March 30 (Monday)
YRI Express
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets Overview
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