Aug 19 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
The S&P 500 finally hit a new record after multiple tries this month. Here’s what could happen next | C
Detached from reality? Why U.S. stocks just hit a new high | R
The ‘Everything Bubble’ Isn’t Everything, and Maybe Not Even a Bubble | S
Central banks
N.Y. MTA Becomes Second to Tap Fed as Banks Demand Higher Yields | B
US
U.S. housing starts surge in July in rare pandemic bright spot | R
7 states approved to offer extra $300 weekly unemployment benefits | C
US politics I
Pelosi: Democrats willing to cut COVID-19 bill in half to get a deal | R
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Democrats unwilling to make ‘reasonable’ deal | C
Trump’s postmaster general pauses service cuts after mail-in ballots outcry | R
Opinion | Trump’s Post Office Mess Is Meant to Exhaust You | N
Opinion | I Was a Postal Service Regulator for 18 Years. Don’t Panic. | N
US politics II
Why the DNC Has 17 Keynote Speakers Instead of One | N
Here’s how Joe Biden plans to change Social Security if elected president | C
Miles Taylor, former Trump staffer who backed Biden, takes leave from Google | C
Geopolitics & trade
China’s Xi Jinping Tightens Grip on Domestic Security Forces in First Broad Purge | W
Former CIA officer accused of selling state secrets to China | P
U.S. Tightens Restrictions on Huawei’s Access to Chips | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing to Offer More Staff Buyouts | W
Autos: Wall Street pushes for GM to spin off its electric vehicle business
FAANGs: Amazon Bets on Office-Based Work With Expansion in Major Cities | W
FAANGs: California’s landmark privacy law is Facebook’s next ‘nightmare’ | MW
Pharma: States Seek $26.4 Billion From Drug Companies in Opioid Litigation | W
Retail: Strong Home Depot Results Show Pandemic’s Consumer Spending Shift | W
Retail: Walmart Flexes Its Scale to Power Through Pandemic | W
Retail: Walmart says consumer spending dropped as stimulus checks ran out | C
Retail: Kohl’s sees billions in market share free as retailers go bankrupt | C
Tech: 5G Smartphones Could Crush Your Home Wi-Fi. So Where’s the 5G? | W
Virus
Coronavirus vaccine with 50% efficacy would be ‘game changer’ | C
Opinion | A Warning for the United States From the Author of ‘The Great Influenza’ | N
What Derailed America’s Covid Testing: Three Lost Weeks | W
Offbeat
SpaceX reuses and lands Falcon 9 rocket booster for record 6th time | C
The death of the office has been greatly exaggerated | MW
