March 28 (Saturday)
YRI Express
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets Overview
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
