borrow up to $9.9 billion under deal | R
Real-time data is showing that the coronavirus is causing 'widespread' economic damage | C
What Jobs Were Hit Hardest by Coronavirus – and Which Have Bounced Back | W
Yes, you can restart unemployment benefits if you're laid off again | C
For Pensions, Valuing Real Estate Is Tough. Covid-19 Brings New Hurdles | W
US policies & politics
Goodbye, extra $600: Unemployment benefits won’t exceed former wages in next stimulus bill, Treasury’s Mnuchin says | MW
Top economists say next coronavirus relief bill should be $1.5 trillion at minimum and hopefully larger | MW
The cost of Biden’s economic plan to the stock market is more than you might think | MW
With resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., Trump signals rift with Fauci: ‘He’s made a lot of mistakes’ | MW
'Epic failure': U.S. election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch | R
Geopolitics & trade
Trump says U.S.-China relationship damaged, phase 2 trade deal not a priority | C
U.S. Targets Soap But Not Wine in Counter to French Digital Tax | B
U.S. National Security Panel Examining Chinese Investors’ Purchase of Pharma Firm | W
U.S. slaps French goods with 25% tariff over digital tax, but delays effective date | R
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines Has Threatened to Cancel Some Boeing 737 MAX Orders | W
FAANGs: Facebook Said to Consider Banning Political Ads | NYT
FAANGs: Apple iOS 14 privacy improvements: visual notifications | C
Consumer: Oreo-Maker Mondelez Plans to Kill One of Every Four Products | B
Cruise-lines: Carnival to Shed 13 Ships as Covid-19 Shrinks Business | W
Retail: First-quarter retail industry operating income falls 58% | C
Retail: Brooks Brothers Gets Bankruptcy Loan With Zero Interest Rate | B
Retail: Canada Goose CEO says experiential store is 'a break from the insanity' | C
Tech: Spotify, Tinder, Other Apps Suffer Outages Due to Facebook Glitch | W
Virus I
Record New Cases, Surging Hospitalizations, Rising Deaths: This Week in COVID-19 Data, July 9 | CTP
Coronavirus deaths tick up in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona | C
Florida county has a third of Covid-19 tests come back positive as the US breaks another case record - CNN
Georgia governor reopens coronavirus field hospital at Atlanta convention center | C
Virus II
CRISPR Comes To COVID: A Pandemic Pivot And The Push For A Simple Coronavirus Test
Gilead says coronavirus drug remdesivir can reduce risk of death, but analysts need more proof | MW
German Biotech Sees Its Coronavirus Vaccine Ready for Approval by December | W
Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne | R
Scientists focus on how immune system T cells fight coronavirus in absence of antibodies | R
Virus III
CDC won’t revise guidelines for reopening schools, despite Trump criticism | MW
Mississippi lawmakers get coronavirus after refusing to wear masks - CNN
Labor Department Officials Quarantine After Meeting With White House Staffer Who Tested Positive for Covid-19 | W
Corporate finance
Rivian Raises $2.5 Billion as Investors Chase Electric-Car Buzz | W
Venture-backed Silver Peak Is Said to Explore $1 Billion Sale | B
Offbeat
Germany Probes Possible Money Laundering by Wirecard Executives | W
Why Is a Tech Executive Installing Security Cameras Around San Francisco? | N
Jul 10 (Friday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets I
U.S. Stocks Drop as Investors Grow Cautious About Reopening | W
Stock futures open flat after Thursday's wild session | C
Companies Raised Record Amounts by Selling Stock During Covid-19 Crisis | W
Markets II
Why ‘safe haven’ gold and the stock market are now moving the same direction | MW
Miserable Economic Outlook Could Yield Record Gold Prices | W
Oil Went Below $0. Some Think It Will Rebound to $150 One Day. | W
Markets III
China’s Markets Rally on Optimism Economy Is Shaking Off Covid-19 Pandemic | W
China’s ‘Too Fast, Too Sudden’ Bond Rout at Mercy of Stock Rally | B
Central banks
Fed balance sheet below $7 trillion, repo drops to zero for first time since September | R
Has The Fed Launched A Yield-Curve-Control Policy For Treasuries?
US
U.S. recovery in limbo as retail traffic falls in virus hot spots | R
Weekly jobless claims near four-month low; millions drawing unemployment benefits | R
Coronavirus Bankruptcies: How Covid-19 Is Impacting Business | B
Revolving Credit Debt Drops to Lowest Since Great Recession | C
US politics I
Has the U.S. Government Finally Spent Too Much?
Supreme Court Paves the Way for N.Y. Prosecutor to View Trump Taxes | W
Coronavirus stimulus: Steven Mnuchin discusses next relief bill | C
US politics II
Biden uses progressive message to roll out his moderate economic plan | C
Biden Outlines $700 Billion Economic-Revival Plan | W
Biden, Democrats aim to close racial wealth gap with new credit bureau | C
Biden says investors 'don't need me,' calls for end of 'era of shareholder capitalism' | C
U.S.-China Under Biden? Mapping Strategy, Tactics: Chart | B
Geopolitics & trade
TikTok Considers Changes to Distance App From Chinese Roots | W
Industries & companies
Manufacturing: Harley-Davidson to Cut 13% of Global Workforce | W
Media: Lack of insurance threatens supply of Hollywood films, TV shows in 2021 | R
Pharma: Vaccine Stock Soars, Rewarding Investor’s Big Bet | W
Retail: Walgreens to Cut 4,000 Jobs in U.K. Boots Stores, Suspend Buybacks | W
Virus I
Coronavirus records in Florida, Texas and California erode hopes of economic revival | R
Covid-19 Test Results Take Longer as Infections Rise Sharply | W
Behind New Covid-19 Outbreaks: America’s Patchwork of Policies | W
Virus II
Herd Immunity May Be Closer Than You Think | W
How the Coronavirus Short-Circuits the Immune System | N
Why is COVID-19 so deadly to elders?
Airborne transmission of coronavirus in restaurants, gyms and other closed spaces can't be ruled out, WHO says | C
Will wearing a face mask protect you from COVID-19? It’s complicated. Here are the 5 biggest mask myths | MW
Technology
Tyson Turns to Robot Butchers, Spurred by Coronavirus Outbreaks | W
Offbeat
Robinhood Has Lured Young Traders, Sometimes With Devastating Results | NYT
The Young People Living With Parents in the Pandemic
Jul 09 (Thursday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rises more than 150 points as Apple hits record, leads tech higher | C
U.S. Stocks Climb While China Rally Powers Ahead | W
Gold ETF Inflows Hit Record as Bullion Rally Continues | W
Chinese Tech Firms Get Trading Boost From Hong Kong Listings | W
Central banks
Covid Still Poses Challenges for Financial System, Fed’s Quarles Says | W
Fed's Bullard sees unemployment falling to as low as 7% this year | C
US
Two-thirds of laid off workers eligible for benefits that exceed their wages: NBER paper
Nearly 70,000 Tech Startup Employees Have Lost Their Jobs Since March | W
Coronavirus Moves NYC Affordable Housing Crisis to Breaking Point | B
Apple Maps driving activity is slowing again in warning sign for the economy | C
US policies & politics
Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over International-Student Policy | W
Geopolitics & trade
As Chinese Trade Surpluses Persist, So Will Risk of Trade Wars | W
TikTok, Once an Oasis of Inoffensive Fun, Ventures Warily Into Politics | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: United Airlines Warns It May Furlough 36,000 Staff | W
FAANGs: Vast majority of Apple stores closed due to Covid-19 are in U.S. | C
FAANGs: Amazon sellers in the U.S. will have to list their names and addresses | C
FAANGs: Amazon pulls Washington Redskins merchandise | C
Media: Disney World Set to Reopen With Capacity Limits, Strict Rules | W
Retail: Brooks Brothers, Founded in 1818, Files for Bankruptcy | N
Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) reports Q1 2020 loss, 200 store closures | C
Virus I
U.S. Hits 3 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases | W
Coronavirus: Trump threatens to cut school funding, slams CDC reopening guidelines | C
CDC director says there's no data children drive coronavirus spread — but the U.S. isn't testing many kids | C
Contact Tracing Isn’t Keeping Up With America’s Reopening | W
Coronavirus: Illinois Gov. Pritzker says states were forced compete in 'sick Hunger Games' competition for PPE | C
Virus II
Coronavirus cases surge among younger Californians | C
Coronavirus live updates: California ramps up hospital capacity as cases surge | C
New York City Improves Disease Surveillance to Avert Covid-19 Surge | W
Birx's nod to mask fashion is more than just sartorial | NN
Corporate finance
U.S. Companies Slashed Dividends at Fastest Pace in More Than a Decade | W
KKR to Buy Global Atlantic Financial Group for $4.4 Billion | W
Allstate to Acquire Rival Insurer National General for $4 Billion | W
Offbeat
Diversify? Almost half of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is now composed of a single stock | MW
Wirecard Under Criminal Scrutiny by U.S. Authorities as Part of Probe Into Alleged Bank-Fraud Conspiracy | W
Kanye West says he no longer supports Trump and that he had coronavirus | NN
Jul 08 (Wednesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 falls for the first time in six days, Nasdaq retreats from record high | C
Stock futures flat following sell-off on Wall Street | C
Wall Street drops after strong rally as COVID-19 cases mount | R
Central banks
Fed policymakers worry growth plateauing, pledge more support | R
Fed's Mester says economic growth 'leveling off,' sees more help needed | C
US policies & politics
Trump: We will pressure governors to reopen schools amid coronavirus | C
Movie theater chains sue New Jersey over coronavirus-related closures | R
‘Time Is Always Money’: Pandemic Lockdowns Hasten Infrastructure Work | N
Mary Trump book: President is a 'narcissist' and the son of a 'sociopath' | C
Europe
EU sees deeper recession, less steep rebound for euro zone | R
Geopolitics & trade
The U.S. is looking at banning TikTok—Here's what you should know | C
Exclusive: U.S. probing allegations TikTok violated children's privacy - sources | R
Industries & companies
Retail: Walmart's stock rises 7% on report of Amazon Prime competitor coming this month | C
Virus I
WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread of COVID-19 | R
WHO says coronavirus deaths could start to rise again after cases accelerated in recent weeks, shouldn't 'be a surprise' | C
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale | N
Virus II
Texas says new coronavirus cases jumped by more than 10,000 for the first time | C
Coronavirus strains Florida health system as some hospitals run out of ICU beds in largest counties | C
Brazil's Bolsonaro catches coronavirus, shrugs off health risks | R
MLB Covid-19 testing hits snag because FedEx didn't run over July 4 | C
Technology
Our Cash-Free Future Is Getting Closer | N
Jul 07 (Tuesday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow gains more than 400 points after big tech rally, Amazon and Netflix hit records | C
U.S. Stocks Climb, Following Surge in Chinese Markets | W
Stock futures flat following a strong rally on Wall Street | C
US
Service Sector in U.S. Shows Signs of Recovery | W
Commercial mortgage delinquencies surged at record monthly rate in June | C
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus: List of PPP small business loan recipients released | C
Here’s Where the SBA’s PPP Small-Business Aid Went | B
PPP: Small business coronavirus loan database contains errors | C
Mary Trump tell-all book will be released two weeks early | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. trade groups urge China to increase purchases of U.S. goods, services | R
Google, Facebook and Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data | W
New security law starts to break down Hong Kong's pro-democracy economy | R
China Pulls Back From One Disputed Border, Makes New Claims on Another | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: COVID-19 and the absurd airplane middle seat debate | TheHill
Energy: Keystone XL Pipeline Stays Blocked in U.S. Supreme Court Order | B
Energy: China is storing an epic amount of oil at sea. Here's why | NN
Retail: Shoppers across the country are retreating again as coronavirus cases surge | C
Wireless: Nokia, Hurt by Costly 5G Chip Mistake, Struggles to Catch Huawei | W
Virus
Coronavirus can spread in the air ‘beyond any reasonable doubt,’ over 200 scientists tell the World Health Organization | MW
Dr. Fauci says coronavirus immunity may be 'finite,' duration remains uncertain | C
Don’t Let Hospitalization Trends Blind You to the Numbers Themselves | AIER
Coronavirus US: Fauci says average age of patients has dropped by 15 years as Sun Belt states gets hit | C
Media refuse to admit the coronavirus doesn’t care about red vs. blue | NYP
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for coronavirus | C
Corporate finance
Chinese Chip Giant Pursues Year’s Biggest Stock Sale | W
Uber to Buy Postmates for $2.65 Billion in Stock | W
Technology
Cancer Screening Leaps Forward | W
Tesla Has Been Working On an RNA Bioreactor
Offbeat
New Rules Detail How Foreign Students Can—and Can’t—Take Classes at U.S. Colleges This Fall | W
Jul 06 (Monday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Growth’s Edge Over Value May Finally Be Nearing Its End | BR
Frozen Treasury Yields Belie Hedging Bets on Stronger Fed Action | B
For Investors, Sometimes the Obvious Coronavirus Trade Isn’t So Obvious | W
Central banks
ECB’s Lagarde Expects Disinflation as Crisis Transforms Economy | B
ECB’s Villeroy Says Pandemic Is Forcing Permanent Policy Change | B
BoE Governor warns lenders of challenges of negative interest rates - Sunday Times | R
US
Forget earnings season. What’s the rest of 2020 going to look like? - MarketWatch
Goldman Lowers U.S. GDP Forecast, Sees 4.6% Contraction in 2020 | B
For the Economy and Stock Markets, Expect a Second Half of Fits and Starts as Covid-19 Lingers | BR
Americans Are at Risk of Going Over an ‘Income Cliff,’ and Congress Is Poised to Let It Happen | BR
Trump approves five-week extension for small business pandemic loan applications | R
Europe
Britain weighs vouchers to boost spending in virus-hit sectors, Guardian says | R
Asia
Chinese Research Papers Raise Doubts, Fueling Global Questions About Scientific Integrity | W
A North Korean Defector’s Tale Shows Rotting Military | W
US politics & policies
What a Democratic Sweep Could Mean for the Market | BR
Industries & companies
Airlines: Boeing Killed Its 747 Jumbo Jet. Here’s Why. | BR
Energy: Lost in Oil’s Rally: $2 Trillion-a-Year Refining Industry Crisis | B
Retail: Gasoline Is Cheap This July Fourth. Fuel Retailers Aren’t Complaining. | W
Virus I
World Health Organization reports new coronavirus cases reach all-time high | C
Florida and Texas report record new daily coronavirus cases | C
Mainland China reports eight new coronavirus cases, two in Beijing | R
Virus II
Coronavirus: WHO halts trial of two HIV drugs lopinavir, ritonavir | C
Britain puts $10 million into study on long term effects of COVID-19 | R
Home Caregivers Shoulder Burden in Covid-19 Fight | W
Offbeat
Rapper Kanye West announces U.S. presidential bid on Twitter; Unclear if Serious | R
This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It's worked for over 30 years | NN
Road trips are the way to travel more safely this summer | C
Jul 04 (Saturday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Here’s why U.S. struggles with the coronavirus could lead to Europe’s stock market taking the lead | MW
European Stocks Drift Lower With U.S. Markets Shut | W
The Cost of Bad Market Timing Decisions in 2020 Was Annihilation | B
Copper Slips, Halting Sharp Rebound | W
J.P. Morgan launches two active equity ETFs — what you need to know | C
US
Where the jobs are coming back and where they may never fully return | C
Covid-19’s Impact Won’t End With a Vaccine | W
Loans in coronavirus mortgage bailouts see largest weekly decline yet | C
US policies & politics
Senate Republicans cool to 2nd round of stimulus checks, direct deposits | C
Will Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Be Extended Past July?
Opinion | Don’t extend the Cares Act’s $600 weekly bonus | WP
Some Senators Want to ‘Go Nuclear’ to Pass Democratic Priorities | W
Trump’s Mt. Rushmore Crowd ‘Won’t Be Social Distancing,’ S.D. Governor Says: Live Updates | N
Pence Drops In on Coronavirus Hot Spots | W
China
China’s Economy Regains Strength After Strict Coronavirus Measures | W
With a Few Covid-19 Adjustments, Chinese Factory Gets Back to Work | W
Geopolitics & trade
Senate Passes Sanctions Bill Against Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong | W
China Appoints Protest and Propaganda Enforcer to Tame Hong Kong | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta, American and United: The future of air travel | C
Autos: During Covid-19 Pandemic, the Used-Car Lot Is Hot | W
FAANGs: Facebook, Twitter, Google Face Free-Speech Test in Hong Kong | W
Financials: Commerzbank’s CEO and Chairman to Resign Amid Pressure From Activist Cerberus | W
Media: Facebook boycott is a turning point, ad trade group CEO says | C
Virus I
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Sharply, but Deaths Are Still Down | N
Why We Should Not Be Concerned About Increasing Covid-19 Cases in Texas | AIER
Coronavirus Cases Are Peaking Again. Here’s How It’s Different This Time. | N
US surgeon general urges caution on US Covid-19 death rate: “We know deaths lag at least two weeks” | NN
Virus II
How the Covid-19 Surge Shifted to the South and West | W
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945 | C
Miami mayor sets curfew, closes some businesses as coronavirus spreads | C
July Fourth weekend will test Americans' discipline as coronavirus cases hit record | C
America’s Leaders Can’t Agree on Reopening Protocols. Neither Can Families. | W
Why coronavirus contact-tracing apps haven't been a 'game changer' | C
Corporate finance
Wirecard’s Adventure-Seeking No. 2 Was Key to the Firm’s Rapid Rise. Then He Disappeared. | W
Offbeat
The Swine Flu Virus in China That Has People Worried: QuickTake | B
Jul 03 (Friday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Are the Default Choice In a World of Bad Options | Yahoo
Coronavirus Surge Strains Municipal Bond Market, but Investors Still Pile In | W
For markets in week ahead, investors will gauge the severity of the coronavirus spread | C
Hong Kong Market Accentuates the Positive After New Security Law | W
US I
CBO Sees Double-Digit Jobless Rate Through 2020, GDP to Shrink 5.9% | W
U.S. job growth roars back, but COVID-19 resurgence threatens recovery | R
The coronavirus crisis is costing states and locals hundreds of billions, analysis finds | MW
Mortgage Rates Hit a Record Low—Again | W
US II
U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 11.1% in June | W
4.8 Million Jobs Added in June, but Clouds Grow Over Economy | N
Businesses Hit Hard by Coronavirus Claw Back Jobs | W
Where the jobs are coming back and where they may never fully return | C
Europe
Europe Avoids Jobless Surge as Furlough Schemes Cushion Economic Decline | W
US policies & politics
Congress Eyes More Spending as Virus Cases Surge and Economy Struggles | N
Trump administration moves ahead with plan to open new pandemic office as coronavirus crisis intensifies | NN
Biden Proposes National Coordination for Coronavirus Response | W
Geopolitics & trade
Hong Kong Security Law Jolts International Business | W
New Hong Kong Security Law Prompts Rise in Self-Censorship | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the 747, Closing Era of Jumbo Jets | B
Airlines: Trump administration issues guidelines for air travel, stops short of social distancing onboard | C
Autos: Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Fell Less Than Expected Amid Covid Shutdown | W
Autos: Tesla ended reduced salaries this week, says internal email | C
Energy: $40 Oil Isn’t Enough To Prevent A Wave Of Shale Bankruptcies | OilPrice.com
Media: Cheap Online Live-TV Bundles Aren’t So Cheap Anymore | W
Pharma: Moderna stock skids after report says late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial delayed | C
Retail: Apparel Brands Push More-Stylish Dressing at Home | W
Virus
Coronavirus: Texas issues state-wide order requiring face coverings | C
Coronavirus on the rise in 37 U.S. states as Florida reports 10,000 new cases | R
The coronavirus may have mutated to become more infectious, Dr. Anthony Fauci says | C
U.S. Seeks Large-Scale Expansion of Blood-Plasma Collection for Covid-19 | W
Corporate finance
Tech IPOs getting mispriced, as Lemonade and Agora double in debuts | C
How Wirecard Went From Tech Star to Bankrupt | W
Offbeat
Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web | N
Is the Five-Day Office Week Over? | N
Jul 02 (Thursday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Edge Up to Start Third Quarter | W
S&P 500 rises as second half 2020 kicks off. What investors should watch | C
When Companies Prepare for Disaster, Investors Should Expect Lower Returns | W
Central banks
Fed officials see need for ‘highly accommodative’ policy ahead, minutes show | C
Fed revisits idea of pledging to keep interest rates low | R
Fed Debated Options to Provide More Economic Support | W
Fed Weighs Explicit Forward Guidance but Wary of Yield Targets | B
Fed’s $600 Billion Main Street Lending Program Sees Lukewarm Interest | W
Fed received thousands of letters asking it to widen Main Street program | R
US
A Recovery That Started Out Like a V Is Changing Shape | W
The ‘Rocket Ship’ Economic Recovery Is Crashing | N
Jobs data for June could show strong rehiring ahead of the latest virus wave | C
ADP: Private payrolls June 2020 | C
Texas Virus Surge Deals State a Hit With Sales Taxes Plunging | B
China
China Announces New Retaliation Against U.S. News Outlets | N
US policies & politics
Trump backs work incentives as part of next stimulus bill | R
To avoid a step backwards this summer, Congress must renew enhanced unemployment benefits | MW
End the destructive unemployment bonus | Washington Examiner
Trump says he will have a statement on the minimum wage in the next two weeks | R
Investors are waking up to a possible Biden victory in U.S. presidential election | R
Biden tells his donors he plans to jack up their taxes.
Geopolitics & trade
A storm is coming for Mexico under USMCA | TheHill
As U.S.M.C.A. Takes Effect, Much Remains Undone | N
U.S. Readies Sanctions on China Over Rights Abuses in Xinjiang | B
U.S. Warns Businesses Over Supply Chains Tied to Rights Violations in China | W
China's national security law: What it means for Hong Kong as a global financial center | C
Beijing Orders Four U.S. Media Outlets to Provide Information on China Operations | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Car Sales Fell in the Second Quarter, Despite Deals and Covid-19 Stimulus | W
Autos: Coronavirus tanks U.S. auto sales in the second quarter for GM, FCA | C
Pharma: Pfizer stock jumps after it reports positive data in early stage coronavirus vaccine trial | C
Pharma: Inside Moderna: The Covid Vaccine Front-Runner With No Track Record and an Unsparing CEO | W
Retail: Macy’s Says Most Stores Have Reopened as U.S. Coronavirus Infections Rise | W
Retail: Who Is the Mystery Shopper Leaving Behind Thousands of Online Shopping Carts? | W
Retail: Apple to reclose 30 more retail stores as coronavirus cases spike | C
Virus I
WHO warns some countries may have to reinstate lockdowns as coronavirus pandemic accelerates | C
Coronavirus masks: Trump doubts national mandate is needed | C
Official U.S. coronavirus death toll is 'substantial undercount': Yale study | C
Virus II
Blog | Better COVID-19 Data Is Coming By August 1—But Will the Public See It? | The COVID Tracking Project
Blog | The Other COVID-19 Metric We Should Be Using | The COVID Tracking Project
What Is Pool Testing? - Elemental
More People Are Getting Infected With Covid-19, but Fewer Ventilators Are Needed | Elemental
America Still Sick: the Covid Curve Has Plateaued | Elemental
Contact Tracing Isn't Working in the U.S. | Elemental
Virus III
New York City Delays Indoor Dining as U.S. Virus Cases Keep Rising | W
If Your Colleague Has Covid-19, Will Your Employer Tell You? | W
Why Surviving Covid Might Come Down to Which NYC Hospital Admits You | N
Corporate finance
SoftBank Seeks to End Partnership With Wirecard | W
Offbeat
Fourth of July celebrations at home are driving record fireworks sales | C
‘Sitting on Millions of Dollars’ and Dying to Blow It: Not This July 4 | N
Oppressive heat approaches U.S. in early July as wildfires burn through Arizona | C
Jul 01 (Wednesday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rallies more than 200 points to close out its best quarter since 1987 | C
U.S. Stocks Finish Best Quarter in More Than 20 Years | W
Why stock-market strategists have never been more confused in June about the year-end outlook for equities | MW
Stock Bulls Need Proof They Were Right to Go All In on Recovery | B
Coronavirus Sends Oil Prices on Wild, Six-Month Ride Coronavirus Sends Oil Prices on Wild, Six-Month Ride | W
Central banks
Mnuchin, Powell Pledge Additional Relief to Prevent Lasting Damage to Economy | W
Fed Keeps Options Open on Yield Caps but Looks to Other Tools First | W
Fed’s Williams: Economy Has Likely Seen ‘Low Point’ in Continuing Crisis | W
US
Wave of Corporate Failures Stays at Bay—For Now | W
This is what unemployment benefits will pay without extra $600 a week | C
China
China’s Economic Recovery Picks Up Further Momentum | W
US policies & politics
Why deficits matter as much as ever | TheHill
Joe Biden rips Trump on coronavirus: 'The wartime president has surrendered' | C
Geopolitics & trade
Hong Kong Activists Disband With Passage of China’s National Security Law | W
China Punctures Hong Kong’s Autonomy | W
India Bans TikTok of China, Tightening Digital Borders | N
NSA Differed From CIA, Others on Russia Bounty Intelligence | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airbus to Cut 15,000 Jobs | N
Energy: No End in Sight for Big Oil’s Write-Downs | W
Energy: Exxon Mobil Resists Write-Downs as Oil, Gas Prices Plummet | W
Financials: Companies Hit by Covid-19 Want Insurance Payouts. Insurers Say No. | W
Logistics: FedEx Reports Better-Than-Expected Revenue as Residential Deliveries Surge | W
Tech: Microsoft Aims to Train 25 Million Workers Free in 2020 | W
Virus I
Fauci says U.S. coronavirus outbreak is 'going to be very disturbing,' could top 100,000 cases a day | C
Dr. Anthony Fauci says new virus in China has traits of 2009 H1N1 and 1918 pandemic flu | C
Coronavirus Live Updates: Midwest May No Longer Be a U.S. Bright Spot | N
Most People With Coronavirus Won’t Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many? | N
14-day quarantine: NY, NJ and CT expand travel advisories and Massachusetts announces its own | NN
Virus II
FDA to Require Proof Virus Vaccine Is Effective Before Approving Its Use | W
Under 25 and Working? Social Distancing Might Not Be Possible | W
In Early February, the Coronavirus Was Moving Through New York | N
Coronavirus update: Americans will remain barred from European travel | C
This is what top U.S. health officials say we should do differently for the next pandemic | C
Corporate finance
Uber in Talks to Buy Postmates for About $2.6 Billion | W
Here's why the biggest U.S. mall owner might want to buy JC Penney | C
Offbeat
New York to parents: Choose your job — or your kids | P
‘Hamilton,’ ‘Umbrella Academy’ and more: Here’s what’s worth streaming in July 2020 | MW
Raising a Free-Range Child in 2020? Try a Smartwatch | W
Jun 30 (Tuesday)
YRI
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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YRI video podcast: S&P 500 Tech in 1999 and now.
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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)
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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
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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
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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
Jun 18 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow Industrials Fall, Snapping 3-Day Winning Streak | W
Stock futures open flat in overnight trading | C
Where to Invest as Second Wave of Virus Infections Hits Markets | B
Stock-market legend who called 3 financial bubbles says this one is the ‘Real McCoy,’ | MW
Central banks
The Fed will move away from ETFs to direct corporate bond purchases, Powell says | C
Powell Says Economic Gains Are at Risk if Stimulus Measures End Prematurely | W
Fed's Powell beats drum for more government aid to bolster economy | R
US
U.S. homebuilding rises moderately; jump in permits hints at green shoots | R
US policies & politics
House panel debating $494 billion infrastructure measure | R
John Bolton book: Trump asked China's President to help him win 2020 election, Bolton claims | NN
Geopolitics & trade
Mnuchin Declares Global Corporate-Tax Talks at an Impasse | W
U.S.-China Trade Deal on Track, Lighthizer Says | W
NATO Allies Push Back at U.S. Order to Pull Troops Out of Germany | W
Industries & companies
Consumers: Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s to Change Brands Rooted in Racist Imagery | W
Railroads: Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz sees 'signs of optimism' in multiple markets | C
Virus
China Tightens Controls Over Beijing as Coronavirus Infections Spread | W
More Than a Dozen U.S. States See Rise in Coronavirus Cases | W
Offbeat
When Workers Can Live Anywhere, Many Ask: Why Do I Live Here? | W
Jun 17 (Wednesday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: Tracing out the swoosh recovery
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks gain in volatile trading as investors cheer record retail sales comeback | C
Stocks rise on retail sales bounce — what to watch as market recovers | C
Investors Are Sitting on the Biggest Pile of Cash Ever | W
Oil Demand Is Headed for Record Rebound in 2021 | W
Central banks
Powell: Fed doesn't want to 'run through the bond market like an elephant' | C
Green shoots welcome but recovery still a long road, Fed's Powell says | R
Powell warns of 'significant uncertainty' about the recovery and says small businesses are at risk | C
US
U.S. Retail Sales Rose Record 18% in May | W
V-shaped, U-shaped or L-shaped — why the look of the economy’s recovery doesn't really matter | MW
It's finally time to spend on infrastructure | NN
Boats, Pools and Home Furnishings: How the Lockdown Transformed Our Spending Habits | W
US policies
Trump signs executive order urging police reform, says cops need more funding | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Nikola founder: Our $60,000 electric Badger pickup will rival Ford-150 | C
Consumer: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire | C
Financials: Goldman Goes Main Street With Push Into Corporate Bank Accounts | W
Retail: U.S. Retail Sales Rose Record 18% in May | W
Retail: McDonald's to bring back some menu items cut during the pandemic | C
Utilities: PG&E to Exit Bankruptcy After Wildfires, Still Saddled With Debt | W
Wireless: FCC to Open Probe Into Why T-Mobile Service Went Down | W
Geopolitics & trade
As Meat Plants Stayed Open to Feed Americans, Exports to China Surged | N
Virus I
Steroid drug hailed as 'breakthrough' for seriously ill COVID-19 patients | R
Dexamethasone hailed as 'major breakthrough' in treating coronavirus | C
U.S. narrowing support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates, expects them to be free for many | R
Virus II
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high, up 66% since Memorial Day | C
As U.S. Nursing-Home Deaths Reach 50,000, States Ease Lockdowns | W
Coronavirus Second Wave: Countries Can Control It If They Act Fast | B
Virus III
Why do so many Americans refuse to wear face masks? It may have nothing to do with politics | MW
How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus | W
Explainer: The coronavirus risks of everyday activities as economies reopen | R
Technology
Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps Launch Across Europe Amid Hopes for Broad Adoption | W
Tech Firms Are Spying on You. In a Pandemic, Governments Say That’s OK. | W
Jun 16 (Tuesday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: Tracing out the swoosh recovery
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow closes 150 points higher as Fed announcement sparks big comeback from massive losses | C
Stocks Close Higher After Falling on Virus Fears | W
Dow futures pop 200 points after Monday's big comeback | C
Central banks
Fed Will Amass Corporate Bond Portfolio Using Index Approach | W
The Fed says it is going to start buying individual corporate bonds | C
Fed launches long-awaited Main Street lending program, seeks to reach nonprofits | R
US
U.S. economy will start to rebound in second half of 2020, Fed's Kaplan says | R
China
Chinese Consumers Add Fuel to Factory-Led Economic Recovery | W
When China’s Aggressive Debt Collectors Come Knocking: ‘You Committed a Sin’ | W
US policies
Trump wants back-to-work bonus instead of $600 unemployment benefit | C
Trump to sign executive order on police reform Tuesday | C
Industries & companies
Energy: BP Takes $17.5 Billion Write-Down, Expects Oil Price to Stay Low | W
Energy: Banks Cut Shale Drillers’ Lifelines as Losses Mount | W
Retail: Kohl's stock plummeted in 2020 — will the retailer survive? | C
Wireless: 5G health conspiracies have been around since before Covid-19. Experts say not to worry | NN
Wireless: T-Mobile Working to Recover From Major Service Disruption | B
Virus
New Covid-19 Outbreak in China Rattles Beijing | W
Texas reports record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations | C
Moderna Says Vaccine Efficacy Data Could Come by Thanksgiving | B
FDA warns hydroxychloroquine may weaken effectiveness of coronavirus drug remdesivir | C
We must learn from the shutdown mistake | The Hill
Offbeat
2021 Oscars Delayed by Coronavirus | N
Jun 15 (Monday)
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YRI video podcast: Tracing out the swoosh recovery
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Daily Markets
Markets
Frustrated Stock-Market Skeptics Stick With Cautious Bets | W
If the market's 'free pass' is over, news must be more than just 'less bad' for rally to resume | C
Emerging Market Stocks Are a Mess—Except for This Group of Outperformers. | BR
Dividends Are Down but Not Out. Here Are 8 Stock Picks for the Pandemic Era. | BR
High Summer Demand May Not Help Boost Natural-Gas Prices | BR
Central banks
Systemic racism slows down economic growth, Dallas Fed chief says | R
Global
Most investors and some firms are upbeat about the world economy | E
US
The new rules of buying and selling a house in a coronavirus world | NN
Europe
Britain and the European Union - Boris Johnson’s government should prolong the Brexit transition | E
US politics & policies
Biden running mate: Stacey Abrams' underdog push for VP | C
Small Businesses Tackle New PPP Puzzle: Forgiveness | W
These entrepreneurs are almost out of PPP funding. Here's what's next | C
Expiring $600 unemployment benefits are essential for some workers | C
Geopolitics & trade
China a Bright Spot for U.S. in Gloomy Global Trade Picture | W
Op-ed: U.S. and European tensions jeopardize 75 years of democracy, open markets and individual rights | C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Auto Makers’ Reopening Complicated by Worker Absences Amid Covid Cases | W
Financial: Barron’s Makes the Case for Goldman Sachs. Why Its Stock Looks Like a Good Bet. | BR
Financials: Banks Face Profit Pressure and Dividend Doubters, but Their Payouts Seem Safe for Now | BR
Financials: Will the Banks Collapse? | Atlantic
Financials: Hit by Coronavirus—and a 30% Holdback by the Payment Processor | W
Hotels: Hotels Are Reopening. Will Guests Have Any Reservations? | W
Retail: Grocers Embrace Food Delivery, but They Still Don’t Love It | W
Utilities: Safe Utilities Have Been More Volatile Than Broader Stock Market | W
Virus
Beijing Coronavirus Outbreak Tied to Huge Market Sparks Resurgence Concerns | W
Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S. | R
Coronavirus Hits Peru Hard Despite Strict Lockdown | W
AstraZeneca agrees to supply Europe with 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine | R
Technology
Autonomous-Driving Delays and Other Reasons to Buy Progressive Stock | BR
Corporate finance
IPOs Are Back. Why Vroom, ZoomInfo, and Shift4 Stocks Have Soared | BR
China finalizes new IPO rules for Shenzhen's ChiNext startup board | R
Offbeat
This $100 billion dollar industry shut down by coronavirus is about to reopen: Conferences & Events | C
The best industry to get into without a college degree: Trucking | C
Urban living - Great cities after the pandemic | E
Young Adults Turn to Stock Trading in the Wake of the Market’s March Meltdown | BR
Jun 13 (Saturday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: A Brief Update on Growth vs Value.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow closes nearly 500 points higher as stock make partial rebound from worst day in three months | MW
U.S. Stocks Regain Strength, but Finish Week Lower | W
‘Volatility Is Everywhere’: The Market Tactic That’s Driving Stocks Haywire | W
Here's who benefits when the stock market goes up | C
Aluminum Glut Revives Financial Crisis-Era Storage Trade | W
Central banks
Fed Warns of ‘Extraordinarily Uncertain’ Path to Recovery | N
Fed's economic forecasts are all over the map, a sign of how uncertain these times are | C
Fed Chairman’s Public Communications: Too Expansive, Lead to Unnecessary Market Volatility
'Persistent fragilities' ahead for households and businesses -Fed report | R
Fed Report Says Coronavirus Shock Has Hit Low-Wage Workers Hardest | W
Global
April’s Historic Economic Plunge Points to Steep Climb for the World Economy | W
US
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rebounded in Early June | W
US politics
White House sees red state/blue state divide in post-coronavirus economic recovery | R
Coronavirus update: Democrats push for easier PPP loan-forgiveness process | C
Trump Calls for GOP to Update Platform After Party Carries Over 2016 Plan | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines Banks on Loyalty Program to Back Stimulus Loan to Manage Through Coronavirus | W
FAANGs: California Is Examining Amazon’s Business Practices | W
FAANGs: Amazon warehouse workers interviewed by New York attorney general | C
Retail: Please Hold. Shoppers Wait and Wait to Reach Lululemon, Best Buy | W
Corporate finance
Hertz granted approval to sell up to $1 billion in shares | C
Bankrupt Hertz Can Tap Market Frenzy to Sell ‘Potentially Worthless’ Stock | W
AT&T seeks sale for Warner gaming unit, could fetch $4 billion | C
Virus I
CDC may reimplement strict coronavirus rules if cases go up 'dramatically' | C
New CDC coronavirus guidelines advise caution with travel | NN
Risk of new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave | R
Record Virus Numbers Thrust States Into Life-or-Death Choice | B
Virus II
Asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus appears to be worse than SARS or influenza | MW
What It Will Take To Make the Indoors Feel Safe Again | W
Reopened Restaurants in Michigan: Hands-Free Doors, Sanitizer Tables | W
Hollywood is Reopening, but It’s Still Quiet on Set | W
Over 1,300 Chinese Medical Suppliers to U.S.—Including Mask Providers—Use Bogus Registration Data | W
Offbeat
Protest Leaders Plan a Summer of Rallies Aimed at Police Overhauls | W
Jun 12 (Friday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: A Brief Update on Growth vs Value.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks suffer their worst day since March, with the Dow plunging more than 1,800 points | C
Dow plunges 7%, marks worst day since March as Fed’s grim outlook and rising cases of coronavirus unsettle bulls | MW
U.S. Stocks End Sharply Lower as Investors Grow Jittery | W
Quant Factors Swing Most in a Decade in Wild Wall Street Trading | B
Fidelity launches active nontransparent ETFs. What's next | C
Credit & commodities
U.S. debt surges to $55.9T amid jumps in corporate and government borrowing | C
U.S. Business Debt Soars by Record on Bond Issuance, Loans | B
Brawls Erupt in U.S. Debt Markets After Borrowers Get Desperate | B
Oil drops more than 8% as fears over second wave of coronavirus cases hit the market | C
Central banks
Trump Says Fed’s Forecasts Are Too Gloomy | W
Investors Get Ready for the Fed to Cap Rates | W
US
U.S. Households’ Net Worth Had Record Fall in First Quarter | W
US weekly jobless claims total 1.542 million, vs 1.6 million estimate | C
Mortgage rates set new record low, fall below 3% on coronavirus fears | C
Manhattan's empty apartments: New leases plunge 62% in May | C
The Illusion of a Rapid US Recovery by James K. Galbraith
US policies
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says 'we can't shut down the economy again' | C
Why businesses aren't rushing to claim the $130 billion in PPP loans | C
Coronavirus: How Joe Biden would reopen the U.S. economy | C
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Trillion-Dollar Campaign Fuels a Tech Race With the U.S. | W
Industries & companies
Autos: GM’s Electric Bet Is Likely to Cost the Carmaker Market Share | B
Autos: Why Ferrari is worth more than some major automakers | C
FAANGs: Amazon to Face Antitrust Charges From EU Over Treatment of Third-Party Sellers | W
FAANGs: Facebook's chief product officer Chris Cox returns to company | C
Financials: Bank Stocks Fall After Fed Projects No Rate Increases | W
Retail: New retail habits from coronavirus 'ingrained' in shoppers, Tractor Supply CEO says | C
Virus
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top Two Million | W
Nashville mayor delays next stage of reopening after coronavirus cases rise | C
Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns | C
Europe’s Borders to Reopen for Summer, but Not Everyone Is Invited | W
Nursing Homes Say Some Protective Gear Sent by FEMA Is Unusable | W
Corporate finance
Hong Kong’s Bid for Chinese Tech Listings Gets $6.6 Billion Endorsement | W
Offbeat
Goldman Sachs Is Said to Try to Avoid Pleading Guilty in 1MDB Scandal | N
Zoom Catches Heat for Shutting Down China-Focused Rights Group’s Account | W
Jun 11 (Thursday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: A Brief Update on Growth vs Value.
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Daily Markets
Markets I
Stock market today: S&P 500 and Dow fall, but Nasdaq set to close above 10,000 for the first time | C
U.S. Stocks Waver After Fed Statement | W
Nasdaq aims at close above psychological milestone at 10,000, even as the economy is in recession—here’s how we got here MW
Market gone wild: Penny stocks are up nearly 80% on average in the last week | C
Credit & commodities
Oil Prices Defy Supply-Demand Fundamentals | W
Oil and gas ETF paces for best quarter ever, but traders stay cautious | C
Global risk rally has a powerful ally: the weaker dollar | R
Italy Looks to Draw Mom-and-Pop Investors to Bond Market | W
Central banks
Fed vows to support U.S. economy's 'long road' to recovery after dire 2020 | R
Fed sees interest rates staying near zero through 2022, GDP bouncing to 5% next year | C
Mortgage Investors Can Take Heart With Fed Buying ‘Here to Stay’ | B
US
Trump advisor Larry Kudlow: 'Looks like we've hit a turning point' in economy | C
U.S. inflation subdued with economy in recession | R
Coronavirus Continues to Weigh on U.S. Consumer Prices | W
Coronavirus Pandemic Makes Unemployment Calculation Harder | W
$130 Billion in Small-Business Aid Still Hasn’t Been Used - N
U.S. May deficit nearly doubles to $399 billion | R
US policies
U.S. Treasury chief says considering more direct payments in next coronavirus aid bill | R
Mnuchin Backs More Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing aims for 737 Max recertification flight by the end of June | C
Autos: Ford introducing all-electric F-150 pickup and Transit van by mid-2022 | C
Autos: Tesla Shares Soar Past $1,000 on Elon Musk’s Plan to Move Forward With Semi Truck | W
FAANGs: Can Rivals Take Advantage of Amazon’s Pandemic Woes? It Isn’t Easy | W
Retail: Zara Owner to Close 1,200 Stores as It Outlines Post-Coronavirus Future | W
Restaurants: Restaurants Parse Extensive and Conflicting Guidance as They Reopen | W
Restaurants: Coronavirus Speeds Up Starbucks Shift to Takeout | W
Tech: Coronavirus Makes AR’s Potential a Reality for Chip Makers | W
Geopolitics & trade
HSBC is taking heat from all sides after backing China on Hong Kong NN
Virus
Will There Be a Second Wave of Coronavirus in U.S.? Latest News | B
Dr. Anthony Fauci says WHO's remark on asymptomatic coronavirus spread was not correct | C
Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates’ Pivotal U.S. Testing to Start This Summer | W
Corporate finance
Just Eat Takeaway.com Nears All-Stock Deal for Grubhub | W
Offbeat
Drone Surveillance of Protests Comes Under Fire | W
Jun 10 (Wednesday)
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YRI video podcast: A Brief Update on Growth vs Value.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow snaps 6-day winning streak, but tech stocks lift Nasdaq Composite to record 10,000 level | C
Premarket: These 3 things need to be true for stocks to make sense | NN
Undervalued Stocks Soared, but Not Because They’re Undervalued | W
Hundreds of Thousands of Tiny Buyers Swarm to Insolvency Stocks | B
Stock Options Show Investors Growing Anxious About U.S. Election | B
Investors are fleeing to bond funds and that’s good news for stocks | MW
Central banks
Most Economists See BOJ Holding Off Major Action in June: Survey | B
US
The U.S. is officially in a recession. Will it become a depression? | C
Unemployment rate conspiracy theory called baseless by economists | C
Coronavirus Obliterated Best African-American Job Market on Record | W
US politics
The extra $600 Americans get in weekly unemployment benefits ends next month — here’s what lawmakers are proposing to replace it | MW
White House looks to unveil its police reform proposals soon | C
Trump Wanted to Fire Esper Over Troops Dispute | W
Geopolitics & trade
One Year On, Hong Kong Protesters Defy Crackdown to Keep Movement Alive | W
High-Profile Investor Calls Out HSBC, Standard Chartered on Hong Kong Stance | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Pandemic Sends Airlines Toward Record Annual Loss | W
Airlines: Airline employees wrestle with voluntary separation leave | C
FAANGs: Amazon's plan to provide Covid-19 tests to warehouse workers | C
FAANGs: What It Looks Like Inside an Amazon Warehouse Now | N
FAANGs: Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus review: best budget tablet | C
Media: Disney Spent Millions to Save a Rainforest. Why Are People There So Mad? | B
Pharma: FDA Misled Senators on China’s Role as Vital U.S. Drug Supplier | B
Retail: Shoppers Surprise Retailers by Returning to Stores | W
Virus
Moving to Reopen, Europe Goes Into Regulatory Overdrive | W
Texas reports two consecutive days of record coronavirus hospitalizations weeks after reopening | C
WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic coronavirus spread: "There's much unknown" | NN
Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell: WHO | R
Testing Nursing Home Workers Can Help Stop Coronavirus. But Who Should Pay? | N
Older Workers Grapple With Risk of Getting Covid-19 on the Job | W
Chinese Electric-Car Maker Gets U.S. Approval to Supply N95 Masks | W
Corporate finance
Bankrupt Retailers Stand to Pocket Millions From Unused Gift Cards | W
Vroom Jumps in Public Market Debut | W
Offbeat
Harvard Offers Staff Early Retirement to Reduce Expenses | B
Jun 09 (Tuesday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: “MAMU: Mother of All Meltups” and “A V-Shaped Jobs Report.”
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock futures hold steady after S&P 500 turns positive for the year | C
S&P 500 Rebounds to Close in Positive Territory for the Year | W
Nasdaq ends at record, confirms bull market on economic recovery hopes | R
Catching up: How much further can emerging assets run? | R
Central banks
Fed eases terms of Main Street loans, says registration will begin soon | R
US
It's official: U.S. economy entered recession in February | R
Consumers ‘More Optimistic’ About Economy’s Future in May, New York Fed Says | W
Home Prices Are Rising, Along With Post-Lockdown Demand | N
No, the Jobs Report Wasn’t Rigged. Here’s What Happened. | N
Getting to the Bottom of Key Questions in Shock U.S. Jobs Report | B
Federal Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion For Fiscal Year | W
Emerging
Pandemic Upends Putin’s Plans to Raise Russia’s Dwindling Birthrate | W
US politics
Trump open to another coronavirus relief package: White House | R
Geopolitics & trade
Why the U.S. Can’t Easily Break China’s Grip on Supply Chains | B
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus | N
China Steps Up Moves to Influence Diaspora Communities | W
Behind HSBC’s Rare Foray Into Politics Over Hong Kong | W
Trump’s Order to Pull U.S. Troops From Germany Alarms European Allies | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Stock Soars as U.S. Reopens | W
Airlines: The Travel Business is Picking Up for Summer | N
Airlines: Coronavirus Downdraft Has Airports Scaling Back Renovation Plans | W
Energy: BP to Cut 14% of Global Workforce as Drop in Oil Price Bites | W
Retail: RH is planning to open hotels and sell houses, but analysts ask whether it can pull it off | MW
Corporate finance
Private equity scouts for China take-private deals amid tension, volatile markets | R
Technology
A Million-Mile Battery From China Could Power Your Electric Car | B
Virus
Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare,' WHO says C
Wait... so, asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus is actually ‘very rare’? | MW
As Countries Reopen, Many Avoid a Second Wave of Covid-19 Cases—So Far | W
Texas reports a record number of hospitalized coronavirus patients after state reopened early | C
Rethinking the Hospital for the Next Pandemic | W
Jun 08 (Monday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: “MAMU: Mother of All Meltups” and “A V-Shaped Jobs Report.”
