March 05 (Thursday)

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

YRI Press
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