Jun 17 (Wednesday)
YRI
YRI video podcast: Tracing out the swoosh recovery
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks gain in volatile trading as investors cheer record retail sales comeback | C
Stocks rise on retail sales bounce — what to watch as market recovers | C
Investors Are Sitting on the Biggest Pile of Cash Ever | W
Oil Demand Is Headed for Record Rebound in 2021 | W
Central banks
Powell: Fed doesn’t want to ‘run through the bond market like an elephant’ | C
Green shoots welcome but recovery still a long road, Fed’s Powell says | R
Powell warns of ‘significant uncertainty’ about the recovery and says small businesses are at risk | C
US
U.S. Retail Sales Rose Record 18% in May | W
V-shaped, U-shaped or L-shaped — why the look of the economy’s recovery doesn’t really matter | MW
It’s finally time to spend on infrastructure | NN
Boats, Pools and Home Furnishings: How the Lockdown Transformed Our Spending Habits | W
US policies
Trump signs executive order urging police reform, says cops need more funding | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Nikola founder: Our $60,000 electric Badger pickup will rival Ford-150 | C
Consumer: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 deaths in 2018 California wildfire | C
Financials: Goldman Goes Main Street With Push Into Corporate Bank Accounts | W
Retail: U.S. Retail Sales Rose Record 18% in May | W
Retail: McDonald’s to bring back some menu items cut during the pandemic | C
Utilities: PG&E to Exit Bankruptcy After Wildfires, Still Saddled With Debt | W
Wireless: FCC to Open Probe Into Why T-Mobile Service Went Down | W
Geopolitics & trade
As Meat Plants Stayed Open to Feed Americans, Exports to China Surged | N
Virus I
Steroid drug hailed as ‘breakthrough’ for seriously ill COVID-19 patients | R
Dexamethasone hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ in treating coronavirus | C
U.S. narrowing support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates, expects them to be free for many | R
Virus II
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high, up 66% since Memorial Day | C
As U.S. Nursing-Home Deaths Reach 50,000, States Ease Lockdowns | W
Coronavirus Second Wave: Countries Can Control It If They Act Fast | B
Virus III
Why do so many Americans refuse to wear face masks? It may have nothing to do with politics | MW
How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus | W
Explainer: The coronavirus risks of everyday activities as economies reopen | R
Technology
Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps Launch Across Europe Amid Hopes for Broad Adoption | W
Tech Firms Are Spying on You. In a Pandemic, Governments Say That’s OK. | W