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
The widely cited 'disconnect' between Wall Street and Main Street suddenly appears less confounding | C
All of a sudden, people are talking about a V-shaped recovery again: 'The stock market had it right' | C
Investors’ Love of Tech Drives Booming Market Rally | W
OPEC and allies agree to extend record production cut | C
China’s Copper Imports Drop as Overseas Lockdowns Tighten Supply | B
Central banks
The Bond Market’s Bears Are on a Tear. Now the Fed Has Its Say | B
'Never say never' on ECB buying shares, Holzmann tells newspaper | R
What is yield curve control? | Brookings
US
Don’t worry about inflation—yet | E
Americans saved a record chunk of their incomes in April | E
The Economic Pain That the Unemployment Rate Leaves Out | N
After Cranking Out $267 Billion in Stimulus Payments, IRS Faces Fresh Challenges | W
Europe
How the Coronavirus Makes a No-Deal Brexit More Likely | N
China
China May exports slip back into contraction, imports worst in four years | R
US politics
Coronavirus: Senate proposes up to $10K monthly for families | C
Major Fixes Made to Small-Business Loan Program | W
Joe Biden Earns Enough Delegates for Democratic Nomination | W
Geopolitics & trade
President Trump's Troop Plan Stuns Germany | B
The Soured Romance Between China and Corporate America | W
Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Takes Off the Gloves in Fight Against U.S. | W
China Denies Cover-Up, Rejects ‘Politicization’ of Coronavirus | B
How U.S. Decision Could Hurt Hong Kong as Trading Hub | W
Pompeo Nazi Remarks Slammed by Global Times's Hu | B
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines Got $25 Billion in Stimulus; Industry Still Expected to Shrink | W
Agriculture: Why FMC Stock Is the Pick of the Crop Among Agribusinesses | BR
FAANGs: Facebook to Review Content Policies Related to Civil Unrest, Violence | W
FAANGs: Twitter and Facebook have differing business models | E
Media: Why Twitter’s Battle With President Trump May Be Good for the Stock | BR
Restaurants: The New Recipe for Restaurant Survival? Become the Next Domino’s. | W
Retail: IKEA Can’t Reopen Stores Fast Enough After Flubbing Online Orders | W
Tech: Zoom Video Earnings Contains a Lesson for Investors | BR
Corporate finance
Merger News: AstraZeneca Approaches Gilead Sciences | B
Companies are still raising cash by floating | E
Technology
How companies plan to hire robots after coronavirus layoffs | C
Underwater drones helping companies in mining ocean's floor | C
Virus
Protests Complicate Mayors’ Efforts to Combat Coronavirus | W
Hard-Hit by Coronavirus, New York City Faces Next Big Test: Reopening | W
States Are Short the Contact Tracers Needed to Emerge Safely from Coronavirus Lockdown | W
Amazon warehouse workers' lawsuit alleges 'sloppy contact tracing' | C
Antibody Drugs Could Help Curb the Pandemic. What Investors Need to Know. | BR
Offbeat
Defunding police: What it means and what it could look like | NN
The Shift to Remote Work Could Be a Big Swing and a Miss | W
Jun 06 (Saturday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: Gasoline demand is V-shaped, but usage of other petroleum products looking weak.
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow jumps 900 points, Nasdaq hits a record after surprise U.S. jobs surge | C
Wall Street rallies to end higher on surprise U.S. jobs report | R
Stocks Close Sharply Higher on Surprisingly Upbeat Jobs Report | W
Bears Thwarted Again by Stock Market That Believes in Recovery | B
Payment Problems Rise in Fast-Growing Private-Debt Market | W
Investors Climb Back Into Riskiest Emerging-Market Bonds | W
Central banks
Fed Vow Boosts Debt Binge as Borrowers Cut Thousands of Jobs | B
After U.S. jobs stunner, traders leave negative rate bets in the rear view | R
Powell spoke almost daily with Mnuchin in April | R
Fed Embraces Libor Again and Risks Undermining Push to Kill It | B
How The Transition Away From LIBOR Is Actually Going | B
US I
U.S. Unemployment Rate Fell to 13.3% in May | W
U.S. labor market unexpectedly improves; recovery years away | R
May's jobs report stunner: real deal or head fake? | R
America’s Employment Crisis Has Turned the Corner | W
The recovery from the coronavirus sure looks V-shaped, going by these charts | C
US II
Where Employment Improved—and Where It Didn’t | W
More State, City Jobs Lost in Two Months Than During Recession | B
Coronavirus recovery: Black workers are being left out, data shows | C
The coronavirus pandemic has created a new job: temperature taker | C
US politics
Trump’s Focus Shifts Away From Coronavirus | W
Coronavirus stimulus: Trump, Dems talk relief bill after jobs report | C
Citigroup exec Ray McGuire discussed potential NYC mayor run with strategists | C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump threatens EU, China with tariffs; names Navarro 'lobster king' | R
U.S. Eases Flight Ban on Chinese Airlines | W
China and India Try to Ease Tensions at Disputed Border | W
Trump Directs U.S. Troop Reduction in Germany | W
Presidential Campaigns Targeted by Suspected Chinese, Iranian Hackers | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: United plans to close three overseas flight attendant bases as international travel suffers | C
Aerospace: Boeing (BA) Stock Heads for $35 Billion Weekly Gain on Recovery | B
FAANGs: States lean toward pushing to break up Google's ad tech business | C
Virus
‘We don’t inevitably have to have a second wave,’ says Anthony Fauci, top U.S. infectious-diseases doctor | MW
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans who don't wear masks may 'propagate the further spread of infection' | C
Dr. Anthony Fauci says whether schools reopen in the fall is 'complicated' | C
U.S. Distribution of Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir Improved But Still Wasn’t Enough | W
Google, Apple Struggle to Regulate Covid-19 Tracing Apps | W
It’s Covid Code Red in Latin America With No Signs of Peaking | B
Corporate finance
J.C. Penney Jumps on Report It’s in Early Talks With Sycamore | B
Brooks Brothers seeks potential bankruptcy financing amid sale process | C
Grubhub has two new suitors, Just Eat Takeaway and Delivery Hero | C
Offbeat
The Results Are In for Remote Learning: It Didn’t Work | W
Jun 05 (Friday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: Gasoline demand is V-shaped, but usage of other petroleum products looking weak.
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500 snaps 4-day winning streak, Nasdaq-100 touches record before retreating | C
Euro Jumps as ECB Expands Bond-Buying Program | W
Central banks
European Central Bank Ramps Up Stimulus Program Beyond $1.5 Trillion | W
US
U.S. Exports, Imports Fell Sharply in April Amid Coronavirus Disruptions | W
Unemployment Claims Hold Steady as Economy Slowly Reopens | W
Thousands are volunteering to be laid off | NN
Mortgage rates are at historic lows — but the coronavirus pandemic is making homes less affordable for buyers | MW
Supply Chains, Safety Protocols Hobble U.S. Factories | W
US politics
Nancy Pelosi: Incremental change is not enough in response to unrest | C
Japan
Japan's household spending falls at record pace in April on pandemic hit | R
Geopolitics & trade
The death of globalisation has been announced many times. But this is a perfect storm | The Guardian
Russia’s Putin Declares Emergency Over Massive Arctic Fuel Spill | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move | R
FAANGs: Amazon licenses Slack for workers as Slack adopts AWS video-call tech | C
FAANGs: Elon Musk Calls for Amazon Breakup in Latest Spat With Jeff Bezos | W
Virus
U.S. coronavirus cases have been slowly ticking up since Memorial Day | C
Coronavirus: CDC is worried Americans aren't following its advice as U.S. cases continue to rise | C
Getting the Coronavirus Twice Is Highly Unlikely (in the Short Term) | Elemental
Hope dims for hydroxychloroquine even as medical study detailing the drug’s failure is retracted | MW
Corporate finance
ZoomInfo rockets over 80% in first tech IPO of Covid-19 era | C
Amwell files for IPO confidentially | C
Offbeat
Planning for the Post-COVID-19 Workforce: Four Scenarios | Wharton
NYU Eyes Thousands of Hotel Rooms for Socially Distanced Dorms | B
Jun 04 (Thursday)
YRI
YRI Video Podcasts are back: Consumers’ huge cash stash set to fuel V-shaped recovery.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rallies 500 points, heads for 3-day winning streak on hope of economic recovery | C
The Nasdaq trades within 2% of a record high as the unbearable lightness of the stock market continues | MW
America is in turmoil and stocks are booming. Is the market broken? | NN
Here's why there's a 'huge disconnect' between stock market and economy | C
Blushing Bulls: Even Stock Optimists Grow Nervous About Rally | B
Investors Channel Over $150 Billion Into Coronavirus Bonds | W
Central banks
Fed expands municipal liquidity program to include transit, airports, utilities| R
ECB Seen With Only One Choice Tomorrow to Avoid Market Rout | B
US
Coronavirus Unemployment Rate: A Second Wave of Layoffs Is Coming | B
How Many U.S. Workers Have Lost Jobs During Coronavirus Pandemic? There Are Several Ways to Count | W
Virus-hit U.S. state revenue could start slow recovery in third quarter: analysts| R
US politics
Officials Discuss Return of Troops From Washington as Administration Mulls a Military Response | W
In Rare Break, Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Harsh Response to Unrest | N
Coronavirus Stimulus Funds Are Largely Depleted After Nine Weeks | W
House Democrats Promise Bill on Policing, Race Within Weeks | B
Geopolitics & trade
New U.S. restrictions on 33 Chinese firms and institutions take effect June 5| R
Trump administration bans Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S. | C
3 Million Hong Kong Residents Could Be Offered U.K. Citizenship Amid China Standoff | W
Huawei Risks Tougher Line From Britain After Latest U.S. Offensive | W
Industries & companies
Autos: Looking for a Good Deal on a New Car? You’re Probably Too Late | W
Corporate finance
Warner Music Shares Surge in Market Debut | W
Virus I
Coronavirus Cases in Europe Drop to Fewest Since March; India Sees Surge | W
What We Can Learn From South Korea’s Coronavirus Response | Elemental
The Good and Bad Lessons From Sweden | Elemental
Scientist Behind Sweden’s No-Lockdown Policy Says It Wasn’t Strict Enough | W
Italy and the Coronavirus: How the Pandemic Got so Bad | Elemental
Virus II
Everything You Need to Know About Antibody Testing Now | Elemental
WHO says coronavirus has not meaningfully mutated to a more lethal or contagious form | C
Coronavirus live updates: WHO resumes study of malaria drug and says virus has not mutated significantly | C
Virus III
Vacationers ‘Bust Out’ Even With Corporate Travelers Stuck Home | B
US coronavirus: Cases surge in south and west as crowded protests spark worries | NN
The Pandemic Sent 1.5 Billion Children Home From School. Many Might Not Return. | W
Jun 03 (Wednesday)
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YRI Video Podcasts are back: Consumers’ huge cash stash set to fuel V-shaped recovery.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks futures rise as Wall Street grows optimistic about economy reopening C
Why stocks could keep going higher even with massive unrest across America C
Amid disease, riots and rising U.S.-China tensions, the stock market keeps it cool MW
China and Europe 'bailed our stock market out,' Jim Cramer says C
Cleaning Up Toxic Loans Was Meant to Be a Great Investment. Then Coronavirus Hit. W
Bond Traders in Japan Can’t Stop Fretting Over Long-End Supply B
Central banks
Negative interest rates could be needed for a 'V' recovery, Fed economist says C
Japan
Japan's service sector activity shrinks for fourth month in May: PMI R
US politics
White House Weighs Options for Next Stimulus Bill W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Weighs Tariffs Against Nations Seeking to Tax Internet Firms W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon plans summer sale for June 22 to 'jumpstart sales' C
Financials: Wells Fargo cuts back from making loans to independent car dealerships C
Retail: Adidas Voices Solidarity While Closing Its Stores N
Tech: Microsoft Takes On Zoom and Slack in a Battle for Your Work Computer W
Tech: Zoom revenue grew 169% during the quarter, and the company doubled its revenue guidance for the year C
Virus
U.S. Investors, Take Note: Korea and Taiwan Show How the Virus Restrains Economic Activity BR
Heart Drugs Show Promise With Covid-19 Complications W
Dr. Anthony Fauci says there's a chance coronavirus vaccine may not provide immunity for very long C
At-Home Covid-19 Testing Arrives, With Accuracy and Access Questions W
Corporate finance
Warner Music, ZoomInfo Poised to Boost IPO Market W
Jun 02 (Tuesday)
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YRI Video Podcasts are back: Consumers’ huge cash stash set to fuel V-shaped recovery.
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. stocks gain as signs of recovery offset protests, economic worries R
Stocks Start Week With Modest Gains W
‘Bankrupt in Just Two Weeks’—Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Securities W
Credit
Poor Countries Face a Debt Crisis ‘Unlike Anything We Have Seen’ N
US
U.S. manufacturing activity crawls off 11-year low R
Output Decline at Factories Eases, But Recovery Set to Be Slow W
Mortgage Sector Off to Worst Start Since 2013 Despite Fed Help B
Small Business Owners Grateful for Aid, but Worried About What Comes Next N
Global
China’s Barely Begun Economic Recovery Shows Signs of Stalling W
U.K. Economy Now Running at 85% Normal Capacity, Barclays Says B
US politics
Trump Pushes Governors to Get Tough on Violent Protesters W
Voting by Mail to Face Biggest Test Since Pandemic Started W
Record rise in unemployment casts a shadow over Trump’s re-election bid MW
Geopolitics & trade
A semiconductor ‘cold war’ is heating up between the U.S. and China MW
'Lemon' or not, Trump stuck with Phase 1 China trade deal for now R
WHO pushes to keep ties with 'generous' U.S. despite Trump's exit move R
Congress must fix America's unconstitutional trade laws
Russia Sets July 1 Vote on Constitutional Changes Allowing Putin to Extend His Rule W
Industries & companies
Casinos: Protests may derail an expected strong reopening for Las Vegas casinos C
Consumer: Nestlé Loses Fight With Impossible Foods Over Meatless Burger Branding W
FAANGs: Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts N
Media: YouTube’s Chase for Streaming-TV Ad Dollars Faces Hurdles W
Corporate finance
Zynga to Buy Turkish Mobile-Game Studio Peak for $1.8 Billion W
Virus I
WHO says coronavirus isn't losing potency: 'This is still a killer virus' C
Coronavirus May Be a Vascular Disease, Which Explains Everything
The Long-Term Health Impacts of Being Infected With the Coronavirus
Virus II
Does Hydroxychloroquine Work? Here's What Science Says
Eli Lilly Begins Testing Covid-19 Drug Derived From Blood of Survivor W
A new batch of data for Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir points to efficacy but it’s no ‘silver bullet’ MW
Gilead's Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir Modest Benefit in Large Trial B
Chicken Soup, Remdesivir and Deep Breaths: How Older Patients Survived Covid-19 W
Warnings Surface About New System to Disinfect N95 Masks W
Offbeat
Why That Man Ran a Marathon in His Driveway
Jun 01 (Monday)
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YRI Video Podcasts are back: Consumers’ huge cash stash set to fuel V-shaped recovery.
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Are Outpacing the Rest of the World W
Why the stock market right now is stronger than even the most bullish investors believe MW
Central banks
Saudi Central Bank Gave Country’s Wealth Fund $40 Billion for Foreign Buying Spree W
US
Great Depression-Like Jobless Rate Seen for U.S.: Eco Week Ahead B
Americans Are Getting Back on the Road. 3 Stocks to Buy. BR
Finance Jobs in New York, NYC: Analysis Hints Recovery in 2026 B
US politics
Democrats Stick With Tax-Rise Policies as They Make Plans for 2021 Majority W
Two Crises Convulse a Nation W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Takes Steps Meant to Punish Beijing Over Hong Kong W
Dragon strike - China has launched rule by fear in Hong Kong E
Beijing Threatens Hong Kong's Companies and Workers N
U.S. Businesses Brace for Damage as Tensions Grow Over Hong Kong W
Trump postpones the G-7 summit and seeks to add countries to the invitation list C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon warehouse TV spot puts video news packages back in spotlight C
Hotels: The Coronavirus Has Hit the Hotel Industry Hard. But Extended Stay’s Stock Could Emerge a Winner. BR
Manufacturing: Play-Set Maker Needs Workers, but They Are a Hard Sell W
Retail: Target Temporarily Closing or Shortening Hours at 200 Stores N
Semiconductors: Semiconductor Industry to Lobby for Billions to Boost U.S. Manufacturing W
Shipping: Postal Package Deliveries ‘Bogged Down’ With Delays, Backlogs W
Tech: U.S.-China tensions are expected to rise and increasingly weigh on the technology sector C
Corporate finance
How Will Hertz’s Bankruptcy Affect the Car Industry?
Virus
The American way - How the world’s most powerful country is handling covid-19 E
India Plans to Ease Lockdown Even as Coronavirus Cases Surge W
How Covid-19 Will Shape the Future of Senior Living. New Models of Care, More Aging in Place. BR
Is It Safe to Reopen Schools? These Countries Say Yes. W
Coronavirus Vaccine: What About Tests for Kids? B
Plexiglass Is the New Hot Commodity as Businesses Try to Reopen W
Offbeat
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts docks with ISS C
How robots are replacing wheelchairs to help people walk again C
Ben Folds uses Patreon to perform for fans amid Australian quarantine C
May 30 (Saturday)
YRI
YRI video podcasts are back. Here is the latest one on the rebound in gasoline usage.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Notch Big Monthly Gains W
Oil jumps nearly 90% in May to $35, registering best month on record C
Central banks
Fed's Powell fears second coronavirus wave, reiterates crisis-fighting pledge R
Federal Reserve Discloses Holdings of $1.3 Billion in Exchange-Traded Funds W
Days from launch, Fed officials eye 'Main Street' program expansion R
Fed’s Kaplan Says Strong Virus-Testing Regime Needed to Boost Confidence W
Powell Says Fed Crossed Red Lines When Virus Demanded Action B
US I
Forget Swooshes and V’s. The Economy’s Future Is a Question Mark. N
Expect more shocking economic data in the week ahead with the unemployment rate set to near 20% C
The Real Economic Opening We Need by John B. Taylor
Is Inflation Dead? Some Investors Bet It Could Roar Back W
US II
U.S. Consumer Spending Plunges While Stimulus Boosts Incomes B
Consumer Spending Fell a Record 13.6% in April W
Surge in U.S. Incomes Masks Fragile Situation for Many Americans B
Coronavirus Aid: Millions Can See Its End, and They’re Scared N
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: Mitch McConnell says relief bill will be final one C
Trump threat to pull 'billions' in internet ad spending is exaggerated C
Exclusive: U.S. taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided U.S. taxes R
Michael Flynn transcripts released, calls with Russian diplomat detailed C
Geopolitics & trade
Beyond Hong Kong, an Emboldened Xi Jinping Pushes the Boundaries W
Trump taking action to eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong C
Trump administration to study ways to protect for U.S. investors from Chinese firms R
Protectionism Spreads Globally With the New Coronavirus W
Trump says the U.S. will cut ties with World Health Organization C
Industries & companies
Airlines: United cuts 13 execs as travel demand 'a very long way from where it was' C
Autos: Pandemic Forces Car Dealers to Do the Unthinkable: Sell Online N
Media: Disney World gets green light to reopen July 11 C
Media: Comcast, Charter and ViacomCBS Join Forces to Make TV Commercials More Targeted W
Retail: Pier 1 Gets Approval From Judge to Liquidate Remaining Stores B
Tech: Tech’s First Big Plan to Tackle Covid-19 Stumbles: ‘An App Is Not Going to Fix This’ W
Virus
NYC and New Jersey, Virus Epicenters, Will Revive in June B
New York Drives Back Coronavirus’s Deadly March W
Blood of Recovered Covid-19 Patients Is Becoming a Hot Commodity W
Novartis Inks Deal to Make Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine W
CDC quietly revised coronavirus warnings on reopening religious sites C
How businesses are trying to protect against coronavirus lawsuits C
Corporate finance
Hertz bankruptcy, distressed rental car market hurts U.S. automakers C
Offbeat
As WeWorks lie empty, coworking spaces face their day of reckoning
Citi Breaks With Rivals on Whether Work From Home Is Permanent B
May 29 (Friday)
YRI
YRI video podcasts are back. Here is the latest one on the rebound in gasoline usage.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow falls for the first time in 3 days, drops 100 points on U.S.-China tensions C
Why one stock-market bull, who called the bounce off March lows, now sees the S&P 500 rising another 7% by August MW
Stock futures are flat ahead of Trump's U.S.-China news conference on Friday C
Credit & commodities
U.S. Corporate Bond Sales Smash Record, Soaring Over $1 Trillion B
A $2 Trillion Debt Deluge is Set to Flatten Japan’s Yield Curve B
Oil Prices for May 29, 2020: Brent Crude, WTI B
Global Glut Keeps a Lid on Natural-Gas Prices W
Central banks
Why it might be a gamble for companies to borrow directly from the Fed MW
US
Easing Unemployment Claims Show Slower Pace of Coronavirus-Related Layoffs W
The extra $600 Americans receive in weekly unemployment benefits ends in July — how that could cost the U.S. more jobs MW
New Jersey May Have to Fire 200,000 Public Workers, Murphy Says B
White House Won’t Issue Economic Projections This Summer, Official Says W
China
China Loosens Business Travel From Korea and Germany, Pressuring Other Countries W
Behind the Fall of China’s Luckin Coffee: a Network of Fake Buyers and a Fictitious Employee W
US politics
Trump targets social media with executive order after Twitter fact-checks him C
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies R
U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic R
A second round of stimulus checks could be coming. How to prepare C
Coronavirus stimulus: House passes changes to PPP small business loans C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Says He’ll Announce China Moves in Friday News Conference B
China Votes to Override Hong Kong’s Autonomy on National Security W
China’s Cash Cow—How Hong Kong Bankrolls the Mainland W
Industries & companies
Autos: Musk gets first tranche of multimillion-dollar Tesla incentive payout C
Autos: GM Plans to Ramp Up Plants With Dealers Running Low on Pickups B
Energy: Coronavirus Outbreaks Threaten Oil Majors’ Biggest Projects W
FAANGs: Amazon to Keep Most of the Jobs It Added During Pandemic W
Logistics: UPS adds 'peak' surcharge amid coronavirus fueled delivery spike R
Retail: Costco (COST) Q3 2020 earnings C
Retail: Nordstrom (JWN) reports Q1 2020 net loss C
Retail: Dollar Tree CEO Gary Philbin on how long coronavirus demand can last C
Tech: Salesforce (CRM) earnings Q1 2021 C
Virus
The World Is Still Far From Herd Immunity for Coronavirus N
Antibody Tests and Accuracy Issues Leave Some Americans With More Questions Than Answers W
Extent of Covid-19 Deaths Failed to Be Captured by Most Countries W
FDA authorizes Quest's coronavirus test with at-home sample collection C
Coronavirus live updates: San Francisco releases reopening timeline C
California hospitals struggle financially after preparing for COVID-19 surge that never came R
Despite Hype, There’s Little Evidence Remdesivir Works
Technology
Cisco acquires ThousandEyes to make deeper push into software C
Offbeat
Unrest erupts again after death of George Floyd, Minnesota governor activates National Guard C
Coronavirus fraud: Feds bust scheme to sell imaginary N95 masks C
As States Reopen, the Boss Wants to Know What You’re Up To This Weekend W
May 28 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Markets I
Dow Climbs Above 25000 as Optimism Builds W
The Dow just punched above an important line in the sand that may signal that a record high is next MW
Dow futures point to modest gains after index pops back above 25,000 C
Markets II
The Stock Market and Consumer Sentiment Are Telling Different Stories W
Jim Cramer: Bull investors are 'confused' about the economic recovery C
Investors Pile Into Stocks That Win in a Full Economic Recovery B
Central banks
Fed’s Williams: Economy May Be Bottoming As Fed Weighs Yield-Curve Control W
U.S. businesses hammered by pandemic but see some green shoots, Fed says R
Global
World’s Biggest Lockdown to Push 12 Million into Extreme Poverty B
US
Reopening the economy only works if people return to work
‘Just Sitting in Limbo.’ For Many Professionals, Careers Are on Hold. N
As Coronavirus Lockdown Rules Ease, Some Want to Keep Working From Home W
Europe
European Union Plans $2 Trillion Coronavirus Response Effort W
Japan
Japan Bank’s Foray Into Risky U.S. Debt Leaves $3.7 Billion Hole W
China
China Forgets the Coronavirus. A Writer Explores Its Amnesia. N
US politics
Trump threatens to 'regulate' social media platforms. His options may be limited NN
Trump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday, White House says C
Twitter’s Labels for Trump Tweets Show Platforms’ Split Over Political Speech W
Geopolitics & trade
Revoking Hong Kong’s special status is Trump’s ‘nuclear option’ that could trigger irrevocable U.S.-China split, analysts warn MW
Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China C
U.S. weighs options 'across the spectrum' to punish China over Hong Kong R
House sends China sanctions bill to Trump's desk as tensions escalate C
U.S. Seizure of Chinese-Built Transformer Raises Specter of Closer Scrutiny W
USTR disagrees with U.S. court's ruling allowing some solar panel imports R
Huawei CFO loses major battle in extradition fight C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs, thousands more planned R
Aerospace: Boeing resumes production of beleaguered 737 Max C
Entertainment: Disney World to Reopen Gradually Starting July 11 W
FAANGs: HBO Max Is Left Out of Amazon’s, Roku’s Platforms at Launch W
Media: HBO Max launch: Here's everything you need to know C
Pharma: FDA Finds Carcinogen in Some Versions of Diabetes Drug Metformin B
Retail: Tuesday Morning is about to close 130 stores. Here's a map of where they are C
Virus
Covid Deaths Reach 100,000 in the U.S.
Over 80% of coronavirus patients on cruise ship had no symptoms, study says C
Fauci Warns About Hydroxychloroquine and In-Person Party Conventions W
‘Vaccine Nationalism’: A New Dynamic in the Race to Quash Coronavirus W
Quest Diagnostics hopes to nearly double coronavirus test capacity by end of June, CEO says C
Offbeat
SpaceX and NASA postpone historic astronaut launch due to bad weather C
May 27 (Wednesday)
YRI
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow rallies 500 points as Wall Street cheers on the economy reopening, JPMorgan jumps C
Optimism Over Reopening Pushes Stocks Higher W
Oil Prices Rally on Hopes for Economic Recovery W
America’s Season for Peak Fuel Demand Starts Off With a Whimper B
Lumber Prices Rebound From Coronavirus Decline W
Central banks
Fed’s Bullard Sees Jobless Rate Returning Below 10% by Year-End B
US
U.S. Recession 2020: When Will the Economy Recover?
Dimon Sees Good Chance for a Rapid U.S. Economic Recovery B
U.S. Home-Price Growth Accelerated in March W
A staggering number of laid-off workers are receiving MORE money from unemployment benefits than when they were employed MW
Here are 3 reasons why millennials are being hit especially hard economically by the coronavirus C
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: Mitch McConnell discusses Congress relief bill C
Coronavirus: DOJ investigates Burr stock sales, drops Loeffler, Feinstein probes C
Europe
Europe Is Subsidizing Millions of Paychecks. Companies Want to Keep It That Way, for Now. W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Weighs Santions on Chinese Officials, Firms Over Hong Kong B
U.S. Moves to Audit Chinese Firms. Market Frets Over What Comes Next. W
Virus I
Pandemic Lockdowns Loosen as U.S. Deaths Near 100,000 W
When Will NYC Reopen? Cuomo Speeds Up Penn Station, LGA Work B
Coronavirus: New Yorkers are 'going to see pain in this new economy,' Gov. Cuomo warns C
California to allow hair salons and barbershops to reopen in majority of state's counties, Gov. Newsom says C
A Socially Distant Las Vegas? What Are the Odds? N
Virus II
Race Is On to Create Rapid Covid-19 Tests for the Fall W
Offbeat
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Readies First Astronaut Launch by Private Firm W
California Activists Ramp Up Fight Against Facial-Recognition Technology W
May 26 (Tuesday)
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Market
Dow futures jump more than 200 points on hopes of a coronavirus vaccine C
The Stock Market Just Had a Great Week. Why It’s Time to Worry. BR
Are stock investors too complacent about a full-scale blowup between China and the U.S.? Here’s what Wall Street experts say MW
How to Play the Boom in Convertible Securities BR
Emerging
China’s Plan to Make Permanent Health Tracking on Smartphones Stirs Concern W
Singapore cuts 2020 GDP outlook for third time as virus batters economy R
Geopolitics & trade
China firmly opposes latest U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms over Xinjiang R
Industries & companies
Airlines: As Passengers Disappeared, Airlines Filled Planes With Cargo N
FAANGs: Amazon shareholder meeting: Investors want worker safety disclosures C
Wireless: In $16 Billion Push to Expand Broadband, America Is Flying Through a Fog W
Virus I
WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where coronavirus is declining C
Coronavirus Caution Urged as Americans Venture Out for Holiday Weekend W
For Economy, Worst of Coronavirus Shutdowns May Be Over W
NYSE’s Floor to Reopen With Masks, Coronavirus Waivers and Handshake Ban W
How Schools Will Be Reopening in the Fall W
What will movie theaters look like after coronavirus shutdowns? C
Virus II
Coronavirus: Trump threatens to move GOP convention over restrictions C
Coronavirus: WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine amid safety concerns C
Trump says he's no longer taking hydroxychloroquine C
Offbeat
The other crisis - Can covid help flatten the climate curve? E
Everyone you know uses Zoom. That wasn't always the plan for founder Eric Yuan NN
May 23 (Saturday)
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Daily Markets
Markets I
Stock market today: Stocks close little changed, but Dow posts biggest weekly gain since April C
Markets Get a Shot of Fed Adrenaline W
Stock-market traders brace for ‘dogfight’ as S&P 500 lingers below its 200-day moving average MW
Markets II
Calendar Reads 2020 But the Stock Market Has Moved On to 2021 B
Uppers and downers - A perky stock market v a glum economy E
How Do You Value Stocks When Earnings Plummet to Zero?
Credit & commodities
Corporate Bond Rally Picks Up Momentum W
Struggling Corporate Borrowers Raise Risks in Loan Funds W
Oil Price Disruption Eases as Physical Crude Demand Jumps W
Central banks
ECB Is Ready to Expand Stimulus Program, Minutes Show W
US
The Covid Surcharge: Companies Confront the Unforgiving Economics of Coronavirus W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: Trump wants to send out more relief money C
China
Dropping Growth Target, China Acknowledges Severity of Its Economic Challenges W
Geopolitics & trade
China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong W
China’s Move to Dismantle Hong Kong’s Autonomy Poses Dilemma for U.S. Policy W
Industries & companies
Autos: GM’s Plans to Increase Truck Production Delayed by Parts Shortage W
Industrials: Deere Lowers Sales, Profit Outlook on Coronavirus Impact W
Tech: IBM Announces First Job Cuts Under New Chief Executive W
Virus I
Coronavirus Case Counts in 50 States Indicate Vast Differences W
America Is Reopening for Summer, and Tensions Are High W
Trump Says Places of Worship Are Essential Services W
Coronavirus: Dr. Anthony Fauci says staying closed for too long could cause 'irreparable damage' C
South America a new COVID epicenter, Africa reaches 100,000 cases, WHO says R
Virus II
Defense secretary says coronavirus vaccine will be ready by end of year C
Exclusive: U.S. plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline R
Moderna vaccine researcher: It's 'mind-boggling' to be done in 2020 C
Coronavirus vaccine in China produces neutralizing antibodies in early-stage trial C
Hospitals Are Rationing Remdesivir W
U.S. veterans agency has given hydroxychloroquine to 1,300 coronavirus patients R
Drug touted by Trump to treat COVID-19 linked to higher death risk: study R
Corporate finance
Hertz Preparing Bankruptcy Filing as Soon as This Weekend W
Offbeat
We Need a Name for the Greatest Economic Crisis in a Century B
Americans' vacation habits are changing as cabin fever sets in C
Elon Musk Speaks Frankly on Coronavirus, SpaceX, and Rage Tweets B
May 22 (Friday)
YRI
YRI Video Podcast: Gasoline demand rising, signaling economic recovery from lockdowns.
