Aug 05 (Wednesday)

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Daily Markets

Markets
Stock futures flat as investors await stimulus bill | C
Interest Rates Are Low, but Loans Are Harder to Get. Here’s Why. | N

Central banks
The Fed is expected to make a major commitment to ramping up inflation soon | C

US
Motor vehicles power U.S. factory orders in June | R
Many parents may have to stop working entirely if schools don’t reopen, Goldman Sachs says | NN

US politics
Coronavirus stimulus bill updates: Democrats report progress, McConnell would support deal | C

Geopolitics & trade
China pursues economic self-reliance as external risks grow: advisers | R
China, U.S. to review trade deal, air other grievances on August 15: sources | R
Microsoft CEO Nadella Wades Into U.S.-China Tensions in TikTok Pursuit | W
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Visit Taiwan | W

Industries & companies
Autos: Cramer: The electric vehicle bubble, minus Tesla, has ‘started to burst’ | C
Pharma: Exclusive: U.S. pursues nearly $13 billion of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes, sources say | R
Media: Disney Earnings Report Reveals Rare Loss | W
Media: Coronavirus shut down theme parks, costing Disney $3.5 billion | C
Media: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ coming to Disney+ in September for $29.99 | C

Virus
Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Produces Positive Results in First-Stage Study | W
Coronavirus vaccine: Novavax generates promising immune response in early stage trial | C
Coronavirus pandemic lowered emergency room visits: why? | C
How to Think Like an Epidemiologist | N

Corporate finance
Google’s $2.1 Billion Fitbit Deal Faces Troubles in Europe, Australia | W
Virgin Atlantic Files for Bankruptcy Protection in the U.S. | W

Technology
For Robots, It’s a Time to Shine (and Maybe Disinfect) | N

Cybersecurity
NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat | W

Offbeat
Beirut explosion: Massive blast at port rocks Lebanese capital | C
Kodak reportedly under SEC investigation over disclosure of U.S. drug producing deal | C