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Jul 07 (Tuesday)

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Daily Markets

Markets
Stock market today: Dow gains more than 400 points after big tech rally, Amazon and Netflix hit records | C
U.S. Stocks Climb, Following Surge in Chinese Markets | W
Stock futures flat following a strong rally on Wall Street | C

US
Service Sector in U.S. Shows Signs of Recovery | W
Commercial mortgage delinquencies surged at record monthly rate in June | C

US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus: List of PPP small business loan recipients released | C
Here’s Where the SBA’s PPP Small-Business Aid Went | B
PPP: Small business coronavirus loan database contains errors | C
Mary Trump tell-all book will be released two weeks early | C

Geopolitics & trade
U.S. trade groups urge China to increase purchases of U.S. goods, services | R
Google, Facebook and Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data | W
New security law starts to break down Hong Kong’s pro-democracy economy | R
China Pulls Back From One Disputed Border, Makes New Claims on Another | W

Industries & companies
Airlines: COVID-19 and the absurd airplane middle seat debate | TheHill
Energy: Keystone XL Pipeline Stays Blocked in U.S. Supreme Court Order | B
Energy: China is storing an epic amount of oil at sea. Here’s why | NN
Retail: Shoppers across the country are retreating again as coronavirus cases surge | C
Wireless: Nokia, Hurt by Costly 5G Chip Mistake, Struggles to Catch Huawei | W

Virus
Coronavirus can spread in the air ‘beyond any reasonable doubt,’ over 200 scientists tell the World Health Organization | MW
Dr. Fauci says coronavirus immunity may be ‘finite,’ duration remains uncertain | C
Don’t Let Hospitalization Trends Blind You to the Numbers Themselves | AIER
Coronavirus US: Fauci says average age of patients has dropped by 15 years as Sun Belt states gets hit | C
Media refuse to admit the coronavirus doesn’t care about red vs. blue | NYP
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for coronavirus | C

Corporate finance
Chinese Chip Giant Pursues Year’s Biggest Stock Sale | W
Uber to Buy Postmates for $2.65 Billion in Stock | W

Technology
Cancer Screening Leaps Forward | W
Tesla Has Been Working On an RNA Bioreactor

Offbeat
New Rules Detail How Foreign Students Can—and Can’t—Take Classes at U.S. Colleges This Fall | W