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Daily Markets
Markets
Wall Street finishes down on U.S.-China tensions R
It's 'dangerous to ignore the market:' Bank of America sees $1 trillion in cash to fuel stocks C
Central banks
Fed Chair Warns This Is a ‘Downturn Without Modern Precedent’ N
Fed's Bostic: Banks should be preserving as much capital as possible R
Pandemic Poses Most Serious Threat to Fed’s Goals ‘In Our Lifetimes,’ Says Top Fed Official W
US
May unemployment was worse than expected, signaling another bad jobs report C
Americans use their $1,200 stimulus checks to splurge at Walmart, Target and Best Buy MW
Many Americans used part of their coronavirus stimulus check to trade stocks C
U.S. labor market struggles as layoffs spread despite businesses reopening R
Are businesses in danger of coronavirus lawsuits as they reopen? C
More dams will collapse as aging infrastructure can't keep up with climate change C
Europe
As the Coronavirus Lockdown Eases, Italy Confronts an Epidemic of Poverty W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus: McConnell says no extension of unemployment benefit C
SBA Under Spotlight as Frustrations With Small-Business Aid Programs Grow W
Mnuchin: Strong Likelihood We’ll Need Another Stimulus Package W
China
In China’s Coronavirus Crisis, Xi Sees a Chance to Strengthen His Rule N
Japan
Japan Further Lifts Coronavirus State of Emergency W
Geopolitics & trade I
U.S.-China Trade Deal Is Intact, Larry Kudlow Says W
U.S. sees progress with China over farm products under Phase 1 trade deal R
The U.S. ‘is now the most powerful empire’ but it is in ‘relative decline’ as Chinese power is rapidly rising' MW
China Pushes for New Hong Kong Security Law N
Senators to Propose Bill Sanctioning Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong Security Law W
Geopolitics & trade II
Trump withdraws US from Open Skies surveillance treaty
U.S. Moving to Leave ‘Open Skies’ Treaty Designed to Reduce Conflict With Russia W
U.S. Plans New Arms Talks Aimed at Limiting Russian, Chinese and U.S. Nuclear Warheads W
Industries & companies
Energy: Oil exec: The US government shouldn't bail us out (opinion) NN
FAANGs: Amazon Targets Fall for Prime Day as it Tries to Return to Pre-Pandemic Operations W
Financials: U.S. insurers propose taxpayer-funded business-loss coverage for future pandemics R
Pharma: Coronavirus Revives Debate Over Drug Pricing W
Retail: Coronavirus Widens the Retail Divide: Macy’s Sales Fall 45%, Best Buy Slips 6% W
Retail: Why Best Buy's CEO thinks the appointment-only shopping strategy works C
Retail: The Mall of America hasn't paid its mortgage in two months C
Tech: Nvidia data-center sales top $1 billion for first time, earnings beat expectations MW
Tech: Zoom Video: Why its stock rally may be running out of room C
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: As states reopen, a third see a rise in daily new cases C
Coronavirus Deaths Were Likely Missed in Michigan, Death Certificates Suggest W
U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine R
U.S. to Invest $1.2 Billion to Secure Potential Coronavirus Vaccine From AstraZeneca, Oxford University W
Sweden is still nowhere near 'herd immunity,' even though it didn't go into lockdown NN
Trump doesn't wear coronavirus mask to Ford plant C
Op-Ed: US must manage coronavirus medical shortages without nationalism C
Offbeat
The Post-COVID-19 World Will Be Less Global and Less Urban
Facebook to Shift Permanently Toward More Remote Work After Coronavirus W
Coronavirus Lockdowns Spark Boom in Online Learning for Adults, Too W
May 21 (Thursday)
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Market
Stock market today: Dow jumps 300 points, Amazon and Facebook hit record highs C
U.S. Stocks Advance on Recovery Hopes W
The Day Coronavirus Nearly Broke the Financial Markets W
Credit
Behind Bond Market’s Stall, Investors See Hard Times Ahead W
New 20-year bond met with strong reception as U.S. moves to extend time to pay debt C
U.K. Government Sells Bonds at Negative Yield for First Time W
Central banks
Fed mulls firmer rate guidance, adding dates or goals, minutes show R
US
Nearly Half of U.S. Households Have Lost Income Since Lockdowns Started W
Coronavirus: Bidding wars in a pandemic? Housing is heating up fast C
What Unemployment Claims Tell Us About Coronavirus Job Losses W
Temperature screeners, Covid-19 testers. These jobs were created by pandemic C
Millions of Americans Skip Credit-Card and Car Payments W
Forbearance Programs: Many Americans Will Soon Hear From Banks B
U.S. Birthrates Fall to Record Low W
US politics
Coronavirus updates: Senators release job training legislation C
Biden campaign calls Hunter probe a smear aimed at saving Trump's job during coronavirus C
New Trump Executive Order On Deregulation To Kickstart Job Creation And Economic Growth C
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. airlines step up safety measures in preparation for recovery R
FAANGs: AWS salesman pitch to oil and gas: 'We actually consume your products' C
Pharma: AstraZeneca made a bet on Moderna back in 2013. Here’s what it’s worth now MW
Retail: Target Gains Strength During Coronavirus W
Corporate finance
Hertz Lenders Brace for Losses From Formerly Triple-A Bonds W
Virus I
WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day as cases approach five million R
New coronavirus cases across the world jump by the most in a single day, WHO says C
Coronavirus Live Updates: All 50 States Have Begun to Reopen NYT
Covid-19 Virus Mutation?: China's New Cluster Raises Concern B
Superspreader Events Offer a Clue on Curbing Coronavirus W
Virus II
Coronavirus contact tracing could stop COVID-19 and reopen America. We have a plan for that. NBC
Coronavirus live updates: Apple, Google release contact tracing technology C
CDC's Redfield in the hot seat as White House looks for someone to blame NN
Coronavirus: Investor Ricky Sandler pushes herd immunity after fund loses billions C
Offbeat
Music-Loving Parents Seek Relief From Kidz Bop and ‘Frozen’ W
May 20 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Stocks Finish Lower After Late Drop W
Return of Car Traffic Fuels Surge in Oil W
European Borrowing Costs Drop on Proposed Coronavirus Fund W
Central banks
Powell says GDP could drop 30%, but he doesn't see another Depression C
Fed's Rosengren says U.S. unemployment rate could remain at double-digit levels by end of year R
Fed's Barkin says officials still 'riding blind' in assessing reopening: interview R
US
CBO projects 38% drop in GDP, $2.1 trillion increase in the deficit C
California Task Force calls on Congress for $1 trillion in coronavirus aid C
Coronavirus bailout: Regulators ease restrictions on mortgage program C
US politics
Next Wave of Coronavirus Stimulus Payments Hinges on Debate Over Reopening Economy W
Mnuchin Says Treasury Ready to Provide More Money, Take More Risk in Fed Lending Programs W
Mnuchin: U.S. 'fully prepared to take losses' on coronavirus bailouts C
Trump says he will sign order to cut federal regulations R
Industries & companies
Casinos: Gamblers Drive Hours and Wait in Lines, as Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus W
Media: Disney+ Loses Its Architect as New Rivals Launch W
Pharma: Trump administration awards contract to make COVID-19 drugs in U.S. R
Real Estate: Commercial Real Estate’s Havens Suddenly Not So Safe W
Retail: Don’t Be Spooked by Walmart’s Rising Costs W
Retail: Home Depot Reports Higher Revenue Despite Coronavirus Impact W
Retail: Kohl's CEO: This is 'low point' of 2020, as margins hit by coronavirus C
Virus I
All states will be partially reopened by Wednesday despite at least 17 seeing coronavirus case rates rise NN
CDC publishes flowcharts to help communities and businesses weighing whether to reopen NN
New York's coronavirus outbreak is back to where it started, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says C
Virus II
Experts say Moderna didn't produce data critical to assessing vaccine C
Children with COVID-19 may be less contagious than adults, two UK epidemiologists say R
Wearing a mask can significantly reduce coronavirus transmission: Study C
Elderly home turns to wearables for contact tracing, sidestepping Apple-Google limits R
Virus III
Hydroxychloroquine coronavirus: FDA appears to soften stance on drug after Trump says he takes it C
Trump told to wear coronavirus mask for Ford factory visit C
Trump defends his use of unproven treatment for coronavirus R
Corporate finance
SoftBank Plans to Seek Buyers for About $20 Billion of its T-Mobile Shares W
Offbeat
20 Ways Tech Can Keep Your Kids Engaged and Learning This Summer W
How coronavirus is causing mountains of food waste C
Can France Say Hello Without a Kiss on the Cheek? W
For our health and economic survival, we need to get outside P
May 19 (Tuesday)
YRI
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Markets
As more Americans emerge from lockdown, virus vaccine potential lifts markets R
The S&P 500 is up 3% over the past 12 months as the market's resilience continues to mystify many C
The Oil Market Is Betting People Want Crude for Christmas W
Coronavirus Short-Selling Bans Are Lifted Across Europe W
Central banks
Powell is correct that the Fed is not out of ammunition 'by a long shot' C
US
Harvard's Financial Crisis Experts: This Time Really is Different B
COVID-19 child care crisis: Who will watch kids when nation reopens? USA
Small businesses can apply for PPP loan forgiveness. Questions remain C
Mark Cuban on Why the Government Should Directly Hire Millions of People B
Mayor Svante Myrick sees 'cataclysmic trouble' if Cornell, Ithaca College do not reopen campuses C
China
Mark Zuckerberg warns about China's 'dangerous' approach to internet C
Europe
German Auto Lenders Under Scrutiny as Crisis Erodes Car Values B
US politics
How Donald Trump wins the 2020 presidential election, in 3 sentences NN
Geopolitics & trade
China Pitches for Global Leadership Role in Coronavirus Fight W
Huawei Braces for Latest U.S. Hit, but Some Say Loopholes Remain W
Industries & companies
Airlines: The New Airline Travel: Fewer Flights, More Layovers, Rules for Bathrooms W
Autos: Tesla’s Production Restart Could Ease Path to Inclusion in S&P 500 Index W
Retail: Retailers are rushing to get online. But that brings new challenges C
Tech: Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs, Shuts 45 Offices in Coronavirus Crunch W
Virus I
Moderna reports positive data on coronavirus vaccine trial, shares surge C
Xi Vows China Will Share Vaccine and Gives WHO Full Backing B
Coronavirus live updates: Routine vaccinations fall off; a third of small businesses won't reopen C
Virus II
Coronavirus infection isn't just about hygiene and distance. It's about time, too. NN
Summer weather and coronavirus: It may slow spread but won't halt pandemic WP
Coronavirus ‘highly sensitive’ to high temperatures, but don’t bank on summer killing it off, studies say SCMP
Brazil, Now Fastest Growing Virus Hotspot, Is Only Getting Worse B
Corporate finance
SoftBank values WeWork at $2.9 billion, down from $47 billion a year ago C
Peet’s Coffee Owner Brews $2.2 Billion IPO W
SoftBank in Talks to Sell T-Mobile Shares to Deutsche Telekom W
JCPenney will close nearly 30% of its stores as part of its bankruptcy plan NN
Offbeat
President Trump Says He Is Taking Hydroxychloroquine as Preventive W
Hurricane Season List of Storms: Arthur Becomes First of 2020 B
Add the death of common sense to the coronavirus's toll
May 18 (Monday)
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Markets
Stock Futures Rise as Powell Says the Fed Is ‘Not Out of Ammunition’ BR
With Earnings ‘Out the Window,’ Investors Turn to Survival Metrics W
Central banks
Fed’s Jerome Powell Says Economy Faces Long, Uncertain Recovery W
How Long Before U.S. Economy Recovers: Fed's Jerome Powell B
Powell says jobless rate could top 30%, but he doesn't see another Depression C
US
After Devastating Economic Contraction, Glimmers of Growth Emerge W
Coronavirus News: NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Hints at Layoffs B
US politics
House Narrowly Passes $3 Trillion Aid Package W
U.S. Expected to Revise Small-Business Aid Program W
PPP loans: Most companies face little risk of punishment, experts say C
Japan
Japan’s Economy Sinks Into a Recession Set to Deepen Sharply B
Geopolitics & trade
Globalisation unwound - Has covid-19 killed globalisation? E
Pandemic Shatters World Order, Sowing Anger and Mistrust in Wake B
Industries & companies
Autos: U.S. auto suppliers need at least $20 billion as plants reopen C
FAANGs: Apple, Google Start to Win Over Europe to Their Virus-Tracking Technology W
FAANGs: Google Hides News, Tricked by Fake Claims W
Wireless: 5G Networks Have Become a New Front in U.S-China Trade War BR
Wireless: 5G Service From Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile Is Here. The Networks Look Very Different. BR
Virus I
How Close Are We to a Coronavirus Vaccine? Inside the Race to Stop Covid-19. BR
Coronavirus Vaccine Front-Runners Emerge, Rollouts Weighed W
AstraZeneca Aims for 30 Million U.K. Vaccine Doses by September B
Virus II
As West Cautiously Reopens, New Coronavirus Infection Clusters Emerge in Asia W
The CDC 'let the country down' with coronavirus testing, Navarro says C
Europe Has a Plan to Restart Air Travel. You May Not Like It. BR
Corporate finance
Bankrupted JC Penney plans to spin properties into new real estate company C
Behind Royal Caribbean’s Lifeline, a Shrewd Bond Market Maneuver B
Offbeat
Your turn - For hours of escape, invent a board game E
May 16 (Saturday)
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Markets
Few Investors See the S&P 500’s Next Chapter Being a Happy One B
‘Overhedging’ Oil Prices Lands Some Coronavirus-Battered Global Airlines in Further Trouble W
Treasury Yields Rise on Consumer Sentiment Data W
US I
GDP could decline by 42% in the second quarter, according to the Atlanta Fed C
Coronavirus pummels U.S. retail sales, industrial production R
Industrial Production in U.S. Fell 11.2% in April W
Mortgage rates just hit another record low C
Who’s on the Hook for Skipped Mortgage Payments? W
U.S. companies discover the dark side of a COVID-19 business boom R
US II
U.S. Unemployment Benefits: Millions Still Waiting for State Help B
Coronavirus boosts U.S. layoffs; job openings fall R
Coronavirus Employment Shock Hits Women Harder Than Men W
How the Coronavirus is Killing the Middle Class
Gov. Ned Lamont: People could move from New York City to Connecticut C
Coronavirus to Slow U.S. Meat Production for Months, CEO Says W
China
Chinese Economy’s Recovery From Coronavirus Starts Off Slowly W
Europe
Brexit Talks Go Nowhere, Adding New European Economic Headache W
US politics
House aims to pass a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package Friday C
Biden campaign sees larger 'battleground' in race against Trump R
Geopolitics & trade
Virus Revives Worst-Case Scenarios for U.S.-China Relationship B
Special Report: Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege R
U.S. Moves to Cut Off Chip Supplies to Huawei W
Cramer says this is not the time to start a trade war with China C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Exclusive: United Airlines only needs 3,000 of 25,000 flight attendants in June - sources R
Autos: Coronavirus Bolsters Car Ownership as Consumers Rethink Shared Rides W
FAANGs: Google Erases Thousands of Links, Tricked by Phony Complaints W
FAANGs: Apple Supplier Foxconn, Hit By Coronavirus, Posts 90% Profit Drop W
Financials: How French Banks Lost Big in the Complex World of Structured Finance W
Media: Vice Media CEO slams Big Tech as 'great threat to journalism' C
Retail: This breakdown of retail sales data shows why Amazon is leading the stock market C
Retail: Terrible retail sales report shows acceleration in fates of merchants C
Virus I
States Are Reopening With No Clear Picture of U.S. Coronavirus Cases W
NYC Coronavirus Lockdown Extended 2 Weeks to May 28, 2020 B
U.S. Deaths Are Up Sharply, Though Covid-19’s Precise Toll Is Murky W
Virus II
Coronavirus vaccine: Trump downplays need, says disease will 'go away' C
Coronavirus: WHO raises alert on mysterious inflammatory disease in children C
How genetic, antibody and antigen Covid-19 tests work C
Inside Boris Johnson’s Tangle With Covid-19 W
Corporate finance
JC Penney makes $17 million interest payment as it explores bankruptcy C
Facebook Buys Giphy, Will Make It Part of Instagram Operations W
SoftBank’s Big Bets Are Hit Hard by Coronavirus W
Offbeat
Dud stock picks, bad industry bets, vast underperformance — it’s the end of the Warren Buffett era MW
Corporate America’s Most Underrated Innovation Strategy: 3M’s 15% Rule W
Doctors Are Tweeting About Coronavirus to Make Facts Go Viral W
Coronavirus live updates: Dog-like robot on social-distancing patrol C
The Perfect Prank for These Times: Ding-Dong Ditch is Back W
May 15 (Friday)
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Markets
Dow Swings Sharply as Jobless Claims Remain Elevated W
Why Big Investors Aren’t Betting It All on a Coronavirus Cure W
Traders Get First Glimpse of What a 20-Year Treasury Might Yield B
Central banks
Fed's Kashkari: U.S. Congress needs to put 'money in pockets' R
Kuroda Hints Cutting Rates May Now Rank Lower in BOJ Toolkit B
US
U.S. import prices post largest drop in over five years R
Nearly Three Million Sought Jobless Benefits Last Week W
Dismal jobs report offered sign that some people are returning to work C
Nearly 40% of the poorest households hit with a job loss during pandemic, Fed study shows C
Unemployment Insurance system is failing in America, here's why. C
$7 billion bailout not enough to stabilize the U.S. child care system C
Firms that took a PPP loan under $2 million are about to get a break C
China
China’s ‘OK Boomer’: Generations Clash Over the Nation’s Future N
US politics
States Were Prudent; Here’s Why They Need a Bailout Anyway W
Sen. Burr to Step Aside as Intelligence Panel Chair During Stock-Trade Probe W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi as China Tensions Rise B
Trump May Push for Chinese Companies to Follow U.S. Accounting Rules for Stock Listings W
Taiwan Company to Build Advanced Semiconductor Factory in Arizona W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing CEO tries to smooth over tensions with airline chiefs after saying a US carrier may go bust C
Aerospace: Coronavirus news: Delta to retire Boeing 777s, seeks to burn zero cash by end of 2020 C
Autos: Tesla factory inspected by police, authorities approve gradual reopen C
Autos: Exclusive: Tesla's secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid R
Autos: Ford Tries to Soothe Weary Shareholders W
Energy: Oil Demand Mounts Comeback as Coronavirus Restrictions Ease W
FAANGs: Apple AR glasses launch: 2022 at earliest, top analyst says C
Financials: Insurance Firms Plan to Fight Federal Pandemic Liability Proposal W
Financials: Banks’ Currency-Trading Revenue Surges to Highest in a Decade B
Restaurants: Restaurants weigh reopening and review safety precautions NN
Restaurants: Starbucks asks for a break on rent for the next year C
Restaurants: McDonald’s Sets Conditions for Restaurant Reopenings W
Retail: Coronavirus Finishes the Retail Reckoning That Amazon Started W
Transportation: FedEx, Strained by Coronavirus, Caps How Much Retailers Can Ship From Stores W
Virus I
Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns Without a How-To Guide W
Trump's rebuke of Fauci encapsulates rejection of science in virus fight NN
HHS Vaccine Expert Details Complaint in House Testimony W
The First Shot: Inside the Covid Vaccine Fast Track Wired
Convalescent Plasma Is Safe to Treat Covid-19, National Study Shows W
Virus II
Coronavirus live updates: Trump aims to stockpile 300 million N95 masks C
Trump Administration Details Plans to Overhaul Strategic National Stockpile W
How 400,000 Masks Were Shipped From China to a U.S. Nursing Home W
New York Sent Recovering Coronavirus Patients to Nursing Homes: ‘It Was a Fatal Error’ W
Offbeat
Ray Dalio on coronavirus effect on economy, society C
Don’t Stand So Close to Me: AI Cameras Police Social Distancing at Work W
U.S. faces 'darkest winter' if pandemic planning falters: whistleblower R
May 14 (Thursday)
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Markets
Dow drops 550 points after Powell warns of ‘downside risks’ C
The Stock Market Is Crazy Expensive—And That’s OK W
Central banks
Powell's gloomy outlook has investors predicting another big Fed move C
In nod to grim U.S. outlook, Fed's Powell calls for more fiscal support R
Powell Pushes Back Against Possibility of Negative Fed Rates B
ECB Signals Euro-Area Slump Has Hit Bottom, Recovery Uncertain B
Global
Amid pandemic, world economy projected to shrink 3.2% in 2020: U.N. R
Emerging
India Sets Big Aid Package to Counter Economic Downturn W
US
U.S. producer prices record largest drop since 2009 as coronavirus suppresses demand R
Companies’ Next Coronavirus Challenge: Getting Cash-Strapped Shoppers to Spend W
Companies Start Reaping Billions in Tax Breaks to Ride Out Economic Slump W
Grocery prices are soaring. Here's what's getting more expensive NN
US politics
Democrats’ Aid Bill Has Seeds for Eventual GOP Deal B
Republicans Float Ideas on Jobless Benefits, State Aid for Coronavirus Response W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump on China: '100 Trade Deals' wouldn't make up for coronavirus C
U.S. Says Chinese, Iranian Hackers Seek to Steal Coronavirus Research W
Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines are having trouble enforcing their face mask policies NN
FAANGs: Amazon to end wage increases and double overtime pay in June C
Financials: What’s Good for Investment Banks Isn’t Necessarily Good for Investment Bankers W
Hotels: Hosting Coronavirus Workers Prepares Hotels for Industry’s Future W
Retail: Shoppers shift from stockpiling to penny pinching at the grocery store C
Tech: Coronavirus making grocery delivery services like Instacart popular C
Tech: America Is Stuck at Home, but Food-Delivery Companies Still Struggle to Profit W
Virus I
Coronavirus: WHO officials warn of 'vicious cycle' of economic and health disasters if restrictions are lifted too quickly C
Coronavirus: Ousted HHS vaccine official warns Congress of 'darkest winter in modern history' C
Coronavirus experts can be wrong. We can safely reopen: Rep. Jody Hice
House Panel to Hear Coronavirus-Testing Strategies to Reopen U.S. W
Yellowstone, Grand Teton Parks to Begin Reopening Monday W
Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21: sources R
Virus II
China’s Wuhan Revs Up Testing Amid Second-Wave Coronavirus Fears W
Coronavirus live updates: Europe braces for summer 'like no other' C
California AG says he's 'ready to enforce' violations of state order C
New Jersey Moves Toward Reopening After 60% Drop in Revenue B
Why an added month of lockdown will devastate New York small businesses P
Connecticut Governor Says Days of Commuting to NYC May Be Over B
Virus III
Coronavirus: Here are the top drugs and vaccines in development C
Gilead’s Remdesivir Tested With Other Drugs to Fight Covid-19 W
Can You Get Covid-19 Twice? W
Covid-19 symptoms include blood clots, organ failure NN
Offbeat
Cryptocurrency Market Is Becoming Even More Concentrated B
Coronavirus Propels Nextdoor.com Beyond Lost Pets and Peeved Neighbors W
May 13 (Wednesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Extend Fall as Dow Drops More Than 400 Points W
Opinion: Despite the stock market’s breathtaking rally, investors are closer to despair MW
ESG Investing Shines in Market Turmoil, With Help From Big Tech W
Bond ETFs Climb as the Fed Kicks Off Historic Purchase Program W
Oil Eases on Weak Demand Outlook as U.S. Debates Lockdown Exit B
Central banks
Fed’s Powell to Address Dire Outlook, Need for Stronger Support B
CLOs, Leveraged Loans Get Partial Lifeline in Fed’s TALF Changes B
US
Coronavirus crisis leads to largest U.S. consumer price decline since 2008 R
U.S. reports record $738 billion budget deficit in April R
Amazon, Google Help States as Coronavirus Boosts Unemployment Claims W
Emerging
South Korea Sees Second Month of Job Losses Amid Virus B
Indian Companies Are Getting Downgraded Like Never Before B
US politics
Coronavirus updates: House Democrats unveil $3 trillion relief bill C
House Democrats stimulus bill includes a second round of $1,200 checks C
House Democrats' stimulus bill rolls back $10,000 SALT cap for 2 years C
PPP Changes Trip Up Small Businesses W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Administration Tells Federal Retirement Plan to Avoid Chinese Stocks W
Huawei Struggles to Get Along Without Google W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Orders Slip Below 5,000 On MAX Cancellations W
Airlines: Coronavirus travel: Complaints about airline refunds jumps as travelers seek cash, not vouchers C
Media: From PepsiCo to GM, Big Advertisers Set to Cancel Commitments to TV Networks W
Media: Disney+ Takes Its Shot at ‘Hamilton’ Movie with Early Online Debut W
Pharma: Moderna CEO says no single drugmaker can produce enough coronavirus vaccine doses for the planet C
Pharma: Remdesivir coronavirus treatment: Gilead strikes deal to make drug in 127 countries C
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: Fauci delivers somber warnings C
Fauci Warns Early Reopening Could ‘Set You Back,’ Cause Deaths B
Trump’s Own Experts Shrug Off His ‘We’ve Prevailed’ Virus Claim B
Virus II
Coronavirus: California offices can reopen with modifications, malls can offer curbside pickup C
Los Angeles mayor hedges on plan to extend coronavirus lockdown for three months R
On the Ground in Wuhan, Signs of China Stalling Probe of Coronavirus Origins W
U.S. vs. South Korea: Behind the Coronavirus Testing Numbers W
Virus III
New York turns attention to testing children MW
10-4: How to Reopen the Economy by Exploiting the Coronavirus’s Weak Spot N
Corporate finance
Grubhub stock halted after report Uber is eyeing a takeover C
Tock raises $10 million from Valor Siren as it pivots to food takeout C
Offbeat
A million people are pretending to be ants on Facebook C
May 12 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Opinion: Everything you know about growth and value stocks is about to flip MW
Credit & commodities
Wanted: Somewhere, Anywhere, to Store Lots of Cheap Oil W
Oil Prices Fall as Demand Concerns Outweigh Supply Cuts W
The Emerging-Market Debt Trap W
Central banks
After trying for a decade, central banks might succeed at generating inflation C
Fed Study Says Pandemic Likely to Have Muted Impact on Deflation B
Fed's Evans sees no inflation risk, and no use for negative rates R
Big Money Managers Take Lead Role in Managing Coronavirus Stimulus W
US
‘Feels like we’re at the bottom’: Some executives see signs of recovery in April C
Economists Expect Recovery Will Be More of a ‘Swoosh’ Than V-Shaped W
New York leaders in denial on how badly coronavirus has crashed government revenues P
Cities, States That Tap Fed’s $500 Billion Fund Face Big Penalty B
Scarred and Scared, the Reshaping of American Consumers Begins B
Over 80% of U.S. small businesses expect longer impact of pandemic: survey R
As states reopen, homebuyers rush back out, but sellers are staying on the sidelines C
China
China’s Local Governments Binge on Off-the-Books Debt W
US politics
Democrats See Stimulus Bill by Friday at Earliest W
Republicans Willing to Back $500B Stimulus, Menendez Says B
U.S. has no need to buy back debt, will take advantage of low interest rates: Mnuchin R
Mnuchin: Small-Business Aid Program Will Be Fixed to Help Restaurants Participate W
Pandemic Renews Push for Medicaid Expansion in GOP-Led States W
Election Risk Swells as Wall Street Warns on Tax Cut Reversal B
Geopolitics & trade
Investment Between U.S. and China Falls W
U.S. to Accuse China of Attempts to Hack Coronavirus Research W
Tom Cotton Has a China Coronavirus Attack Plan W
Trump and Chip Makers Seek Self-Sufficiency W
As U.S. meat workers fall sick and supplies dwindle, exports to China soar R
Industries & companies
Autos: Elon Musk could save billions in taxes if Tesla moves its headquarters to Nevada or Texas C
Autos: Detroit’s automakers have enough cash to last the year without a bailout after learning the ‘hard way’ in the Great Recession C
Biotech: Moderna Insiders Get Fresh Chance to Cash Out After 200% Surge B
Energy: U.S. Approves Giant Solar Project in Nevada W
FAANGs: Netflix Special Brings Interactivity to Comedy W
Hotels: Marriott’s Occupancy Starts Picking Up After Steep Decline W
Pharma: Drugmakers Overhaul the Sales Pitch Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns W
Utilities: Pandemic Sparks Slump in Electricity Prices W
Virus I
New York state begins to ease some coronavirus restrictions this week, allows some outdoor businesses and activities C
Texas Businesses Defy Coronavirus Shutdown W
Trump wades into Pennsylvania coronavirus plan, governor pushes back R
U.S. Drafts Guidelines for Reopening Nursing Homes W
Shanghai Disneyland Reopens With the Magic of Social Distancing W
Virus II
WHO warns that coronavirus cases have jumped in countries that eased lockdowns C
China Fires Official After New Coronavirus Cases Emerge in Wuhan Community W
Coronavirus patients discharged from hospitals report ‘long struggle,’ some relapse, WHO says C
New York City Saw 24,172 More Deaths Than Normal During Outbreak B
Virus III
One Idea for Speeding Vaccine: Deliberately Infecting People W
CityMD mistakenly told 15,000 people with coronavirus antibodies they’re immune C
U.S. Falling Short on Needed Contact Tracers, Experts Say W
Corporate finance
Shale Driller Chesapeake Energy Warns Its Future in Peril W
Deutsche Bank Seeks to Bolster Capital Structure W
Offbeat
Working from home is here to stay, even when the economy reopens C
Reopening the Coronavirus-Era Office W
A.P. Exams in the Coronavirus Era: Online, and Just 15 to 45 Minutes Long W
Bill Gates Has Regrets W
May 11 (Monday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
The market v the real economy E
Can stocks and bonds both be right? Making sense of rising equities and ultra-low Treasury yields C
Bond Market Veers From Historic Rallies to Record-Smashing Sales B
Where Investors Can Put Their Cash During the Coronavirus Crisis BR
The Car Is Staging a Comeback, Spurring Oil’s Recovery B
Central banks
Fed Flying Blind on Economic Outlook as U.S. Slowly Reopens B
The Case for Deeply Negative Interest Rates
China central bank signals more policy measures to support virus-ravaged economy R
US I
Home Prices Are Likely to Hold Up Just Fine BR
Jobless Rate May Peak Above 20%, White House Aide Hassett Says B
14.7% unemployment is tragic, and it doesn't even include everyone who's out of work NN
Coronavirus has taken millions of jobs, but here’s where they’re coming back C
Dental practices led record health care job losses in April but are already bouncing back this month C
US II
‘Hidden’ Defaults Set to Soar as Recession Squeezes Companies B
U.S. next week to start purchasing $3 billion worth of farm goods: Trump R
Reopening the Restaurant Wasn’t the Quick Fix Its Owners Needed W
Americans Are Being Turned Away Trying to Buy Life Insurance W
The Class of 2020 Takes Flight as the Job Market Crashes W
Europe
Europe’s Top Debt Collector Sparks Worry Over Buyback, Debt Goal B
Op-ed: EU faces historic test of relevance as 70th anniversary takes place during pandemic C
Italy to give further support to companies including tax incentives, hybrid bonds: minister R
US politics
White House talking to Congress about more coronavirus economic relief, Kudlow says R
Trump Eyes FBI After Justice Drops Case Against Flynn W
Trump’s Tax Returns Put Supreme Court Back in Political Storm B
Geopolitics & trade
Governments Could Bring Supply Chains Home. It Would Defy Economic Rationality. BR
As Pandemic Spreads, Regard for China Recedes in West W
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. Airlines Endorse Fever Checks as Covid-19 Safety Measure B
Autos: Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over factory shutdown, Musk tweets C
Autos: Tesla Files Suit to Reopen Fremont Factory W
Autos: Hardy Truck Sales Bolster Car Companies During Health Crisis W
FAANGs: Why ordering from Amazon has been so unpredictable during the coronavirus crisis C
FAANGs: Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Health-Care Venture Looking for New CEO W
Media: TV Cord-Cutting Hits Record as Coronavirus Shuts Businesses W
Real Estate: Where to Find Value in Real Estate Stocks BR
Tech: The Results Are In for the Sharing Economy. They Are Ugly. N
Virus I
Global Virus Cases Top 4 Million as U.S. Moves to Boost Tests W
We know everything – and nothing – about Covid
Johnson tells Britons to 'Stay Alert' as lockdown easing starts R
Virus II
FDA gives emergency authorization for new antigen test to help detect coronavirus quicker and cheaper C
Some Doctors Pull Back on Ventilators W
Rare syndrome tied to COVID-19 kills three children in New York, Cuomo says R
Virus III
Anthony Fauci will follow ‘modified’ quarantine after exposure to White House aide with coronavirus C
FDA director self quarantines after contact with individual who tested positive for coronavirus C
Curbing Coronavirus With a Contact-Tracing App? It’s Not So Simple. W
Corporate finance
Bank M&A Will Resume Postcrisis. How to Prepare. BR
Shaky Retail Sector Off the Menu for Activists – for Now BR
Carlyle, GIC Back Away From AmEx Global Business Travel Deal W
LiveXLive to Join Podcast Fray With PodcastOne Acquisition W
Offbeat
Wildlife habitat destruction will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn C
The Quant Taking On Climate Change W
Little Richard dead at 87 C
May 09 (Saturday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow rises more than 400 points despite record job losses C
S&P Rally Reaches Escape Speed Even as Earnings Slide B
Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses C
Traders Are Baffled Why the Futures Market Is Pricing in Negative Rates B
Central banks
Buybacks Are an Endangered Species. Will the Fed Buy Stocks? B
US I
A record 20.5 million jobs were lost in April as unemployment rate jumps to 14.7% C
This chart shows how coronavirus jobs losses dwarf those in prior recessions C
As unemployment surges, essential workers fear calling out sick could cost them their jobs C
Here’s why restaurants reopening could be good news for summer jobs C
When will restaurants and bars reopen? Here’s what experts are saying C
US II
SBA Veered From Guidelines on Small-Business Loans, Report Says W
Americans Are Pumping Gas Again as States Reopen W
Virus Pushes America’s Hospitals to the Brink of Financial Ruin B
US politics
Trump in ‘No Rush’ on New Relief Bill After 20 Million Jobs Lost B
Formal Talks Paused on Next Stimulus Package, Trump Adviser Says W
Democrats want to give Americans $2,000 a month during coronavirus crisis C
Geopolitics & trade
US drafts rule to allow Huawei and US firms to work together on 5G standards, sources say C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple to reopen stores in US starting next week C
FAANGs: Alphabet CEO in internal memo: Offices reopening at 10% to 15% capacity starting in June C
Media: Media companies expect a tough quarter for TV advertising, with no live sports and spending delayed C
Corporate finance
United Air Scraps $2.25 Billion Bond Deal After Terms Disappoint B
JC Penney in talks to fund potential bankruptcy filing next week C
Department stores had an insane week. Here’s everything that happened C
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: ‘Delayed epidemic’ takes hold in eastern Europe, Italy reaches 30,000 deaths C
Melinda Gates says US coronavirus response is ‘chaos,’ gives Trump administration a D-minus grade C
Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary tests positive for coronavirus C
A Chaotic Gray Market Determines Who Gets Coronavirus Gear—and Who Doesn’t W
Offbeat
Is 5G Going to Kill Us All?
May 08 (Friday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
US stock futures rise slightly after Nasdaq Composite claws back 2020 losses, jobs report ahead C
The economy is in free fall. So why isn’t the stock market?
Stay-at-home stocks Amazon, Microsoft lift Nasdaq into gain for 2020 R
Nasdaq Composite Index Erases 2020 Losses W
Two-Year Treasury Yield Now at Record Low W
Central banks
As U.S. states start to reopen, Fed official sees little sign of economic resurgence R
US
Unemployment Data Point to a Record Wave of Job Losses W
This realtor became a trucker after the housing crisis and now pulls in six figures during the coronavirus pandemic C
Companies got emergency government loans despite having months of cash R
China
China Counters Coronavirus Crunch With a Surprise Rise in Exports W
China’s WeChat Monitors Foreign Users to Refine Censorship at Home W
US politics
House Democrats Close In on New Stimulus Proposal W
GOP groups to use Biden sex assault allegation, Kavanaugh treatment against Democrats in key Senate races C
‘The best we’re going to do is a slow recovery,’ ex-Treasury Secretary Lew says C
Industries & companies
Agriculture: The meat supply chain is broken. Here’s why shortages are likely to last during the coronavirus pandemic C
Agriculture: Why Meatpacking Plants Have Become Covid-19 Hot Spots
Agriculture: The great potato giveaway: U.S. farmers hand out spuds to avoid food waste R
Airlines: Frontier Airlines to check passenger temperatures. Too high, you won’t fly C
Airlines: Cargo carriers reap rewards of coronavirus chaos C
eCommerce: ‘It was suddenly Cyber Monday’ — Etsy CEO says sales spiked 79% in April C
Energy: Inside the Biggest Oil Meltdown in History
Tech: Uber reports massive losses, and big layoffs hit Silicon Valley’s lucrative start-up sector: CNBC After Hours C
Tech: Uber shares shoot up after CEO says ride volume is increasing again after April bottom C
Virus I
Daily Coronavirus-Case Count Surges W
California identifies nail salons as source of coronavirus community spread, Gov. Newsom says C
Sweden Avoided a Coronavirus Lockdown. Its Economy Is Hurting Anyway. W
Coronavirus Hijacks the Body From Head to Toe, Perplexing Doctors W
Virus II
Among New Coronavirus Antibody Tests, Limited Value and Many Unknowns W
Antimalaria Drug Doesn’t Help Treat Covid-19, Study Finds W
Corporate finance
Neiman Marcus, the Retailer to the Rich, Files for Bankruptcy W
Neiman Marcus's attempt to manage crushing debt undone by COVID-19 R
May 07 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Market
Dow falls for the first time in 3 days, drops more than 200 points C
Oil drops 2%, snapping five-day winning streak in volatile trading session C
Surging small cap stocks offer hope of U.S. growth rebound R
US
This is the jobs number that will show how fast the labor market can heal C
Europe
Coronavirus Projected to Send Eurozone Into Steep Recession W
US politics
BlackRock’s Fink Delivers Grim Outlook With Tax Hikes for Corporate America B
Deficit Fears Put Senate Republicans and Trump on Collision Course W
U.K. Tests Contact-Tracing App to Guide Way Out of Coronavirus Lockdown W
Geopolitics & trade
Coronavirus Casts Deep Chill Over U.S.-China Relations W
Chinese Chip Giant Prepares to Build Its War Chest During U.S.-China Tech Battle W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines want relief from flying near-empty planes as passenger numbers hit lowest since the 1950s amid virus C
Consumer: Peloton sales surge 66%, as more people buy bikes during coronavirus pandemic; shares jump C
Cruise Lines: Senators Call for Investigation Into Carnival Over Virus B
FAANGs: Facebook-Backed Libra Project Gets New CEO W
FAANGs: Google tells employees they can’t expense food or other perks when working from home C
Media: Shanghai Disneyland will offer Disney a blueprint for how to reopen its other theme parks C
Media: MGM Resorts Warns 63,000 Workers of Possible Layoffs W
Pharma: Will Gilead price its drug for public good or profit? R
Retail: Costco’s Sales Fall for First Time in Over a Decade W
Retail: U.S. to Experience Uneven Retail Recovery, Industry Group Says B
Tech: Lyft shares jump 15% as company reports more riders than last year despite coronavirus C
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: New Jersey extends public health emergency, Texas and Georgia restaurants slow to reopen C
U.S. Virus Cases Top 1.2 Million, as Trump Refocuses Task Force W
Trump Says Coronavirus Task Force to Continue Indefinitely W
Cuomo says it’s ‘shocking’ most new coronavirus hospitalizations are people who had been staying home C
Virus II
Germany to Reopen Most of Its Economy in Coming Weeks W
How Germany Kept Its Factories Open During the Pandemic W
For Asia, Risks From Novel Coronavirus Weren’t So Novel W
Virus III
‘Today’s norm to tomorrow’s everyday routines,’ CVS CEO says the pandemic will change customers’ shopping, health-care habits C
Severity of COVID-19 may depend on where you're located on the map, new study suggests
California Canceled Large Coronavirus Mask Order W
Offbeat
Airbnb hosts are building their own direct booking websites in revolt C
‘Very unusual’: Arctic air set to hit Eastern US with record-low temperatures for May C
May 06 (Wednesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks rise for a second day with Dow up 100 points as investors bet on the economy reopening C
The market is getting excited as the Fed prepares to buy corporate bonds C
Central banks
Fed Is Propping Up Companies It Had Warned Banks Not to Touch B
Fed policymakers see slow, uneven U.S. recovery after coronavirus downturn R
Fed Vice Chair Clarida says more support may be needed, but economy to rebound next quarter C
ECB Faces Renewed Legal Pressure Over Bond Purchases W
US
U.S. March Trade Deficit Widened as Coronavirus Disruptions Spread W
Why Home Prices Are Rising During the Pandemic W
U.S. hospitals are losing millions of dollars per day in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic — and recovery may take years C
US politics
Vaccine Expert Alleges HHS Resisted Coronavirus Warnings W
Opinion: Businesses don’t need special immunity from coronavirus liability MW
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Pushes EU to Back China Inquiry W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Exclusive: U.S. airlines burn $10 billion a month as traffic plummet R
Autos: General Motors in Talks for $2 Billion Loan to Boost Liquidity B
Financials: Wells Fargo gets federal inquiries over handling of PPP loans R
Financials: Prudential Swings to Net Loss As Market Turbulence Hurts Results B
Hospitality: Airbnb to Cut 25% of Workforce W
Insurance: Insurers’ Earnings a Mixed Bag in First Quarter with Coronavirus Impact W
Insurance: Investors Cheer AIG’s Caution on Coronavirus W
Media: Disney reports 58% drop in operating income from parks and cruises, its worst-hit segment C
Media: Disney takes $1.4 billion coronavirus hit, sets date to reopen Shanghai park R
Restaurants: Cheesecake Factory swings to a loss as coronavirus weighs on earnings C
Virus I
Here’s a look at how much of the country is reopening C
Trump Says U.S. Must Reopen Even If More Americans Get Sick, Die B
U.S. Factories Face a Hitch in Reopening: Mexico’s Shutdown W
When will we start traveling again? Here’s what experts are saying C
Virus II
The coronavirus has mutated and appears to be more contagious now, new study finds C
Tricky Math Is Behind Coronavirus Death Predictions W
White House considers phasing out coronavirus task force C
5 a.m. wake ups and 1,000 emails: Inside a typical day for White House Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci C
Meat Shortages Hit Wendy’s, Leaving Burgers Unavailable at Some Restaurants W
Corporate finance
Occidental Seeks to Lessen Roughly $40 Billion Debt Load W
Lord & Taylor to liquidate its stores as soon as they reopen, sources say C
Men’s shirt retailer Untuckit taps real estate restructuring firm to renegotiate deals during coronavirus C
Private-Equity Numbers Aren’t as Ugly as They Appear W
Offbeat
A Young Doctor Photographs the Pandemic W
Exclusive: Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining - sources R
May 05 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks Waver on U.S.-China Tensions, Buffett Move W
Nasdaq turns positive, S&P 500 cuts losses on strength from big tech C
Aviation Industry Races for Cash With Record Bond Sales W
Oil Majors Delay Deals Amid Volatile Crude Prices, Lockdowns W
US
US Treasury seeks to borrow a record $3 trillion this quarter C
U.S. Factory Orders Plunged in March W
Coronavirus will shrink US home prices by 2-3% nationally, Zillow forecasts, but deeper dive could be in store C
Call It Hero Pay or Hazard Pay, Essential Workers Want More of It W
Opinion: COVID-19 crisis sparks ‘early retirement’ wave MW
My Retirement Plan Is You N
US politics
The New Great Depression Is Coming. Will There Be a New New Deal? N
Liability Shield Is Next Coronavirus Aid Battle W
Senate office says it lacks ‘discretion’ to release possible Biden complaint C
Industries & companies
Consumer: Tyson Expects Virus to Continue to Crimp Production W
Cruise lines: Carnival to Resume Some Cruise Sailings W
FAANGs: New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Kills Off Apple’s Butterfly Keyboard W
Industrials: GE Moves to Cut Roughly 13,000 Aviation Workers W
Insurance: AIG Takes $272 Million in Covid-19 Losses and Withdraws Guidance B
Virus I
Coronavirus deaths projected to hit 3,000 per day by June, internal Trump administration analysis says C
Florida Begins Reopening After Virus Lockdown W
The Risk Of Exposure To COVID-19 In Georgia Has Increased By More Than 40% Since The State Reopened For Business
N.Y. Schools, Entertainment Will Be in Last Phase of Reopenings B
Trump’s 100,000-Dead Projection Gets Muddied by Reopenings B
Will schools be open in September? We asked several experts to weigh in C
USAA chief: Coronavirus ‘cabin fever’ may be behind car crash uptick after initial steep decline C
Virus II
Japan sending Fujifilm’s flu drug favipiravir to over 40 countries for Covid-19 trials C
FDA Sets Standards for Coronavirus Antibody Tests in Fraud Crackdown W
Contact tracing: Let the private sector lead
Corporate finance
J.Crew Tumbles Into Bankruptcy in the Wake of Coronavirus W
JC Penney goes to court to try to stop Sephora from pulling out of the troubled chain’s stores C
Victoria’s Secret Owner Cancels Sycamore Deal, Ends Lawsuits B
Technology
AI Software Gets Mixed Reviews for Tackling Coronavirus W
Offbeat
Even Warren Buffett Wonders If People Will Return to Offices W
May 04 (Monday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow futures fall more than 300 points amid concerns over reopening the economy C
Stocks Keep Rallying Despite Obscured Economic Outlook W
Covid-19 Is Creating a Different Kind of Debt Crisis. But Some Stocks Look Like Buys. BR
The U.S. Wants to Stabilize Oil Prices. It Might Be Too Late. BR
Oil’s Crash Prompts Record Push to Store Fuel at Sea W
Central banks
Fed Won’t Use Stimulus Aid to Push Libor Replacement W
US
The Economic Recovery Rests on Getting Consumers to Spend. It Won’t Be Easy. BR
Kudlow says third round of PPP small business loans might be needed as demand soars C
Lobbyists Press Congress for Last Chance at Stimulus Funds W
Pentagon, Treasury Have $17 Billion to Lend, But There’s Little Interest W
Geopolitics & trade
Global Brands Need China’s Consumers to Spend. They Might Have to Wait. W
Industries & companies
Agriculture: Wasted milk, euthanized livestock: Photos show how coronavirus has devastated US agriculture C
Airlines: Warren Buffett gave airlines another go. Coronavirus was a problem he couldn’t stomach C
Autos: Pent-Up Demand Likely to Increase Luxury Auto Sales BR
Autos: Used-Car Prices Are Plunging. So Why Is Carvana’s Stock Soaring? Time for a Rethink. BR
Energy: 10 Energy Stocks to Buy Now, According to Barron’s Experts BR
Energy: 10 Energy Company Bonds That Could Reward Investors BR
Insurance: Major Blue Insurer to Get Nearly $2 Billion in ACA Payouts W
Media: Americans are paying for TV sports they’re not receiving, but don’t expect to get a refund any time soon C
Media: Sports Will Return Eventually. These 2 Stocks Are Poised to Benefit From The Rebound. BR
Retail: Retail Brands That Could Thrive Postpandemic BR
Virus I
Trump says he believes there will be a coronavirus vaccine ‘by the end of the year’ C
The US just reported its deadliest day for coronavirus patients as states reopen, according to WHO C
Smart or Lucky? How Florida Dodged the Worst of Coronavirus W
Construction Work Resumes Amid Weak Demand W
Virus II
Gilead CEO says remdesivir available to coronavirus patients this week: ‘We’ve donated the entire supply’ C
Researchers Explore Using Common Blood-Plasma Treatment to Fight Virus W
Pressure Is Mounting on Regulators as Covid-19 Drug Efforts Race Ahead BR
Virus III
Pompeo says 'significant' evidence that new coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab R
US intelligence documents accuse China of covering up coronavirus outbreak severity to hoard supplies C
Cuomo calls PPE shortages a national security issue: ‘You can’t be dependent on China’ C
Low-Quality Masks Infiltrate U.S. Coronavirus Supply W
Safety Advice for Reopening: How to Reduce Your Risks as Coronavirus Lockdowns Ease W
Offbeat
Buffett Says ‘American Magic’ to Overcome Coronavirus Uncertainty W
Here’s a full recap of Warren Buffett’s newsmaking comments at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting C
May 02 (Saturday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Wall Street tumbles as renewed tariff threat adds to uncertainties R
Tech Giants Pull Stocks Lower as Dow Falls More Than 600 Points W
Oil Market Showing Signs of Life as Producers Plan Output Cuts B
Central banks
Fed officials worry about lasting economic scars from crisis R
Fed Rebuked Over Loan Terms That Don’t Explicitly Bar Layoffs B
More ECB Bond Buying Is a Matter of Time as Debt Balloons B
US
Coronavirus Prompts Biggest U.S. Manufacturing Pullback Since Last Recession W
For Small Businesses With High Rents, Coronavirus Aid Falls Short W
The Covid-19 Rent Crisis Is Here
Europe
