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
