February 27 (Thursday)

YRI Express
Morning Briefing PDF I Audio Excerpts
Daily Markets Overview
(also see new Chart of the Day below)

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