As Europe’s Economy Founders, ECB Signals Readiness to Act W
US politics
White House blocks Fauci from testifying at House coronavirus hearing C
New White House press secretary breaks with Trump tradition by holding a traditional briefing C
Dems Snuck A $15 Minimum Wage Into The CARES Act — And We’ll All Pay The Price
Geopolitics & trade
North Korean state media reports Kim Jong Un has resumed public activity C
U.S. Moves to Curb Foreign Electric Gear W
Industries & companies
Autos: Carmakers Dodge Disaster With Biggest-Ever Share of 0% Loans B
Autos: U.S. Auto Sales Fell in April, but Signs of Hope Are Seen W
Autos: Elon Musk Tweeted That Tesla’s Stock Was Too High. The Market Agreed. W
Energy: A Dismal Outlook for Oil Squeezes the Industry W
Energy: Exxon Posts First Loss in Decades as Oil Giants Signal Trouble Ahead W
FAANGs: Amazon CEO Bezos Called to Testify Before Congress W
Retail: Estee Lauder CEO: ‘Consumer finds a way to get the product,’ as online sales grow double digits C
Virus I
U.S. Probes University of Texas Links to Chinese Lab W
Differing Rules Show Lack of Consensus on State Reopenings W
Local, Practical, Apolitical: Inside Germany’s Successful Coronavirus Strategy W
A Smartphone App Tries to Guide the Way Out of Coronavirus Lockdowns W
Virus II
Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus, Trump says C
Remdesivir coronavirus treatment will need a ‘sustainable model’ to keep it accessible, Gilead CEO says C
Blood-Pressure Drugs Don’t Raise Coronavirus Risk W
Thinly Staffed Nursing Homes Face Challenges in Pandemic W
Corporate finance
Sur La Table Is Preparing for Bankruptcy B
Private Equity Poised to Face a Reckoning After Gilded Decade B
Apollo Is Latest Private-Equity Firm Hammered by Coronavirus Rout W
Offbeat
The U.S. Needs Way More Than a Bailout to Recover From Covid-19 B
May 01 (Friday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock Market Surge Isn’t as Crazy as It Seems W
Dow futures fall more than 100 points after Wall Street wraps up best month in three decades C
Cash-Hungry Companies Reach for Lifeline in Convertible Bonds W
Central banks
What the ECB Did Thursday—and Why Investors Were Disappointed W
Federal Reserve Expands Business Lending Program W
Liquidity Crisis or Solvency Crisis? It Matters to Fed W
New York City’s subway system may turn to the Federal Reserve for a loan, meets bond investors Friday C
US I
Coronavirus Prompts Record Drop in Consumer Spending W
Jobless claims surge to more than 30 million — here’s what to watch C
3.8 Million More Sought Jobless Benefits as Surge Tests States’ Systems W
US II
Federal Small-Business Aid: Too Little Bang, Too Few Bucks W
Justice Department Sees Early Fraud Signs in SBA Loan Flurry B
IRS Denies Deductions Tied to Small-Business Loans W
Virus Pushes Colleges to the Breaking Point, Forcing ‘Hard Choices’ About Education W
Europe
Record Contraction in Eurozone Bodes Ill for Global Economy W
US politics
Trump says he would ‘certainly consider’ bringing convicted felon Michael Flynn back into administration C
Biden to give first interview responding to accusations R
Geopolitics & trade
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus R
Industries & companies
Airlines: United Airlines swings to $1.7 billion loss in first quarter as bookings disappeared in coronavirus pandemic C
Energy: Texas Shale Driller Concho Takes $12.6 Billion Charge, Citing Coronavirus Impacts W
FAANGs: Apple CEO Tim Cook says company saw an ‘uptick across the board’ in late April thanks to stimulus and work from home C
FAANGs: Apple now has $192.8 billion in cash on hand, down from last quarter C
FAANGs: Amazon reports earnings, plans to spend all Q2 profits on coronavirus response C
FAANGs: AWS tops $10 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time C
Financials: Bank stocks could surge in economic recovery, Bank of America strategist says C
Financials: Wells Fargo will no longer accept applications for home equity lines of credit C
Financials: Visa Posts Higher Quarterly Profit, Beating Projections W
Financials: Visa Warns It Will Be Challenged ‘for a Number of Quarters’ B
Media: Disney+ in a Programming Crunch Due to Coronavirus Shutdown W
Retail: Macy’s will survive. It has a role to play in American retail, CEO Jeff Gennette says C
Virus I
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Confirm Investigating if Virus Emerged From Lab Accident W
Trump suspects coronavirus outbreak came from China lab, doesn’t cite evidence C
Virus II
Gilead says it can produce ‘several million’ rounds of remdesivir coronavirus treatments next year C
FDA's relaxed regulations open the market to dubious coronavirus testing vendors R
Bill Gates says this is what you need to know about a coronavirus vaccine C
Virus III
Meat Companies Want to Reopen, but Officials Fear New Infections W
MGM Resorts CEO: Las Vegas Reopening Will Start With Two or Three Casinos W
Macy’s to Begin Reopening Stores on Monday W
NYC Subways Won’t Run 24 Hours a Day During Pandemic W
U.K.’s Virus Death Toll Draws Scrutiny W
Corporate finance
Boeing Launches $25 Billion Bond Sale W
J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come this weekend C
Brooks Brothers Seeks Buyer With Wall Street Working From Home B
Buybacks Still On at Apple, Alphabet With Tech Giants Flush B
April 30 (Thursday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
The Bad News Won’t Stop, but Markets Keep Rising N
Stock market today: Stocks jump 2%, putting the S&P 500 on track for its best month since 1974 C
Stocks Rise on Hopes for Coronavirus Treatment W
The stock market is up from its coronavirus dip. Should you sell? C
Longer-Dated Treasury Yields Rise W
Central banks
Fed decision: Interest rates to be kept near zero until full employment, inflation come back C
Fed’s Powell Says More Spending Will Be Needed From Congress W
Powell Says More Action Needed to Shield U.S. Economy From Virus B
Fed lending programs may get more funds, but not airlines: Treasury's Mnuchin R
Mnuchin Says U.S. Aims to Get Back Its Money From Fed Programs W
US
U.S. Economy Shrank at 4.8% Pace in First Quarter W
U.S. Economy Shrank at Fastest Pace Since 2008 W
Rent Is Due Again and Missing Payments Have Landlords Worrying B
U.S. Marriage Rate Plunges to Lowest Level on Record W
US politics
Trump Says He’s Ready to Hit the Road to Arizona, Coronavirus or Not W
Geopolitics & trade
Russia’s Aging Infrastructure Threatens Oil Output Pact W
Who Might Succeed North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing and Airbus Brace for Prolonged Downturn W
Autos: Tesla rises as company ekes out a Q1 profit C
FAANGs: Facebook soars after reporting ‘stability’ in ad revenue after fall in March C
FAANGs: Amazon is Wall Street's biggest winner from coronavirus R
FAANGs: U.S. Tags Amazon Sites as ‘Notorious Markets’ W
Financials: Mastercard’s Contactless Transactions Jump More Than 40% W
Media: Amazon, NFL Extend Streaming Deal for Three More Seasons W
Restaurants: Charts: Two Months That Tore Apart the Food Chain W
Tech: Microsoft’s stock rises after company reports 15% sales jump and says coronavirus had ‘minimal’ impact on revenue C
Tech: Qualcomm rises after earnings, but sees 30% drop in phone shipments in future C
Virus I
FDA in talks with Gilead to make remdesivir available to coronavirus patients 'as quickly as possible' C
Trump’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ Aims to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine B
Coronavirus testing chief says 'no way on Earth' US can test 5 million a day C
Miscalculations at Every Level Left U.S. Unequipped to Fight Coronavirus W
Young Doctors Struggle to Treat Coronavirus Patients: ‘We Are Horrified and Scared’ W
Virus II
Some States Lifted Coronavirus Restrictions, but Did People Go Out? W
U.S. Cases Rise 2.7%; Florida to Reopen Some Areas: Virus Update B
Both New Zealand and Australia Contained Coronavirus, but One Is Set to Pay a Heavier Price W
Virus III
Cargill Plant With 20% of Alberta’s Virus Cases to Reopen B
Pilgrim’s Pride Says Chicken Markets Are Volatile and Challenging B
Lockdowns change fitness industry forever—how workouts will look C
Corporate finance
Exclusive: Chesapeake Energy preparing bankruptcy filing R
April 29 (Wednesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Tick Modestly Lower W
Oil drops 3% in volatile session C
Junk Bonds Bounce Back, Raising Hopes—and Concerns W
Illinois Plans to Sell $2 Billion in Bonds Amid Pandemic Strain B
Central banks
CNBC Fed survey: The US will need to spend trillions more as economy takes until 2022 to fully recover C
US
Manufacturers Hit a Wall as Coronavirus Saps Demand W
Coronavirus Relief Often Pays Workers More Than Work W
Even for Companies With Business From Coronavirus, the Picture Is Mixed at Best W
States need revenue. These taxes might go up C
U.S. Audits of Small-Business Loans Face Daunting Challenges W
Emerging
China’s $600 Billion Bet to Revive Growth With Infrastructure B
China Growth Revival, Expansion Ends, QE’s New Ground: Eco Day B
China’s Massive Banks Are Facing a $42 Billion Dividend Trap B
Singapore Banks Set to Post First Profit Decline Since 2016 B
IMF Approves $3.4 Billion in Emergency Funding for Nigeria B
US politics
Leading Democrats Stand Behind Biden After Sexual-Assault Allegation W
Trump Ties Virus Aid for States to Action on ‘Sanctuary’ Cities B
Industries & companies
Autos Ford projects adjusted pretax loss of $5 billion in the second quarter C
FAANGs: Alphabet stock rises more than 7% as ad slowdown turns out to be less than feared C
FAANGs: Alphabet Shares Jump on Google Cloud, YouTube Expansion B
FAANGs: Google Revenue Climbs, but Company Warns of ‘Tale of Two Quarters’ W
Financials: HSBC’s Loan Losses Hint at Tougher Times for Banks W
Restaurants: Starbucks shares fall after coffee chain warns US cafe closures to deal hefty blow to earnings C
Semiconductors: AMD Falls on Weak Revenue Projections, In-Line Earnings B
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 1 million, California to 'gradually' reopen once testing improves C
European Countries Move Closer to Reopening Continent W
The biggest US mall owner prepares to reopen 49 properties. Here’s how that will work C
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont wants state's colleges open in fall C
Trump plans to order meatpacking plants to remain open C
Virus II
Apple iPhone contact tracing: How it came together C
Coronavirus Updates: Sales Rise for Mondelez; McConnell Wants to Shield Companies From Liability W
Coronavirus: Mike Pence visits Mayo Clinic without mask despite Covid-19 C
Quest Diagnostics rolls out direct-to-consumer coronavirus antibody tests C
Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Accelerates as Pfizer Says U.S. Testing to Begin Next Week W
Corporate finance
Companies Are Suspending Dividends at Fastest Pace in Years W
Offbeat
Some School Districts Plan to End the Year Early, Call Remote Learning Too Tough W
Should You Wear a Mask When Exercising Outdoors? W
Coronavirus has 'magnified' US workplace safety weaknesses, unions say C
April 28 (Tuesday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow surges 350 points on hope of economy reopening, closes above 24,000 C
Oil Slides With Rising Glut Spooking Investors W
The Reach for Yield Survives Coronavirus Market Shock W
Coronavirus Shutdown Weighs on Higher-Risk Muni Issuers W
Central banks
The Federal Reserve Is Changing What It Means to Be a Central Bank W
Fed Has Big Decision to Make About Giving More Guidance on Rates B
The Fed won't move on rates, but here are some other things it could do C
Fed to Extend Loans to More Cities, Counties W
US
Coronavirus: Small essential business owners fight for survival C
Small-Business Loan Program Resumes With Reports of Delays W
Americans on Cusp of Meat Shortage With Food Chain Breaking Down B
China
China Toughens Procurement Rules for Tech Equipment W
US politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Joe Biden for President W
Geopolitics & trade
Commerce Department Tightens Rules on Exports to China W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing CEO Sees Slow Recovery for Global Aviation W
Aerospace: Coronavirus: Boeing to resume Dreamliner production in South Carolina next month C
Airlines: American Airlines will give face masks to passengers, require them for flight attendants amid coronavirus C
Autos: Detroit Car Makers Target May 18 U.S. Restart Date W
FAANGs: Apple Delays Mass Production of 2020 Flagship iPhones W
Retail: Coronavirus: Curbside pickup at retail stores surges 208% C
Virus I
States Move to Ease Lockdowns as Global Cases Top 3 Million W
Trump coronavirus strategy: White House claims most testing groundwork done C
Trump Administration Has Enough Tests for 2% of Each State’s Population, Official Says W
North or south, red or blue - states shut down their economies at about the same pace, CNBC analysis shows C
For a Glimpse at What Reopening Looks Like, Head to Waffle House B
Virus II
The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing a Manhattan Project for Covid-19 W
Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds B
Vaccine Could Potentially Be Available Later This Year, Coalition Says B
Virus III
Japan’s Coronavirus Cases Fall Sharply Without Compulsory Measures W
European Hospitals Hit Hard by Coronavirus Fear a Resurgence W
Pork Industry, USDA Discuss Euthanizing Hogs After Coronavirus Closes Plants W
Corporate finance
Saudi Arabia buys $500 million stake in coronavirus-hit Live Nation C
Pandemic Triggers a Wave of Distress, Bankruptcy in Corporate America W
Offbeat
Charlie Munger will not take questions at Berkshire's annual meeting C
Biggest Hurdle to Bringing People Back to the Office Might Be the Commute W
Hollywood has gone dark, and it's crushing thousands NN
April 27 (Monday)
YRI
‘QE4ever’ will help drive stocks to new highs post-coronavirus crisis, long-time bull Ed Yardeni predicts C
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Markets Diverge in Assessing the Economic Freeze W
In a Stock Market Like This, Anything Could Cause the Next Panic. Here’s What to Watch. BR
Stocks Could Gain 15% in the Next Year, Experts Say BR
Credit & commodities
What Negative Prices Tell Us About the Future W
The Oil Market Has Gotten Weird. Here’s How Investors Can Make Sense of It. BR
Investors Buy Up Debt From Stronger Developing Countries W
Global
After the disease, the debt E
US
Mnuchin Sees Third-Quarter Rebound for U.S. Economy W
Today’s Stimulus Spending Will Lead to Tomorrow’s Inflation BR
Firms Try Fewer Products, Build Inventory Amid Coronavirus W
People Were Leaving New York City Before. Now What? W
When Will What Happens in Vegas Return to Las Vegas? W
Europe
Germany excels among its European peers E
US politics
Trump Signs Stimulus Bill as Focus Shifts to State Funding W
At Least 13 Public Companies Give Back $170 Million in Small-Business Stimulus Money. Others Say They’ll Keep It. W
The Era of Big Government Is…Back W
Geopolitics & trade
As Kim Jong Un Disappears, North Korea Watchers Advise Caution W
Trump, Putin Statement Stirs Concern Among Some W
A pandemic of power grabs E
Industries & companies
Autos: The world’s car giants need to move fast and break things E
Cruise Lines: How Fed Intervention Saved Carnival W
Financials: Millions of Credit-Card Customers Can’t Pay Their Bills. Lenders Are Bracing for Impact. W
Financials: Banks Could Prove Weak Partner in Coronavirus Recovery W
Restaurants: Time to Chow Down on Restaurant Stocks? The Risks May Be Too Great. BR
Virus
U.S. Debates How Soon It Can Reopen W
Open the Economy Slowly, or the Second Coronavirus Wave Will Come Too Soon BR
Reopening Has Begun. No One Is Sure What Happens Next. N
Why Georgia Isn’t Ready to Reopen, in Charts N
Corporate finance
Virus Accelerates J.C. Penney’s Long March Toward Bankruptcy W
Boeing Walks Away From Embraer Deal W
After Two IPO Misfires, the Country’s Second-Largest Grocer Might Finally Have Gotten Its Timing Right BR
Offbeat
Baseball Is Back in Taiwan—With Cardboard-Cutout Fans W
April 25 (Saturday)
YRI Express
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Daily Markets
Markets
Dow jumps more than 200 points as oil extends rebound, but posts first weekly loss in three C
Behind Oil-Market Gyrations: Few Places Left to Store Unwanted Crude W
Cash is king as U.S. quarterly reporting season gains steam R
Central banks
Fed Allows Banks to Eliminate Limits, Fees on Monthly Withdrawals From Savings Accounts W
US
U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Drop as Economic Outlook Sours W
Coronavirus Projected to Trigger Worst Downturn Since 1940s W
U.S. deficit could quadruple to $3.7 trillion in coronavirus crisis: CBO R
California cities project 2-year losses of $6.7 billion C
The Coronavirus Economy Will Bring Inflation
Europe
Pressure Builds on Europe’s Fragile Banking System W
US politics
Trump Signs Stimulus Bill as Focus Shifts to State Funding W
As others cave, several public companies that took small business loans are not giving back the cash C
Dems Schumer, Cardin, Brown ask SBA to investigate report that loan program favored the wealthy C
Mnuchin Faces Tougher Tests After Praise for Opening Cash Spigot B
Geopolitics & trade
Opinion: Russia is the world’s biggest loser from oil’s crash, and that’s reason to worry MW
China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim, sources say C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing pushes back target date for fixing 737 Max as coronavirus hinders progress C
Energy: The Oil Industry Doesn’t Need Government Protection
FAANGs: Facebook rolling out free video calling for up to 50 people C
FAANGs: Facebook’s $5 Billion Privacy Settlement Wins Court Approval W
Financials: Banks Could Prove Weak Partner in Virus Recovery W
Financials: American Express Says Coronavirus Pandemic Hit Volumes W
Media: Disney’s stock has value at these levels, trader says as Evercore ISI gets bullish C
Media: MGM reportedly cuts 7% of staff, United Artists Releasing furloughs one-third of its employees C
Wireless: Verizon’s Wireless Business Slowed by Coronavirus W
Virus I
U.S. Virus Death Toll Surpasses 50,000 W
Georgia Reopens but Many Businesses Stay Closed W
States Reopen for Business, but Many Big Chains Sit It Out for Now W
Japan Hopes Longer Holiday Marks End of Virus Lockdown B
Virus II
FDA Issues Warning on Chloroquine W
Leaked White House emails reveal behind-the-scenes battle over chloroquine in coronavirus response C
Trump tries to walk back speculation about injecting disinfectants to fight coronavirus C
Lysol Maker Warns Against Internal Use of Disinfectants After Trump Comments W
Virus III
Coronavirus live updates: California launches meal delivery program for seniors, US death toll tops 50,000 C
Bill Gates: ‘I wish I could say that we’re halfway through’ coronavirus pandemic C
U.S. Is Reeling Toward Meat Shortages and the World May Be Next B
Corporate finance
Hertz Hires Advisers for Restructuring Talks With Lenders W
Offbeat
As working from home becomes more widespread, many say they don’t want to go back C
First-Ever Remote NFL Draft Draws 15.6 Million Viewers, a Record W
From Running and Fiction to Baking and Videogames: Social Networking Goes Niche W
April 24 (Friday)
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Daily Markets
Markets
Stocks rise in volatile session as investors assess Gilead virus treatment, oil rebound C
Short sellers make nearly $300 million betting against retail investors’ favorite oil fund C
Oil rallies more than 40% in two days as it comes back from record lows C
How negative oil prices could set the stage for the next price boom NN
Biggest Oil ETF ‘Almost Unanalyzable’ After Ditching Disclosures B
One Pipeline Giant Is Looking to Stash Oil In Its Lines B
Central banks
Fed Focuses on Lending Programs, but Monetary Policy Deliberations Loom W
U.S. Fed balance sheet increases to record $6.62 trillion R
Global
Global Economy Hit by Record Collapse of Business Activity W
US I
The US economy has wiped out all the job gains since the Great Recession C
These are the states getting hit the hardest with job losses from the coronavirus pandemic C
4.4 Million Sought Jobless Benefits W
The Debt Is Soaring; Debt Risks Are Not W
US II
Getting a Mortgage-Payment Break Isn’t the Boon Many Expected W
Housing demand may have started to bounce back from coronavirus impact C
‘Payment status not available’: For many, IRS stimulus payment website raises a lot of questions C
Millennials Are the Battered-and-Bruised Generation B
More Cooking, Less Shampooing: The Coronavirus Consumer Emerges W
Europe
EU agrees budget, recovery plan needed to beat coronavirus impact C
US politics I
House Approves $484 Billion Bill to Aid Small Businesses, Hospitals W
US issues new guidance for small business loans, pressures public companies to return funds C
JPMorgan tells small business customers to apply with other banks on fear that funds will run out C
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse owner says it will repay $20 million in small business loans C
US politics II
Larry Summers Advising Biden Campaign on Economic Recovery B
States Should Not Receive Bankruptcy Protection
Ousted vaccine doctor felt pressure to rush possible treatment after Trump spoke to Oracle’s Ellison C
Industries & companies
Autos: Battered automakers lure buyers with steep incentives C
FAANGs: Amazon Scooped Up Data From Its Own Sellers to Launch Competing Products W
FAANGs: Google to Require All Advertisers to Identify Themselves W
Pharma: Gilead Tumbles After Latest Data Leak on Virus Drug Trials B
Pharma: Drugmakers Prepare to Make Coronavirus Treatments W
Retail: Grocers Hunt Meat as Coronavirus Hobbles Beef and Pork Plants W
Tech: Intel’s Earnings Rise as It Profits From Work-at-Home Computing Demand W
Virus I
Gates: The first modern pandemic
The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System
Virus II
Trump Muddles His Virus Response While Public Support Slides B
U.S. states test safety of reopening as pandemic pushes jobless claims higher R
New York antibody study estimates 13.9% of residents have had the coronavirus, Gov. Cuomo says C
New York City’s top health official says confirmed coronavirus cases are ‘tip of the iceberg’ C
Virus III
Coronavirus Dies Fastest Under Light, Warm and Humid Conditions B
Lilly to Start Testing Experimental Drug Soon W
What If You Go Back to the Office and Get Covid-19? B
Coronavirus live updates: Elizabeth Warren’s brother dies from Covid-19, malaria deaths could double C
Corporate finance
Sports-Betting Operator DraftKings Set to Go Public W
Exclusive: Hertz taps debt restructuring advisers as car rental demand evaporates, sources say R
April 23 (Thursday)
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U.S. Stocks Recover Some of Week’s Losses W
The Bonds the Fed Left Behind in Coronavirus Bailout Are Struggling W
Hedge Funds Suffer Largest Quarterly Withdrawals Since 2009 B
Cash is king as U.S. quarterly reporting season gains steam R
Commodities
Oil jumps 19%, clawing back some of the recent losses C
‘We Pulled the Plug’: As Oil Prices Plunge, Drillers in the Gulf of Mexico Shut Off Wells W
How Oil Markets Work, And Why Prices Fell Below Zero W
Negative Oil Prices Pose Headache for Futures Giant CME W
The oil ETF trying to avoid imploding on retail investors attempts another trick with reverse split C
US
America’s Middle Class Gets Hit With Office Jobs Disappearing B
11% of global CEOs fear their business won’t survive coronavirus: YPO survey C
McConnell Says He Favors Allowing States to Declare Bankruptcy B
Massive layoffs and pay cuts are likely coming to state and local governments as federal aid goes elsewhere C
Regulator Moves to Ease Crunch at Mortgage-Finance Companies W
US politics I
Mnuchin Says ‘We Need to Spend What It Takes’ to Overcome Crisis W
U.S. House expects to pass $500 billion coronavirus bill, avoids fight over remote voting R
Small-Business Loan Fund May Run Dry Again. Is There Another Way? W
Self-Employed Get Raw Deal in U.S. Multitrillion-Dollar Rescues B
Emergency Grants to Small Businesses Average $4,360 W
US politics II
Trump Administration Boosts Pressure on Harvard Over Stimulus Funds W
Princeton University Says It Won’t Take Federal Stimulus Money B
Billionaire Trevor Milton’s Nikola Motor received $4 million from coronavirus small business fund C
Europe
Millions of Europeans Are on Paid Leave. Governments Are Picking Up the Tab. W
Emerging
Putin's problems mount as coronavirus hits Russian economy R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta Reports First Loss in Five Years W
Autos: Carmakers Headed for 50% Sales Plunge Can Breathe Sigh of Relief B
Autos: U.S. auto sales begin recovery from March coronavirus drop: J.D. Power analysts R
Autos: GM Shuts Down Car-Sharing Business W
Consumer: PG&E CEO to Step Down After Tumultuous Year W
Consumer: Kimberly-Clark’s Sales Top $5 Billion W
FAANGs: Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years R
FAANGs: iPhone SE: It’s for People Who Don’t Like New iPhones W
Virus I
In Georgia, a Divided View on Reopening Businesses W
WHO warns: Coronavirus remains ‘extremely dangerous’ and ‘will be with us for a long time’ C
Mortality Rates Tell True Tale of Coronavirus’s Effect W
Singapore Built a Virus App, but It Hasn’t Worked So Far W
Virus II
Pence Says U.S. Will Be Prepared if Second Coronavirus Wave Hits W
First U.S. Virus Death Came Weeks Before Previously Thought B
Health Chief’s Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response W
Virus III
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study C
SF expands testing to essential workers and uninsured residents, local governments left out of next US relief package C
Hospitals Aim to Resume Procedures Postponed by Coronavirus W
How Companies Are Finding Masks for Workers W
Corporate finance
A ‘Wave of Defaults’ Is Coming for Retail and Hotels, NYC Developer Says B
Facebook Bets $5.7 Billion That Mobile Giant Holds Key to India W
Victoria’s Secret Buyer Seeks to Cancel Takeover After Coronavirus W
Offbeat
Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade R
April 23 (Wednesday)
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Stock futures rise, rebounding from two days of steep losses C
Oil-Price Crash Deepens, Weighs on Global Markets W
Saudi Oil Stranded in Supertankers as Backlog Piles Up W
U.S. energy secretary to urge House lawmakers to buy oil for strategic reserve R
Central banks
ECB May Discuss Junk Debt Collateral in Call on Wednesday B
US
Coronavirus Sends One-Fifth of Workers to Unemployment Line in Some States W
What America Can Do to Fight Mass Unemployment N
Americans Pulled Back From Home Purchases in March as Coronavirus Spread W
Opinion: This is the one leading economic indicator stock investors should follow MW
China
Low Returns on Cash Squeeze Chinese Savers Out of Comfort Zone B
Japan
Japan’s Inflation Obsession Fades in Effort to Cope With Virus B
US politics
Senate passes $484 billion coronavirus bill for small business and hospital relief, testing C
Small Business Administration Declines Loan Disclosure W
The Public Companies That Got Small Business Loans W
States should say 'no thanks' to a federal bailout
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Coronavirus Diplomacy Has Finally Pushed Europe Too Far B
China Called Out in U.S. Warning Over Emerging Market Investing B
Senate Report Affirms U.S. Intelligence Findings on 2016 Russian Interference W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Netflix has replaced TV as the center of American culture — just look at the viewership numbers C
FAANGs: Netflix Adds 16 Million New Subscribers W
FAANGs: Netflix boom, lack of sports will accelerate cord-cutting, Ben Silverman says C
FAANGs: Netflix says these three effects of the coronavirus crisis are impacting its business C
Financials: LendingClub slashes roughly 30% of workforce as Covid-19 dampens demand for loans C
Financials: Travelers Posts Lower Profit as Catastrophe Losses Rise W
Media: Disney+ has a big fan: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings C
Media: AT&T’s WarnerMedia to Launch HBO Max W
Restaurants: Chipotle’s Online Orders Surge, But Costs Hit Profit W
Tech: Snap Revenue Soars With Users Stuck at Home W
Wireless: Pandemic Builds Momentum for Broadband Upgrade W
Virus I
Political wrangling, controversy mark re-opening of U.S. states R
Some States Look to Reopen, but Others Want More Testing First W
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns B
Far-Right Social Media Helps Stir Protests Over Quarantines B
Virus II
White House health advisor says Americans need to prepare for more deaths as coronavirus outbreak moves past peak C
Singapore Had a Coveted Virus Plan. What Went Wrong? W
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to Wisconsin's April elections R
Virus III
Trump immigration ban halts green cards, not temporary visas C
Trump to Bar Immigration for Family of U.S. Citizens, Foreign Workers for 60 Days W
Trump Administration Slow to Distribute Coronavirus Aid to Hospitals W
Trump says coronavirus hospital ship USNS Comfort will leave New York City C
April 21 (Tuesday)
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Stock futures rise slightly as oil prices stabilize C
Stock market today: Dow drops more than 500 points to start the week after historic oil plunge C
Emerging Markets Have Never Experienced A Crisis Like This Before B
Leveraged ETF Trading Surge Means Japan Stocks Calm May Not Last B
Commodities
U.S. Oil Costs Less Than Zero After a Sharp Monday Selloff W
U.S. crude futures up over $20, but still trade in negative territory R
This oil price crash isn't as bad as it seems — here's why C
The oil industry has never been in a crisis quite like this and many producers will not survive C
US
States Burn Through Cash for Unemployment Payments W
U.S. Senate sees possible Tuesday coronavirus vote, Pelosi said optimistic R
In Race for Small-Business Loans, Winning Hinged on Where Firms Bank W
Shake Shack to Return $10 Million Coronavirus Stimulus Loan W
Coronavirus Deepens Millennials’ Feeling They Can’t Get a Break W
China
China Creditor Squeeze Prompts Slowdown in Record Bond Defaults B
China Raises Easing Coronavirus Border Controls With Other Countries W
Geopolitics & trade
Why America desperately needs a 'hard decoupling' from China P
Industries & companies
Aerospace: The oil plunge is the last thing Boeing and Airbus needs on top of the coronavirus pandemic C
Autos: GM, Ford Credit Arms May Lose Billions on Car-Price Plunge B
FAANGs: Amazon warehouse workers plan national coronavirus protest C
FAANGs: As Google becomes key infrastructure for new coronavirus relief, old issues haunt it C
Financials: Goldman Sachs looks for good borrowers, depositors in the cracks of coronavirus R
Hotels: Marriott CEO Says Coronavirus Pandemic Will Change Hotel Stays B
Media: ESPN Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" drew 6.1 million C
Retail: ‘It’s Black Friday in April’ as Closed Stores Get Desperate to Unload Spring Clothes W
Tech: IBM Reports Falling Revenue, Pulls Forecast on Virus Woes B
Virus I
Fauci to Protesters: No Coronavirus Control, No Economic Recovery B
The Critical Variable in Keeping Coronavirus in Check: Reproduction Ratio W
Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Teams Grow, as States Hope to Reopen W
Virus II
Georgia's governor says some shuttered businesses can reopen Friday C
Tennessee preps to reopen, conducts more prison mass testing C
Coronavirus live updates: Georgia governor says some businesses can reopen, California town to test every resident C
Coronavirus antibody testing shows LA County outbreak is up to 55 times bigger than reported cases C
Virus III
Opinion | The Story of Remdesivir N
White House Uses Defense Production Act to Get Virus Test Swabs B
Coronavirus: Fourth-generation GM worker builds US supplies like his great-grandfather did during WWII C
Virus IV
Businesses Strive to Reopen From Coronavirus Shutdown W
To Get Back to Work, Companies Seek Coronavirus Tests for Workers W
Coronavirus Contract Disputes Start Hitting the Courts W
Coronavirus Spreads to Farms, Packaged-Food Plants W
Offbeat
Work will transform after this crisis
April 20 (Monday)
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Prescient or Pollyannaish?: Explaining the Market’s Rally W
‘Sell in May and go away’ is a warning to stock investors now more than ever MW
The Best Mutual Funds May Soon Come in ETF Form BR
Credit & commodities
Bond Market Devouring Record Gulf Debt Won’t Touch Oman, Bahrain B
Fall of Natural Gas Prices Speeds Energy Shift in East Asia W
Weak Currencies Could Drag on Emerging Market Stocks BR
US
Mnuchin, Pelosi close to deal on PPP small business loans C
Which Big Companies Are Eligible for Small Business Fund Relief? B
Flaws in America’s Plan to Save Midsize Business Portend More Trouble N
Why Business Won’t Snap Back So Easily After the Great Reopening BR
Young Americans Are Still Catching Up From the Last Recession. Now They Face a New One. W
Coronavirus: What Americans are buying online while in quarantine C
China
China’s Small Companies Are Beating Almost Every Market. Here Are The Best Sectors. BR
Europe
Europe Slowly Emerges From Coronavirus Lockdown W
Europe needs at least 500 billion euros from EU institutions for recovery: ESM R
Geopolitics & trade
US says China should stop 'bullying behavior' in South China Sea C
North Korea Raises Millions Through Hacking, Smuggling, U.N. Report Finds W
Industries & companies
Autos: Ford’s CEO Says Its Cars Will Be Built to Kill Viruses BR
FAANGs: Apple shares sink after Goldman predicts big drop in iPhone sales P
Financials: Some banks won’t press on card payments for now P
Health-care: Coronavirus Has Ushered in the Telehealth Revolution. Which Stocks to Play It. BR
Media: Live Sports Are Canceled. But Don’t Expect a Cable-TV Refund. W
Media: Baseball Without Fans Sounded Crazy. It Might Just Work. W
Pharma: Big Pharma Sees Its Strengths Surface in the Pandemic BR
Retail: Walmart hiring 50K new employees to meet coronavirus demand P
Retail: Coronavirus, retail closures speed the rise of Amazon C
Tech: Big Tech’s Resilience to Coronavirus Downturn Faces First Test W
Virus I
Trump’s Coronavirus Focus Shifts to Reopening Economy, Defending His Response W
Trump's coronavirus reopening plan has big holes, health experts say R
As New York ramps up coronavirus testing, governors tell Trump it's too soon to reopen America R
Coronavirus: Maryland Gov. says it's 'absolutely false' states are ready to reopen C
More Americans Fear Lifting Coronavirus Restrictions Too Soon, WSJ/NBC Poll Says W
Virus II
The stock market is rising on hope for a pharma solution to coronavirus — here's how close we are C
A Covid-19 Vaccine Could Take Longer Than Investors Expect BR
Does Covid-19 Infection Equal Immunity? W
Microsoft 'plasmabot' encourages Covid-19 survivors to donate plasma C
Coronavirus tests delayed by Covid-19 contamination at CDC lab C
Virus III
How Sweden Is Fighting Coronavirus B
As Politicians Lean on Disease Modelers in Health Crisis, Some Scientists Fear a Backlash W
After Repeated Failures, It’s Time To Permanently Dump Epidemic Models
Coronavirus: Walmart to require associates to wear masks at work C
Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside NN
U.S. Pays High Prices for Masks From Unproven Vendors in Coronavirus Fight W
Tools to Help You Keep Your Distance as More People Go Outside W
Corporate finance
24 Hour Fitness weighs bankruptcy amid coronavirus pandemic C
April 18 (Saturday)
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Dow jumps 700 points on hope for a coronavirus treatment, closes at highest level since March C
Stocks Rally to Close Second Week of Gains W
A blast of earnings news is coming, but the market may be more focused on when the economy will reopen C
U.S. Crude Prices Drop to New 18-Year Low W
The US dollar is still king during the coronavirus NN
Central banks
New York Fed’s Williams Says Recovery Unlikely to Be Swift W
Fed Says It Will Disclose Borrower Information in Crisis Lending B
US
Here Are the Companies Getting Federal Funds for Covid Relief B
Nearly 3 million borrowers have been granted mortgage relief, and the industry is crying for help C
Homebuilding just had its worst month since 1984. What traders see ahead for the group C
Unemployed workers turn to each other for help getting through complex, crashed filing systems C
Op-Ed: The smart way to get US employees back to work C
China
China Records First Ever Contraction in Quarterly GDP on Coronavirus W
Virus Ravages China’s Economy—and It’s Just Getting Started W
US politics
Loans Averaged $206,000 in Small Businesses Fund That Ran Out B
JPMorgan says it has $26 billion in small business relief applications that need funding C
Giant U.S. Lenders Outpaced by Rivals in Small-Business Rescue B
Top House Republican Backs Adding Hospital Funding to Small-Business Package W
Small Businesses Need Money—but First They Need the U.S. to Reopen W
After earlier confusion, filing requirements are waived and veterans will get stimulus checks automatically C
The Year Tax Day Turned Upside Down W
Geopolitics & trade
North Korea Raises Millions Through Hacking, Smuggling, U.N. Report Finds W
Industries & companies
Airlines: In an age of coronavirus, airlines’ ‘Mr. Fix-It’ says the industry’s future depends on convincing travelers it’s safe to fly again C
Autos: VW Reopens Europe Plants, Offering a Vision of the Postvirus Factory W
Consumer: Procter & Gamble Posts Biggest U.S. Sales Gain in Decades W
Pharma: Coronavirus Drug Report, Though Inconclusive, Sends Gilead Higher W
Corporate finance
Exclusive: Norwegian Cruise taps Goldman Sachs to explore stake sale – sources R
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: Global deaths cross 150,000 as Trump urges states reopen C
California governor names Steyer, Yellen and tech CEOs to business recovery task force C
Trump demands states ‘LIBERATE’ after he issues new coronavirus guidelines and protests pop up C
Trump Backs Protests Against Governors’ Stay-at-Home Orders W
What Returning to Work Will Look Like in Offices, Cafes and Factories Around the World B
Virus II
WHO says China revised coronavirus infection data to ‘leave no case undocumented’ C
New York still struggles with 2,000 new coronavirus hospitalizations a day, Gov. Cuomo says C
San Francisco residents required to wear face coverings at essential businesses C
Virus III
Virus Vaccine May Be Ready for Mass Production By Autumn, Oxford Professor Says B
WHO warning: No evidence that antibody tests can show coronavirus immunity C
Antibody study suggests Covid-19 could be far more prevalent in the Bay Area than official numbers suggest C
South Korea’s New Coronavirus Twist: Recovered Patients Test Positive Again W
Facebook Cancels Gatherings With 50 or More People Through June 2021 W
Tech
For the first time ever, a robotic spacecraft caught an old satellite and extended its life C
April 17 (Friday)
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Dow futures rally 700 points after report says Gilead drug showing effectiveness against coronavirus C
Stocks vulnerable to another 20% downdraft, investor Peter Boockvar warns C
Big Gains in Havens Stoke Worries About Stock-Market Pullback W
Oil Demand Will Fall by a Fifth in April, OPEC Forecasts W
Global
U.S. Endorses G-20 Plan on Debt Suspension for Low-Income Economies W
Central banks
Unusual partnership in coronavirus bailout allows Fed and Treasury to share the risk C
Fed’s Harker says lost jobs will come back, but US should be patient C
US
Millions unemployed, homebuilding collapses as coronavirus ravages U.S. economy R
Small business rescue loan program hits $349 billion limit and is now out of money C
Fed's Bostic: U.S. small business may need up to $500 billion monthly in support through crisis R
Fintech Lending to Small Businesses Faces Coronavirus Obstacles W
China
China's virus-hit economy set to post first decline since at least 1992 R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing plans to resume Seattle-area aircraft production with physical distancing to avoid coronavirus C
FAANGs: Amazon Retools With Unusual Goal: Get Shoppers to Buy Less Amid Coronavirus Pandemic W
Financials: Morgan Stanley Quarterly Profit Drops 30% W
Health-Care: Health-Care Industry in Tug-of-War Over Coronavirus Aid W
Industrials: GE, Ford sign $336 million federal contract to make ventilators for coronavirus outbreak C
Pharma: Gilead stock pops 16% after report says coronavirus drug trial shows encouraging early results C
Real estate: The New York retail real estate market is reeling because of coronavirus, as rents tumble C
Tech: Microsoft stock is up because businesses want secure video conferencing, says Robert Herjavec C
Tech: Zoom Hires Security Heavyweights to Fix Flaws W
Virus I
New York and other East Coast states extend shutdown of nonessential businesses to May 15, Gov. Cuomo says C | Federal Guidelines
Governors Extend Lockdowns as Global Cases Top 2.1 Million W
The US economy can’t reopen without widespread coronavirus testing. Getting there will take a lot of work and money C
Virus II
Moderna Gets U.S. Funding for Development, Manufacturing of Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine W
EU Backs Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps Similar to Apple-Google Proposal W
Exclusive: FDA may have dropped standards too far in hunt for chloroquine to fight coronavirus – sources R
China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says W
Virus III
US Navy hospital ship will see patients from Philadelphia area amid coronavirus pandemic C
Supermarkets Adjust Meat Sections as Coronavirus Cuts Supply W
Cybersecurity
Foreign state hackers target U.S. coronavirus treatment research: FBI official R
Offbeat
Khan Academy founder: Balance between in-person, online learning could be ‘silver lining’ of crisis C
Science projects to do at home while on coronavirus lockdown P
April 16 (Thursday)
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Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries Hit Record High in February B
Gas Is Super Cheap, But Pumps Stay Full With Fuel No One Is Buying B
Central banks
The Fed’s Main Street problem: Worries rise that money won’t go where it’s most needed C
Fed Beige Book says economy contracted ‘sharply and abruptly’ due to coronavirus C
Fed’s Latest Treasury Purchases Signal Liquidity Is Improving B
US
U.S. Economic Data Show Deep Hit in March, Collapse in April B
The economic data is even worse than Wall Street feared: ‘The economy is clearly in ruins here’ C
U.S. Factory Output Fell in March by the Most Since 1946 B
Small business loans top $296 billion and could reach the program’s limit by the end of Wednesday C
‘I can’t even get anyone to take my application’: Some small businesses are locked out of loan program C
Industries & companies
American Airlines CEO: ‘It certainly feels like we’re at bottom’ as revenue tumbles 90% C
Apple now sells five iPhones — here’s how to pick the right iPhone for you C
Virus I
Trump Abandons Task Force on Reopening U.S., Hosts Calls Instead B
New York moves to a ‘new normal’ as Gov. Cuomo outlines gradual reopening of businessesC
Merkel Announces Steps to Slowly Return Germany to Normal B
Virus II
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders all people to wear face coverings in public C
Coronavirus updates: Executives warn more testing needed, Maryland requires masks while shopping C
Virus III
Senate Democrats seek $30 billion for national coronavirus testing C
Abbott announces new coronavirus antibody test that could do up to 20 million screenings in JuneC
1-in-7 New Yorkers May Have Already Gotten Covid-19 B
April 15 (Wednesday)
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Dow jumps 500 points as coronavirus outlook improves C
Thirst for Oil Vanishes, Leaving Industry in Chaos W
Global
World Economy Is Likely in Recession W
G-7 Countries Back Debt Relief for Poorest If G-20 Join W
US
Worst-Case Fears of 20%-Plus U.S. Jobless Rate Are Now Realistic B
A Second Round of Coronavirus Layoffs Has Begun. Few Are Safe. W
Goldman says downturn will be 4 times worse than housing crisis, then an ‘unprecedented’ recovery C
Europe
The Bank Backstop: Can Europe’s Lenders Weather the Coronavirus Crisis? W
US politics
Trump’s Legal Power to Overrule States on Pandemic Is Limited W
New York Gov. Cuomo says Trump will have ‘no fight with me’ on coronavirus, but he’s ‘wrong’ on the law C
Small Business Loan Funds Running Out With Congress Stalled B
Small-Business Funding Dispute Challenges Community Lenders W
Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden for President W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing customers cancel staggering 150 Max plane orders, deepening crisis as coronavirus roils air travel C
Autos: Tesla Stock Rides Seven-Session Winning Streak, Rising More Than 60% W
Consumer: Johnson & Johnson Lowers Revenue Forecast on Coronavirus Impact W
Financials: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo Profits Tumble as They Brace for a Recession W
Media: NBCUniversal ‘evaluating’ moving up nationwide Peacock launch from July 15, says Peacock chief C
Tech: Cisco will let customers defer 95% of their payments on new products until 2021 C
Corporate finance
Bank of America survey shows highest cash positions since 9/11 attacks, demand for end to buybacks C
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: New York cases show signs of slowing, US airports see $10 billion in aid C
Jamie Dimon says US companies might send employees back to work by ‘June, July, August’C
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus? R
Explainer: How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' the new coronavirus R
Coronavirus Turns 911 Calls Into Tracking ToolW
Virus II
GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Team Up for Vaccine W
Hospitals Monitor Some Coronavirus Patients at Home W
FEMA Joined Virus Fight With Posts Unfilled and Parent Agency Moving Funds to Immigration W
Prisoner Release Orders Spur Debate W
April 14 (Tuesday)
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Dow falls 300 points, but Netflix leads Nasdaq into the green C
Stocks Fall as Investors Brace for Earnings Season W
ETF Investors Are All-In on Stimulus With $17 Billion Stock Bet B
North America’s Oil Industry Is Shutting Off the Spigot W
US
U.S. Debt and Deficit Forecast to Hit Levels Not Seen Since WWII B
How Coronavirus Spread Through Corporate America W
How restaurants plan to survive widespread layoffs from the coronavirus pandemic C
Homeowners Seeking Mortgage Relief With U.S. Economy Shuttered B
US politics
Negotiations Over New Coronavirus Aid Stall W
Trump Defends His Coronavirus Record With Anger, and a Video B
Fauci walks back coronavirus comments that sparked fears of his firing C
Sanders Endorses Biden W
Biden Wins Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin W
Geopolitics & trade
The U.S. vs. China: Who Is Winning the Key Technology Battles? W
Trump Funding Threat Against World Health Organization Linked to Hiring Practices W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Mnuchin flexes muscles on airline coronavirus aid — a taste of what other companies may face C
Apparel: The coronavirus pandemic ‘creates an opportunity’ for business, Levi Strauss CEO says C
FAANGs: Amazon to Ease Curbs on Nonessential Items W
Media: Ad Giant Publicis Warns of Spending Pullback Amid Coronavirus W
Media: Roku Adds 3 Million Accounts as Coronavirus Forces Shelter-in-Place W
Virus
Trump says plan to re-open shuttered U.S. economy to be completed soon R
Nine U.S. states planning reopening of economies after coronavirus shutdown R
The Coronavirus Economic Reopening Will Be Fragile, Partial and Slow W
Why Trump’s claim that he has ‘total’ power to restart state economies is false C
Trump says there’s ‘clear evidence’ coronavirus mitigation is working in US as growth in new cases stabilizes C
Lockdowns Extended Across Europe Amid Signs Crisis Is Slowing W
World Bank, IMF Push to Consolidate Patchwork Approach to Coronavirus Crisis W
Corporate finance
SoftBank Expects Nearly $17 Billion Loss on Vision Fund W
Offbeat
Tornadoes Kill at Least 32 People Across the South W
The Coronavirus Puzzle Boom Is Not Puzzling at All B
April 13 (Monday)
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Dow futures slide more than 100 points as investors weigh coronavirus and oil outlook C
OPEC and allies finalize record oil production cut after days of discussion C
Young Shale CEO Asks Texas to Curb Oil Output W
Central banks & credit
Junk-Bond Rally May Have Been a Fed-Fueled Mirage BR
The Fed is on ‘wartime’ footing and still may be asked to do more C
Fed’s Neel Kashkari says coronavirus economic recovery ‘could be a long, hard road’ C
‘Protection-Lite’ Loans May Cause the Next Recession BR
US
How Bad the Economy Could Get BR
Looming Earnings Season Offers Next Test for Stock Market W
Bracing for an Economy Changed by Coronavirus BR
Robert Shiller: Pandemic of fear could tip economy into a depression C
Over 60 With Decades Left on the Mortgage: The New Retirement Math W
Covid-19 Cost Them Their Jobs. How They’re Getting By. BR
US politics
Lawmakers Seek New Ways to Cover Workers’ Paychecks W
Longer-Term Prospects of Coronavirus Response: Bigger State, Higher Taxes W
Geopolitics & trade
Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research, amid US-China row on virus origin NN
How China could use this moment to charge ahead with its geopolitical agenda C
Industries & companies
Financials: Bank Stocks Are in a Ditch. Earnings Won’t Change That. W
Media: Disney World will furlough 43,000 union workers during coronavirus shutdown C
Media: Bob Iger on Disney After Coronavirus BR
Tech: Looking for a Job? Big Tech Is Hiring W
Utilities: For Dividend Safety, Think About Regulated Utilities BR
Virus I
Fauci expresses ‘cautious optimism’ coronavirus outbreak is slowing, US could start reopening in May C
Trump and Allies Push Toward Reopening Economy. But Governors Urge Caution. N
Coronavirus ‘Immunity Passport’ Stumbles in U.K. W
Is Sweden's COVID-19 strategy working?
