Aug 04 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
U.S. Stocks Climb to Start the Month | W
Central banks
Covid Supercharges Federal Reserve as Backup Lender to the World | W
Global
Global Factories Increase Production but Overseas Demand Remains Soft | W
US
Nearly half of workers believe temporary layoff will become permanent | C
US policies & politics
Coronavirus stimulus updates: Relief bill talks hinge on unemployment insurance | C
Is $600 unemployment boost a disincentive to work? No, economists say | C
Trump Says He May Act to Stop Evictions as Virus Aid Talks Stall | B
How Trump could force a payroll tax cut without waiting for Congress | C
2020 election: Trump continues to lose ground as nation grapples with coronavirus | NN
Geopolitics & trade
Trump: U.S. should get ‘substantial portion’ of TikTok operations sale price | R
Microsoft’s Talks to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Operations Raise Ire in China | W
TikTokers Can’t Quit TikTok. That’s Why It’s at the Center of a Global Business Battle. | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines, unions push for billions in additional federal aid to save airline jobs as loom | C
Autos: GM Tries to Revive Legal Battle With Fiat Chrysler | W
Autos: Used-Car Dealers Really, Really Want to Buy Your Vehicle | W
FAANGs: Apple Faces $1.4 Billion Lawsuit in China in Siri Patent Fight | W
Retail: Bankruptcies Rip Through U.S. Mall Tenants With No End in Sight | B
Virus I
Fauci says states seeing surge in COVID-19 cases should reconsider some lockdown measures | R
Coronavirus: Fauci starting to see ‘insidious’ rise in rate of positive cases | C
Trump attacks Dr. Birx after she said U.S. reached ‘new phase’ in coronavirus fight | C
Fauci says there’s ‘a degree’ the coronavirus is spreading through air particles | C
Virus II
One of the world’s ‘most livable’ cities just went into full lockdown mode as coronavirus cases spike | MW
260 employees in Georgia school district have tested positive for Covid-19 or been exposed | NN
Teachers protest across U.S. over re-opening schools in pandemic | R
Virus III
Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100 | P
Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies | R
Rival drugmakers launch joint trial of medicines for COVID-19 | R
Eli Lilly starts late-stage study of COVID-19 drug in nursing homes | R
Opinion | A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming. Just Don’t Call It ‘Warp Speed.’ | N
FDA’s Shifting Standards for Chinese Face Masks Fuel Confusion | W
Corporate finance
Google to Invest $450 Million in ADT to Boost Smart-Home Security Offerings | W
With pandemic, retail bankruptcies approach highest number in a decade | C
Offbeat
I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible. | N
US firearms purchases skyrocket during pandemic, according to FBI records | NN
Elon Musk rebukes cronyism in stimulus funding. Will it be permanent? | WP
