Aug 21 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Fear fading on Wall Street as investors learn to love the new bull market | R
A strategy to outsmart the S&P 500 ‘bubble’ | MW
The Great Asset Bubble (?) | Morningstar
10 stocks positioned for an ‘abrupt’ rebound when normalcy finally returns — none of them are tech | MW
Central banks
Fed to cut one-week dollar swap operations with major central banks | R
US
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 1.1 Million in Latest Week | W
Rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims clouds labor market recovery | R
Millions of US Jobs to Be Lost for Years After Covid, IRS Projections Show | B
Evictions are expected to skyrocket as protections expire | C
The rise in jobless claims may be a warning to Congress that the economy needs stimulus | C
Second $1,200 stimulus checks: Where the debate in Congress stands | C
Californians face the dual nightmare of wildfires, coronavirus | C
Europe
Battered Eurozone Could See More Economic Stimulus in the Fall | W
US politics
Are Republicans Abandoning a Second Stimulus Check? | NY Mag
Pelosi Pressured by Moderate Democrats, GOP on Stimulus Talks | B
Former Republican CIA, FBI heads and national security officials to back Biden | R
DNC Ratings: 21.4 Million Watch Kamala Harris Speech on Third Night | B
Ballot drop boxes are latest battleground in U.S. election fight | R
White House asks Supreme Court to let Trump block critics on Twitter | C
Geopolitics & trade
China, United States agree to hold trade talks, Chinese commerce ministry says | R
Iran unveils new missiles amid tensions with Washington | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Coronavirus travel: American Airlines halting service to 15 small cities after federal aid runs out | C
Financials: E-brokers defy odds by recording record trading revenue while dropping commissions to zero | C
Media: Coronavirus: AMC, Regal and Cinemark prepare to reopen in the U.S. after five-month shutdown | C
Restaurants: Taco Bell unveils new design with more drive-thrus as pandemic permanently shifts how we order | C
Tech: Lyft suspends California service after being ordered to classify drivers as employees | C
Virus
Troubled Covid-19 Data System Returning to CDC | W
DeSantis Rekindles His Love for Florida’s Virus Positivity Rate | B
Dr. Fauci tells Americans to be mindful of these important limitations about any future coronavirus vaccine | MW
Australia considers mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for travelers entering the country | MW
Offbeat
Alexei Navalny, Rival to Putin, in Critical Condition After Suspected Poisoning | W
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme | C
Covid Is No Excuse for Grand Jury Duty When You Can Serve From Your Bedroom | W