The Terrible Costs of Keeping—or Ending—the Lockdowns BR
Virus II
NYC mayor announces public schools will remain closed rest of academic year, but governor pushes back C
New Jersey governor slashes all train, bus and light rail transit by 50% C
It’s ‘People, People, People’ as Lines Stretch Across America N
Virus III
Auto Giants Trade Drills for Tweezers in Bid to Rush Coronavirus Ventilators W
Smithfield CEO Warns of Risks to Pork Supply W
P&G Toilet-Paper Factory Delivers as Virus Hits Town W
Virus IV
How a Premier U.S. Drug Company Became a Virus ‘Super Spreader’ N
How the Virus Transformed the Way Americans Spend Their Money N
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson discharged from hospital C
Boris Johnson Says He Risked Dying During Virus Treatment B
April 10 (Friday)
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S&P 500 jumps more than 1%, capping off its best week since 1974 C
Fed Moves Spark Corporate Bond Rally W
OPEC and allies agree to historic 10 million barrel per day production cut C
Central banks & credit
Federal Reserve unveils details of $2.3 trillion in programs to help support the economy C
Fed Has Firepower to Do More Even After $2.3 Trillion Aid Blitz B
‘Where No Fed Has Gone’: Wall Street Reacts to Muni-Debt Program B
Powell Says Fed Will Act ‘Forcefully’ to Help U.S. Recovery B
Coronavirus Crisis Legacy: Mountains of Debt W
US
Economic Data Spur Debate Over Lifting Virus Restrictions W
U.S. Jobless Claims Soar for Third Straight Week W
Las Vegas Job Losses Could Double Those of 2007-09 Recession W
A Month Ago, They All Had Stable Jobs. Now They Want to Work for Amazon. W
Frozen Housing Market Relies on Bargains and Desperation B
Ray Dalio predicts a coronavirus depression: ‘This is bigger than what happened in 2008’ C
Postal Service Warns of $22 Billion Hole From Coronavirus W
Europe
EU Finance Ministers Agree to Funding to Cushion Impact of Coronavirus W
US politics
GOP, Democrats Hit Impasse Over Nature of Next Round of Aid W
Joe Biden Seeks to Unite Democrats With New Policy Proposals W
Progressive groups push Biden to keep Wall Street out of White House C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Officials Target Chinese State-Owned Telecom Provider W
Industries & companies
Retail: Walmart hires 100,000 to meet demand, as toilet paper and sewing machines fly off the shelves C
Virus
Global Virus Cases Top 1.5 Million W
In Washington, Why the Predicted Coronavirus Surge Hasn’t Hit W
Haywire Immune Reaction Linked to Severe Virus Cases W
Prisoners Riot as Coronavirus Tensions Rise W
Virus II
Pfizer’s lead coronavirus drug is showing promise, chief scientific officer says C
Database of Medical Records Would Create a Coronavirus Registry W
Chinese Doctors at Coronavirus Hub Cast Doubt on Chloroquine as Cure W
Faulty N95 Masks Hamper Hospitals W
Virus III
U.S. Exploring Coronavirus Testing for Food Plants W
Amazon says it could soon begin testing some warehouse workers for the coronavirus C
Farmers Dump Milk, Break Eggs as Restaurant Closings Destroy Demand W
Cybersecurity
Travelex Paid Hackers About $2.3 Million After Attack W
Offbeat
Air pollution drops 30% in Northeast US as coronavirus lockdown slows travel: NASA C
Morgan Stanley CEO Recovered From Coronavirus W
Harvard University Taps Credit Markets for Up to $1.1 Billion B
April 09 (Thursday)
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Stocks Rebound After Bout of Volatility W
Oil surges in sudden move toward the end of trading, production cuts eyed C
Far Flung Local Currency Bonds Whip Back on Investors W
Central banks
Fed will keep rates near zero until economy has ‘weathered’ coronavirus impact, minutes show C
Fed Minutes Reveal Alarm Over Virus’s Economic, Market Disruptions W
Health crisis warranted 'forceful' response from Fed, minutes show R
Fed Bought Time With Emergency Cut While Eyeing New Programs B
State Funding Woes Are Dragging the Fed Into Muni-Market Reboot W
Coming next from the Fed: How much for Main Street? R
US
U.S. GDP will contract 30% in second quarter, 5% in 2020: PIMCO R
Wobbly U.S. fiscal response could deepen coronavirus recession R
US politics
Hundreds of U.S. lenders get access to small business rescue program with new system launch R
SBA Under Fire for Failing to Get Aid to Struggling Small Businesses W
Bernie Sanders is out of the race, but he promises to press his democratic socialist agenda C
Biden and the DNC start to lay the groundwork for a joint fundraising effort to take on Trump C
Coronavirus is disrupting the 2020 election. New York and New Jersey are latest to change their primaries C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Eyes Tariffs as Tool to Tame Oil Glut W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Pandemic Hits Plane Makers, Complicates 737 MAX Return W
Autos: Toyota extends North American plant shutdown; will stop paying 5,000 temporary workers R
Consumer: As coronavirus spread to the US, Clorox shares soared C
FAANGs: Amazon Warehouse Warned Staff Not to Touch Shipments for 24 Hours B
Insurance: Auto insurers are offering discounts amid the pandemic. What you need to know C
Retail: Some Retail Chains Fight for Survival W
Retail: McDonald’s Warns Of Difficult Decisions Ahead W
Virus I
For All Its Coronavirus Blunders, Italy Offers Hope for Other Democracies W
First European Countries Prepare to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions W
Germany Cuts Deal with China for Coronavirus Supplies W
Virus II
Trump Health Team Crafts Plan to Open Economy If Virus Crests B
GM to Make 30,000 Ventilators for National Stockpile W
U.S. Passes 400,000 Infections of Virus W
Virus III
New York Gov. Cuomo says state won’t return to ‘normal’ as daily coronavirus deaths reach new high C
New York City’s Hospitals Prepare ‘Live or Die’ Guidance as Virus Peaks W
Most NYC Covid-19 Cases Came From Europe, Genome Researchers Say B
Three Deaths Expose Fears for Strength of U.S. Food-Supply Chain B
Cybersecurity
Hacking Groups Hunt Pandemic Opportunities, Warn U.S., British Officials W
Offbeat
FASB Proposes Delaying New Accounting Rules for Some Companies Because of Coronavirus W
WHO officials are investigating human transmission of the coronavirus to pets C
Airbnb’s Coronavirus Crisis: Burning Cash, Angry Hosts and an Uncertain Future W
Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her CEO husband will sell all individual stock shares after coronavirus trade furor C
April 08 (Wednesday)
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Dow gives up 900-point rally, turns negative in final hour of trading C
Energy
U.S. Slashes 2020 Oil-Output Forecast Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting B
U.S. Natural Gas Output Expected to Fall by Most Ever Next Year B
Central banks & credit
Sizing Up Fed’s Historic Intervention W
China’s Faltering Dollar Bonds Show Limits of State Intervention B
Bond Investors Are Back, Even in Indonesia W
Illinois Faces Rising Risk of Cut to Junk Over Pandemic Hit B
Democrats Push for Fed to Buy Low-Rated Muni Debt to Ease Strain B
ECB Helps Greek Plans for New Debt to Fight Virus Pandemic B
US I
U.S. Consumer Credit Jumped in February Before Virus Hit B
Requests to delay mortgage payments jump nearly 2,000% as borrowers seek relief during outbreak C
Fannie, Freddie Unlikely to Aid Mortgage Firms as Payments Dry Up W
US II
U.S. Economy Is in a Contraction, Says Larry Kudlow W
Bernanke Doesn’t See V-Shaped U.S. Recovery After Steep Fall B
Cramer predicts ‘U’ shape recovery, says economy ‘will bounce back gradually’ C
Companies Cite New Government Benefits in Cutting Workers W
US politics
Mnuchin seeks $250 billion more in small business aid, as Senate vote is planned for Thursday C
Small Businesses’ Finances Highly Vulnerable to Coronavirus Crisis W
Your forgivable loan may be undercut by this provision of the Paycheck Protection Program C
Industries & companies
Casinos: In Las Vegas, the Coronavirus Odds Are Not in Our Favor N
FAANGs: Netflix just got a bunch of new parental controls — here’s how to use them C
FAANGs: Amazon to Suspend Delivery Service That Competes With UPS, FedEx W
Insurance: Allstate CEO: Driving is way down due to coronavirus and ‘we don’t know’ if trend will last C
Insurance: UnitedHealth Will Speed Payments to Doctors, Hospitals Amid Pandemic W
Media: Video game streaming is surging as millions are cooped up inside their homes C
Real estate: Shopping center owner Kimco is trying to help its smaller tenants pay rent, stay in business C
Retail: Costco vs. Walmart: Trader says one could be a better big-box pick C
Retail: Back-to-School Season in Jeopardy With Retail Imports Plunging B
Trucking: Truckers Cut Spending as Factory Slowdown Weighs on Operators W
Virus I
Global Virus Deaths Top 81,000 as Four States Report Highest Daily Toll W
U.K., New York Have Deadliest Day; Trump Rips WHO: Virus Update B
New York coronavirus deaths jumped by 731 Monday, the biggest daily increase, Gov. Cuomo says C
New Jersey closes most public parks, extends emergency order as deaths surge C
China Eases Wuhan Lockdown, but Coronavirus Fight Remains Incomplete W
Virus II
Attention Turns to Eventual Reopening of U.S. Economy W
Trump Team Preps Plans to Reopen Economy That Depend on Testing B
U.S. Labs Face Crisis After Crisis Despite Improvements in Testing B
In Coronavirus Response, Republicans and Democrats Like Big Government W
Virus III
Trump Says He’s Considering a Hold on U.S. Funding for WHO B
Companies Offer FEMA Critical Supplies the Government Can’t Buy W
Patients with autoimmune diseases are running out of hydroxychloroquine C
Corporate finance
Airbnb Paying More Than 10% Interest on $1 Billion Financing W
WeWork Directors Sue SoftBank Over Terminated $3 Billion Share Offer W
Offbeat
Wisconsin voters go to the polls despite coronavirus health risks. Here are some photos C
Twitter CEO sets aside $1 billion in Square equity for charity, coronavirus relief C
Airbnb guests say the company is making it hard to collect refunds for coronavirus cancellations C
April 07 (Tuesday)
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Dow rallies nearly 1,200 points as US coronavirus case growth rate appears to slow down C
Dow Industrials Rise About 6% W
Equities Surge, Bonds Decline on Easing Virus Toll B
Wall Street bounces back from a steep sell-off. Here’s what to expect next C
Investors should prepare for a ‘vicious spiral’ more than twice as bad as the financial crisis, says J.P. Morgan MW
Commodities
Oil drops 8% amid uncertainty over production cuts C
OPEC Seeks to Rally Producers Over Fears of Filled Storage W
Central banks
Fed Preparing to Purchase New Small Business Payroll Loans W
New York Fed Says Commercial Paper Facility Will Launch April 14 W
US
Jamie Dimon warns: We’re getting a ‘bad recession’ plus ‘financial stress’ like the 2008 crisis C
Janet Yellen says second-quarter GDP could decline by 30% and unemployment is already at 12%-13% C
Europe
Germany Plans ‘Limitless’ Credit Program for Small Companies B
US politics
Many Americans say $1,200 stimulus checks won’t be enough. What it would take to get more money C
Opinion: Congress should send everyone a $1,200 check every month MW
Coronavirus prompts government to loosen rules on tapping retirement savings
Trump Risks U.S. Jobs While Saving Apple’s at Austin Factory B
Pelosi, Democrats using coronavirus to push for big tax cuts for blue state residents
US politics II
Kudlow Says He Proposed ‘War Bonds’ for Coronavirus to Trump B
Stampede for emergency loans is crushing lenders, putting millions of small businesses at risk C
Restaurants, Hotels Won Ability to Get Small-Business Help W
Industries & companies
Financials: Coronavirus mortgage bailout: ‘There is going to be complete chaos,’ says industry CEO C
Financials: Bank of America sees booming rescue loan demand, with applications for nearly 10% of program C
Financials: Car Insurers Give Millions in Coronavirus Refunds W
Real estate: Tom Barrack on the Crisis in the Commercial Real Estate Market B
Utilities: PG&E’s Settlement With California Fire Victims Is Fraying W
Virus I
WHO says coronavirus vaccine and treatment research has ‘accelerated at incredible speed’ C
Trump Pushes Broader Use of Hydroxychloroquine Against Coronavirus W
Scientists Rush to Find Coronavirus Cure—but it Still Isn’t Fast Enough W
Here’s Why President Trump Should Love Face Masks W
Virus II
WHO says the coronavirus can spread one to three days before symptoms start C
CDC says three kids have died from suspected coronavirus in US as some children get severely sick C
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Exponential
Virus III
South Korea Tamps Down Coronavirus, but Economy Remains Paralyzed W
After Coronavirus Successes, Asian Nations Forced to Tighten Curbs W
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in intensive care after coronavirus condition ‘worsened’ C
Virus IV
U.S. Death Toll From Virus Tops 10,000 W
Cuomo Says New York Deaths Signal Possible Plateau in Outbreak B
NY Gov. Cuomo doubles max fine for breaking coronavirus rules to $1,000 as cases rise C
NY Gov. Cuomo will ask Trump to allow coronavirus patients on Navy ship Comfort C
Virus V
Shipping Delays? Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online W
Coronavirus Hits Meat Plants W
For Grocers, Eggs Are Getting More Expensive W
Corporate finance
The No. 1 Source of Stock Demand Is a Goner, for Years to Come B
Offbeat
NYC education department tells principals to stop using Zoom, citing privacy concerns C
Spies, Unable to Telework, Adapt Their Access to U.S. Secrets W
FAA Devises Novel Strategies to Keep Air-Traffic Control Centers Running W
April 06 (Monday)
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The Great Portfolio Stress Test: What One Bad Day Can Tell You BR
Oil set to ‘crater’ Monday as OPEC meeting delayed, tensions flare between Saudi Arabia and Russia C
Oil Investors Grow Desperate for Supply Cuts W
Active Managers Have Disappointed. But We Found Some Good Ones. BR
Credit
Most Bond Funds Have Been Beaten Up. It’s Time for a Gut Check. BR
Why Emerging Market Corporate Bonds Might Be Worth the Risk. BR
Supply-Chain Finance Is New Risk in Crisis W
Central banks
Fed’s Bullard says US economy not in ‘free fall’ despite 32% unemployment projection C
What Negative Interest Rates Really Mean for You BR
US
This Earnings Season, It’s the Adjectives That Matter BR
The jobs numbers have been so bad that even the good news is bad news C
State Shutdowns Have Taken at Least a Quarter of U.S. Economy Offline W
New York City’s Economy Is in the Crucible of the Crisis BR
What’s Next for the Rest of the U.S. BR
Europe
EU Steps Up to Fight Virus Crisis—And Show It Can Deliver W
China
Kept at Home, Many Chinese Fall Behind on Their Debts W
US politics
Governors Learn on the Fly How to Pitch Trump for Help W
Coronavirus live updates: US bank group warns of ‘massive’ delays in small-business rescue program C
Biden, Brain Trust Craft Agenda W
Industries & companies
Airlines: With Lockdowns, Airlines Learn to Manage Without Flying Many Planes W
Autos: Nissan-Renault’s Conundrum: How to Plan When ‘We’re Not Selling Anything’ W
Cruise lines: Carnival’s struggle to survive the coronavirus as outbreak wipes out the cruise industry C
FAANGs: A MacBook Air Review at the Worst Possible Time W
Materials: Big Stock Buys at Building-Materials Companies BR
Media: Google and Facebook Can’t Save the Advertising Industry This Time BR
Corporate finance
Bankruptcies won’t save retail this time C
If Companies Aren’t Buying Their Own Stock, Who Is? W
Virus I
U.S. Braces for Most Challenging Days Ahead in Pandemic W
Bill Gates calls coronavirus pandemic a ‘nightmare scenario,’ but predicts lower death toll than Trump C
America’s Hospital System Is About to Be Tested BR
Trump says 1,000 military personnel deploying to NYC, warns coming week toughest yet in virus fight C
Cuomo says New York could hit coronavirus peak in 7 days: ‘We’re not yet ready’ C
Coronavirus patients spend night on Navy hospital ship meant for non-infected New York patients C
Virus II
China is donating 1,000 ventilators to help New York in coronavirus fight C
Ventilator Manufacturing Ramps Up, but Not Quickly Enough W
The largest US employers are turning to thermometers to detect coronavirus C
Virus III
Pharmacies are struggling to keep key medication stocked as demand surges amid coronavirus outbreak C
As Countries Bar Medical Exports, Some Suggest Bans May Backfire W
Shortage of Test Components Forces Labs to Beg, Borrow and Improvise W
Amazon in contact with coronavirus test makers as it plans pandemic response C
States Try Curbing Malaria-Drug Hoarding Amid Unproven Coronavirus Benefit W
Cybersecurity
Zoom CEO: ‘I Really Messed Up’ on Security W
Technology
Reporting for Coronavirus Duty: Robots That Go Where Humans Fear to Tread W
Offbeat
How NYC moved the country’s largest school district online during the coronavirus pandemic C
New York Utility Workers Live at Job Site During Coronavirus Crisis W
The Big Question for Sports: When Will Fans Feel Safe? W
April 04 (Saturday)
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Markets
Dow drops 300 points as Wall Street volatility continues C
Saudi Arabia, Russia Press U.S. to Coordinate Oil Cuts; Prices Rise W
Trump Administration Discussed Shutting Oil Production in Gulf of Mexico W
Central banks
Fed Cuts Pace of QE Treasury Buying to $50 Billion Per Day B
Fed Unlikely to Order Big U.S. Banks to Suspend Dividends W
Covid-19, cash, and the future of payments
Global
Coronavirus pandemic economic fallout ‘way worse than the global financial crisis,’ IMF chief says C
US
March Job Losses Signal Bigger Collapse W
U.S. Employers Cut 701,000 Jobs in March W
Another figure in the jobs report paints an even gloomier picture of the coronavirus damage C
Here are the industries suffering the biggest job losses in an initial look at coronavirus impact C
Companies Try to Preserve Jobs by Cutting Pay Amid Coronavirus Crisis W
Residential construction is bright spot in jobs report, but more workers start to stay home C
US politics
Bank of America says 58,000 small businesses have asked for $6 billion in loans since 9 a.m. C
Kudlow Doesn’t See Significant Barriers for Small Business Loans B
Administration to Pay Hospitals to Treat Uninsured Coronavirus Patients W
This Tax Policy Idea Wasn’t on the Table. Then Famous Chefs Called the President. W
Pelosi Pares Goals for New Stimulus Bill With Eye on Faster Help B
Industries & companies
Airlines: US airlines must apply soon for coronavirus relief grants — then comes the hard part C
FAANGs: Exclusive: Amazon to delay Prime Day sales event due to coronavirus R
Financials: Wells Fargo, Other Lenders Miss Debut of Rescue for Small Firms B
Media: Disney sets new dates for ‘Mulan,’ ‘Black Widow,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’ and more C
Retail: Under Armour to Furlough 6,600 Workers W
Virus I
NY Gov. Cuomo says state saw its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths on Thursday C
WHO says ‘more and more’ young people are dying from the coronavirus C
Coronavirus live updates: Airlines ordered to give customers refunds, Fauci warns about ‘knockout drug’ C
Coronavirus Puts At-Risk Older Doctors in Harm’s Way W
ConEd Hit by Virus as Cases in New York Surge Past 100,000 B
Virus II
Video: UPMC Vaccine Press Conference
Here’s the study behind why NYC Mayor de Blasio now recommends masks in public C
3M, Under White House Attack, Pushes Back W
New York, New Jersey Seize Ventilators Before Pandemic Crests B
Pentagon adjusts coronavirus screening process for care on hospital ship in New York C
Technology
U.S. and Europe Look to Track People to Slow Spread of Coronavirus W
Offbeat
Photos of field hospitals set up around the world to treat coronavirus patients C
Pentagon Will Accept Virus Patients at Javits Center in New York B
How lockdowns will take their own toll on health R
In a Pandemic, a New Worry: Touching the Payment Screen W
April 03 (Friday)
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Stock futures lower as indexes head for modest weekly losses C
Oil jump lifts Wall Street as jobless claims data surges R
Crude Leaps 25% on Hopes for End to Price War W
Trump’s Push for Huge Deal to Cut Oil Supply Draws Disbelief B
New Kind of U.S. Actively Managed ETF Starts Trading W
US
It could take 4 to 5 years for many Americans to recover wages lost to coronavirus C
Record 6.6 Million Americans Sought Jobless Benefits Last Week W
Job losses in March could be the worst in a decade, and that’s just the beginning C
Jobless Claim Surge Shows Pandemic Extending Its Grip W
Mortgage Defaults Could Pile Up at Pace That Dwarfs 2008 B
China
China’s New Coronavirus Policies Disrupt U.S. Air Cargo Operations W
Fresh Coronavirus Testing in China Finds More Symptomless Cases B
US politics
White House says small business lending program will be running Friday, even as JPMorgan says it’s not ready C
The Rush for $350 Billion in Small-Business Loans Starts Friday. Banks Have Questions. W
Government Doubles Interest Rate on SBA Loans After Banks Complain W
High Unemployment Numbers Show the CARES Act Is Doing Its Job
Democratic National Convention to Be Postponed Until Mid-August W
Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines cutting international summer schedule by 60% as coronavirus drives down demand C
Autos: Tesla soars on delivery numbers -- company delivered 88,400 vehicles in Q1 C
FAANGs: Facebook expects to add 10,000 workers in product and engineering this year, says Sheryl Sandberg C
FAANGs: Amazon Has Hired 80,000 Workers Out of 100,000 Plan W
Industrials: GE to Furlough Thousands of U.S. Aviation Workers Due to Air Travel Slump W
Media: Disney to furlough non-union employees at theme parks, waives annual pass fees C
Pharma: Biotech Pioneer Amgen Joins Hunt for Coronavirus Drug W
Virus
U.S. Expected to Recommend Cloth Masks for Americans in Virus Hot Spots W
3M CEO Says Demand for N95 Masks Exceeds Its Capacity W
Trump Orders Output of Masks, Ventilators W
The Coronavirus Patients Betrayed by Their Own Immune Systems N
Defense department sees largest overnight spike in coronavirus cases C
Coronavirus Cases Top One Million Globally as Economic Toll Mounts W
The religious retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt R
Technology
3-D Companies Tackle Coronavirus Supply Shortages W
Corporate finance
SoftBank Says It Won’t Buy WeWork Co-Founder Neumann’s Shares W
DOJ Probes Whether Taboola’s Deal to Buy Outbrain Would Harm Competition W
April 02 (Thursday)
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Dow falls 900 points as Wall Street fears coronavirus will shut down economy longer than expected C
Stocks Fall 4% in Bleak Start to Second Quarter W
Just Like That, All the Confidence in the Stock Market Is Zapped B
Investors Are All Amateur Epidemiologists Now W
Brace for coronavirus fallout to take stocks to new lows, $107B money manager warns C
Whiting Petroleum Becomes First Major Shale Bankruptcy as Oil Prices Drop W
European Fund’s Investors Face Penalty Amid Losses W
US
March Factory Activity Gauge Just a Preview of April Stall W
Factories Cut Output, Jobs as Coronavirus Lockdown Bites W
U.S. Nonfarm Private Sector Lost 27,000 Jobs Amid Coronavirus W
White-Collar Job Security Exposes Huge Gap With Service Industry B
Coronavirus Pandemic Widens Divide Between Online, Traditional Businesses W
Who’s Hiring and Who’s Firing: How Firms Are Reacting to the Coronavirus W
Coronavirus Exacts Toll From Business Winners, Too W
Telemedicine, Once a Hard Sell, Can’t Keep Up With Demand W
US politics
Democrats Push to Address Infrastructure in Fourth Coronavirus Stimulus Package W
Treasury Department Selects Wall Street Banks to Advise on Airline Aid W
Trump to Meet With Oil CEOs About Helping Industry W
Biden Doubts Democratic Convention Can Be Held as Planned Due to Coronavirus W
Industries & companies
Autos: Worst yet to come as coronavirus takes its toll on auto sales C
FAANGs: Apple has a new agreement with Amazon that lets you rent movies through Prime Video on iPhone C
FAANGs: Amazon Struggles to Find Its Coronavirus Footing. ‘It’s a Time of Great Stress.’ W
Financials: Fed Temporarily Eases Capital Requirements for Big Banks W
Virus I
White House advisor Fauci says coronavirus vaccine trial is on target and will be ‘ultimate game changer’ C
Coronavirus could kill more Americans than WWI, Vietnam or Korean wars, White House projection shows C
Infected but feeling fine: The unwitting coronavirus spreaders
Why the Richest Country on Earth Can’t Get You a Face Mask W
China Asserts Claim to Global Leadership, Mask by Mask W
China hid extent of coronavirus outbreak, US intelligence reportedly says C
Trump says he doesn’t know if China underreported coronavirus numbers: ‘I’m not an accountant from China’ C
Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported W
Virus II
Trump says he’s considering halting domestic flights between certain coronavirus hot spots C
New York City needs 3.3 million N95 masks and 400 ventilators by Sunday, Mayor de Blasio says C
Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 200,000, Georgia issues ‘shelter-in-place’ order C
Florida Issues Statewide Limits as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Mount W
The South, Sickest Part of a Sick America, Falls Prey to Virus B
Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation
Virus III
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
Virus Grounds a U.S. Aircraft Carrier as Crew Quarantined in Guam W
Hospitals, Doctors Feel Financial Squeeze as Coronavirus Sweeps U.S. W
U.S. Plant Workplaces Emerge as Coronavirus Battlegrounds W
Corporate finance
AMC Entertainment Lenders Hire Lawyers for Restructuring Talks W
T-Mobile Absorbs Sprint After Two-Year Battle W
Xerox Is Ending Hostile Takeover Bid for HP W
Offbeat
Booming Interest in Zoom Cocktail Hours Comes With a Corporate Hangover W
April 01 (Wednesday)
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Dow drops 400 points as stocks close out their worst first quarter ever C
Cramer sees new five-minute test as possible turning point in coronavirus-driven market decline C
Oil-Price War Batters Poorer OPEC Members W
Food Security Fears Starting to Threaten Rice Exports in Asia B
Central banks
Fed Launches New Lending Facility for Foreign Central Banks W
Fed Takes on Role of World’s Central Bank by Pumping Out Dollars B
US
How Powell and Mnuchin Became the Duo in Charge of Saving the Economy N
How Mnuchin Became Washington’s Indispensable Crisis Manager W
Goldman sees 15% jobless rate and 34% GDP decline, followed by the fastest recovery in history C
Employers may drop 401(k) matches as companies look to cut expenses C
AI Hiring Expected to Show Resilience Amid Coronavirus Slowdown W
Geopolitics & trade
The Pandemic Won’t End Sino-American Tensions Over Huawei W
Huawei Warns U.S. of Retaliation by Beijing; Profit Growth Slows W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon and Microsoft actually ended the first quarter higher as most of the market tanked C
FAANGs: Amazon Struggles to Find Its Coronavirus Footing. ‘It’s a Time of Great Stress.’ W
FAANGs: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio orders investigation of Amazon’s firing of strike organizer C
FAANGs: Apple Commits to Paying Contractors W
Retail: Largest US mall owner, Simon Property, furloughs 30% of workforce, adding to avalanche of coronavirus-related retail layoffs C
Retail: Walmart will start taking employees’ temperatures at all stores, distribution centers C
Virus I
U.S. Braces for Patient Surge as Virus Cases Climb W
Italy Hopeful That Coronavirus Pandemic Is Slowing Down W
Social Distancing Crushes Retail, Hotels, Dining B
U.S. Reviews Face-Mask Guidance as Europe Embraces Their Use W
Blood Plasma From Survivors Will Be Given to Coronavirus Patients N
FDA authorizes use of new two-minute test kit for coronavirus R
How Fauci Prods, Persuades Trump on Coronavirus Response W
Virus II
Hospitals Burn Through Cash While Congress Weighs Next Stimulus B
California Health Corps site scored 25,000 sign-ups in its first day, Governor Newsom says C
NYC to turn US Open tennis courts into hospital for coronavirus patients with hopes of playing in August, Mayor de Blasio says C
Rural hospitals and private medical practices struggle to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic C
Coronavirus Prompts Hospitals to Find Ways to Reuse Masks Amid Shortages W
Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help after more than 100 crew are infected with coronavirus C
The Coronavirus Challenges Facing U.S. Farms: Get Workers, Keep Them Healthy W
Corporate finance
Caesars-Eldorado merger moving forward C
Xerox Is Ending Hostile Takeover Bid for HP W
Apple buys popular weather app Dark Sky and plans to shut down Android versions C
Technology
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Finds New Problems in FBI Surveillance Applications W
Offbeat
Washington State OKs Facial Recognition Law Seen as National Model W
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross works from home in Palm Beach as administration battles coronavirus C
March 31 (Tuesday)
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Wall Street rallies, led by healthcare jump R
Stocks continue their rebound from coronavirus plunge, Dow jumps 3% C
Commodities
Oil drops more than 6% to 18-year low as global demand evaporates C
Wheat and Rice Prices Surge in Coronavirus Lockdown W
Bacon Left Out of Surge Beef and Eggs Are Getting From Lockdowns B
Central banks
The Fed Transformed: Powell Leads Central Bank Into Uncharted Waters W
Bostic: Fed programs could be broadened if they have missed important parts of economy R
Janet Yellen Says Too Much Corporate Borrowing Will Hinder Economic Recovery W
US
Coronavirus job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate may hit 32%, Fed estimates
Coronavirus jobs survey: 49% of companies considering layoffs, more than one-third freezing new hires C
Kohl’s will furlough about 85,000 employees, Macy’s furloughs majority as retailers cope with significant sales losses C
Fiat Chrysler temporarily cuts pay by 20% for salaried workers amid coronavirus pandemic C
U.S. pending home sales rise 2.4% in February R
Visa Says Consumer Spending Has ‘Sharply Declined,’ Even Online B
How to Avoid Another Great Recession W
China
A New Shortage in China’s Coronavirus-Hit Economy: Jobs for Biggest Graduating Class in Years W
Hidden Chinese Lending Puts Emerging-Market Economies at Risk W
US politics
After Three Coronavirus Stimulus Packages, Congress Is Already Prepping Phase Four W
U.S. to finalize fuel efficiency rewrite through 2026: sources R
Industries & companies
Autos: Coronavirus drives U.S. March auto sales off a cliff R
Pharma: Johnson & Johnson to Begin Human Trials of Covid-19 Vaccine by September W
Retail: Some Instacart and Amazon Workers Stay Home, Calling for More Pay in Coronavirus Pandemic W
Tech: Microsoft jumps 7% as cloud services see pickup C
Virus I
U.S. Extends Shutdowns as Virus Strains Hospitals W
Coronavirus live updates: USNS Comfort’s arrival draws crowds, nearly half of all companies considering layoffs C
Photos of the field hospital being built in New York’s Central Park C
Trump says a nationwide coronavirus stay-home order was discussed – but is ‘pretty unlikely’ for now C
Inside Sweden’s Radically Different Approach to the Coronavirus W
Virus II
Ford, GE plan to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days C
US industrial giant 3M scrambles to meet demand for face masks as coronavirus spreads C
Medical Companies Win Approval for Rapid Coronavirus Tests W
Corporate finance
Banks Stuck With $23 Billion of Loans for T-Mobile’s Sprint Deal B
Offbeat
I’ve Worked From Home for 22 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned. W
March 30 (Monday)
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Markets
The Dow Ignored the Spread of Coronavirus Last Week. It Won’t Be Able to Anymore. BR
Bear-Market Rally Doesn’t Signal Quick Revival for Stocks BR
The traditional 60/40 retirement portfolio of stocks and bonds loses 20% for only the fourth time C
Father of Wall Street's 'fear gauge' sees wild volatility continuing until coronavirus cases peak C
Muni Bonds Have Started to Rally. Why You Should Get on Board — and Where to Find Bargains. BR
Earnings Season Will Be Ugly, but These Charts Offer a Bit of Hope BR
Central banks
Washington Rearms Fed After Central Bank Unleashes Firepower W
Fed Considering Additional Support for State, Local Government Finance W
US
Pandemic Compels Historic Labor Shift W
What life is like now for the 3 million Americans suddenly out of work MW
The Class of 2020 Was Headed Into a Hot Job Market, Until Now W
Uber drivers struggle to find income amid coronavirus pandemic C
US politics
After Three Stimulus Packages, Congress Already Prepping No. 4 W
Layoffs Spike. Aid Is Near. Will It Be Enough to Help? BR
Lawmakers Pack Federal Stimulus Bill With Pet Provisions W
Coronavirus: New York pushes Democratic presidential primary to June C
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announces 90-day grace period on mortgages C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Plans to Stop Collecting Import Tariffs for Three Months, Officials Say W
Industries & companies
Agriculture: Coronavirus hits already struggling US farmers with drop in prices C
FAANGs: Amazon entices warehouse employees to grocery unit with higher pay C
Pharma: Gilead Revamps Emergency Request Process for Experimental Drug W
Pharma: Big Pharma and Biotech Need to Do More in the Fight Against Covid-19 BR
Restaurants: The Coronavirus X-Factor for Restaurants: Drive-Through W
Retail: Coronavirus: Mall owner Taubman is telling tenants they must pay rent C
Tech: 25 Tech Stocks for a Post-Coronavirus World BR
Virus I
Covid-19 Could Infect Millions of Americans, Fauci Says. Up to 200,000 Could Die. BR
Trump will not impose quarantine on New York, New Jersey, Connecticut C
New York Cases Top 50,000. Here’s the Testing and Hospital-Bed Situation. BR
Ohio Governor On Why He Ordered Early, Tough Coronavirus Lockdowns W
Virus II
Coronavirus live updates: Italy's death toll climbs to 10,779, UK lockdown could last six months C
Delays Preparing for Coronavirus Spike Push Spain’s Health Services to the Brink W
Exodus of Workers Reveals the Limits of India’s Coronavirus Lockdown W
China Closed All Its Movie Theaters Again
Virus III
Coronavirus could become seasonal virus like flu, top infectious disease expert warns
Manufacturers Seek U.S. Help on Where to Ship Medical Goods W
President’s Equipment Czar to Use Full Powers to Fight Coronavirus W
Coronavirus: New York orders thousands of manually operated pump ventilators C
New York City hospital criticized for slow coronavirus protections C
Coronavirus: Regulations slow hiring of doctors and nurses, staffing firms say C
Offbeat
The US economy has come to a standstill, satellite imagery shows C
Coronavirus and weddings: How to negotiate refunds and conduct Zoom ceremonies C
Social distancing phenom: Drive-ins boom as movie theaters close C
March 28 (Saturday)
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Markets
Dow drops more than 900 points on Friday, but still finishes higher for the week C
Stocks Drop, Pulling Back After Three-Day Rally W
High-Frequency Traders Feast on Volatile Market W
Central banks
Fed Considering Additional Support for State, Local Government Finance W
US
Coronavirus Measures Could Cut Economic Activity by a Quarter, Report Says W
Expect the Unexpected After the Crisis: Inflation
US politics
Trump to sign $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill at 4 pm C
Struggling Americans Can Tap 401Ks With Coronavirus Bill B
How airline workers won a $32 billion lifeline in the contentious coronavirus relief bill C
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders haven’t aired TV ads in nearly 2 weeks as coronavirus spreads C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing to Emerge as Big Stimulus Winner W
Airlines: United Airlines warns aid isn’t enough to avoid workforce cuts C
Airlines: Southwest Says It’s Losing ‘Big Money’ on Every Flight B
Financials: ‘No layoffs’ — Bank of America CEO doesn’t want workers worrying about jobs during coronavirus crisis C
Financials: Banks Expect U.S. Crude’s Worst Year Since 2003 W
Industrials: Industrials track for best week ever, and these stocks could be a buy C
Retail: Kroger, Walmart have already hired tens of thousands of new employees C
Tech: One Business Winner Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns: the Cloud W
Virus I
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Approach 100,000; Boris Johnson Tests Positive W
Coronavirus live updates: France reports new spike in deaths, Congress green-lights relief bill C
Italy’s Slow Progress in Fighting Coronavirus Is a Warning to West W
San Francisco’s early restrictions seem to be helping hospitals avoid coronavirus overload — so far C
Coronavirus deaths in New York state break 500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo extends school closures C
Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge B
Four dead on Carnival-owned cruise ship amid new coronavirus outbreak aboard C
Virus II
Dr. Birx: Coronavirus Data Doesn't Match The Doomsday Media Predictions
Man who spooked the world with coronavirus model walks back his prediction | Neil Ferguson Twitter
Don't believe the headlines saying half the UK has had coronavirus
Univ. of Washington researchers predict 80,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S. by July
Coronavirus modelers factor in new public health risk: Accusations their work is a hoax WP
Coronavirus: White House health advisor Fauci says US needs to be prepared for second cycle C
Sweden bucks global trend with experimental virus strategy FT
Virus III
Trump Orders General Motors to Make Ventilators W
WHO officials enroll first patients from Norway and Spain in ‘historic’ coronavirus drug trial C
Abbott Launches 5-Minute Covid-19 Test for Use Almost Anywhere B
Health Surveillance Is Here to Stay W
MIT Researchers Launch Location-Tracking Effort for the New Coronavirus W
Europe Tracks Residents’ Phones for Coronavirus Research W
Corporate finance
ViacomCBS Seeks to Raise $2.5 Billion in Debt Amid Stiff Coronavirus Headwinds W
Offbeat
Safety Advice If You Must Visit the Grocery Store W
A Real Digital Infrastructure at Last W
March 27 (Friday)
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Markets
Dow rallies more than 1,300 points, capping its biggest 3-day surge since 1931 C
Dow Enters New Bull Market With a 6% Rally W
Technically Speaking, the Dow Just Rocketed Out of a Bear Market B
Executives are buying stock in droves, giving a ‘strong’ signal that the comeback is for real C
Corporate Insiders Are Betting on a Rebound in Stocks W
Investors, Fearing Defaults, Rush Out of Junk Bonds W
Central banks
Fed to Launch Multitrillion Dollar Helicopter Credit Drop B
How the Fed’s Magic Money Machine Will Turn $454 Billion Into $4 Trillion N
How Far Could the Fed Go in Responding to COVID-19?
US
Powell Says Economy May Be in Recession, Virus Will Dictate Timetable W
Markets take 3 million claims in stride and now brace for ‘tsunami of negative news’ C
Record Rise in Jobless Claims Halts Historic Run of Employment Growth W
Europe
Europe Opts for Economic Freeze in Coronavirus Tradeoff W
China
China Seals Borders to Most Foreigners Starting Saturday B
US politics
House Ponders How to Pass Stimulus Without Spreading Coronavirus W
Spend Generously, Take Care of Workers: Coronavirus Stimulus Takes Lessons From TARP W
What’s in the $2 Trillion Senate Coronavirus Bill W
Small businesses get help in coronavirus relief bill. Advocates hope it’s enough C
Coronavirus stimulus checks will come within three weeks, Mnuchin says C
U.S. to Take Stakes in Airlines in Exchange for Grants, Mnuchin Says W
Relief Package Would Limit Coronavirus Damage, Not Restore Economy W
Congress's coronavirus bill: A good start, but not yet a cure for an economic meltdown
Geopolitics & trade
U.S., China Trade Blame for Virus, Hampering Global Economy Rescue W
Industries & companies
Autos: Car Dealers Push Online Sales to Make Up for Coronavirus Losses W
FAANGs: ‘They’re putting us all at risk’: What it’s like working in Amazon warehouses amid coronavirus C
FAANGs: For Apple, Gauging iPhone Demand Gets Much Tougher W
Cruise lines: Major cruise lines could be left out of the coronavirus stimulus bailout C
Media: ViacomCBS’s Free Fall Forces Parent to Give Up Borrowing Power W
Media: Coronavirus Quarantine Boosts Streaming Video, but Not Advertising Yet W
Virus I
Trump Says Parts of U.S. Could Go Back to Work in a Few Weeks W
Trump plan calls for classifying coronavirus risk county by county C
Should We Wait Until Easter? W | UK has enough intensive care units for coronavirus, expert predicts
Virus II
Bill Gates says we can’t restart the economy soon and simply “ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner”
Fauci says US ‘can start thinking about’ getting back to normal when coronavirus spread slows C
Coronavirus updates: Cases top 500,000 amid warnings pandemic may be deadlier than 1918 flu C
New York coronavirus cases soar to 37,258 as state scrambles for ventilators C
March 26 (Thursday)
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Markets
Dow’s Rise Caps Its First Back-to-Back Gain Since February W
Appetite for Blue-Chip Corporate Bonds Improves Amid Market Stress W
Negative rates come to the US: 1-month and 3-month Treasury bill yields are now below zero C
Central banks
Against Coronavirus, the Fed’s Banking Stress Test Doesn’t Look So Bad W
US
Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sees ‘very sharp’ recession, followed by ‘fairly quick’ rebound C
Coronavirus Shows Cash Is King, Even for Biggest U.S. Companies W
U.S. Income Tax Delay to Strain States W
California sees 1 million unemployment claims in less than two weeks C
China
Huawei Workers Return After Virus, but CEO Sees Financial Hit W
US politics
Bernie Sanders threatens to hold up coronavirus bill after 4 GOP senators push to cut unemployment aid C
Cuomo says Senate’s $2 trillion coronavirus bill would be ‘terrible’ for New York C
White House Scrambles to Develop Plan for Americans’ Return to Work W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Will Approve Some Delays in Tariff Payments Amid Coronavirus Crisis W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple drops after report says company considers delaying next iPhone launch C
FAANGs: Amazon Closes U.S. Apparel Returns Warehouse Amid Worker Alarm B
Retail: Coronavirus Boosts Target’s Sales but Squeezes Profits W
Retail: Walmart to offer rent relief to shops within its stores and ease financing for suppliers C
Tech: Salesforce promises no ‘significant’ layoffs over the next three months, even with coronavirus spreading C
Virus I
Trump Says He Won’t Be ‘Rash’ in Reopening the Country B
WHO officials praise US leaders on coronavirus pandemic response: Trump is doing ‘all he can’ C
WHO Issues a Rare Public Scolding, Saying Countries Wasting Time B
Virus II
Coronavirus Cases Surpass 60,000 in U.S.; Spain Death Toll Overtakes China W
‘Most Since 9/11’: NYC Responders Deluged With Emergency Calls B
Idaho Gov. Brad Little issues stay-at-home order as more states tighten restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak C
Virus III
FDA warns consumers against fraudulent coronavirus tests, vaccines and treatments C
Drug shortage experts: What consumers need to know during the coronavirus pandemic C
SpaceX is making and donating hand sanitizer and face shields for the coronavirus effort, says internal email C
Technology
Tech’s Next Disruption Target: The Coronavirus W
Lacking Ventilators, Hospitals Seek Out an Alternative W
Corporate finance
Ford Becomes Largest Fallen Angel After S&P’s Cut to Junk B
Offbeat
Coronavirus Leaves Older Americans Cut Off: ‘We Have Been Trying to Fill That Void’ W
Job Hazard: Employees Don Masks, Meet Resistance W
March 25 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Stock futures slip following a historic rebound as massive stimulus deal nears C
Does Tuesday’s huge rebound mark the bottom for markets? Investors says one key piece is missing C
Bond Downgrades Begin Amid Coronavirus Slowdown W
Global
Coronavirus Triggers Record Drops in U.S., European Business Activity W
Central banks
Federal Reserve Taps BlackRock to Purchase Bonds for the Government W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus talks drag on after lawmakers said deal was close C
Steven Rattner on Stimulus: ‘Better to Go Too Quickly and Too Heavily’ W
Joe Biden’s business allies are pushing Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar as potential VP picks C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing plans to restart 737 Max production by May, sources say C
FAANGs: Apple’s Market Cap Drops Below $1 Trillion W
FAANGs: Amazon has been the king of big tech stocks during the coronavirus sell-off C
FAANGs: Amazon’s Bezos, Other Corporate Executives Sold Shares Just in Time W
FAANGs: Facebook Usage Soars, But Online Advertising Plunges W
Retail: Coronavirus Reveals Retail Haves and Have-Nots W
Retail: Nike sales beat analysts’ estimates, but earnings fall, hurt by coronavirus pandemic C
Retail: Nike Says Digital Orders Offset Coronavirus Retail Damage W
Virus I
U.S. could be next 'virus epicenter' as India locks down, global recession looms R
White House tells anyone who has left NYC that they should self-quarantine C
Coronavirus: New York City to release 300 nonviolent inmates from Rikers Island C
FEMA Pulls Back From Defense Production Act Amid Mixed Signals W
Virus II
Trump Hopes to Have U.S. Reopened by Easter, Despite Warnings W
Doctors warn coronavirus deaths could ‘skyrocket’ if restrictions are loosened as Trump wants C
CVS CEO Larry Merlo: Lack of protective gear for workers has slowed rollout of drive-thru testing C
FDA will allow doctors to treat critically ill coronavirus patients with blood from survivors C
Virus III
A Plan to Get America Back to Work N
This cure is killing economy, crushing dreams — we need to figure out a better way P
China’s Progress Against Coronavirus Used Draconian Tactics Not Deployed in the West W
Europe’s Economic Recipe for the Pandemic: Keep Workers in Their Jobs W
Corporate finance
SoftBank to Sell $41 Billion in Assets, Signaling End of Buying Spree W
Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals Sweep In to Take Advantage of Coronavirus W
Offbeat
Japan, IOC Agree to Postpone 2020 Olympics W
The New Front-Line Coronavirus Workers: Grocery Clerks, Delivery Drivers W
More Than 750,000 Masks Auctioned for Huge Markup While Hospitals Run Out B
March 24 (Tuesday)
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Markets
Dow futures rise more than 300 points as Senate haggles over virus bill C
Dow sheds another 3% after coronavirus stimulus bill fails in Senate for a second time C
This was the fastest 30% sell-off ever, exceeding the pace of declines during the Great Depression C
Bond Markets Embrace Fed’s Latest Debt-Buying Programs W
Consumers could spend $20 billion less for gasoline this April as prices collapse in futures market C
Central banks
Fed aims 'bazooka' to backstop coronavirus-hit economy R
The Federal Reserve just pledged asset purchases with no limit to support markets C
The Fed is going to buy ETFs. What does it mean? MW
Fed surprises market with program to support corporate bonds amid coronavirus pandemic C
US
Companies Race for Cash in Coronavirus Crisis
CVS plans to hire furloughed workers from its customers as companies get creative during coronavirus
Europe
European Consumers Despondent as Lockdowns Spread W
US politics
No more votes expected Monday after Senate coronavirus stimulus bill fails again C
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Facebook is offering employees up to a month of paid leave to care for sick family members C
Industrials: GE to Cut 10% of Aviation Workforce as Coronavirus Grounds Airliners W
Tech: Twitter pulls first quarter guidance due to coronavirus C
Utilities: PG&E to Plead Guilty to Manslaughter Charges in Deadly California Wildfire W
Virus I
Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating as cases eclipse 350,000, WHO says C
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders Britons to stay at home to halt spread of coronavirus C
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee issues stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus outbreak C
Virus II
Trump Mulls Easing Social Distancing to Boost Economy W
Trump says businesses could reopen — soon — while fighting coronavirus C
Coronavirus Exacts Mounting Toll on Industry W
Grocers Stopped Stockpiling Food. Then Came Coronavirus. W
Inside the South Korean Labs Churning Out Coronavirus Tests W
Virus III
New York, New Jersey coronavirus ‘attack rate’ is 5 times higher than rest of US, top official says C
US health officials say 147 nursing homes have at least one resident with coronavirus C
One Nursing Home, 35 Coronavirus Deaths: Inside the Kirkland Disaster W
CDC says coronavirus survived in Princess Cruise ship cabins for up to 17 days after passengers left C
Corporate finance
SoftBank to Sell $41 Billion in Assets, Signaling End of Buying Spree W
Offbeat
As coronavirus forces millions to work remotely, the US economy may have reached a ‘tipping point’ in favor of working from home C
Internal memos by chief surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital revealed new details about the coming threat
How volunteers from tech companies like Amazon, Apple and Google built a coronavirus-tracking site in six days C
Blood donations needed during coronavirus pandemic C
SEC warns on coronavirus insider trading after stock sales by NYSE chair, his wife Sen. Loeffler, 3 other senators C
March 23 (Monday)
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Markets
Wall Street braces for another bleak week, with coronavirus risks amplified R
Stock futures drop more than 4%, briefly hit ‘limit down’ as investors await a stimulus agreement C
The Worst of the Selloff Isn’t Here Yet, Banks and Investors Warn W
Credit & commodities
Treasury Market in Tumult Stares Down $340 Billion More Debt B
Virus and Oil-Price Plunge Buries Shale and Occidental’s Big Bet W
Central banks
Fed's Bullard: Coronavirus shutdown not a recession but an investment in survival R
US
Top Economists See Echoes of Depression in U.S. Sudden Stop B
Coronavirus-Triggered Downturn Could Cost Five Million Jobs W
Big Companies Display Largess During Crisis—but for How Long? W
How CEOs Are Handling the Challenges of an Upside-Down World W
China
Coronavirus-Led Slowdown Tests the Mettle of China’s Shadow Banks W
US politics
Democrats Block Senate Economic Stimulus Bill as Talks Falter B
Coronavirus aid bill includes $3,000 for families, $4 trillion liquidity for Fed: Mnuchin R
The government budget deficit is about to explode to fight the coronavirus C
Biden Says ‘No Need’ to Postpone November Vote Over Virus B
Industries & companies
Agriculture: Coronavirus Hits Already Frail U.S. Farm Economy W
FAANGs: OK, Fine, Let’s All Get Back on Facebook W
Financials: Goldman makes bold upgrade of Boeing shares, saying it has enough cash and air travel will return C
Hotels: Marriott, Hotel Owners Furlough Thousands of Workers, Cut Staff W
Technology: Samsung’s Shift Away From China Looked Smart, Then Coronavirus Hit W
Virus I
