April 27 (Monday)

YRI
‘QE4ever’ will help drive stocks to new highs post-coronavirus crisis, long-time bull Ed Yardeni predicts C
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Daily Markets

Markets
Markets Diverge in Assessing the Economic Freeze W
In a Stock Market Like This, Anything Could Cause the Next Panic. Here’s What to Watch. BR
Stocks Could Gain 15% in the Next Year, Experts Say BR

Credit & commodities
What Negative Prices Tell Us About the Future W
The Oil Market Has Gotten Weird. Here’s How Investors Can Make Sense of It. BR
Investors Buy Up Debt From Stronger Developing Countries W

Global
After the disease, the debt E

US
Mnuchin Sees Third-Quarter Rebound for U.S. Economy W
Today’s Stimulus Spending Will Lead to Tomorrow’s Inflation BR
Firms Try Fewer Products, Build Inventory Amid Coronavirus W
People Were Leaving New York City Before. Now What? W
When Will What Happens in Vegas Return to Las Vegas? W

Europe
Germany excels among its European peers E

US politics
Trump Signs Stimulus Bill as Focus Shifts to State Funding W
At Least 13 Public Companies Give Back $170 Million in Small-Business Stimulus Money. Others Say They’ll Keep It. W
The Era of Big Government Is…Back W

Geopolitics & trade
As Kim Jong Un Disappears, North Korea Watchers Advise Caution W
Trump, Putin Statement Stirs Concern Among Some W
A pandemic of power grabs E

Industries & companies
Autos: The world’s car giants need to move fast and break things E
Cruise Lines: How Fed Intervention Saved Carnival W
Financials: Millions of Credit-Card Customers Can’t Pay Their Bills. Lenders Are Bracing for Impact. W
Financials: Banks Could Prove Weak Partner in Coronavirus Recovery W
Restaurants: Time to Chow Down on Restaurant Stocks? The Risks May Be Too Great. BR

Virus
U.S. Debates How Soon It Can Reopen W
Open the Economy Slowly, or the Second Coronavirus Wave Will Come Too Soon BR
Reopening Has Begun. No One Is Sure What Happens Next. N
Why Georgia Isn’t Ready to Reopen, in Charts N

Corporate finance
Virus Accelerates J.C. Penney’s Long March Toward Bankruptcy W
Boeing Walks Away From Embraer Deal W
After Two IPO Misfires, the Country’s Second-Largest Grocer Might Finally Have Gotten Its Timing Right BR

Offbeat
Baseball Is Back in Taiwan—With Cardboard-Cutout Fans W