Jul 18 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 Edges Up, Logs Modest Weekly Gain | W
Central banks
Fed Unveils Plan to Extend Emergency Loans to Nonprofits | W
US
U.S. Wages Just Jumped the Most Ever. But It’s Horrible News | B
Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing as Coronavirus Surges | W
Flight to suburbs boosts U.S. homebuilding, but COVID-19 surge erodes consumer sentiment | R
US policies & politics
Treasury’s Mnuchin open to blanket forgiveness for smaller business relief loans | R
Biden facing pressure within party as running mate search enters final phase | R
Biden Says Republicans Will Have ‘Epiphany’ If He Is Elected | B
Mary Trump: Trump rips his niece in first comments about her book | NN
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she’s being treated for liver cancer but working ‘full steam’ | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: ‘Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake.’ Behind American Airlines Chief’s All-In Strategy | W
Airlines: Delta seeks to cut pilots’ minimum pay to avoid furloughs for a year | C
FAANGs: Amazon stock had its worst week since February | C
FAANGs: FTC Considering Deposing Top Facebook Executives in Antitrust Probe | W
Financials: BlackRock’s Profit Jumps 21% as Investors Surge Into Bond Funds | W
Pharma: Moderna’s 370% Rally Has Cost Short Sellers $1.5 Billion in 2020 | B
Virus I
U.S. Virus Cases Hit Another Daily Record as State GOP Officials Target Mask Orders | W
Trump says ‘I don’t agree’ with CDC director’s mask message | C
California governor outlines strict guidelines for schools, making classroom instruction unlikely | C
San Francisco mayor pauses reopening indefinitely, orders offices and indoor malls to close | C
Coronavirus: Cuomo clears NYC to enter next phase of reopening with restrictions | C
Texas GOP In-Person Convention Back On in Last-Minute Ruling | B
Virus II
N95 Face Mask Makers Ramp Up Production to Meet U.S. Covid-19 Demand | W
Timeline Accelerates for COVID-19 Drug Development
Almost all Covid-19 patients with symptoms had at least one of these three, small CDC survey says | NN
CVS Covid-19 Test Results Are Taking Longer Than Customers Have Been Told | W
Virus III
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too. | N
How Sweden fought coronavirus, and what went wrong | C
How Dr. Deborah Birx’s political skills made her the most powerful person on the task force | NN
Rare air: U.S. meatpackers try air cleaning tech after COVID-19 outbreaks | R