Coronavirus cases top 300,000 worldwide as US becomes one of worst hit countries C
These charts show how fast coronavirus cases are spreading — and what it takes to flatten the curve C
New York state has more coronavirus cases than France or South Korea as infections soar to 15,168 C
Italy Bans Movement Inside Country as Another 651 People Die B
Jails Release Prisoners, Fearing Coronavirus Outbreak W
Virus II
Nearly a third of U.S. under orders to stay at home R
Trump activates National Guard in California, New York and Washington state: ‘This is a war’ C
A Onetime Germ-Warfare Site Is Army’s Front Line in Coronavirus Battle W
FDA grants ‘emergency use’ coronavirus test that can deliver results in 45 minutes C
Pence Vows Coronavirus Testing Backlog Resolved by Midweek B
Virus III
Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus C
Chancellor Angela Merkel in quarantine after contact with doctor who tested positive for coronavirus C
Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Deadline Says B
IOC Considers Postponing Tokyo Olympic Games W
Corporate finance
WeWork’s Board Prepares for a Fight as SoftBank Gets Cold Feet W
Offbeat
One start-up investor told companies to scrap 2020 forecasts and just get through the quarter C
March 21 (Saturday)
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Markets
Dow tumbles 900 points to end Wall Street’s worst week since 2008 C
‘Sell-Everything’ Strategy Is Causing Massive Credit Turmoil B
Traders Dread Getting Sent Home as Markets Move Faster Than WiFi B
Bond-Market Strains Keep Traders on Edge W
OPEC, U.S. Shale Producers Open Talks Amid Oil Rout W
US
Analysts Slash GDP Estimates as Coronavirus Ripples Through Economy W
What Business Is Essential? Many Companies Want to Join That List W
Stimulus Talks Focus on Cash Payments, Unemployment Insurance W
‘I Have Bills I Have to Pay.’ Low-Wage Workers Face Brunt of Coronavirus Crisis W
IRS extends tax filing deadline to July 15 as coronavirus spreads, Mnuchin says C
US politics
Trump Says He Will Use Defense-Act Powers to Boost Coronavirus Medical Supplies W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Passenger Airlines Start Shifting Idled Planes Into Freight Business W
Airlines: Delta warns second-quarter revenue to fall $10 billion because of coronavirus C
Airlines: United warns of possible job cuts if government doesn’t act quickly on coronavirus aid C
Autos: Auto Dealers Saw Minor Dip in Demand, Then the Bottom Fell Out B
Energy: Tens of Thousands Are Getting Laid Off in the U.S. Shale Patch B
FAANGs: Alphabet self-driving car company Waymo suspends all driving operations in Phoenix and Detroit, internal memos show C
Financials: Bank stocks are ‘very cheap’ after sell-off, traders say — here’s where they see signs of stabilization C
Retail: ‘Do we still have to pay rent?’ Retailers grapple with closed stores and coronavirus C
Virus I
Illinois, New York, California Tighten Restrictions to Fight Coronavirus W
Cuomo orders most New Yorkers to stay inside — ‘we’re all under quarantine now’ C
UK PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown measures, telling cafes, pubs and restaurants to close C
Rise in Coronavirus Deaths Spurs Calls for Tighter Lockdown in Italy W
Amid Coronavirus Threat, U.S. and Mexico Restrict Border Crossings Except for Trade and Workers W
Virus II
Hospitals set up coronavirus tents, seek emergency credit and $100 billion in US aid as they face onslaught of cases C
Coronavirus live updates: WHO warns of health system collapse C
Hospitals are still scheduling elective procedures during coronavirus crisis, and frontline medical workers fear they’re infecting patients C
Virus III
WHO officials say at least 20 coronavirus vaccines are in development in global race for cure C
Novartis to donate malaria drug in fight against coronavirus C
As demand for coronavirus testing grows, Walmart and Walgreens will soon open drive-through sites for first responders C
Lessons for the Coronavirus Crisis From Six Other Disasters W
FDA says it won’t take action against manufacturers that start making hand sanitizer C
Corporate finance
McDonald’s suspended its $15 billion buyback program several weeks ago C
Macy’s taps $1.5 billion credit line, suspends earnings outlook and dividends amid coronavirus C
The Biggest Utility Bankruptcy in U.S. History Nears an End B
J. Crew Suspends Madewell Spinoff Needed to Cut Debt Load B
Occidental Holds Talks With Investors to Address Debt Pile B
Offbeat
Elon Musk’s Defiance in the Time of Coronavirus W
March 20 (Friday)
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Markets
Stock market today: Futures point to 300-point drop for the Dow, reversing Thursday's gains C
U.S. Stocks Push Higher Amid Central Bank Action W
Companies Are Suspending Dividends Because of the Coronavirus W
Markets II
U.S. Eyes Intervention in Saudi-Russia Oil Standoff W
The Next Pandemic Financial Crisis: Record Piles of Risky Corporate Debt W
Shutting Markets Isn’t the Solution to What’s Wrong W
Central banks
As Treasury yields rise, investors see possibility of Fed yield curve control R
Fed Ramps Up Bond Buys, Indicating Much Larger Purchases Are Likely W
Fed's Rosengren says liquidity tool meant to prevent run on prime money market funds R
ECB to Launch New Bond-Buying Program W
US
U.S. jobless claims could top record 1.5 million next week: economists R
COVID-19: Implications for business
As Businesses Shut, How Many U.S. Workers Can Work From Home? W
To Fight Coronavirus, Colleges Sent Students Home. Now Will They Refund Tuition? W
US politics
Coronavirus relief bill: Senate GOP releases plan with up to $1,200 in cash payments C
Coronavirus bailouts: Trump would consider federal equity stakes in companies C
Trump invokes Defense Production Act: What is it? Fox
Coronavirus: Trump aide Peter Navarro slams Big Pharma C
McConnell Unveils GOP Stimulus Plan Amid Coronavirus Crisis W
Coronavirus: National Retail Federation asks Trump for clarity C
Virus I
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Exceed 10,000 W
Coronavirus live updates: US-Mexico border restrictions expected, NYC has 3,615 confirmed cases C
Coronavirus death toll: Italy's is now higher than China's C
Citing coronavirus risks, U.S. to urge Americans not to travel abroad-official R
Coronavirus: CVS' first drive-up testing site opens in Massachusetts C
America Has a Lot of Food. Moving It During Coronavirus Is Hard. W
Coronavirus: It's not impossible to live under a lockdown C
Virus II
U.S. Moves to Expand Array of Drug Therapies Deployed Against Coronavirus W
Early Coronavirus Drug Trials Yield Mixed Results B
Potential coronavirus treatment touted by Trump already in shortage, pharmacists say R
Old malaria drug hydroxychloroquine may help cure coronavirus: study P
Wanted: People Willing to Get Sick to Find Coronavirus Vaccine W
Ventilator Makers Ramp Up Production Amid Coronavirus Crunch W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Considers Dividend Cut, Layoffs Amid Cash Drain W
Aerospace: Former UN ambassador Haley resigns from Boeing board, opposing government aid C
Airlines: American Airlines CEO says the coronavirus crisis is worse than 9/11 for the industry C
Autos: Tesla suspends Fremont production to Mar. 23 amid coronavirus outbreak C
FAANGs: Facebook bans ads for hand sanitizer, COVID-19 test kits C
Media: Coronavirus pushes 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' from July release date C
Restaurants: Domino's expects to hire 10,000 workers C
Offbeat
World’s Richest Spend $1 Billion on ‘Bargains of a Lifetime’ B
March 18 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Dow rebounds more than 1,000 points as Trump seeks $1 trillion in stimulus for coronavirus fight C
Traders Bet on Falling ‘Fear Gauge’ W
U.S. Plans to Keep Markets Open, Considering Shorter Hours B
Oil Trades Below Lowest Settlement Price Since 2003 in New York B
Central banks
Fed officials flag possible further steps in Fed crisis response R
Fed moves to backstop funding for U.S. companies as coronavirus fallout spreads R
Fed to Launch Funding Facility Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty W
The Fed will keep short-term cash injections to banks going through the week C
US
Unemployment could hit 20%, Mnuchin says NN
U.S. Delays April 15 Tax Payments for 90 Days for Most Americans W
Europe
European Union will close external borders for 30 days to slow coronavirus pandemic C
WHO urges Europe to learn from China, take ‘boldest’ action possible to tackle coronavirus C
‘Whatever it takes’: UK pledges almost $400 billion to help businesses through coronavirus C
China
As China's coronavirus outbreak eases, a wary return to shops for consumers R
China expels American journalists as spat with U.S. escalates R
US politics
Trump seeks stimulus package potentially worth more than $1 trillion, including direct payments to Americans C
Trump Pushes $1.2 Trillion Stimulus, $1,000 Checks in Two Weeks B
Washington state governor approves $200 million in coronavirus emergency funds R
Biden Has Over Half of Delegates Needed for Nomination B
Geopolitics & trade
China Banishes U.S. Journalists W
Industries & companies
Autos: UAW Presses Auto Makers to Close U.S. Plants Amid Pandemic W
Autos: Tesla Says Deliveries of New Model Y SUV Have Begun W
FAANGs: Amazon Prioritizes Medical Supplies, Household Staples From Merchants W
Hotels: Marriott Starting to Furlough Tens of Thousands of Employees W
Pharma: J&J hopes to start human trials for coronavirus vaccine in November C
Tech: Telemedicine Gets a Boost From Coronavirus Pandemic W
Technology
Uber stock drops 6.8% after it cancels car pools, tech stocks rally C
Corporate finance
Coronavirus Turmoil Throws Biotechnology IPOs Into Question W
SoftBank Backs Away From Part of Planned WeWork Bailout W
Virus I
US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following UK epidemiologists' ominous report NN | report
U.S. Tries to Slow Virus Impact, as Europe Hunkers Down W
Pentagon to free up 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 ventilators for coronavirus efforts C
U.S. Military Readies Hospital Ships for Deployment, to Open Its Labs W
To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits W
Coronavirus Pushes Factories to Stagger Shifts, Separate Workers W
Virus II
Regeneron’s CEO Says We Could Have a Covid-19 Treatment ‘Quickly’ BR
Blood-Sample Shortages Slow Drug Search W
Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong Face Second Wave of Coronavirus Cases W
Americans Stuck Abroad Told Not to Wait for U.S. Assistance B
Offbeat
New Normal: Working From Home While Schooling the Kids W
Managers Are Making Medical Calls About Who Can Work Where W
March 17 (Tuesday)
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Markets
Dow futures jump 200 points after Wall Street suffers worst day since 1987 market crash C
Dow Falls Nearly 3,000 Points as Virus Fears Spread W
Wall Street deepens historic slump as virus response comes up short R
Why Are Markets So Volatile? It’s Not Just the Coronavirus. W
Tech titans erase more than $1 trillion in market sell-off C
Traders Question Value of Stock-Market Circuit Breakers W
Central banks
Fed Deploys Its Full Arsenal, but It Still Has Some Tools W
US
U.S. Braces for Sharp Economic Downturn as Coronavirus Bears Down W
Coronavirus Sick-Leave Bill Raises Concern Over Small-Business Burden W
U.S. car buyers may get a break on loans as coronavirus threatens auto sales R
U.S. Schools Deploy Remote Learning on Unprecedented Scale W
China
China’s Business Activity Turns Broadly Negative for First Time W
Japan
Japan business mood plunges to decade lows on coronavirus woes: Reuters Tankan R
US politics
Romney proposes giving $1,000 to every American adult as coronavirus response measure NN
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus forces airlines to consider a once unthinkable possibility — halting US flightsC
Airlines: White House braces for political fight as it readies coronavirus airline bailout package C
Airlines: Airlines Seek $50 Billion in Aid From Government W
Autos: U.S. car buyers may get a break on loans as coronavirus threatens auto sales R
FAANGs: Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers and give raises to current staff to deal with coronavirus demands C
FAANGs: Apple Faces $1.2 Billion Fine for Alleged French Distribution Cartel W
Trucking: U.S. trucking and delivery firms shift services as coronavirus spreads R
Virus I
U.S., World Leaders Step Up Efforts to Slow Spread of Coronavirus W
Virus Is Hiding in Plain Sight, Study Suggests N
EU Plans to Ban Entry at Its Borders, but Barriers Rise Within Bloc W
Virus II
Google’s Coronavirus-Testing Website Is Swamped by Demand W
Telemedicine system crashes, Trump issues ‘coronavirus guidelines,’ SF and France order ‘stay home’ C
McDonald’s Closes Dining Rooms in Response to Coronavirus W
Virus III
Fear and loathing bloom as American tempers fray in coronavirus crisis R
Special Report: 'All is well'. In Italy, triage and lies for virus patients R
To Kill Markets Is the Worst Possible Plan
March 16 (Monday)
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Markets
Breakdown of Bedrock Relationship Tests Investors’ Nerves W
After Fall in Oil Prices, a Crash W
Central banks
Fed Slashes Rates to Fight Coronavirus Slowdown W
The Federal Reserve has taken massive steps to help markets. Here’s what’s left in its arsenal C
How to Ease the Crisis: A Checklist for Policy Makers BR
US
U.S. Economic Outlook Hinges on Layoff Decisions W
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin does not expect recession from the coronavirus C
Gasoline becomes more affordable, just when Americans don't need it R
US politics
U.S. Treasury to Help Advance Funds to Employers for Paid Sick Leave W
How a Deal Got Done on Coronavirus Legislation W
The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote for the coronavirus relief bill already passed by the House C
Geopolitics & trade
Mexico Has Yet to Reap the Benefits of U.S.-China Trade Disarray W
TikTok to Stop Using China-Based Moderators to Monitor Overseas Content W
Industries & companies
Airlines: For Airlines, a Week That Went From Bad to Worse W
Airlines: What’s Next for Airline Stocks? Things Could Get Even Worse. BR
Cruise lines: Batten the Hatches, Cruise Line Investors BR
FAANGs: Amazon Courts Walmart, Target to Join Cashierless Tech Group W
Tech: SAS Temporarily Lays Off 90% of Workforce, Affecting 10,000 Jobs B
Technology
A Smaller, More Powerful Battery Begins to Charge Devices W
Virus I
Top Health Official Urges Americans to Stay Home W
Americans urged to hunker down more as U.S. coronavirus death toll rises R
Top infectious disease expert doesn't rule out supporting temporary national lockdown to combat coronavirus NN
Coronavirus live updates: New York governor wants Trump to mobilize army, NYC mayor calls outbreak ‘war’ C
Illinois governor orders bars and restaurants to close NN
White House Could Seek to Close Bars, Restaurants in Virus Fight B
Iran’s Coronavirus Strategy Favored Economy Over Public Health, Leaving Both Exposed W
Virus II
Coronavirus Prompts Abercrombie, Nike, Others to Close Shops W
Apple Closes All Its Stores Outside China Over Coronavirus W
Silicon Valley Was First to Send Workers Home. It’s Been Messy. W
Social-Distancing Forces Painful Choices on Small Businesses W
Hospitals Push Off Surgeries to Make Room for Virus Patients W
Germany tries to halt U.S. interest in firm working on coronavirus vaccine R
Virus III
Amazon says it is out of stock of household items and deliveries are delayed due to coronavirus demand C
Consumer companies like Clorox are calling on the White House to help prevent shortages C
Manufacturers of medicines and food concerned about possible supply shortages NN
Food Delivery’s Big Coronavirus Test: Can It Deliver? W
Health care and consumer industry groups concerned about supply shortages during coronavirus pandemic NN
South Korea Rations Face Masks W
Corporate finance
Eight Giant U.S. Banks to Suspend Stock Buybacks Through June B
March 14 (Saturday)
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Markets I
Diary of a Crazy Week in the Markets W
Stocks post biggest rally since 2008, clawing back some of their coronavirus collapse C
Stocks are expected to see more wild swings, even if Fed makes big policy move C
Markets II
How the longest bull run in history ended in pandemic panic R
Take a Deep Breath and Assess Whether It Is Time to Buy W
Investors Are Bailing on Stock Funds at Near-Record Pace W
Investment-Grade Bonds Could Turn to Junk Amid Global Rout W
Virus I
The Dow Is Flying After Germany Does the Right Thing. Now It’s the U.S.’s Turn. BR
Trump declares national emergency -- and denies responsibility for coronavirus testing failures NN
Trump Declaration Calls for Expanded Funds, Testing to Confront Coronavirus W
House Democrats, White House Reach Deal on Virus Bill W
Fed Accelerates Treasury Purchases to Address Market Strains W
U.S. Policy Makers Weigh Next Stage of Stimulus W
ECB Rebuts Attacks as Visco Signals It Can Buy Italian Debt B
Virus II
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Research and Statistics
The US is starting to look like Italy on coronavirus lockdown. It could learn a thing or two NN
Trump Administration Faces New Virus Testing Woes W
Trump asks Walmart, Target and other retail giants to help tackle the Coronavirus crisis C
Coronavirus live updates: Washington reports 5 new deaths, Trump says UK could be added to EU travel ban C
Virus III
On the Front Lines in Washington State, Shortages and Delayed Responses W
Coronavirus Puzzle Explained: Why New York Bans Gatherings of 500, but Rhode Island Says 250 W
JetBlue bans passenger who notified crew after landing that he'd tested positive for coronavirus NN
Covid-19 Can’t Spread if You Stay Home W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing's coronavirus comments R
Industries & companies
Airlines: FAA Probes Problem With Southwest Jet W
Autos: Drumbeat of bad coronavirus news starts to hit U.S. auto dealers R
Cruise lines: Coronavirus pandemic prompts the big 3 cruise companies to suspend operations C
Media: Virus Thrusts Hollywood Into a Real-Life Medical Drama W
Pharma: Bayer Moves Closer to Roundup Settlement W
Tech: Tech Companies See Mixed Impact From Coronavirus W
Corporate finance
SoftBank Plans $4.8 Billion Buyback Following Pressure by Elliott W
Xerox Pauses Campaign to Take Over HP W
March 13 (Friday)
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Why the Bear Won’t Depart Until Midyear BR
Markets
Stock futures point to more losses Friday following market’s worst day since ‘Black Monday’ C
Dow plunges 10% amid coronavirus fears for its worst day since the 1987 market crash C
Historic market plunge: Traders describe a day that went from ‘uncertainty to panic C
The five biggest tech companies lost more than $400 billion in value on Thursday C
Credit & commodities
The credit markets are signaling a bigger problem is afoot despite the Fed’s interventions C
Oil Markets Point to a Lasting Glut of Crude W
Oil prices keep tumbling, with no sign of stopping NN
Low oil prices could damage the US economy NN
Central banks
Fed to Inject $1.5 Trillion in Bid to Prevent ‘Unusual Disruptions’ in Markets W
Explainer: Fed may go into its crisis tool kit soon. What's in it? R
ECB Steps Up Stimulus, but Doesn’t Cut Rates W
Global
Economists See Rising Risks Of Recession World-Wide W
US
Coronavirus Looms Over Crucial Spring Season for Housing Market W
US politics
Trump Could Sign a Coronavirus Emergency Declaration Thursday W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airline stocks crushed after Trump announces Europe travel ban C
FAANGs: Amazon tells all employees to work from home if they can C
Financials: Everything Is Going Wrong All at Once for U.S. Banks W
Financials: Dash for Cash On as Corporate Titans Draw Down Credit Lines B
Homebuilders: There’s a tail wind in sight for the struggling homebuilders, traders say C
Media: Sports TV Networks Take Hit as Leagues Suspend Operations W
Geopolitics & trade
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base, officials say C
Virus I
U.S. Hospitals Face Major Challenges as Coronavirus Spreads W
How China Slowed Coronavirus: Lockdowns, Surveillance, Enforcers W
Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in deaths and tactics R
U.S. should ‘wait and see’ on fiscal help for companies, ex-Treasury Sec. Jack Lew says C
White House Evaluates Trump Exposure to Coronavirus W
Virus II
Virus Forces Curbs on Travel, Gatherings W
Europe Criticizes U.S. Travel Ban; Airlines Rush to Respond W
Coronavirus live updates: France shutters schools, New York bans gatherings over 500 C
Broadway To Close as Coronavirus Grips New York’s Cultural Icons B
MLB, NHL Suspend Play W
Princess Cruises Cancels All Voyages for Two Months W
Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus B
Disney and Universal close California parks in March to help halt spread of coronavirus C
Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis W
Offbeat
Millennials’ Passions Have Yet to Affect How They Invest W
March 12 (Thursday)
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Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 11-Year Bull Run Ends W
As S&P 500 selloff approaches 20%, what next? R
China Stock Market Turns Defensive In Sign Sentiment Is Shifting B
Credit & commodities
Treasury Yields Climb to Cap Day of Wild Swings W
Japanese Go on Record Shopping Spree for Overseas Bonds B
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Tanked Oil Markets. Here’s the Back Story. W
U.S. crude output growth to slow, oil prices to slump R
Don't Be Fooled By The Oil Price Rebound
Central banks
Lagarde Set for All-Out ECB Action on Virus: Decision Day Guide B
Trump tried to pressure Fed Chair Powell on coronavirus response: Washington Post R
US
Economists Start Forecasting Negative U.S. GDP Numbers on Coronavirus B
Citigroup’s Corbat says ‘this is not a financial crisis’ during Trump meeting with Wall Street execs C
Trump’s Answer to the Oil Crash Could Be a Tax on Saudi Crude B
Coronavirus May Light Fuse on ‘Unexploded Bomb’ of Corporate Debt N
US politics
Trump's radical plan to waive payroll tax would punch hole in Social Security, Medicare budgets R
Treasury recommends Trump Administration delay the April 15 tax deadline C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing halts hiring, limits overtime to preserve cash, stock falls most since 1974 C
Autos: Coronavirus raises fears of U.S. auto sales slowdown, but production not suffering yet R
FAANGs: Amazon Battles Counterfeit Masks, $400 Hand Sanitizer Amid Virus Panic W
Financials: ‘Rent-a-Banks’ Defy States’ Growing Efforts to Curb High-Cost Lending W
Health Care: Opinion: As Bernie Sanders is essentially finished, health-care stocks are screaming buys MW
Pharma: Coronavirus Spurs U.S. Efforts to End China’s Chokehold on Drugs N
Travel: Travel industry could lose $24 billion as coronavirus cripples tourism from outside US C
Virus I
Coronavirus Declared Pandemic by World Health Organization W
Trump cancels all US travel to and from Europe NN
After Containment Fails, Italy’s Neighbors Shift to Epidemic Management W
Italy Shuts Down All Non-Essential Services as Virus Toll Rises B
China shuts all 16 temporary coronavirus hospitals in Wuhan P
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations – sources R
Lack of Sick Time Worries Workers as Coronavirus Looms W
Amazon Expands Coronavirus Sick-Leave Policy W
Amazon and Gates Foundation may team up to deliver coronavirus test kits to Seattle homes C
Virus II
Coronavirus disrupts U.S. schools, sports, late-night television R
CME Group to close Chicago trading floor as a precaution due to coronavirus C
Stop the Music: South by Southwest Coronavirus Cancellation Reverberates Through Economy W
NCAA March Madness basketball games will be played without fans C
Offbeat
The Wealth and Health of Nations
How to Stock Up for Coronavirus Without Getting Fleeced W
Sorry, but Working From Home Is Overrated N
March 11 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Dow futures point to a loss of 400 points after Tuesday’s surge C
Dow rallies more than 1,100 points in a wild session, halves losses from Monday’s sell-off C
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Decision to Launch an Oil-Price War W
Global
Virus Confronts Global Economy With Tough Recovery W
US
Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Virus Squeezes Ports B
U.S. Recession a Coin Toss as Chances Climb to 53% Within Year B
US politics
Trump Tells GOP He Wants Payroll Tax Waived Through Election B
Lawmakers Rebuff Trump on Payroll-Tax Suspension for Outbreak W
White House won’t explain how it would pay for Trump’s proposed payroll tax holiday C
Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary, NBC News projects, another key win for the former VP C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines Trim Flights; Executives Take Pay Cuts W
Pharma: Regeneron, Sanofi to Test Arthritis Drug as Coronavirus Treatment W
Virus
U.S. Steps Up Coronavirus Fight with Containment Area W
Top financial advisory firm warns clients about coronavirus ‘complacency’ in Congress C
How China Slowed Coronavirus: Lockdowns, Surveillance, Enforcers W
Coronavirus live updates: China reports 22 additional deaths, Italy cases top 10,000 C
China’s Other Health Crisis Still Isn’t Fixed W
How Biogen’s Meeting Spread Virus in Massachusetts and Beyond W
Coachella Music Festival Postponed Until October W
Technology
Fever-Detecting Goggles and Disinfectant Drones: Countries Turn to Tech to Fight Virus W
Coronavirus Prompts Hospitals to Fast-Track Telemedicine Projects W
Offbeat
What Benjamin Graham Would Tell You to Do Now: Look in the Mirror W
Why Rational People Are Panic Buying as Coronavirus Spreads B
People are stealing hand sanitizer and surgical masks from doctors’ offices because of coronavirus fears C
Supermarkets Ration Supplies as Coronavirus Fear Empties Shelves W
March 10 (Tuesday)
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Markets I
Dow futures rise more than 300 points, erase 400-point loss after Trump floats payroll tax cut C
Stocks Fall More Than 7% in Dow’s Worst Day Since 2008 W
The Markets Are Awful, But at Least They Work—for Now W
Here are the milestones and firsts from the markets’ historically bad day C
Markets II
Tech’s big five lost over $320 billion of value in Monday’s market crash; Apple plunged 7.9% C
Bank Stocks Plunge Along With Oil Prices W
Investors Rush Into Bonds to Shelter From Market Storm W
Oil plunges 25%, hit by erupting Saudi-Russia oil price war R
Central banks
Money markets wary, not yet flashing red as Fed offers tonic R
Fed’s Crisis-Era Playbook Could Guide Response W
US
Growth will be a thing of the past if businesses choose 'net zero'
Jim Cramer: Four steps the federal government should take to stave off coronavirus-induced recession C
China
Halting the No. 2 Economy Was Easy. Restarting It Is Hard. W
US politics
Trump pushes payroll tax cut and assistance for hourly workers in coronavirus economic response NN
Industries & companies
Airlines: Global Fear of Flying Spawns Crisis for Airlines W
Geopolitics & trade
Virus Clouds China’s Prospects to Meet U.S. Trade Commitments W
U.S. Chip Industry Fears Long-Term Damage From China Trade Fight W
Corporate finance
Insurance Broker Aon Strikes Year’s Biggest M&A Deal on Tumultuous Markets Day W
Virus
Coronavirus Symptoms Start About Five Days After Infection, New Research Finds W
Coronavirus Epidemic Is Close to a Pandemic, WHO Says W
Italy Extends Virus Containment Measures to Entire Country W
Virus II
Opinion: Fear is the virus that’s really dangerous MW
What you need to know about coronavirus right now R
Trump had contact with congressmen Collins and Gaetz before they self-quarantined over coronavirus concerns C
Cheering cruise passengers return to California; now comes coronavirus quarantine R
Offbeat
The psychology behind why toilet paper, of all things, is the latest coronavirus panic buy NN
March 09 (Monday)
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Markets
Markets Face ‘Full-Blown Crisis’ With Oil Adding to Virus Shock B
Bull Market Faces Tough Test as It Turns 11 W
The Dow Will Bounce Back. History Tells Us When. BR
What Stocks Should You Buy Right Now? These 12 Have High Dividend Yields for Market Turmoil. BR
What to Do When Even Safe Havens Aren’t Safe BR
Credit & commodities
U.S. Treasury Yields Keep on Plummeting BR
OPEC deal collapse sparks price war: ‘$20 oil in 2020 is coming’ C
Saudi Arabia slashes April crude oil prices after OPEC’s supply pact collapsed R
Saudis Instigate Oil-Price Clash With Russia W
Global
Coronavirus Risk Rises for U.S., Global Economies W
China’s Exports Plunge Amid Coronavirus Epidemic W
Central banks
The Rate-Cut Drug Might Not Cure Ailing Market BR
US
The Full Impact of Coronavirus Is Unknown. Here Are Ways to Boost the U.S. Economy. BR
What the U.S. Government Can Do to Fight the Economic Impact of Coronavirus BR
U.S. Economists Are Reassessing Their Forecasts for Coronavirus. It’s Not Pretty. BR
Coronavirus Spread Could Halt Robust U.S. Job Gains W
Workers Could Be In Danger. Here’s the Coming Data That Will Tell the Story. BR
Startups Pitch Tech Hubs Far from Silicon Valley W
US politics
Sanders needs Michigan win in U.S. presidential race, but Biden looking strong with key voting blocs R
Kamala Harris endorses one-time rival Joe Biden’s White House bid C
Geopolitics & trade
Huawei Takes Its Case to the People in Australia W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing’s New CEO Regrets Blasting Predecessor as Backlash Grows B
FAANGs: Amazon is secretly working on a cure for the common cold C
Pharma: Coronavirus Outbreak Could Disrupt Drug Companies’ Clinical Trials BR
Tech: Tech Firms Seek to Head Off Bans on Facial Recognition W
Utilities: This Old Metal Hook Could Determine Whether PG&E Committed a Crime W
Corporate finance
Aramco trades below IPO price for first time, after OPEC pact unravels R
Virus I
Virus spread slows ex-Wuhan R
Fauci Says Sense on Coronavirus Scope Is ‘Not Encouraging’ B
The Number of U.S. Coronavirus Cases Keeps Growing and New Cases Outside China Top 3,000, WHO Data Show BR
Why there’s still no single, accurate coronavirus death rate Vox
There Is a ‘Tipping Point’ Before Coronavirus Kills B
Social Distancing Is New Coronavirus Buzz Phrase. Does It Work? W
Virus II
Squandered time: How the Trump administration lost control of the coronavirus crisis WP
Overregulation is making the coronavirus outbreak even more dangerous P
Italy’s Coronavirus Lockdown Met With Confusion, Questions About Enforcement W
ECB tells staff to work from home in coronavirus test R
Corporate America Races to Respond to a Crisis That Upends Work W
Uber, DoorDash and Others Discuss Fund for Drivers Affected by Coronavirus W
Virus III
Coronavirus may force Americans to avoid crowds, brace for quarantines, health official warns R
Coronavirus live updates: Washington state weighs mandatory measures to contain outbreak C
New York declares state of emergency over coronavirus outbreak C
Virus-hit cruise ship off California’s coast will dock in Oakland C
U.S. financial regulators start contingency planning as virus reaches Washington R
Offbeat
History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you've probably never heard of it NN
March Madness Will Go On, but in a Worst Case, Without Mad Fans W
March 07 (Saturday)
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Markets
Coronavirus concerns drag down Wall Street, but indexes eke out weekly gains R
Yes, Bonds Could Still Rally, Even With Yields Below 1% BR
U.S. Yields Hurtle Toward Zero With Thin Market Stunning Traders B
The plunge in bond yields is scary now but could be helpful later C
Fear Isn’t Only Driver of Treasury Rally: Banks Need to Hedge Their Mortgages W
Oil Prices Plunge After Russia-Saudi Split W
Central banks
The Fed's emergency rate cut was a big mistake NN
US
U.S. job growth robust before coronavirus outbreak hit shores R
US politics
Trump names Mark Meadows White House chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney C
Biden racks up endorsements as Sanders goes on the attack in U.S. presidential race R
Bernie Sanders Says Joe Biden Could Beat Donald Trump in 2020 B
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Congressional Report Faults Boeing on MAX Design, FAA on Oversight W
FAANGs: Facebook Removes Trump Campaign’s ‘Census’ Ads W
Virus I
Trump Signs Coronavirus Spending Bill W
White House considers tax relief for airlines, travel firms amid coronavirus R
Standard U.S. economic weapons may be inadequate for coronavirus crisis R
Amazon removes hundreds of thousands of ‘high-priced offers’ amid coronavirus price gouging C
Biotech Companies Tap AI to Speed Path to Coronavirus Treatments W
Virus II
New CDC guidance says older adults should 'stay at home as much as possible' due to coronavirus NN
Trump says, ‘Anybody who wants a test gets a test’ after Pence says US can’t meet coronavirus testing demand C
VP Pence says 21 coronavirus cases on California Grand Princess cruise ship C
SXSW canceled due to coronavirus after Austin declares ‘local disaster’ C
Scientists Say Coronavirus Mutations Aren’t More Deadly or Contagious W
How It All Started: China’s Early Coronavirus Missteps W
Offbeat
Made-in-China Censorship for Sale W
March 06 (Friday)
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Markets
Dow tanks more than 950 points as Wall Street’s roller-coaster week continues C
Wall Street drops over 3% on virus fears, travel shares slammed R
Wall Street Stock Pros Fess Up: ‘We Don’t Know What’s Going On’ B
Treasury 30-Year Bond Yield Falls Below 1.5% for First Time B
Central banks
Fed's Kaplan: New infections key factor for rate decision R
US
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low, but Coronavirus May Deter Buyers W
Venture firm Sequoia is sounding the alarm about the economy again as coronavirus spreads C
Europe
Coronavirus Fallout Puts Italy at Risk of Recession W
US politics
Biden Surges by Expanding the Democratic Electorate W
Biden Tax Plan Targeting Top Earners Would Raise $4 Trillion in 10 Years, Study Says W
Warren ends White House bid, leaving Biden, Sanders to fight for Democratic nod R
Elizabeth Warren’s Exit Spurs Competition for Her Voters W
Virus I
Virus Snarls Trans-Pacific Shipping, Ripples Through U.S. Business W
U.S. financial companies prep for new normal amid coronavirus outbreak R
Traders shipped to suburbia as banks activate coronavirus firewalls R
Lawmakers Say Banks Need Guidance on Virus-Related Workarounds B
Capitol Hill Stays Open as Lawmakers Fret About Working in ‘Petri Dish’ W
Costco Rides Coronavirus-Fueled Panic Buying W
That $400 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer Is Very Hard to Police B
Virus II
Online Map Tracks Coronavirus Outbreak in Real Time W
How the Coronavirus Spread From One Patient to 1,000 Now Quarantined in New York W
Schools Shut in Seattle Area as Virus Spreads W
Coronavirus hits two more U.S. states R
Coronavirus live updates: US cases jump to 197, deaths now total 12 C
Offbeat
JPMorgan CEO Dimon Has Emergency Heart Surgery B
Corporate finance
HP Rejects Xerox’s Raised Takeover Offer W
March 05 (Thursday)
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Dow tops 1,000 points as market rallies off Biden Super Tuesday win C
Markets
Stocks Climb on Spending to Combat Coronavirus, Biden Primary Victories W
Wall Street surges on Biden bounce R
Stocks Rally on U.S. Virus Spending, Stimulus Bets B
The market is rallying now, but these indicators will show when the selling is really over C
Russia Opposes Saudi Plan for Drastic Oil Cuts W
Central banks
Global economic growth slowdown from coronavirus will be more significant than previously thought, IMF chief says MW
Central banks
Analysis: Why the Fed Is Likely to Cut Again W
Fed’s Bullard Tells Bloomberg TV March Rate Cut Isn’t a Done Deal W
Fed Beige Book reports first negative impact of coronavirus on U.S. economy MW
Fed Rate Cut Puts ECB in Hot Seat W
China Stimulus Shot, BOE Pressure, U.S. Emergency Bill: Eco Day B
US
U.S. Service Industries Feel Weight of Coronavirus Uncertainty W
Mortgage Lenders Are Hiring Like Mad to Handle Demand as Rates Plunge B
U.S. Delays Changes to Economic-Data Releases Beyond Next Week B
US politics
Biden gets new boost as Bloomberg drops out R
Sanders Faces Unforgiving Map in Trying to Derail Biden Momentum B
Elizabeth Warren Plots Next Move After Disappointing Super Tuesday W
Virus I
Italy Shuts All Schools to Stem Virus’s Spread W
Iran’s Neighbors Struggle to Stop Coronavirus at Their Borders W
First a School Trip Abroad, Then the Coronavirus. Now a City Is Shaken W
Coronavirus Spreads in California, New York as U.S. Death Toll Rises to 11 W
Virus II
NY Gov. Cuomo confirms 5 new cases of coronavirus: ‘This is literally like trying to stop air’ C
House passes $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus spending plan C
Hospitals Use Telemedicine to Minimize Contact With Virus Patients W
Coronavirus Is Devastating the Conference Circuit W
Campbell Soup is increasing production to prepare for coronavirus demand C
Industries & companies
Autos: GM Lays Out Its Electric Future W
Autos: Toyota Recalls 3.2 Million Vehicles Globally to Fix Fuel Pumps B
Health Care: Health-Care Stocks Are Big Super Tuesday Winner W
Corporate finance
Marketing Software Firm Zeta Global Eyes IPO—Once Again W
Offbeat
Working From Home Because of Coronavirus? These Are Your Tech Fixes. W
Video: Biden mixes up wife and sister in Super Tuesday speech NN
Before and after images highlight the severity of destruction in Nashville NN
March 04 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Dow plunges more than 700 points despite the Fed cutting rates C
10-year Treasury yield falls below 1% for the first time after Fed slashes rates due to coronavirus C
Central banks
Federal Reserve Cuts Rates by Half Point W
The Fed has no tools for an outbreak, but it acted anyway. Here’s why. N
Even after a half-point rate cut, the market is expecting the Fed to do a lot more C
Trump demands ‘more easing and cutting’ after Fed slashes rates amid coronavirus outbreak C
Fed virus-driven cut may test new approach to inflation[: opportunistic reflation] R
What Market Didn’t Like About Powell: Scant Tools, Short Answers B
Exclusive: G7 to make no direct calls for fiscal, monetary support in coronavirus statement: sources R
Virus I
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally [of reported cases], higher than previously thought C
New York officials confirm second case of coronavirus in state, identify case as community spread[, linked schools closed] C
A second case in New York may force a hospital to quarantine its staff. N
US coronavirus deaths climb to 9 as Washington state confirms new fatalities C
Virus Study Finds Most Risk Among Family, Less for Others B
Coronavirus Misinformation Lives Online, Despite Efforts to Stamp It Out W
Virus II
World Bank announces up to $12 billion in immediate funds for coronavirus R
More U.S. Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Coming, TSA Chief Says B
Ford Bans Business Trips, Discloses Two Employee Virus Cases B
JPMorgan Tests U.S. Virus Plan With Thousands Working From Home B
Coronavirus Poses Dilemma for Workers Who Risk Losing Pay W
U.S. Weighs Paying Hospitals for Treating Uninsured Virus Patients W
US politics
Sanders Seeks to Ward Off a Newly Resurgent Biden W
Scared of Sanders presidency, Wall Street Dems double down on moderates R
Google Pulls Down Political Ads as Candidates Keep Pushing Limits B
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Facebook Weighs Libra Revamp to Win Over Reluctant Regulators B
Pharma: Insulin Giant Aims to Unlock Elusive Obesity-Drug Market W
Retail: Retailers Confront Coronavirus Uncertainty W
Corporate finance
Thermo Fisher to Buy Diagnostic Company for $10.1 Billion W
March 03 (Tuesday)
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Markets
Stocks Rebound, With Dow Industrials Rising 5% on Stimulus Hopes W
Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1% C
For signs that the stocks panic is over, watch bonds R
Managed Care Stocks Jump After Klobuchar Exit Dents Sanders Bid B
Commodities
Coronavirus Hits Once-Isolated U.S. Natural Gas Market W
Central banks
With the Fed expected to ease, doubts arise over whether rate cuts will help C
Global
China’s Coronavirus Freeze Threatens the Global Economy NYT
Global Manufacturing Shrinks Most Since 2009 on Virus Pain B
Global Growth to Slow Sharply as Virus Takes Heavy Toll, OECD Says W
US
U.S. manufacturing sector stalls as coronavirus hits supply chains R
US politics
What Sanders' 'Medicare for All' proposal actually says NN
Buttigieg will join Klobuchar in endorsing Biden NN
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will drop out of the presidential race, endorse Joe Biden C
Hillary Clinton must testify in email case, judge rules C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Orders Chinese State Media to Cut Staff in U.S. by 40% B
Industries & companies
Financials: Coronavirus Heaps Misery on Europe’s Ailing Banks W
Media: AT&T Adds Another TV Option to Lure Cord-Cutters W
Pharma: Gilead Sciences to Buy Forty Seven for $4.9 Billion W
Virus
China's Wuhan closes coronavirus hospital as officials hail drop in new cases R
Virus Cases Grow Outside China, Where Pace Slows N
Seattle-area officials report new coronavirus deaths, bringing US total to 6 C
Offbeat
Nothing Gets the Search Queries Going Faster Than a Crazy Market B
How Iraq Pulled Off One of the Biggest Sovereign Debt Restructurings of All Time B
March 02 (Monday)
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Dow futures drop 200 points, indicating another rough week ahead for Wall Street C
Shrinking Profit Prospects Add to Threat for Stocks W
JPMorgan, Citi and Goldman Sachs all believe there hasn’t been enough pain to call a bottom yet C
The Dow Had Its Worst Week Since 2008. Where to Find Cash-Rich Stocks in the Coronavirus Selloff. BR
Health Care Stocks Aren’t Alone in Getting a Coronavirus Boost W
Reinstating [uptick] rule would help the market more than a rate cut, Leon Cooperman says C
Asian markets extend falls as coronavirus spreads R
Credit & commodities
Implied yield on U.S. 10-Year treasury futures trading below 1% for first time R
Negative U.S. Yields Are in Sight as Virus Spurs Recession Bets B
Oil bounces from multi-year lows as hopes of OPEC+ cut, stimulus offset virus impact R
Oil’s Collapse Interrupted by Russian Commitment on Output Cuts B
Central banks
Goldman now sees the Federal Reserve getting even more aggressive in the face of coronavirus scare C
U.S. bank lobby economist predicts global rate cut coming ... this Wednesday
US
U.S. officials talk down coronavirus market panic, tout economic strength R
Virus recession? Top economist Ed Hyman sees zero US growth the next two quarters C
China
China’s Push to Jump-Start Economy Revives Worries of Fake Data B
China Purchasing Indexes Drop to Record Lows W
Coronavirus Is Hitting China’s Economy Harder Than Expected BR
HNA, Hit by the Coronavirus, Is Effectively Taken Over by the Government W
As Coronavirus Hits China’s Car Sales, Auto Makers Take Show Online W
US politics
Biden Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary W
Businesses Fret Over Potential Bernie Sanders Presidency W
Warren’s Ground Game Faces Biggest Test on Super Tuesday W
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary C
Virus I
Coronavirus Is Different. It’s Rapidly Hitting Supply and Demand. W
By the Numbers: How the Coronavirus Epidemic Is Hitting Businesses Around the World W
Coronavirus Is Disrupting Supply Chains. These Industries Are Most Vulnerable. BR
How the Coronavirus Will Challenge the Health-Care Industry BR
Big Drugmakers Warn About Coronavirus Impact on Business W
Pandemic Panic Fattens Fortunes in Health Care and Tech B
Coronavirus to Test Small-Business Optimism W
What Big Companies Are Doing to Prepare for Coronavirus Fallout BR
Virus II
Ex-FDA Chief Expects U.S. Coronavirus Cases to Jump Rapidly B
‘This Will Be a Long Battle’: More Countries Report First Coronavirus Deaths W
New York confirms first coronavirus case; U.S. ramps up preparations R
New York State, California Report New Cases: Virus Update B
Trump Team Testing ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Drugs to Cure Coronavirus B
Gilead Sciences Could Have a Coronavirus Cure. Could It Also See a Shakeup? BR
U.S. Surgeon General Urges People to ‘Stop Buying Masks’ B
Geopolitics & trade
Turkey’s Killer Drone Swarm Poses Syria Air Challenge to Putin B
Huawei Seeks Advisers for U.S. Image Makeover W
Industries & companies
Financials: AmEx Staff Misled Small-Business Owners to Boost Card Sign-Ups W
Media: How Bob Iger Unified Disney’s New Magic Kingdom W
Tech: How Venture Capital Became Intel’s Answer to ‘Massive Disruption’ BR
Telecom: Walmart, Verizon in Talks to Test 5G Services in Some Stores W
Telecom: T-Mobile Vows to Fight FCC Fines for Location Sharing W
Offbeat
Homes along Lake Erie are covered in ice following two days of gale-force winds NN
February 29 (Saturday)
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Dow falls 350 points Friday to cap the worst week for Wall Street since the financial crisis C
Stock market Friday recap: Dow loses 3,500 points on week, closes off lows, Fed pledges support C
A historically bad week for the market saw a little bit of everything, except panic C
Think the S&P 500 is in bad shape? Its components look worse R
As Markets Fall, Ask Yourself if Now Is the Time to Buy W
From Reagan to Trump: Here's how stocks performed under each president NN
Credit
Treasury Yields Hit New Lows, With 10-Year Touching 1.127% W
Plunging rates in the US are rewriting the history books C
Central banks
Powell says Fed ready to act as coronavirus poses 'evolving' economic risks R
Fed: Will ‘Act as Appropriate to Support the Economy’ W
Powell’s ‘Whatever It Takes’ Moment Is Here, But Will It Work? B
Fed’s Bullard Open to Rate Cut, But Leans Against It W
Cooling consumer spending, inflation put spotlight on Fed amid coronavirus R
Central banks may mount a coronavirus rescue. It may not be enough R
US
Forecasters Downgrade U.S. Economic Outlook as Virus Spreads B
Why America’s personal-saving rate is unusually high E
China
Baidu Warns of Revenue Drop, Signaling Trouble for China’s Private Sector W
US politics
Trump Considering New Steps to Take On Coronavirus W
White House considers tax cuts, extra Fed pressure in coronavirus response, report says C
Trump says he hopes the Fed gets involved ‘soon’ to combat market sell-off from coronavirus C
Trump Wins Court Ruling on Resisting Congressional Testimony B
Trump Again Selects Rep. John Ratcliffe to Be Intelligence Chief W
Virus I
Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be ‘once-in-a-century pathogen we’ve been worried about’ C
Coronavirus live updates: Fears fuel sell-off, new California case, CDC unveils new test kits C
U.S. Raises Italy Travel Advisory; Rate Cut Eyed: Virus Update B
Which countries currently have coronavirus travel restrictions in place?
Italians Are Being Treated as a Risk Abroad W
Italian Churches Go Into Quarantine W
As Iran’s Leaders Contract Coronavirus, Doubts Emerge Over National Tally W
Virus II
What We Know About the Coronavirus, From Symptoms to Who Is at Risk W
Widespread Coronavirus Cases Could Tax U.S. Hospitals W
How to Prepare for the Coronavirus W
Quarantined, But Still Logged On W
Virus III
Hoarding in the USA? Coronavirus sparks consumer concerns R
FDA Cites Shortage of One Drug, Exposing Supply-Line Worry W
An Industry by Industry Look at the Virus’s Impact W
Clorox CEO Sees Higher Sales of Cleaning Wipes as Virus Spreads B
Industries & companies
Energy: World’s Biggest New Oil Find Turns Guyana Upside Down W
Offbeat
Elon Musk tells a room full of Air Force pilots: ‘The fighter jet era has passed’
February 28 (Friday)
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Video: Why Ed Yardeni says this sell-off is a short-term market ‘panic attack’ C
Markets I
Stock futures point to more losses after Thursday’s massive tumble amid coronavirus fears C
Dow plunges 1,100 points, bringing its decline from a record high to more than 10% C
What’s moving the market right now: Dow plunges 1,100, worst point drop in history, will Fed act? C
Among the Best Performers in the Market’s Rout: Chinese Stocks W
Industrial Commodities Extend Slide as Coronavirus Dents Demand W
Markets II
U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak Would Pose Risk to Record Expansion W
Here’s how long stock market corrections last and how bad they can get C
Not Trying ‘to Be Heroic’ But We’re Buying, Fund Manager Says B
Central banks
Fed seen cutting rates amid virus threat, low inflation R
Fed’s Evans Says Too Soon to Say if Coronavirus Shock Needs Rate Cut W
Fed Can’t Inoculate Economy From Coronavirus W
US
U.S. Business Investment Rose Ahead of Coronavirus W
U.S. economy grows steadily in fourth-quarter, but coronavirus looms large R
Housing to Get a Jolt With Virus Pushing Down Mortgage Rates B
Virus I
Biggest companies say coronavirus caused ‘major decrease’ in China demand: CFO survey C
The virus is coming E
Breakingviews - Breakdown: Coronavirus goes global R
Why Coronavirus Spreads So Fast: Symptoms Are Mild and People Are Global W
India’s Fragile Economic Rebound Faces New Risk From Coronavirus B
Extended China Factory Shutdowns to Hurt Indian Production Lines B
Virus II
White House Wants Signoff on Coronavirus Messaging W
Trump Says He’s Doing ‘Incredible Job’ Handling Coronavirus B
Mixed messages, test delays hamper U.S. virus response R
Investment advisors worry U.S. response to coronavirus is too little too late R
HHS whistleblower claims US workers received coronavirus evacuees without proper precautions NN
Virus III
If coronavirus spreads within the US, here's how daily life might change NN
A Seattle-area school was closed for cleaning after a staff member's relative was tested for coronavirus NN
U.S. Holds Off Urging Face-Mask Use But Virus Fears Fan Sellout B
Did a 1981 Dean Koontz novel predict the coronavirus? P
Europe
Europe looking for positive signal from U.S. on trade: EU lawmaker R
China
Baidu’s Profit and Revenue Rise W
US politics
Here's what a Sanders-Trump map could look like NN
You better believe Nancy Pelosi has a Bernie Sanders strategy NN
Industries & companies
Telecom: FCC Probe Finds Mobile Carriers Didn’t Safeguard Location Data W
Telecom: Senate OKs $1 Billion for Rural Telecom Carriers to Replace Huawei Gear W
February 27 (Thursday)
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Markets
Stock futures fall on report of first US coronavirus case of unknown origin C
Dow falls more than 100 points as market’s attempt to rebound from sell-off fails C
Wall Street falls more slowly as investors parse coronavirus fears R
Trump says ‘quite a bit’ of sell-off is fear a Democrat will win election, along with coronavirus C
Goldman, Citi Strategists Say S&P 500 Rout Is Bound to Worsen B
Central banks
Fed May Cut as Soon as March Based on Market History, BMO Says B
Opinion: Why the Fed can’t defend the economy against the coronavirus outbreak MW
Yellen Says Coronavirus Could Throw U.S. Economy Into Recession B
Virus I
Trump puts Mike Pence in charge of response to coronavirus, says US risk ‘remains very low’ C
Containing the Coronavirus: What’s the Risk to the Global Economy?
The German Economy Was Faltering, Then Came the Coronavirus W
Global Airlines Brace for Coronavirus Impact W
Marriott Predicts Coronavirus Will Hurt Fee Revenue W
Nestlé Halts All Business Travel Abroad as Other Firms Curb Asia, Italy Trips W
Virus II
‘Confusion breeds distrust:’ China keeps changing how it counts coronavirus cases C
As China’s Economy Suffers, Xi Faces Pressure to Lift Virus Restrictions W
China Tightens Screening of Travelers, Fearing Reinfection From Abroad W
Virus III
U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Tie B
Coronavirus live updates: US raises travel advisory for South Korea as cases cross 1,500 C
Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears R
Gilead to Kick Off Its Own Studies of Potential Coronavirus Drug W
Out of Stock: Coronavirus in China Threatens Amazon Sellers W
Coronavirus Prompts a Whole City to Try Home Schooling W
Diary of a quarantined American in coronavirus-era China MW
Smart Travel Planning in the Time of Coronavirus W
US
RV Living Grows as Latest Consequence of Housing Crisis W
Industries & companies
Media: Described as All Business, Disney’s New CEO Is a Number-Crunching Tactician W
Media: Disney shares down 2% after 'surprise' CEO change R
Tech: Microsoft Expects Personal Computing to Miss Target, Citing Coronavirus W
Tech: Tech Platforms Aren’t Bound by First Amendment, Appeals Court Rules W
February 26 (Wednesday)
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Markets
Dow futures bounce as Wall Street attempts comeback from monster 2-day slide C
Coronavirus wipes out $1.7 trillion in US stock market value in two days C
Trump’s Plea for U.S. to Shrug Off Virus Fear Ignored by Markets B
Once bulletproof, tech stocks now among market's biggest losers R
Yield on 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Hits Record Low W
Central banks
Fed’s Wait-and-See Posture Tested by Virus W
Fed's Kaplan says unclear right now if coronavirus calls for U.S. rate change: WSJ R
Virus
CDC official warns Americans it's not a question of if coronavirus will spread, but when NN
U.S. braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran R
New Cases Drop in China as Virus Spreads Globally W
Moderna’s stock rises as it ships the first batch of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate MW
Investors Grapple With Coronavirus Impact on Largest U.S. Firms W
Geopolitics & trade
The Taj Mahal, Folk Dancers, ‘Hey Jude’: Trump’s 36 Hours in India W
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla’s valuation needs to be more ‘grounded’ to profit, analyst says MW
FAANG: Amazon Opens Cashierless Supermarket in Latest Push to Sell Food W
Homebuilders: Toll Brothers Falls After Homebuilder Reports Sales Miss (Due to Lack of Affordable Homes) B
Media: Disney’s choice of parks boss as new CEO confuses the company’s Wall Street narrative C
Pharma: Mallinckrodt Nets Government Support for $1.6 Billion Opioid Deal W
Tech: Salesforce Co-CEO Keith Block steps down; Marc Benioff will be sole CEO C
Offbeat
Plague of locusts threatens East African economies as UN sounds alarm C
February 25 (Tuesday)
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Markets
Dow futures rise 150 points in overnight trading following the measure’s worst drop in 2 years C
Dow plunges 1,000 points on coronavirus fears, 3.5% drop is worst in two years C
Wall Street plunges on fears of coronavirus pandemic R
Turnaround Tuesday? Stocks tend to bounce back quickly from market drops like this one C
Health insurer shares pummeled by Sanders surge, virus worries R
Central banks
Markets bet Fed is pushed to cut rates in coronavirus response R
With Current Tools, Fed Unlikely To Sustainably Hit Inflation Target: Fed Paper W
Virus I
Coronavirus’s Global Spread May Not Be Contained, WHO Says W
Coronavirus live updates: China reports 508 new cases, 71 additional deaths C
Japan's Nishimura says need to pay close attention on coronovirus impact R
Drugmaker Ships First Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine for Human Tests W
Don’t buy China’s story: The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab P
Coronavirus could be a ‘catalyst’ for China to boost its mass surveillance machine, experts sayC
Virus II
Fear of Coronavirus, Rather Than Virus Itself, Hits Economies W
Mastercard shares drop after company warns coronavirus may hit 2020 revenue C
Apple’s China iPhone Sales Dropped in January as Virus Emerged B
Citi, Credit Suisse among banks curbing Italy trips on coronavirus fears: sources R
China
With Migrant Workers in Limbo, Part of China’s Economy Is Stalled W
US politics
Sanders says 'it's unfair to simply say everything is bad' with Fidel Castro's Cuba NN
Bernie Sanders is blatantly wrong: We’re far better off than in 1975 P
Facebook Probed Suspicious Pro-Sanders Content W
U.S. Democrats want Russia sanctions over 2020 election interference R
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Kicks Off India Visit With Massive Rally W
U.S. Considers Expelling Chinese Journalists After Americans Barred B
Industries & companies
Energy: Exxon Drops to 15-Year Low Ahead of Annual Strategy Presentation B
Energy: Investors Retreat From Oil Firms in Sign of Rising Skepticism W
Retail: Toy Industry Looks to YouTube Talent for Next Generation of Merchandise W
Corporate finance
HP to Buy Back $15 Billion in Stock to Battle Xerox Takeover Bid W
Salesforce, Silver Lake Pump Money Into ServiceMax W
Offbeat
Glass, Once the King of Packaging, Seeks a Comeback W
Austin, Nashville Rank at Top of Hottest Job Markets W
February 24 (Monday)
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Virus
Concern over coronavirus spread as cases jump in South Korea, Italy and Iran R
Coronavirus fears spoiled a solid earnings season and will further dominate markets ahead C
Coronavirus Could Cut $1.1 Trillion From the Global Economy This Year, According to One Estimate BR
G20 finance heads eye impact of coronavirus outbreak on growth, see modest pickup R
The Virus Is Interrupting Supply Chains From Watches to Lobsters B
Peter Navarro Says Coronavirus Shows U.S. Offshored Too Much B
Markets
There’s a Hint of Euphoria in the Air. Time to Prepare for the Next Correction. BR
Here’s how to tell a bear market is coming, according to BofA C
Buffett says it’s ‘almost certain’ stocks will beat bonds over long term if rates, taxes stay low C
The Bond Rally in Emerging Markets May Not Be All That It Seems B
Central banks
Kuroda says BOJ will be 'fully prepared' to act on virus risk R
US
Inflation Isn’t Missing From the U.S. Economy. You Just Need To Know Where to Look for It. BR
China
Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act Fast B
US politics
Bernie Sanders Says as President He Would Meet With Dictators B
Trump accuses Schiff of leaking intelligence about Russia to hurt Sanders R
Buttigieg campaign calls on Nevada Democrats to address alleged irregularities in caucuses C
Industries & companies
Financials: Wall Street Is Taking Over Main Street. Morgan Stanley’s Deal for E*Trade Heats Up the Race. BR
Industrials: Caterpillar Stock Looks Cheap. It’s Time to Build a Stake. BR
Media: Here’s how NFL TV rights are expected to shake out for the rest of the decade, according to sources C
Wireless: There’s a 5G Showdown Brewing. Intelsat Stock Could Be a Casualty. BR
Corporate finance
TurboTax maker Intuit near deal to buy Credit Karma for $7 billion, WSJ reports C
Offbeat
Trump braces for a beef-free menu in India NN
Baby Yoda busting out at Toy Fair New York NN
February 22 (Saturday)
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Markets
Dow drops more than 200 points, posts losing week as coronavirus fears resurface C
Central banks
In next downturn, Fed may opt for quick, strong action R
Clarida Says Fed Doesn’t Slavishly Follow Market Expectations B
US
Coronavirus Hits U.S. Business Activity W
Not Just Nike and Apple; Small U.S. Firms Disrupted by China Virus W
Europe
Under Siege From Left and Right, Any Merkel Successor Faces Tough Balancing Act W
US politics
US officials reportedly told Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaignC
Sanders blasts Russia for reportedly trying to boost his presidential campaign R
Goldman’s Blankfein Says He Might Vote for Trump Over Sanders B
Michael Bloomberg Says He Will Release Women From NDAs If They Ask B
'Not good enough' Warren says of Bloomberg's non-disclosure agreement pledge R
Nevada Democrats are trying to avoid repeating the Iowa caucus debacle — here’s how R
Trump Weighing Four Candidates for Director of National Intelligence W
Industries & companies
FAANG: Google Resists Demands From States in Ad Probe W
Financials: Wells Fargo to pay $3 billion in settling criminal and civil investigations into its fraudulent sales practices C
Manufacturing: DuPont ramps up safety suit production as coronavirus causes shortages in China C
Media: Fox, Comcast Pursue Takeovers of Ad-Supported Video Services W
Pharma: FDA Clears New Type of Cholesterol Drug W
Virus
U.S. prepares for possible coronavirus outbreakR
Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus: study R
How One Singapore Sales Conference Spread Coronavirus Around the World W
Offbeat
JPMorgan Warns of Climate as a Threat to ‘Human Life as We Know It’ B
SEC Investigates Altria’s Investment in Juul W
February 21 (Friday)
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Dow falls more than 100 points after suffering a sudden midday sell-off that confused traders C
Wall St. eases, led by tech decline on mounting fears coronavirus could spread R
Traders Flock to Tech Options as Stocks Soar W
Central banks
Fed's Clarida says U.S. economy is strong, still too soon to judge virus risk R
US
U.S. labor market remains strong; manufacturing likely stabilizing R
China
China State Custody of Once High-Flying Anbang Ends This Weekend B
US politics
Sanders’s Rise Sparks Comparisons to 2016 GOP Race W
Elizabeth Warren reverses her position on super PAC support as she seeks comeback C
Bloomberg Takes Defensive Posture W
Stone sentenced to 3-1/3 years, Trump signals no immediate pardon for adviser R
Trump Stews Over McCabe But Is Wary of Driving Barr to Resign B
Geopolitics & trade
The U.S.’s Next Trade War? As China Clash Cools, Conflict With India Looms. W
Outbreak will not change China's commitments to buy U.S. goods: senior U.S. official R
Summit standoff as EU leaders grapple with Brexit-sized hole in budget R
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory R
Corporate finance
Sprint and T-Mobile agree to give Deutsche Telekom higher stake in combined company C
Morgan Stanley to Buy E*Trade in Bid for Small Investors W
Warren Buffett Found His ‘Elephant’ With Giant Stake in Apple W
Cybersecurity
Cyberattack on NRC Health sparks privacy concerns about private patient records stored by US hospitals C
Offbeat
Opioid distributors propose $1 billion legal fee fund R
February 20 (Thursday)
Markets
Stocks Gain as China Pledges to Support Businesses W
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs, lifted by China stimulus hopes R
Markets may face ‘pretty serious reckoning’ as coronavirus slows growth, Yale’s Stephen Roach says C
Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: ‘Correction is looking much more probable’ C
JP Morgan’s trading guru says the bubble in defensive and tech stocks ‘will likely collapse’ C
Gold Just Hit a Seven-Year High on Virus FearsB
Central banks
Fed policymakers cautiously optimistic on U.S. economy despite new risks, minutes show R
Fed’s Kashkari Expects Rates to Remain SteadyW
Bank of America warns negative U.S. rates could hurt operations R
US
U.S. housing starts fall, building permits near 13-year high R
Europe
Big Tech to Face More Requirements in Europe on Data Sharing, AI W
China
Investors Fume as China Develops New Playbook for State-Backed Bonds W
China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters W
US politics
Bloomberg's transaction tax sets stage for clash with Wall Street clients R
Bloomberg Bankrolls a Social-Media Army to Push Message W
Several Joe Biden fundraisers jump ship from his struggling campaign to back Mike Bloomberg C
Mike Bloomberg has a rocky history with unions – here’s how it could affect the Democratic primary campaign C
Warren Gets Help From Super PAC W
Trump offered to pardon Assange, lawyer says R
Industries & companies
Industrials: GE, Hurt by Boeing, Pitches for New Deal With Airbus W
Media: Cord-Cutting Accelerates, Raising Pressure on Cable Providers W
Corporate finance
Energy Companies Face Looming Debt BurdenW
Virus
China Struggles to Give Care to Patients Without Coronavirus W
South Korea Infections Surge; New Hubei Cases Drop: Virus Update B
Offbeat
California to make state buildings available to house homeless R
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February 19 (Wednesday)
Stocks
U.S. Stocks Fall After Apple’s Sales Warning W
China Plays Are Left Behind as U.S. Stocks Charge to New Highs W
Nasdaq rises, heads for record close as Apple shares cut losses C
Currencies & Credit
Euro Extends Decline on Weak German Data W
Risk Premiums on Asia Dollar Bonds Keep Dropping Despite Virus B
Central banks
Fed Doesn’t Want Another Repo Crisis, But Treasury Isn’t Helping B
US
Outside of the big 5 tech companies, earnings growth is zero C
China
Coronavirus Exposes Businesses’ Dependency on China W
China Turns to Apps to Control Movements During Outbreak W
Amid Coronavirus, the World Closes Its Doors to China: ‘I Feel So Isolated’ W
US politics
Post-Impeachment Senate Landscape Takes Shape W
Presidential hopeful Bloomberg proposes new taxes, protections to rein in Wall Street R
Bloomberg Qualifies for Nevada Debate W
Thousands of Oracle employees protest Larry Ellison’s Trump campaign fundraiser C
Trump adviser Roger Stone loses bid to delay sentencing hearing R
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Weighs New Move to Limit China’s Access to Chip Technology W
Trump Says He Supports Selling U.S. Jet Engines to China W
The Real Chinese Trade Spat Is About Engines, Not Soybeans W
Industries & companies
Autos: High Car Prices Are Locking Out Younger Shoppers W
FAANG: Apple Drops After Warning But Analysts See Short-Term Hit B
Financials: HSBC Plans to Cut 35,000 Jobs, $100 Billion of Assets W
Retail: Walmart Posts Mixed Holiday Sales W
Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond Boss Tries to Declutter Its Stores W
Retail: Macy’s Cut to Junk by S&P Over Doubts That Turnaround Will Work B
Utilities: PG&E Reports $3.6 Billion Quarterly Loss as Wildfire Costs Mount W
Corporate finance
A huge driver of stock prices [stock buybacks] got off to its worst start in 7 years, but that could change C
Dell Nears Deal to Sell RSA Security Business to Private-Equity Firm STG W
Franklin Resources to Buy Legg Mason for $4.5 Billion W
Italy’s Intesa Bids for Rival, Paving Way for Rare European Banking Deal W
Food-Delivery Firms Put Mergers, IPOs on the Menu W
Virus
China sees fall in coronavirus deaths, WHO urges caution R
Coronavirus live updates: Sanofi working on vaccine with US health agency, Jaguar faces parts shortage C
Gilead’s Coronavirus Drug Trial Slowed by Lack of Eligible Recruits W
Japan targets HIV drug trials on coronavirus R
If Apple is hurting due to the coronavirus, its suppliers and rivals likely are too R
Offbeat
Trump grants clemency to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Bernard Kerik and Eddie DeBartolo Jr. C
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February 18 (Tuesday)
Markets
U.S. stock futures retreat, Asia dips after Apple warns on virus impact R
Chinese support measures buoy world stocks R
Growth Investors Face Test of Their Mettle W
JPMorgan Says Record Highs in European Stocks Can Last and Widen B
Central banks
China’s Central Bank Cuts Rate on One-Year Medium-Term Lending Facility W
Europe
Euro bears lurk as worries about economic outlook grow R
Britain won't heed EU rules to win free trade: PM aide R
Japan
Japan’s Economy Shrinks 6% as Sales-Tax Rise Cools Consumption W
Japan’s Third Sales-Tax Blunder Must Be Its Final Mistake W
Japan finance minister watching coronavirus impact, to ensure fiscal policy steps R
Japan Inc wary about wage hikes as 'Abenomics' sputters: Reuters poll R
China
Rare Release of Xi’s Speech on Virus Puzzles Top China Watchers B
Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong's once-thriving tourism, retail sectors R
US politics
Bolton Warns of Possible ‘Censorship’ of His White House Memoir B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Weighs New Move to Limit China’s Access to Chip Technology W
U.S. mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs R
Industries & companies
FAANG: Apple warns on revenue guidance due to production delays, weak demand in China because of coronavirus C
Retail: As Walmart grows in e-commerce, investors look for a plan to stem the losses C
Corporate finance
Bombardier agrees to sell rail unit to Alstom in $8.2 billion deal C
Pier 1 files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy as talks with potential buyers continue C
Dairy Farmers of America agrees to buy Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk producer, for $425 million C
Technology
Elon Musk Has Changed Investors’ Views on the Electric Car
Offbeat
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to launch Earth Fund for combating climate change C
February 17 (Monday)
Markets
Markets Hover Near Records Despite Growing Coronavirus Outbreak W
The Bond Market Might Finally Be Nearing Its Limit W
There’s a Wall of Cash Eager to Buy Treasuries on Any Price Dip B
Emerging Markets Trust China’s Virus Steps to Keep Rally Going B
Central banks
Virus Overshadows All as Traders Brace for 2020 Fed Rate Cuts B
US
The Housing Market Ended 2019 Red-Hot. But Shrinking Supply and Rising Prices Could Cool Off the Rally. BR
How High Should Government Debt Go? Economists Can’t Agree W
Europe
Europe can win global battle for industrial data, says EU industry chief R
China
Xi says China must keep economic, social order while battling coronavirus R
Coronavirus Outbreak Won’t Destroy China’s 2020 Economic Outlook BR
US politics
Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal R
Rise of Sanders, Trump Shows Decline in Party Power W
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters R
Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans’ Social Security, retirement savings C
Klobuchar’s Rise Brings New Scrutiny to Record as Prosecutor B
More than 1,000 Justice Department alumni call for Barr’s resignation after intervention in Stone sentencing C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Says It Has Thwarted $6 Billion Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline B
Rouhani says Iran will never yield to U.S. pressure for talks R
Pelosi says working with China’s Huawei is like ‘choosing autocracy over democracy’ C
Industries & companies
Autos: Dealerships Give Car Buyers Some Advice: Just Stop Paying Your Loan W
FAANG: How Netflix Wins Despite Underperforming at the Oscars BR
FAANG: Mark Zuckerberg shifted Facebook’s focus to groups after the 2016 election, and it’s changed how people use the site C
Retail: Bed Bath’s Hidden Assets Could Be Worth Almost $1 Billion BR
Tech: Superfast 5G Rollout Hits Slow Patch, Suppliers Say W
Tech: The Flip Phone Is Back and It’s Not a Total Flop W
Corporate finance
SoftBank’s Boss Bet $22 Billion on Sprint. It Was a Slog. W
Technology
Sucking Carbon Out of the Air Is Winning Fans Among Oil Giants W
Virus
Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise R
South Korea Tracks Virus Patients’ Travels—and Publishes Them Online W
Offbeat
Why the narratives we embrace about our finances matter
Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s Future Without Warren Buffett BR
February 15 (Saturday)
Markets
Stocks edge up with positive chipmaker forecast, oil gains for the week R
U.S. Stocks End Week at Record After Strong Earnings, Fed Signal B
Nearly 20% of S&P 500 companies have already warned investors about virus impact C
Short-Sellers Give Oil a Break Following Coronavirus Concerns B
Central banks
Mester says Fed working with private sector to develop faster payment system R
Fed’s Mester Says Economic Outlook Intact Though Virus a Risk B
Virus
IMF Chief Says Virus May Warrant Coordinated Economic Action B
China Sees Another Jump in Coronavirus Infections W
Coronavirus live updates: China tries to get back to work; Beijing sets a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals C
Hubei Adds 2,420 Cases; Wuhan Tightens Quarantine: Virus Update B
Beijing quarantines returning residents as China struggles to pick up economy R
CDC is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak in US NN
US
U.S. consumer spending slowing; industrial production weak R
U.S. Consumer Spending Picks Up, While Manufacturing Declines W
White House considering tax incentive for more Americans to buy stocks, sources say C
Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal R
US politics
Becoming bolder, Trump defends right to interfere in criminal cases R
Attorney General Barr taps outside prosecutor to review case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn R
Roger Stone Seeks New Trial Less Than a Week Before Sentencing B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S., Taliban reach violence reduction pact that could lead to U.S. withdrawal R
Pelosi warns US allies: ‘Don’t go near Huawei’ C
Pentagon Shifts Stance on Sales to Huawei W
Injured by China's trade practices? Call 202-395-3900, USTR says R
China Trade War Walloped More Than Half of U.S. States in 2019 B
Industries & companies
Autos: Renault Swings to Loss, Hit by Nissan Woes, Falling China Sales W
FAANG: Google to restructure Cloud business, with some roles eliminated C
FAANG: Amazon Axes Delivery Partners in U.S.; Hundreds of Jobs Cut B
Consumer: Kraft Bonds Tumble After Downgrades to Junk Rating W
Pharma: States Spurn Drug Industry’s Opioid-Settlement Offer W
Retail: Mattel’s Holiday Sales Slump Despite Boost From ‘Toy Story 4’ W
Corporate finance
Talks to sell Victoria’s Secret to Sycamore Partners to spill into next week C
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just revealed positions in Kroger, a biotech and these others C
Technology
To Store Wind and Sun, Energy Startups Look to Gravity W
Offbeat
Avenatti Found Guilty in Extortion Case W
Yuval Noah Harari’s History of Everyone, Ever
February 14 (Friday)
Markets
Wall Street slips as coronavirus fears mount R
Some U.S.-listed China firms see shorting spike, others see short-covering jump R
U.S. Stocks Fade After Fed Announces Repo Cuts: Markets Wrap B
Central banks
Trump Fed nominee Shelton hits bipartisan skepticism in Senate hearing R
Virus
U.S. Raises China Criticism; Details on New Cases: Virus Update B
Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases Raises Questions About Outbreak’s Peak W
Alibaba Takes a Hit From Coronavirus W
China
Xi Installs Close Ally to Tighten Control Over Hong Kong W
US
Rents lift U.S. core inflation; weekly jobless claims rise slightly R
Drop in Energy Prices Slowed U.S. Inflation in January W
US politics
Trump administration taking $3.8 billion more from military for Mexico border wall R
GOP-Controlled Senate Passes Resolution to Limit Trump’s Use of Military Force Against Iran W
Attorney General William Barr says Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’ C
Barr tells Trump to stop tweeting about Stone case; juror calls it 'appalling' R
On the trail: Democratic White House hopefuls take aim at Bloomberg R
Influential Nevada culinary union will not endorse a 2020 Democrat ahead of caucuses C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. business group sees China keeping purchase commitments despite coronavirus R
India offers to import U.S. dairy, chicken legs to seal elusive trade deal with Trump R
U.S. Charges Chinese Tech Giant Huawei With Racketeering W
Trump Says ‘Good Chance’ Of Deal With Taliban W
Industries & companies
FAANG: Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit C
FAANG: Why Are Amazon and Google in Washington’s Firing Line? One Answer Is Ken Glueck. W
FAANG: Pinterest shares fall after Facebook releases new copycat app C
Media: Roku beats Q4 expectations, shares rise C
Retail: Stores and Shoppers Agree: Self-Checkout Is Hard W
Tech: Nvidia forecasts revenue above estimates despite $100 million coronavirus hit R
Corporate finance
China’s Startups on the Ropes After Virus Freezes Funding B
Tesla Raising More Than $2 Billion, Discloses New SEC Inquiry W
Rite Aid’s Odds of Finding Suitor May Improve With Sprint Ruling B
February 13 (Thursday)
Markets
U.S. Stock Index Futures Drop on Outbreak Count Revision B
Dow Closes at Record as Virus Worries Abate W
Oil Chiefs Warned Trump Team of Unrealistic Goals in China Deal B
Coronavirus Spurs Demand for Niche Raw Materials W
Central banks
Fed Chair Powell: 'no reason' rising wages, job gains can't continue R
Virus I
IMF Sees China Rebounding From Virus, Though Uncertainty Is High B
The World Health Organization Draws Flak for Coronavirus Response W
Coronavirus live updates: China’s Hubei reports 14,840 new cases, 242 additional deaths C
Virus II
Top CDC official says US should prepare for coronavirus ‘to take a foothold’ C
Coronavirus-Drug Development Becomes a Top Focus at Gilead W
Hyundai bet big on China. Now coronavirus is twisting its supply chain R
Living Inside U.S. Coronavirus Quarantine W
US
US deficit surges 25% in fiscal 2020 and is $1.1 trillion over the past year C
Despite $1 trillion deficits, Trump tax cuts will still 'pay for themselves': Mnuchin R
US politics
Democrats turn focus to Nevada and South Carolina after Sanders' narrow win in New Hampshire R
How Joe Biden lost his front-runner status NN
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Resigns After Caucus Debacle B
DOJ walkout puts frayed relationships with William Barr in spotlight NN
Industries & companies
FAANG: AWS chief says it’s ‘folklore’ that Amazon will destroy competition in any new market it enters C
FAANG: Stood Up: Facebook Keeps Europe Waiting Over Dating Feature W
Pharma: Bayer Strives to End Lawsuits Over Roundup—While Still Selling It W
Tech: Cisco shares drop after earnings report as revenue continues to decline C
Offbeat
Growing Bricks and More Ways to Shrink Concrete’s Carbon Footprint W
There’s a Great Future in Plastics—Except in China W
February 12 (Wednesday)
Markets
Stocks inch higher as new coronavirus cases fall R
Oil prices rise as new virus cases slow, easing Chinese demand concerns R
From wind power to cow manure: oil traders seek new profit recipe R
Coronavirus Fears Creep Into Official U.S. Commodity Forecasts B
Central banks
Fed Watching Risks of Broader Coronavirus Disruptions W
Fed's Powell says economy in good place, warns on coronavirus R
Powell Says Fed Will ‘Never’ Declare Victory on Full Employment B
US
U.S. household debt tops $14 trillion and reaches new record R
U.S. job openings hit two-year low, point to slowdown in job growth R
Insurers Drive Up Prices on U.S. Businesses W
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: Outbreak could affect US-China phase one trade deal, official says C
At Outbreak’s Center, Locals Question Accuracy of Virus Tests W
China Fires Highest-Level Officials Yet Over Coronavirus Outbreak W
US politics
Trump heaps praise on trillion dollar tech club — calling four big companies MAGA C
GOP’s 21% Corporate Tax Rate Locked In by Congressional Gridlock B
All 4 federal prosecutors quit Stone case after DOJ overrules prosecutors on sentencing request NN
Businessman Andrew Yang ends eclectic presidential bid R
Industries & companies
Tech: Here’s a first look at Samsung’s new $1,400 folding phone C
Cybersecurity
U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Networks W
Corporate finance
SoftBank shares skyrocket in Japan after judge approves T-Mobile and Sprint merger C
Deal Math Just Got a Lot More Complicated W
February 11 (Tuesday)
Markets
Nasdaq hits new high as investors look beyond coronavirus R
First-quarter US GDP may be as low as 1.2% due to coronavirus, but stocks don’t seem to care C
How the Rise of Passive Investing May Be Creating Huge Distortions in the Market B
Big Technology Stocks Dominate ESG Funds W
Credit & commodities
Treasury Inversion Is Not About the U.S., It Is About the Whole World B
Green Bonds Branch Out With Record Sale W
Why the bond market looks so worried about the coronavirus outbreak C
The coronavirus is a ‘black swan’ for oil and energy markets, says Ned Davis Research C
Central banks
Fed's Daly: Inflation is 'far better' a bit above target than below R
Fed's Harker says central bank should hold rates steady for a while R
Virus I
Coronavirus Helps Drive China’s Consumer Prices to Highest Level in Over Eight Years W
‘Nightmare’ for Global Tech: Virus Fallout Is Just Beginning B
China’s Businesses Struggle to Resume Work W
Foxconn Resumes Some Production at Its Main China IPhone Site B
Coronavirus live updates: WHO says 15% of patients get pneumonia, Burger King closes half its China locations C
Virus II
President Xi Inspects Coronavirus Hospital in Beijing W
Coronavirus cases outside China 'could be spark' for bigger fire, WHO says R
Coronavirus kills 97 people in one day, while cruise ship cases almost double NN
Wuhan Evacuees Hunker Down for Weeks in Quarantine W
Europe
Merkel Will Take an Active Role in Choosing Her Next Successor B
US politics
Trump Proposes $4.8 Trillion Budget, With Cuts to Safety Nets W
Trump proposes cutting Amtrak funding, boosting money for infrastructure R
Here’s where S&P 500 CEOs are placing their bets on 2020 campaigns C
Sanders Tops U.S. Poll; Bloomberg Overtakes Warren in Third Spot B
Geopolitics & trade
More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack R
Industries & companies
Autos: The Agony of the Tesla Bears: $8.4 Billion of Losses in Five Weeks W
FAANG: Amazon wants to question Trump after losing $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract C
Pharma: Bayer’s CEO Fights to Fix What He Broke W
Cybersecurity
U.S. charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach R
Corporate finance
Xerox Raises Offer for HP W
Mall Operators Simon and Taubman Pair Up W
Offbeat
Carl Icahn Blasts SEC Proxy Overhaul as a ‘Big Step Backward’ B
February 10 (Monday)
Markets
Coronavirus? Slower Growth? The Dow Just Had a Spectacular Week. (BR)
Why the Market’s Reaction to Coronavirus Isn’t the Same as SARS (BR)
Wall Street in coronavirus La La Land
Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies in America (BR)
The ‘Dividend Aristocrats’ Add 7 New Members (BR)
Currencies & commodities
Dollar’s Surprise Surge Challenges Stock Rally (W)
Copper Prices Hit an Almost Three-Year Low Because of Coronavirus. The Worst Is Yet to Come. (BR)
Central banks
With Easy Demeanor, Powell Cultivates Allies on Capitol Hill (W)
Virus I
How the Coronavirus Epidemic Could Upend the Global Economy
China’s Factories Struggle to Resume Operations After Virus Shutdown (W)
‘Crisis mode’: Coronavirus disrupts the heart of electronics manufacturing in China (C)
How Big a Hit? Health-Care Companies Try to Gauge the Costs of Coronavirus. (BR)
Virus II
Coronavirus live updates: China pledges $10 billion to fight outbreak, UK confirms fourth case (C)
Global death toll for new coronavirus soars past 800 to overtake SA (C)
Another truth-teller goes missing in Wuhan (NN)
US
Has the ‘Great Moderation’ returned — and is that a good thing? (MW)
Falling Rates Could Boost Mortgages Ahead of Spring Selling Season (W)
US politics
Trump to make lower, $2 billion spending request for border wall: officials (R)
Trump’s Jobs Record Is Weaker Than Everyone Thought
Buttigieg, Sanders Top New Hampshire Polls as Biden Ad Targets Former Mayor (W)
'Neither is he': Buttigieg hits back at Biden's dig that former mayor isn't Obama (NN)
Geopolitics & trade
Two ‘black swans’ could help Trump deliver historic foreign policy wins - if he can make one change (C)
U.S.-China Trade War Reshaped Global Commerce (W)
U.S., Europe could team up on 5G, but not if trade war under way: German lawmaker (R)
Industries & companies
Airfreight & logistics: FedEx Stock Spiked for a Very Strange Reason (BR)
Autos: Tesla seems expensive at these prices even when valuing it like a high-growth tech stock (C)
Autos: Tesla’s stock just had one of the wildest weeks ever — here’s what happened (C)
Autos: Daimler to cut 15,000 jobs as cost cuts intensify: Handelsblatt (R)
Consumer: Consumer discretionary names could see bumpy ride (R)
Consumer: Kraft Heinz Could Have Bad News. It’s Time to Buy the Stock. (BR)
Energy: Energy Stocks Might Finally Have Hit Bottom (BR)
FAANG: Facebook, IRS Prepare for $9 Billion Tax Court Fight (W)
FAANG: Amazon Flex drivers are using bots to cheat their way to getting more work (C)
Manufacturing: Mattel Closes Factories, as Toy Slump Weighs on Supply Chain (W)
Retail: Meet the New Nike Boss: Trading Tech for Air Jordans (W)
Corporate finance
New SoftBank Tech Fund Falls Short of $108 Billion Fundraising Goal (W)
Exor in Talks to Sell Reinsurer for About $9 Billion (W)
Offbeat
The Mormon Church Amassed $100 Billion. It Was the Best-Kept Secret in the Investment World. (W)
Cryptocurrency Scams Took in More Than $4 Billion in 2019 (W)
February 08 (Saturday)
Markets
U.S. Stocks Fall, Paring Week’s Gains W
Dow drops 250 points on concern coronavirus will dramatically slow China’s economy C
Markets could see a turbulent week as investors watch coronavirus, economy and Fed testimonyC
Earnings Are Beating Expectations, but Rewards Are Scarce W
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: White House commits $100 million; Royal Caribbean bans Chinese nationals; Fed flags threat C
Cases of coronavirus on ship triple overnight NN
Hospitals Pushed to the Brink in Wuhan: ‘I Just Want to Save His Life’ W
UBS Investment Chief Says Virus Has No Effect on China Bull Case B
Central banks
Fed Warns Virus Poses ‘New Risk’ to Global Growth, Markets B
Fed Officials Likely to Take Comfort From Jobs Report W
Monetary Policy Report
US
U.S. Economy Added 225,000 Jobs in JanuaryW
U.S. Consumer Credit Tops Forecast on Surge in Revolving Debt B
Hiring Strengthens as More Americans Look for Work W
Rise in U.S. Labor-Force Participation Led by Millennial Women B
Here’s where the jobs are — in one chart C
U.S. Marriages Rising as Same-Sex Couples Now Counted in Report B
US politics
Here’s what you need to know about Friday’s 2020 Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire C
Joe Biden shakes up campaign by elevating veteran Democratic strategist Anita Dunn C
Buttigieg Pulls Ahead in Iowa’s National Delegate Count, AP Says B
College grads, boomers big winners in Trump's economy R
Vindman Escorted From White House After Trump’s Senate Acquittal B
Geopolitics & trade
Kudlow Says Xi Reassured Trump Trade Purchases Goal Will Be Met B
Republican senators tell Twitter it’s subject to US sanction laws unless it bans Iranian leaders C
Industries & companies
Financials: Fed’s Stress Test Scenario Is Tougher for the Biggest U.S. Banks B
Corporate finance
New SoftBank Tech Fund Falls Short of $108 Billion Fundraising Goal W
Goldman Private-Equity Push Takes a Hit W
Offbeat
U.S. Drones Scour for Rare Earths to End Reliance on China B
Summers Worries U.S. Tax Cuts May Lead to Financial Trouble B
How a Vegan Ends Up With Leather in Her Portfolio N
February 07 (Friday)
Markets
Dow rises more than 80 points to a record as Wall Street extends winning streak to four days C
China Tariff Relief Boosts Stocks W
Virus
China grows isolated as airlines cancel more than 50,000 flights amid coronavirus epidemic C
Coronavirus: The hit to the global economy will be worse than SARS C
Chinese Doctor Who Warned of Virus in Wuhan Dies, Hospital Says B
Big Economic Reads: Virus Spread Unnerves Global Central Bankers B
Central banks
Fed’s Quarles Calls Current Stance on Interest Rates Appropriate W
Fed includes 'heightened stress' in leveraged loans in 2020 bank stress tests R
Senate Democrats ask Fed's Powell about repo market ahead of hearing R
US
Mnuchin Says U.S. 2020 Growth to Be Less Than 3% Due to Boeing W
US productivity rebounds in fourth quarter as labor costs growth slows C
New U.S. jobless claims fall 15,000 to 202,000 and return close to a 50-year low MW
US politics
Trump Denounces Impeachment, Saying He ‘Went Through Hell’ W
Guilty vote topples Mitt Romney's old image NN
Top Democrat calls for audit of Iowa caucuses as problems delay final tally R
The Shoestring App Developer Behind the Iowa Caucus Debacle W
Geopolitics & trade
China to halve tariffs on some U.S. imports as coronavirus risks grow R
China to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion of U.S. Goods W
Companies Find Ways to Bypass Tariffs on Chinese Imports W
Huawei Sues Verizon Over Patents W
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla passes Apple as No. 1 holding on SoFi as young investors rush into surging stock C
Autos: Fiat Chrysler Thrives on Its North American Business W
FAANGs: Bezos’s Sales of Amazon Stock Reach $3.45 Billion in a Week B
Media: ViacomCBS to launch new streaming service blending CBS All Access with Paramount films, Viacom channels C
Social Media: Pinterest shares surge after earnings beat C
Tech: Uber shares spike as company says it will reach a key profitability goal sooner than expected C
Corporate finance
NYSE Owner Abandons Potential eBay Deal W
February 06 (Thursday)
Markets I
Dow jumps 480 points, S&P 500 closes at record as market shakes off coronavirus fears C
S&P 500, Nasdaq mint record highs after strong U.S. data, waning virus fears R
Market’s Highest Flyers Lose Favor in S&P 500’s Return to Record B
Markets II
Citi Warns of Euphoria, ‘Substantive’ Complacency on Stock Surge B
JPMorgan Cuts Equities in Asset Allocation on Virus Fallout B
Asian shares gain after solid U.S. data, focus on virus R
Coronavirus Threatens a Popular Crude Trade W
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: US can’t keep virus ‘out of our border,’ NYC has 2 new ‘patients under investigation’ C
China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus R
China Deaths at 563; More Japan Cruise Cases Found: Virus Update B
China’s Virus Outbreak Prompts Patients to Scramble for Remedies W
Wuhan Coronavirus Hospitals Turn Away All but Most Severe Cases W
Central banks
Fedcoin? The U.S. central bank is looking into it R
US
Private payrolls soar in January, the best monthly gain in nearly 5 years C
U.S. trade deficit narrows in 2019 for first time in six years R
US politics
Trump acquitted of both charges in Senate impeachment trial C
Trump Touts Economy, Ignores Impeachment in State of the Union Speech W
Biden says he's 'not going anywhere' after poor Iowa showing R
How Iowa Slipped Away From Joe Biden W
Bernie Sanders Backed by One-Third of New Hampshire Democrats in Poll B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. must be 'understanding' if China virus impacts trade pledges: agriculture secretary R
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla shares crater 17% after coronavirus delays Model 3 deliveries C
Autos: Ford Skids Again but Might Yet Pass GM W
FAANGs: Rapid Spread of Coronavirus Tests Apple’s China Dependency W
FAANGs: Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe, With Heavy Focus on Ad Tools W
Retail: Nike CEO John Donahoe: Shoppers care about sustainability C
Retail: Nike Alphafly Sneakers Will Also Avoid Olympic Ban W
Corporate finance
Merck to Spin Off Slow-Growth Products Into New Company W
Casper Prices IPO at $12 W
Offbeat
Ancestry to lay off 6% of workforce because of a slowdown in the consumer DNA-testing market C
February 05 (Wednesday)
Markets
Wall Street jumps as China stimulus measures soothe virus worries R
Virus
Virus Cases Cross 20,000; First Hong Kong Victim Dies W
Researchers say the coronavirus may be more contagious than current data shows C
China virus claims second life off mainland, Macau casinos told to close R
China Is About to Find Out Whether Its Mass Quarantine Worked B
China Marshals Its Surveillance Powers Against Coronavirus W
US
Defense aircraft demand lifts U.S. factory orders; underlying softness remains R
Virus Has U.S. Gas Export Prospects Going From Bad to Worse B
US politics
Iowa Democrats to release first results after chaos R
Partisan rancor on display as senators explain their positions in Trump trial R
Geopolitics & trade
White House adviser says China virus to delay U.S. export surge from trade deal R
No meeting with Trump, but WTO chief sees U.S. 'sense of urgency' on trade reforms R
U.S. Pushing Effort for 5G Networks Without Huawei W
Chinese Lead Foreign Selling of U.S. Commercial Property W
Industries & companies
Autos: Ford loses $1.7 billion in fourth quarter on flawed Explorer launch, labor costs, China C
Autos: Tesla’s 2020 Advance Blows Past 100%, Leaving Wall Street in Awe B
Autos: Tesla draws comparisons to past speculative bubbles: ‘Stock is going to get absolutely clobbered’ C
FAANGs: Amazon Finally Closes Above $1 Trillion After Months of Flirting B
FAANGs: Instagram Brings In More Than a Quarter of Facebook Sales B
Media: Disney shares flat despite earnings beat C
Media: Disney now has 26.5 million Disney+ subscribers C
Media: Twitter to label deepfakes and other deceptive media R
Restaurants: Chipotle earnings beat Wall Street estimates C
Retail: Macy’s to close 125 stores, cut 2,000 corporate jobs, in hunt for growth C
Corporate finance
Boeing to Set Loan At $13 Billion After Lenders Step Up B
NYSE Owner Makes Offer to Buy eBay W
Technology
Anti-solar panel can generate electricity at night, researchers say
Offbeat
How to Handle Air Travel During the Coronavirus Outbreak W
February 04 (Tuesday)
Markets
Stocks rebound from Friday’s deep sell-off, but coronavirus fears linger C
Oil bear market deepens as OPEC talks emergency action to deal with coronavirus crisis C
Dollar gains on upbeat manufacturing data, virus threats cap yuan R
Virus
Virus Outbreak a Major Test of China’s System, Xi Says W
China accuses U.S. of whipping up panic over virus R
WHO chief: Widespread travel bans not needed R
Coronavirus causes Goldman Sachs to cancel annual partners meeting R
Coronavirus live updates: China says its death toll hits 425 as total cases rise to 20,438 C
Coronavirus Outbreak Likely Began With Bats, an Omen for Next Epidemic B
US
U.S. manufacturing rebounds; Boeing, coronavirus loom R
Global Factory Revival in Doubt as Coronavirus Spreads W
Emerging
Hong Kong Suffers First Annual Recession in a Decade W
US politics
Democrats get their first chance to choose their 2020 presidential candidate in Iowa, which has been at the center of Trump’s trade war C
Trump Trial Prosecutors Invoke Senate Duty Yet Await Acquittal B
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Administration Denying More Tariff-Exemption Requests W
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla up 20% after Panasonic posts first quarterly profit at battery business R
Autos: The Auto Industry Wanted Easier Environmental Rules. It Got Chaos. W
FAANGs: Google still isn’t telling us about a key metric for YouTube and cloud: Profits C
FAANGs: Alphabet shares fall as Google misses on sales, YouTube revenue disappoints R
Financials: Goldman Sachs is close to a deal with Amazon to offer loans to the e-commerce giant’s merchants C
Tech: How Today’s Tech Run Differs From the Dot-Com Bubble W
Technology
FAA Moves Toward Certifying Specific Drones for Package Deliveries W
Offbeat
Clean Power So Cheap a Staunch Defender of U.S. Coal Went Green B
February 03 (Monday)
Markets
An analysis of the market sell-off: What’s likely causing it and how worried you should be C
If coronavirus fears escalate, Wells Fargo warns 10-year Treasury yields could fall another 30% C
Where to Find International Dividend Stocks Now BR
The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Moment for Ad Agencies. Investors Should Still Run Away From Their Stocks. BR
Central banks
China to inject $174 billion of liquidity on Monday as markets reopen R
Virus
The Big Question Hanging Over China’s Virus Attack: How Long Before Containment? BR
Coronavirus Kills Its First Victim Outside China as Toll Grows W
Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat R
Ninth US case confirmed in California as White House studies economic impact of coronavirus outbreak C
Hong Kong Hospital Workers to Strike Over Coronavirus W
US
Boeing’s Woes Create Headwinds for U.S. Economy W
US politics
Americans Stuck to Their Views on Trump Through Impeachment Trial W
Revolution or return to decency? 2020 Democrats’ final Iowa arguments show their case against Trump C
‘I will pay more’: Bloomberg unveils $5 trillion tax plan targeting the wealthy and corporations C
Industries & companies
Retail: More retailers file for bankruptcy twice as they struggle with rising debt, pressure from Amazon C
Semiconductors: Buy These Car Chip Makers Instead of Tesla or GM BR
Tech: Tech Sector Fears Supply Delays as Effects of Virus Ripple Through China W
Corporate finance
JPMorgan’s Rising Stock Makes Buybacks More Expensive W
February 01 (Saturday)
Markets
Dow plummets 600 points in worst day since August as coronavirus fears grow C
Friday’s massive sell-off ruins ‘January barometer’ market signal C
Tech Sector Fears Supply Delays as Effects of Virus Ripple Through China W
Energy Stocks Are Black Eye on the S&P 500, Again W
Virus
CDC issues mandatory quarantine for first time in more than 50 years to Wuhan passengers in California C
Chinese Coronavirus Cases Rise to More Than 11,700: Virus Update B
China reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, total at 259 R
Gilead Sciences Offers Experimental Drug for Coronavirus Treatments, Testing W
There’s Another Virus Stalking America: It’s Called the Flu B
Central banks
Fed’s 2020 Rate Outlook Clouded by Framework Review W
Fed's Clarida: U.S. economy in good place, coronavirus a 'wildcard' R
US
U.S. Manufacturing Titans Portend Gloom for Global Economy B
U.S. Consumer Spending, Wage Gains Eased in Late 2019 W
Europe
UK formally leaves the European Union and begins Brexit transition period C
US politics
Senate votes against calling new witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial C
U.S. Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban List, Including Nigeria B
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon Joins, Then Leaves, the $1 Trillion Club W
FAANGs: Zuckerberg: Our new honesty-first approach is ‘going to piss off a lot of people’ C
FAANGs: Facebook to Ban Posts About Fake Coronavirus Cures W
Media: Hulu CEO Randy Freer out as Disney moves to absorb the streaming service C
Pharma: First Peanut Allergy Drug Wins Approval From U.S. Regulators B
Tech: IBM Doubles Down on Cloud Bet With New Leadership Team W
Technology
Why Porsche and Toyota Are Investing in Flying Cars W
January 31 (Friday)
Markets
Stocks End Day With Push to Gains W
Asia shares struggle to stabilize after punishing week R
The Inverting Yield Curve Is About More Than Recession This Time B
Commodities’ Drop Deepens on Fears Coronavirus Will Dent Chinese Demand W
Coronavirus Spurs Fresh Fears About Growth in Emerging Markets W
Central banks
The World Is the Dog, the Fed Is the Tail W
Virus
WHO declares China coronavirus that’s killed more than 200 a global health emergency C
Trump says coronavirus outbreak is ‘all under control’ and a ‘very small problem’ in US C
Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll hits 213, confirmed cases rise to 9,692 C
Passengers May Leave Italy Ship; Tests Show No Virus Danger B
US
U.S. Economy Heads Into 2020 With Steady Growth W
U.S. economy misses Trump's 3% growth target in 2019 R
US politics
Impeachment trial turns to whistleblower ahead of possible weekend finish R
Industries & companies
Airlines: Southwest Failed to Prioritize Safety, Government Says W
Consumer: Maker of Lipton Cools on Tea W
FAANGs: Amazon soars after huge earnings beat C
FAANGs: Amazon holiday sales jump as one-day shipping pays dividends, stock up 13% R
FAANGs: AWS generated revenue of $9.95 billion in Q4, up 34% from a year ago C
FAANGs: Jeff Bezos’ net worth jumps by over $12 billion after Amazon’s big quarter C
Financials: Deutsche Bank Posts Big Loss as Overhaul Bites W
Financials: Visa Posts Record Profit on Higher Spending W
Financials: U.S. banks could invest in venture capital funds again under 'Volcker rewrite' R
Media: Star Wars Game Helps Lift Sales, Profit at Electronic Arts W
Tech: IBM’s Ginni Rometty Steps Down as CEO W
Wireless: Verizon Adds Wireless Users, Takes Another Hit on Yahoo Unit W
Corporate finance
Reynolds Raises $1.2 Billion in Top IPO by Household Goods Maker B
January 30 (Thursday)
Markets
Stock Gains Slip Away in Final Hours W
Virus anxiety weighs on Asian stocks, boosts safe-haven bid R
Utilities Stocks Set for Biggest Monthly Gains Since 2016 W
Central banks
Fed holds rates steady, affirms commitment to higher inflation C
Fed keeps rates steady, to tailor Treasury bill purchases later this year R
Coronavirus outbreak poses risk to U.S. Fed's economic outlook R
Virus
Coronavirus live updates: China says death toll rises to 170 as cases rise beyond 7,700 C
Amazon restricts employee travel to China ‘until further notice’ as coronavirus spreads C
More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicentre as death toll climbs R
US
U.S. fourth quarter goods trade deficit widens, prompting growth forecast cuts R
US politics
Trump impeachment trial: Senators seek answers on John Bolton, Ukraine aid timing and the president’s motives C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump signs USMCA, 'ending the NAFTA nightmare'; key Democrats not invited R
Trump ally Steve Bannon is making a documentary ‘takedown’ of Chinese leader Xi as US seeks ‘phase two’ trade deal C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Posts First Annual Loss Since 1997 as MAX Costs Surge W
Autos: Tesla spikes on earnings beat, says Model Y production underway C
FAANGs: Facebook Earnings Rise, but Expenses Eat Into Margins W
FAANGs: Facebook’s new metrics show it’s still a one-trick pony C
Tech: Microsoft stock rises on earnings beat and better-than-expected guidance C
Offbeat
No, Banks Don’t Hold the Key to Climate Change
January 29 (Wednesday)
Markets
U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Global Efforts to Contain Virus W
Dow rallies more than 180 points, rebounding from its worst day since October C
Outbreak Tests Faith in Global Economy W
Credit
Blink and you missed it: the U.S. yield curve inverted again R
Falling Yields Drive Bond Buyers to REIT Stocks W
Green-Bond Trading Is Going Electronic W
Central banks
Fed Faces Decisions on Its Balance Sheet W
In post-repo squeeze twist, Fed may nudge up interest paid to banks R
ECB's Lagarde extends mandate of top Draghi aide R
US
U.S. business investment weak; consumer confidence at five-month high R
Durable-Goods Orders Rise, Masking Manufacturing Weakness W
U.S. economy on path to 'solid' 2020 growth; budget deficits to top $1 trillion R
U.S. National Debt Will Rise to 98% of GDP by 2030, CBO Projects W
Europe
Italy's 2020 deficit target 'very easily reachable': Economy minister R
US politics
Trump impeachment defense wraps up after less than allotted 24 hours C
'Time for this to end': Trump team asks for acquittal at impeachment trial R
Trump Team Wraps Up Impeachment Defense With Bolton Testimony in Question B
Virus
China vows to beat 'devil' virus as countries rush to evacuate citizens R
Officials See Low Risk of Extensive U.S. Coronavirus Infections W
US health officials fast-track coronavirus vaccine, hope to start clinical trial in three months C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump’s Middle East peace plan calls for two states, with Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem C
U.K. Allows Huawei to Build Parts of 5G Network, Countering White House W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple iPhone sales return to growth, pushing profits above expectations R
Industrials: 3M to Cut More Jobs Amid U.S. Manufacturing Slump W
Restaurants: Starbucks outpaces earnings estimates but warns coronavirus could hit fiscal 2020 C
Tech: Software Giant SAP Shows Signs That Revamp Is Bearing Fruit W
Offbeat
How to Misinform Yourself About the Coronavirus
iPod inventor, Thiel Capital among backers of battery company Advano in new funding C
January 28 (Tuesday)
Markets
Dow drops 400 points as coronavirus fears rise, travel stocks slide C
U.S. stock rally faces major test as China virus spreads R
These US stocks have the most exposure to China’s consumer market getting hit by coronavirus fears C
World’s Pile of Negative Debt Surges by the Most Since 2016 B
Central banks
Fed's first hurdle in 2020: Dispensing with 'QE Lite' R
Fed Officials Weigh New Recession-Fighting Tool: Capping Treasury Yields W
The Fed Won’t Take Away Markets’ Punch Bowl W
ECB’s Mersch Warns Loose Policy Raises Risk of Market Drop B
Global
New Cloud Over Global Growth: Synchronized Housing Slowdown W
Virus
US companies suspend China operations, restrict travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads C
Honda Evacuates, Starbucks Stores Shut: Virus Impact on Business B
Confusion and lost time: how testing woes slowed China's coronavirus response R
Wuhan Mayor Points to Beijing for Lack of Transparency Over Virus W
U.S. Advises Citizens to Reconsider China Travel Over Virus B
CDC is monitoring 110 possible coronavirus cases across 26 states in US C
Europe
EU tells UK it will 'never, never, never' compromise on single market R
Italy Establishment Has Upper Hand Again After Salvini Loss B
US politics
Trump’s Impeachment Defense Challenged to Address Bolton Revelations B
Legal Fight Over Bolton Testimony Would Enter Uncharted Territory W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Disputes Taliban Claim It Shot Down Plane Over Afghanistan B
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing secures more than $12 billion in financing to help weather 737 Max crisis C
Autos: GM investing $3 billion to produce all-electric trucks, autonomous vehicles C
Pharma: J&J scientific officer ‘pretty confident’ they can create coronavirus vaccine as outbreak widens C
Pharma: ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli, company sued for ‘illegally monopolizing’ drug C
Retail: Bath & Body Works’ owner could see sales of hand sanitizer and soap rise as deadly coronavirus spreads C
Corporate finance
Regulators Probe Potential Dean Foods Merger W
Sprint Continues to Lose Customers as It Waits for T-Mobile Verdict W
Offbeat
Ultrafast Trading Costs Stock Investors Nearly $5 Billion a Year, Study Says W
January 27 (Monday)
Markets
Momentum Indicators Help Preserve Stock-Market Rally W
Boom in exchange traded funds continues with socially responsible investing and active management C
The Hidden Factor Making Junk Bonds Less Risky W
Virus
China Urges Calm Over Virus in ‘Critical Period’ W
How coronavirus is beginning to hit China’s economy C
Hong Kong bans entry of visitors from China virus province R
World Health Organization chief to meet Chinese officials in Beijing as coronavirus deaths rise C
Behind the Global Race to Contain China’s Killer Bug B
Three More Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S. W
Europe
After Brexit-settling election, UK firms see business bounce R
US politics
Trump’s Defense Says Democrats Have Failed to Make Impeachment Case W
Trump says lead impeachment Democrat Schiff has not paid 'price, yet' R
Warren Says She’s Ready to Fight After Des Moines Register Nod B
Geopolitics & trade
Trump increases tariffs on derivative steel, aluminum products from some countries R
In Bid for Trump Trade Deal, EU Turns to Shellfish from Soybeans B
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing’s 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine jet, completes maiden flight C
FAANGs: Apple Was Headed for a Slump. Then It Had One of the Biggest Surges Ever. W
Retail: The Pharmacist Is Out: Supermarkets Close Pharmacy Counters W
Tech: Microsoft health’s Peter Lee says medical data needs to be opened up so patients can get better access C
Corporate finance
Europe’s Banking Regulator Paves the Way for Bank Mergers W
Offbeat
Ignore the Fake Climate Debate W
Louise Linton sides with Greta Thunberg after husband Steve Mnuchin takes jab at climate crisis activist NN
What’s Missing at Davos: True Communication BR
Sports Gambling Will Be a Huge Opportunity. Bet on These Stocks. BR
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash at 41 C
At the Grammys, a New Guard in the Spotlight and a Nasty Fight Backstage W
January 25 (Saturday)
Markets
The S&P 500 has worst day since October as virus fears mount R
Dow drops 170 points to end the week as coronavirus fears grow C
After Months of Calm, Volatility Finally Resurfaces in Stocks B
Transport Stocks Are Still Flashing Warning Signals W
Credit & commodities
Bonds look like they are flashing a warning for global markets C
Yuan Falters as China Battles Wuhan Virus W
Central banks
After virus scare, markets look to Fed rate policy to keep stock rally going C
Climate Change—and Ideas for Tackling It—Dominated Davos W
US
U.S. Business Activity Increases in Early 2020 W
Refinancing Boom Fuels Mortgages to Postcrisis Record W
China & coronavirus
China heads into Lunar New Year on shutdown as virus spreads to Europe R
China’s Hubei province confirms 15 more deaths due to coronavirus C
CDC confirms second US case of coronavirus and is monitoring dozens of other potential cases C
Disneyland in Shanghai, McDonald’s in Wuhan to Shut Temporarily Amid Virus Outbreak W
US politics
Trump impeachment prosecutor, Adam Schiff, is becoming Exhibit A in president's defense R
‘Take her out’ — Trump reportedly caught on tape ordering the removal of Ukraine ambassador C
Mike Pompeo cursed out NPR reporter for asking about removal of Ukraine ambassador, she says C
Democrats Argue That Trump Tried to Block Impeachment W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin expects next China trade talks in 'near future' R
EU, China and 15 others agree temporary fix to WTO crisis R
Pentagon Blocks Clampdown on Huawei Sales W
U.S. says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Mulls Another Cut to 787 Output in New Threat to Cash B
Pharma: Bayer’s Latest Roundup Trial Postponed Amid Settlement Talks W
Cybersecurity
Bezos Hack Report Puzzles Cyberexperts W
Offbeat
Have We Reached Peak Globalization? B
Why Invest? A 22-Year-Old’s Tough Questions About Capitalism W
January 24 (Friday)
Markets
S&P 500 ekes out gain, erases losses after WHO calms coronavirus fears C
Commodities Fall Alongside Global Stocks With Coronavirus Spreading W
Energy Companies Darken S&P 500 Profit Picture W
Central banks
Lagarde Sets ECB on Policy Autopilot While It Stops to Think B
ECB Indicates It Will Leave Negative Rates In Place for Some Time W
Central Banks Warm to Issuing Digital Currencies W
China
Wuhan Virus Could Hit China’s Economy Harder Than SARS W
US politics
Democrats use words of Trump allies against him R
House Democrats Say Trump’s Stonewalling Puts ‘Nixon to Shame’ B
Video: We watched 400+ minutes of the trial so you can watch 2 NN
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Invites Netanyahu, Gantz to White House to Discuss Peace Plan W
Facing Pushback From Allies, U.S. Set for Broader Huawei Effort W
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon just opened its biggest office building — and it's not in the United States NN
FAANGs: Amazon Prime Video Gives Amateur How-To’s, Conspiracy Theories a Stage W
FAANGs: Jobs, Cook, Ive—Blevins? The Rise of Apple’s Cost Cutter W
FAANGs: Why Apple killed the floppy disk and headphone jack before you were ready to give them up NN
Financials: Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf barred from industry, to pay $17.5 million for sales scandal C
Pharma: Bayer Discusses Settling Roundup Claims for $10 Billion B
Tech: Intel’s stock jumps 7% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue C
Tech: Intel’s Bullish Sales Forecasts Powered by Data Center Revival B
Utilities: PG&E Makes Peace With Bondholders; Strife With Governor Continues W
Cybersecurity
FDA issues cybersecurity warning on GE medical equipment that monitors patients C
Tech Firms Volunteer to Beef Up Presidential Campaigns’ Cybersecurity W
Corporate finance
Xerox to Nominate 11 Candidates to Replace HP’s Board W
Offbeat
Coronavirus cases rise to more than 650 worldwide as infection spreads to new countriesC
WHO Says Coronavirus Remains Local Chinese Emergency for Now B
George Soros rips Trump and Xi, says the ‘fate of the world’ is at stake in 2020 C
George Soros warns Trump of potential economic doom before election C
Help! I’m Trapped Inside TikTok and I Can’t Get Out W
January 23 (Thursday)
Markets
Stocks close little changed, IBM leads tech shares higher C
Tech sector pushes the S&P 500 to slight gain R
Investors Rattled by Coronavirus Look to Past Epidemics W
European High-Yield Bond Rally May Be Over-Hyped W
US
U.S. home sales surge to near two-year high; supply at record low R
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Wrapped Up 2019 on Solid Note W
Europe
Italy’s 5 Star Leader Resigns as Support SinksW
China
China's Wuhan shuts down transport as global alarm mounts over virus spread C
WHO postpones decision on declaring China coronavirus a global health emergency C
China’s Trying to Break Its Addiction to Corporate Bank Loans B
US politics
Democrats Make Case for Removing Trump From Office W
Schiff Draws Dark Portrait of Trump in Impeachment Trial Opening B
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Finance World Opens Up to Foreigners, Sort Of B
After China trade deal, Europe and U.K. next on Trump's to-do list R
Europe Girds for Trade Battle W
Soleimani killing adds dangerous new dimension to Iraq unrest R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing wants to resume 737 Max production months before the planes return to service C
Autos: Tesla short sellers could help Elon Musk score a payday worth hundreds of millions C
Autos: Germany’s Luxury Car Makers Lose their Shine W
Financials: U.S. regulators closing in on additional 'Volcker Rule' easing R
Financials: Opinion: Big banks’ businesses are improving, putting their stocks in a sweet spotMW
Media: CBS Bets Big on ‘Star Trek: Picard’ to Boost Streaming W
Pharma: Johnson & Johnson’s Profit, Sales RiseW
Technology
IBM Earnings Hint at Signs of Turnaround W
Offbeat
Davos Has a Credibility Problem N
Two UN Sleuths Linked Saudi Crown Prince to Bezos Phone Hack B
Congress to Weigh Surveillance Laws in Wake of Watchdog Report on FBI W
ByteDance Is Seeking a New CEO for Its TikTok Business B
January 22 (Wednesday)
Markets
Stocks Fall on China Virus Fears W
Natural-Gas Prices Fall Below $2 W
US
Housing market falling short by nearly 4 million homes as demand grows C
President Trump Lauds U.S. Economy as He Opens World Economic Forum W
China
Fancy Meals and Loans for Friends: China’s Banks Face Costly Cleanup W
US politics
Trump impeachment trial: Here are the highlights from the first day of debate in the Senate C
As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, McConnell Changes Some Rules W
Hillary Clinton: ‘Nobody Wants to Work With’ Bernie SandersW
Bernie Sanders Fans Slam Hillary Clinton After She Says ‘Nobody Likes Him’ B
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Impose Tariffs on European Cars W
Trade Tensions With Europe Flare as Trump Flexes Economic Muscle W
Mnuchin Warns U.K., Italy Over Digital-Tax Plans W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing doesn’t expect regulators to sign off on 737 Max until mid-2020 C
Airlines: United Airlines profits surge nearly 40% on cheaper fuel and strong demand C
Autos: Tesla’s Post-China Challenge: Bats and Bombs in Germany W
FAANGs: Netflix paints a happy face on growing threat of U.S. competition C
FAANGs: New Low-Cost iPhone to Enter Mass Production in February B
Technology: IBM rises as much as 5% on strong earnings report C
Offbeat
CDC confirms first US case of coronavirus that has killed 6 in China C
Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Analysis Suggests B
When Social Media Is Too Much, Some Teens Tune Out W
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame C
January 21 (Tuesday)
Markets
How the Dow Could Hit 30,000 Five Years Ahead of Schedule BR
Stocks appear detached from reality, rallying for two things that may not happen C
Wealthy investors see nothing that will stop this relentless bull market C
A theory on who’s doing all the buying that’s pushing stocks higher and higher C
‘Where do we put our money?’ is biggest issue for the Davos crowd, top fund manager says C
Europe’s Cheap Debt Draws Record Borrowing by U.S. Companies W
Global
IMF Predicts Global Economy Will Rebound in 2020 W
US
Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake E
US politics I
Trump urges Senate to reject impeachment as affront to US Constitution C
Trump’s China Deal Is His Hedge Against Impeachment Damage B
In impeachment document, Democrats say Trump endangers security, Trump denies R
Impeachment Vote Will Test Senate’s Most Endangered Democrat W
How Trump Has Kept Solid GOP Support Through Impeachment W
US politics II
The 2020 Democratic field is outraising Trump by a huge margin — that didn’t happen to Obama or Bush C
Dershowitz Says Voters Should Judge President Trump’s Conduct B
Biden Says Video Released by Sanders Campaign Is ‘a Lie’ B
Trump Administration to Soon Issue Guidance on Medicaid Block Grants W
Pharma and Biotech Aren’t Worried About Democratic Candidates’ Attacks Against Drugmakers BR
Geopolitics & trade
China Trade Deal Looks Like a ‘Modest Positive.’ But Large Uncertainties Remain. BR
The Great U.S.-China Tech Divide W
Hong Kong Leaders Rebuff Protest Demand as Violence Persists B
Iran aims to examine downed plane's black boxes, no plan yet to send them abroad R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing is in talks to borrow $10 billion or more as 737 Max crisis wears on C
Autos: Tesla blasts customer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration as ‘completely false’ C
Autos: The Investor Clash Behind Tesla’s Surge Toward $100 Billion in Market Value W
FAANGs: Cash, Plastic or Hand? Amazon Envisions Paying With a Wave W
Media: Disney Stock Looks Attractive for the Next 10 Years, Bill Priest Says BR
Media: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ breaks January box office record, ‘Dolittle’ meets expectations C
Corporate finance
‘Blank-Check’ Companies Are Hot on Wall Street. Investors Can’t Ignore Them. BR
Offbeat
China confirms coronavirus can pass person-to-person; WHO calls emergency meeting C
China Unveils Plan to Reduce Single-Use Plastic by 2025 B
An intensifying climate crisis threatens more than half of the world’s GDP, research claims C
Some Strategists Say Get Ready for ‘Peak Decade’ B
SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida after rocket failure test R
January 18 (Saturday)
Markets
Stocks Extend Rally on Chinese Industrial Data, Bank Earnings W
Indexes hit new highs on strong U.S., China economic data R
As stocks hit more records, there are signs traders may be getting way too euphoric C
Credit
The US is running a $1 trillion deficit, but politicians and investors don’t see a problem C
Treasury brings back the 20-year bond to pay for the ballooning deficit C
European Bond Sales Draw Strong Demand W
Central banks
The yield curve's still weird. Fed's Bullard is okay with that R
U.S. Fed signals lighter touch on bank supervision, foreign bank oversight R
Fed Plans Shift From Writing Rules to Watching How Banks Behave B
US
U.S. housing starts at 13-year high, factory output gains R
Employers Pull Back on Posting New Jobs W
China
China’s Slowing Growth Underlines Stress Facing Its Economy in 2020 W
US politics
Trump adds legal heavyweights Starr, Dershowitz to impeachment team R
U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassdor Yovanovitch was under threat – Pompeo R
Supreme Court to decide whether Electoral College voters have a right to differ from state popular vote C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S.-China trade deal to ease global uncertainty: IMF chief R
China Survived the Trade War in Good Shape W
U.S., India Draft Trade Pact for Unveiling in Possible Trump Visit W
Explainer: How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb? R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing addresses new 737 MAX software issue that could keep plane grounded longer R
Autos: Federal agency looking into Tesla driver complaints of sudden unintended acceleration C
FAANGs: Execs tell Congress how they’ve been burned by tech giants in a rare public rebuke C
FAANGs: Epic Systems, a major medical records vendor, is warning customers it will stop working with Google Cloud C
FAANGs: Facebook Backs Off Plan to Sell Ads in WhatsApp W
FAANGs: Netflix earnings should show fallout from new streaming rivals, preparations for moreMW
Financials: Deutsche Bank Cuts Investment Bank Bonuses About 30% B
Media: Disney Drops ‘Fox’ From Twentieth Century Name W
Pharma: Judge Slashes Damages in J&J Risperdal Case to $6.8 Million from $8 Billion W
Retail: Best Buy Declines After Board Says It’s Probing CEO Allegations B
Retail: Walmart Shuffles Executive Ranks After Holiday Season W
Offbeat
U.S. Will Test for Deadly China Virus at JFK, SFO, LAX Airports B
January 17 (Friday)
Markets
S&P 500 tops 3,300 for the first time as stocks surge on strong earnings and data (C)
Stocks Rise to Highs as Investors Look to Earnings (W)
Apple and Tesla may be market darlings, but hedge funds are betting big they’ll collapse (C)
Here’s why a sluggish manufacturing sector may bounce back soon (C)
Japan Widens Lead Over China as Top Foreign Holder of Treasuries (B)
Debt
Deutsche Bank Sees ‘Distressed Debt Cycle’ Beginning in China (B)
Central banks
Fed's Bowman: Current interest rate likely appropriate for "this year" (R)
Emerging
Emerging economies are experiencing a prolonged productivity slowdown (E)
Mikhail who? Weary Russians welcome change of prime minister (R)
US politics
Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins (NN)
Trump Hold on Aid to Ukraine Violated Law, GAO Finds (W)
Schumer to Try to Force Witnesses at Trump's Trial (B)
The Bloomberg Effect: Huge Spending Transforms 2020 Campaign Dynamics (W)
Geopolitics & trade
Senate passes new North American trade deal, sending it to Trump (C)
Economists Don’t See Any U.S. Growth Bump From U.S.-China Deal (B)
U.S. and China Face a Steep Climb to Meet Trade Goals (W)
U.S.-China Deal Could Upend the Way Nations Settle Disputes (W)
The China trade deal doesn’t protect American workers, or American interests (MW)
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Panel Clears 737 MAX’s Safety-Approval Process at FAA (W)
Autos: Fiat Chrysler, Foxconn Team Up for Electric Vehicles (W)
FAANGs: Alphabet, Google’s parent company, hits trillion-dollar market cap for first time (C)
FAANGs: Marketers and Ad Agencies Ask Google Not to Kill Cookies Too Soon (W)
Financials: Trump Tax Cut Hands $32 Billion Windfall to Top U.S. Banks (B)
Financials: JPMorgan Just Posted the Best Year for Any U.S. Bank in History (B)
Financials: Bank of America adds advisors to cater to the ultra-wealthy (R)
Financials: Morgan Stanley Surges Most in Seven Years After Raising Targets (B)
Media: NBC’s streaming service Peacock will have free version and two subscription tiers starting at $4.99 (C)
Media: WhatsApp Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads (W)
Pharma: Drugmakers Brace for China’s Biggest-Ever Round of Price Cuts (B)
Retail: Procrastinators abounded this Christmas. And more retailers pushed people to stores to pick up online orders (C)
Tech: Microsoft Raises Stakes in Corporate Climate-Pledge Race (W)
Tech: No Trade Peace for Chips Yet (W)
Corporate finance
Gap shares jump on announcement it will not spin off Old Navy (C)
Offbeat
Carlos Beltran is out as New York Mets manager as the slow MLB cheating fallout continues (C)
January 16 (Thursday)
Markets
Stocks touch record highs before giving up most of those gains into the close C
Dow closes above 29,000 after China and U.S. sign trade truce R
Weakening Dollar Could Lift Commodities in 2020 W
Central banks
The Era of Fed Power Is Over. Prepare for a More Perilous Road Ahead. W
Fed’s Beige Book Reports Continued Modest Growth W
US
Opinion: Inflation may be muffled, but the business cycle isn’t dead yet MW
US politics
The seven Democrats who will prosecute Trump sent impeachment articles to the Senate. Here's what's next. NN
Trump impeachment: Was someone tracking the U.S. ambassador in Kiev? R
The Warren-Sanders feud just got way uglier NN
Geopolitics & trade
What’s in (and Not in) the U.S.-China Trade DealN
Here’s what China agreed to buy from the US in the phase one trade deal C
U.S. and China tiptoe around holes in new trade agreement R
China trade truce is seen as ‘fragile’ with analysts still seeing more tariffs as a possibility C
Businesses Laud Trade Deal, Want China Tariffs to End W
The $95 Billion Centerpiece of the Trade Deal Is Already In Doubt B
Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 R
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla sales employees petition for higher base pay after commission cuts in 2019 C
Financials: JP Morgan admits to `terrible customer experience’ in response to discrimination allegations C
Financials: U.S. Banks, Card Companies Catch a Break in China Trade Deal W
Manufacturing: Alcoa Incurs Loss, but Predicts Improved Demand W
Media: NBCUniversal’s Peacock ends phase one of the streaming era C
Retail: The real warning in Target’s holiday sales: Toys are in trouble C
Corporate finance
T-Mobile, Sprint Leave Merger in Judge’s Hands as Trial Ends W
Offbeat
‘Little Women’ and ’1917′ should cash in at the box office from Oscar nod C
January 15 (Wednesday)
Markets
Dow closes flat, bank shares jump led by JP Morgan C
The Fed (Mostly) Didn’t Cause the Latest Stock Market Melt-Up W
Phase one trade deal could be less than market hopes C
Credit & commodities
Wall Street’s Biggest Bond Trading Desks End 2019 With Roar B
A Decade Without Fed Hikes Comes Into View for Bond Investors B
Shale Discipline Seen Curbing U.S. Oil Output Growth by Over 50% B
Central banks
Fed Adds $82 Billion to Financial Markets W
Fed Set to Trim Size of Term Repo Operations From Next Month B
Fed’s George Says Keep Rates Steady ‘For Now’ to Assess Economy B
ECB Officials See Euro-Area Economy Stabilizing at Start of 2020 B
US
U.S. consumer prices gain slightly; underlying inflation tame R
In a Year of Trade War, U.S. Deficit With China Shrank W
U.S. Seeks Biggest Change to Economic Releases in Decades B
US politics
Senate Impeachment Trial Likely to Start Next Tuesday, McConnell Says W
Nancy Pelosi gambled and lost on the impeachment delay NN
Trump Administration Plans to Shift Additional $7.2 Billion for Border Wall W
Geopolitics & trade
China Tariffs to Stay Until 2020 Election Despite US Trade Deal B
Schumer Says Trump’s Phase-One China Deal Is Too Weak W
Trump’s Supporters See U.S. Victory in China Trade Deal N
China to ramp up U.S. car, aircraft, energy purchases in trade deal: source R
Phase 1 commodity targets likely more than China can chew: analysts R
U.S., EU, Japan agree new subsidy rules with China trade in focus R
European Powers Put Iran on Notice Over Nuclear Deal W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Orders Fall to 16-Year Low W
Autos: Tesla stock surge positions Elon Musk for $346 million payout C
FAANGs: Amazon Lifts Ban on FedEx Ground for Third-Party Prime Shipments W
FAANGs: Amazon Publishes Books by Top Authors, and Rivals Fret W
FAANGs: Google Chrome to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Effort to Boost Privacy W
Financials: Big Banks Post Big Profits Thanks to Strong U.S. Economy W
Financials: JPMorgan (JPM) Trading Surge Helps Fuel Most Profitable Year Ever B
Financials: Dimon Says His Retirement From JPMorgan Is Still Five Years Away B
Tech: PC Shipments Rose in Fourth Quarter, Boosted by Windows Upgrades W
Corporate finance
Visa to Pay $5.3 Billion for Fintech Startup W
MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Real Estate to be Sold to JV Including Blackstone W
Offbeat
How Congress made it easier to avoid the IRS C
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says French envoy told him of inside plot R
January 14 (Tuesday)
Markets
S&P, Nasdaq Rise to Records as Risks Abate (W)
Wall Street hits record, boosted by trade and earnings optimism (R)
The five biggest stocks are dwarfing the rest of the stock market at an ‘unprecedented’ level (C)
Forget Hedging and Yields. The Yen Is Key to Japan Buying Abroad (B)
Emerging-Market Stocks Lagged — Here’s Why They’re a Buy
Central banks
Fed's Rosengren warns of inflation risks to central bank's 'almost ideal' economic outlook (R)
Fed’s Bostic Sees No Overheating and No Reason to Raise Rates (B)
Fed on hold, but will financial risks matter? (R)
Fed’s Mission to Control Benchmark Rate May Spur Another Tweak (B)
New York Fed Paper Warns a Cyberattack on Banks Could Cause Major Disruption (W)
Debt
Global debt shattering records: IIF (R)
US budget deficit topped $1 trillion in 2019 for the first time in seven years (C)
China
China’s Auto Market Stumbles After 30-Year Boom (W)
US removes China from currency manipulator list ahead of trade deal signing (C)
China’s yuan was already moving higher before the U.S. said it’s no longer a currency manipulator (C)
US politics
Nancy Pelosi poised to send Trump impeachment charges to Senate for trial (R)
The Left Doesn’t Want a Biden Nomination — But It’s Split on How to Stop Him (B)
Geopolitics & trade
Here’s what’s in the phase one China trade deal Trump is signing this week (C)
How the U.S. and China Settled on a Trade Deal Neither Wanted (W)
Forewarning saved U.S., Iraqi lives from Iran's attack (R)
Industries & companies
Financials: U.S. Insurer AXA Equitable Leaves AXA Name Behind (W)
Media: Netflix leads Oscar nominations with 24 nods—a first for a streaming service (C)
Corporate finance
Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, for $5.3 billion (C)
TGI Fridays plans to revamp its bars as it prepares to go public again (C)
January 13 (Monday)
Markets
Dow Industrials Pull Back After Crossing 29000 for First Time W
S&P 500 News: Bulls and Valuations at 2018 Meltdown Levels B
For Dividend Growth, Consider Health-Care and Tech Stocks BR
Defense Stocks Have Climbed on Mideast Tension. The Run Isn’t Over. BR
Trade deal and earnings season could shape the market's next moves C
Oil Market News: How It Learned to Live With Middle East Tension B
Central banks
Fed's 2014 'normalization' debate sowed seeds for today's hot labor market R
Japan Offers a Lesson on Inflation for the Fed W
US
Will There Be a Recession in 2020? Here’s what Barron’s Roundtable Panelists Say. BR
The Job Market Is Booming. But Not for Everyone. BR
Manufacturers Increase Perks to Get New Hires to Move W
Mnuchin Says Boeing Woes Could Lop a Half-Point from U.S. GDP B
US politics
Trump Impeachment: Pelosi Says McConnell Looks for ‘Cover-up’ B
Pelosi says Republicans will pay price for denying impeachment witnesses R
'I'm spending all my money to get rid of Trump': Michael Bloomberg R
Trump Aide ‘Concerned’ Russia May Be Trying to Undermine Biden B
Here's what White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has to say about not holding press briefings NN
Geopolitics & trade
Iran Faces Growing Criticism at Home, Abroad Over Downing of Ukrainian Plane W
'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand leaders quit after plane downed R
China's U.S. trade deal commitments not changed in translation: Mnuchin R
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple Stock Has Soared. Should Investors Sell? BR
Financials: Bet on the Big Banks — and Bank of America BR
Pharma: High Drug Prices? Pharma Startup Thinks It Has the Right Medicine W
Technology: Inside Google’s Quest for Millions of Medical Records W
Offbeat
‘If We Stayed Outside We Would Have Died’: Australia’s Fires Devour Farms and Forests W
January 11 (Saturday)
Markets
Dow falls after topping 29,000 for first time earlier in the session C
As U.S. election heats up, investors brace for volatility R
Central banks
Jobs Report Offers Little Reason for Fed to Change Its View W
Federal Reserve Sent Lower Remittances to U.S. Treasury in 2019 W
Yellen Urged Colleagues in 2014 to Beware Commenting on Dollar B
Fed's 2014 'normalization' debate sowed seeds for today's hot labor market R
US
U.S. employment growth slows; labor market tightening R
After A Decade of Hiring, Plenty of Jobs But Raises Are Tiny C
US December 2019 Jobs Report: Women Top Male Jobholders B
Manufacturing jobs 'tough to fill,' weak spot in employment picture C
Companies issue high grade debt at one of the fastest paces ever C
US politics
Impeachment Articles Will Go From House to Senate Next Week B
U.S. Probes If Russia Targeting Biden in 2020 Election Meddling B
How Bernie Sanders Stumbled, Then Steadied His Presidential Campaign W
Obamacare Health Insurance 2020: Cheaper Alt Plans Cover Less B
Majority of Americans favor wealth tax on very rich: Reuters/Ipsos poll R
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Targeted but Missed Senior Iranian Commander in Yemen, Officials Say W
U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after missile attacks in Iraq R
Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash R
Threat of Cyberattack by Iran Still Critical, Experts Say W
Russian warship 'aggressively approached' US destroyer in Arabian Sea NN
Second China Trade Deal Hinges on Phase-One Success, Kudlow Says B
As White House plans U.S.-China Phase 1 ceremony, still no final deal text R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing's biggest supplier lays off 2,800 workers because of 737 Max production suspension NN
Aerospace: Boeing messages reveal efforts to manipulate regulators of 737 Max C
FAANGs: Landmark Facebook Settlement Still Working Its Way Through Court W
Industrials: GM to Revive Hummer Name on New Electric Pickup Model W
Manufacturing: Plastic-Maker Berry Was Crushed in 2019. Now It’s Top 2020 Pick. B
Technology; Sony's concept car, Hyundai's flying taxi among top auto debuts at CES C
Corporate finance
Sequoia Capital Is In No Rush to Spend $8 Billion Fund W
Offbeat
Companies are paying big bucks to insure boards against liability as class-action suits soar C
January 10 (Friday)
Markets
Dow 29,000 in sight, as fading Mideast tensions help to jolt stock market higher MW
U.S. Stocks Close at Fresh Records, Aided by Trade Optimism W
Central banks
Fed's Williams Says World Will Be Dealing With Low Interest Rates for a Long Time W
Fed’s Richard Clarida: U.S. Economy Begins 2020 ‘In a Good Place’ W
Fed’s Bullard, Kashkari Favor Holding Interest Rates Steady W
Summers Calls Bernanke Speech ‘Last Hurrah’ for Central Bankers B
US
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall, but labor market cooling R
CEO confidence in economy has cratered, consumers say things are OK C
US politics
Pelosi Says House Will Continue to Hold On to Articles of Impeachment W
U.S. Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial R
Geopolitics & trade
U.S., Iran ease fear of conflict but threats keep tension high R
House Approves Resolution Against Use of Force With Iran W
Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles: Canada's Trudeau, citing intelligence R
China to Send Chief Trade Negotiator to U.S. to Sign Phase-One Deal W
Trump's tariffs cost U.S. companies $46 billion to date, data shows R
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple iPhone sales spike in China according to data, stock hits high C
Media: Peak TV Hits a New Peak, With 532 Scripted Shows N
Restaurants: Taco Bell will try paying some managers $100,000 a year — but In-N-Out Burger already pays managers $160,000 MW
Retail: J.C. Penney, Kohl’s Post Lower Holiday Sales W
January 9 (Thursday)
Markets
Wall Street rises but ends well off day's highs amid renewed Middle East jitters R
Five Charts Raise Red Flags With Stocks Brushing Aside Tensions B
Crisis-hardened markets have learned to look past military flare-ups R
Oil sinks nearly 5%, under $60 after Trump says Iran is standing down C
Central banks
Fed Economist Sees Long-Term Rates Near Zero in Mild Downturn B
US
U.S. Private Sector Added 202,000 Jobs in December W
In Tight Job Market, Census Bureau Stresses Flexible Hours W
US politics
Pelosi Sets House Vote on War-Powers Bill for Thursday W
Some Democratic Senators Call on Pelosi to Send Over Articles of Impeachment W
Elizabeth Warren’s Base Is Getting Anxious W
Bloomberg Puts Geographic Inequality on the 2020 Agenda W
Geopolitics & trade
Trump’s Soleimani Strike Pays Off for Now After Iran Backs Away B
Trump softens rhetoric after Iranian missile attacks, sees Iran 'standing down' R
How US-Iran tensions led to missile attacks and Trump sanctions C
Two rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone, day after Iran missile attacks C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla's market value eclipses GM and Ford - combined! R
Autos: Tesla Sends Chinese Suppliers Into Ludicrous Mode W
FAANGs: Sonos Sues Google, Alleging Theft of Speaker Technology W
Financials: Banks Caught in Regulators’ Squabble Over Low-Income Loan Rules W
Retail: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Stock Plunges After Pulls Forecast B
Retail: Welcome to Walmart. The Robot Will Grab Your Groceries. W
Retail: Macy’s Plans Store Closures, Posts Encouraging Holiday Sales W
Tech: For Memory-Chip Makers, the Worst Appears to Be Over W
Tech: The Best of CES 2020, From S-Pods to Smart PJs
Corporate finance
Grubhub Considers Strategic Options Including Possible Sale W
Offbeat
Boeing jet crashes in Iran with no survivors, security sources see technical cause R
U.S. Cancer Death Rate Drops by Largest Amount on Record W
Full interview: Carlos Ghosn breaks silence after escape from Japan C
January 8 (Wednesday)
Markets
Dow Industrials Drop, Oil Prices Fall W
Wall Street Is Gaming Out All the Possible U.S.-Iran Scenarios B
Wall Street slips with investor focus on Middle East, but chipmakers climb R
US
US economy: The big recession scare is over C
U.S. Trade Gap Lowest in Three Years as Imports From China Slide W
U.S. trade deficit at three-year low as imports tumble R
Mortgage rates fall further as buyers rush into the first open houses C
US politics
Senate Republicans close ranks on rules for Trump impeachment trial R
Prosecutors say Flynn 'has not learned his lesson,' seek up to six months in prison R
Elizabeth Warren Is ‘With Bernie’—Except When It Comes to Capitalism W
Super Bowl campaign ads to cost Trump, Bloomberg $20 million C
Geopolitics & trade
10 rockets hit airbase in Iraq where US troops are located NN
Iran Threatens Retaliatory Attack as U.S. Says Killing Was Act of Self-Defense W
'We're going to war, bro': Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne deploys to the Middle East R
Slain Iranian general's planned attack on Americans was 'days' away, Esper says C
Qasem Soleimani: US justification for targeting Iran's top general NN
U.S. Senate panel advances North American trade deal, final vote timing uncertain R
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Backs Simulator Training for 737 Max Pilots in Reversal B
Aerospace: Botched Predictions, Strife With Regulators Cost Boeing CEO His Job W
Autos: Tesla market cap surges past GM, Ford as Musk dances into China C
Autos: Tesla Set to Expand China Assembly With Compact SUV W
Energy: U.S. Oil Company Confirms Big Find in Mexico W
FAANGs: Amazon struggles to enforce its own rules for political ads C
FAANGs: Facebook Bans Deepfakes but Permits Some Altered Content W
Industrials: GM Posts Its Biggest China Sales Decline W
Technology
AI-Powered Cameras Represent Tech’s Biggest Trade-off W
Corporate equity
Investors Urge Private-Equity Industry to Improve Transparency W
Offbeat
A Borrower Will Be 114 When Bonds Backed by Her Student Loans Mature W
IRS Personal Income-Tax Audits Drop to Lowest Level in Decades W
Ghosn's defense team attacks Nissan, reiterates conspiracy claims C
January 7 (Tuesday)
Markets
Defying gravity? What could bring U.S. stocks down to earth R
Wall Street market analysts see deeper sell-off ahead C
Defense stocks double the S&P 500's gains months after crisis events C
Fear of War Sends Gold to Highest Price Since 2013 W
Tense Time for Buyers of Riskier Corporate Loans W
Central banks
Fed focuses on repo market exit strategy after avoiding year-end crunch R
US politics
Bolton says he is willing to testify in Trump impeachment trial R
How John Bolton just put the squeeze on Mitch McConnell over impeachment NN
Trump Adds Iran Risk to 2020 Tests of Impeachment, Re-Election B
Geopolitics & trade
'Never threaten the Iranian nation,' Rouhani warns Trump as crowds mourn commander R
Iranians Rally in Display of Unity as Calls for Revenge on U.S. Deepen W
U.S. on Alert for Iranian Response, Either Direct Assaults or Cyberattacks W
Iranian hackers likely planning social engineering, phishing attacks C
Chevron pulls oil workers from Iraq NN
Timeline of US-Iran relations ahead of Soleimani killing C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Considers Raising Debt as MAX Crisis Takes Toll W
Autos: Ford Vehicle Sales Declined 3.2% in 2019 W
Financials: Few Bank Failures Could Be a Warning Sign for U.S. Financial System W
FAANGs: Alphabet Stock Off to Strong Start in 2020 W
Retail: Lululemon founder Chip Wilson: Under Armour 'lost it many years ago' C
Restaurants: Yum Brands to Buy Habit Burger Grill W
Technology: Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride system announced for self-driving cars C
Corporate finance
Xerox Firms Up Financing for Bid to Take Over HP W
The Debate Over Share Buybacks, Explained C
Economists Question the Benefits of Targeted Tax Breaks W
January 6 (Monday)
Stocks
Dow Jones Industrial Average Finds Reason to Drop After U.S. Air Strike BR
Dogs of the Dow Stock-Picking Strategy Was a Winner for Decade BR
Stocks began 2020 at record highs. Here's what could go wrong C
Here's what happens to the markets after major Middle East events C
The U.S.-Iran Confrontation Has Raised Market Risk. Here Are 3 Ways to Position Your Portfolio. BR
It Was a Lost Decade for China’s Stock Market, but Investors Bet on Better Times Ahead W
Currencies & commodities
As Negative Yields Ebb, Making Money in Bonds Is Still a Slog W
Oil Set for Bumpy Week as U.S. Says Iran May Strike Saudi Again B
Gulf markets plunge on U.S.-Iran tensions, Aramco at lowest since IPO R
Central banks
Fed policymakers broadly see eye to eye on 2020 outlook R
Fed Officials Say Rate Policy in Right Place for Now, Downplay Factory Data W
Fed Minutes Show Comfort With Prolonged Pause on Rates W
Draghi, Yellen Warn of Risks Facing Policy in Low-Rate World B
Longest Ever Subzero-Rate Experiment Suggests Key Fear Unfounded B
Bernanke: Fed has ample clout to fight downturn if toolkit used properly R
China's central bank says will keep monetary policy prudent, flexible and appropriate R
US
Did the U.S. Tax Overhaul Do What It Promised? W
US politics
Lindsey Graham wants to start Trump impeachment trial within days C
Geopolitics & trade
Chinese delegation plans to travel to Washington to sign trade deal: SCMP R
Trade War Dents China’s Attendance at World’s Biggest Electronics Show W
Iraq voted to expel U.S. Troops, Iran won't hold uranium limits B
Iraq parliament calls for end of U.S. troop presence after Soleimani death C
Iran condemns Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat C
Pompeo says US intelligence assessment was clear on Soleimani C
Industries & companies
Autos: Musk’s Moment of Truth Arrives as Made-in-China Teslas Roll Out B
FAANGs: Amazon Has Long Ruled the Cloud. Now It Must Fend Off Rivals. W
FAANGs: Amazon Is a Free-Cash Rocket Ship. Time to Jump on Board. BR
Restaurants: McDonald’s Looks Beyond Party Culture W
Corporate finance
Bypassing the Traditional IPO Route May Become More Popular in 2020 BR
Cybersecurity
Iran Latest: Cyber Attack on Sheldon Adelson Provides Lesson B
U.K. Examines if Cyberattack Triggered London Stock Exchange Outage W
Offbeat
Give Up Facebook for a Month and Help Economists Fix GDP B
U.S. Beef Group Isn’t Happy That Golden Globes Are Going Vegan B
Carlos Ghosn Sneaked Out of Japan in Box Used for Audio Gear W
January 4 (Saturday)
Markets
Dow drops the most in a month after US airstrike on Iran’s top military leader spooks investors C
Here’s what typically happens to the financial markets after major Middle East crisis events C
Oil prices surge to highest level since April after US kills Iran’s top commander in airstrike C
Central banks
Fed policymakers agree rates on hold for 'a time' R
Fed officials kick off 2020 with optimistic view of U.S. economy R
Fed Minutes Show Comfort with Prolonged Pause on Rates W
US
U.S. factory sector in deepest slump in more than 10 years R
U.S. Manufacturing Shrinks for Fifth Month W
US politics
U.S. Senate in stalemate over how to proceed with Trump impeachment trial R
Democratic White House contenders condemn Trump's strike against Iranian commander, warn of war R
Warren’s Fundraising Slipped to $21.2 Million in Fourth Quarter W
Geopolitics & trade
Tensions Rise in the Middle East After U.S. Killing of Iranian Military Leader W
Trump says US does not seek war or regime change in Iran, but is still ready to act if ‘necessary’ C
More Conflict Is Inevitable; War With Iran Isn’t W
US to deploy 3,500 additional troops to the Middle East after Iranian general killed C
'The puppet master is dead': Why Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani's killing is such a big deal C
Iran Options Seem Narrow as It Seeks to Avenge Slain General B
Don’t expect Soleimani’s killing to derail trade talks despite China’s warmer relations with Iran C
Industries & companies
Autos: Musk defies skeptics, meets Tesla delivery goal; shares hit record R
Autos: Tesla Appears to Turn a Corner, Lifting Valuation to $80 Billion B
Autos: Car Sales Boom Hit the Brakes in 2019 W
Pharma: FDA’s Deadline Problem? W
Retail: Pier 1 to Shut More Stores, Cut Debt in Expanded Turnaround B
Offbeat
Australia fires kill half a billion animals as crisis mounts C
January 3 (Friday)
Markets
Dow jumps 300 points to start 2020, continuing last year’s big rally C
Stocks Set New Highs to Start 2020 W
Wall Street starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes R
The Dollar’s Losses May Just Be Getting Started B
Muni-Bond Shopping Spree Shows No Sign of Stopping W
Global
Manufacturing Shows Stability in U.S., Asia W
Central banks
U.S. Fed buys no mortgage bonds, sells none R
US
U.S. jobless claims edge lower but trend points to uptick in filings R
Competition for housing is so high, the spring market is starting now C
Americans bought fewer new vehicles in 2019, but spending is expected to hit a record $462 billion C
Seattle passed a $15 minimum wage law in 2014. Here’s how it’s turned out so far C
Nine States Face Economic Contraction, Most Since 2009 Crisis B
Europe
UK companies turn a little less gloomy over Brexit impact: BoE survey R
Wanted: Weirdos and misfits - aide to UK's Johnson is hiring R
US politics
Joe Biden raises $22.7 million in the fourth quarter, lagging Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. sees signs Iran or proxies may be planning more attacks: Pentagon chief R
Rockets fall on Baghdad International Airport injuring several people: security unit R
Industries & companies
FAANGs: Apple Shares Top $300 Amid Optimism About Holiday Sales B
FAANGs: Google employees are complaining the company has changed — this chart shows one reason why C
FAANGs: Amazon threatens to fire employees who speak out on climate change C
Pharma: Drug Prices Climb by 5.8% on Average, Less Than Last Year W
Retail: Record Pace of Shut Stores Fuels Business for ‘the Closers’ W
Tech: Seeing those opt-out messages about your personal information on websites? Thank California’s new privacy law
Cybersecurity & cryptocurrency
U.S. legislation on spread of cyber tools passes after Reuters investigation R
China’s New Cryptocurrency Could Track Money Flows W
Offbeat
FDA Bars Fruit, Mint Flavors in Vaping Cartridges W
Japanese, Turkish Prosecutors Begin Probes Into Ghosn’s Escape W
Mattel Puts a Lid on Excess Colors W
January 2 (Thursday)
Markets
The Bull Market Is Charging Into 2020 W
The Strongest Major Currency This Year Seen Stalling Out in 2020 B
U.S. dollar share of global currency reserves highest for a year in third quarter: IMF data R
Central banks
China’s Monetary Policy Eases Into the New Year W
PBOC Stresses Policy Flexibility as Economic Pressures Persist B
Fed sees small take-up of repo, rates fall for year-end R
US
Jobs and Inflation: The Great Trade-Off, Demystified W
Small business pay checks are growing at a fast pace as job gains slow C
China
Inside China’s Push to Turn Muslim Minorities Into an Army of Workers N
US politics
Giuliani says he'd testify at Trump's Senate trial C
Pete Buttigieg raised a huge $24.7 million haul in the fourth quarter, campaign says C
Geopolitics & trade
Trump Says He Will Sign Phase-One Trade Deal With China on Jan. 15 W
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Are Skirted by Some U.S. Shoppers W
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warns of 'shocking' action, new strategic weapon C
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Exclusive: Airbus beats goal with 863 jet deliveries in 2019, ousts Boeing from top spot R
Energy: Energy Producers’ New Year’s Resolution: Pay the Tab for the Shale Drilling Bonanza W
Pharma: More drugmakers hike U.S. prices as new year begins R
Offbeat
Ghosn’s Escape From Japan Followed Months of Planning W
Google AI Beats Doctors at Breast Cancer Detection—Sometimes W
A Restaurant With No Leftovers N
