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Sep 10 (Thursday)

YRI
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Daily Markets

Markets
Wall Street ends higher on tech rally to snap three-day skid | R
Investors are buying the dip for now, but the market rout is likely not over | C
Asian markets seen firmer after Wall Street turns positive | R
Beaten-down U.S. dollar regains mojo in equities tech wreck — here’s what it will take to sustain the bounce | MW

Central banks
ECB to take aim at strong euro with hints of more stimulus | R
Federal Reserve Nominee Judy Shelton: A Defense | NR

US
U.S. Job Openings Leveled Off Late in the Summer | W

US politics
Biden Pushes Higher Taxes on U.S. Companies’ Foreign Profits in Pitch to Midwest Voters | W
Covid-19: Trump downplayed coronavirus danger, Bob Woodward book reveals | C
‘A disgrace’: Biden rips Trump for saying he downplayed coronavirus | C

Geopolitics & trade
TikTok, U.S. Discuss Ways to Avoid Sale | W
U.S. House Speaker warns Britain that breaking Brexit treaty could imperil trade pact | R

Industries & companies
Airlines: United Airlines, pilots deal would distribute flying to avoid furloughs | R
Autos: Tesla jumps nearly 11%, rebounding from worst day on record | C
FAANGs: Facebook struggles with speech rules ahead of 2020 elections | C
FAANGs: Amazon is on a hiring spree amid widespread coronavirus layoffs and record unemployment | C
Railroads: Kansas City Southern Rejects $20 Billion Takeover Offer From Investor Group | W

Virus
Covid-19 Cases, Death Rates Are Declining Six Months Into Pandemic | W
Why an approved coronavirus vaccine may not end the pandemic quickly | MW
Pay People to Get Vaccinated | N
Sailors Trapped by Covid-19 Fight Exhaustion and Despair | N

Corporate finance
Tiffany’s $16 Billion Sale to LVMH Falls Apart in Face of Pandemic, Tariffs | N
Palantir valued at about $10.5 billion ahead of direct listing | C
Simon, Brookfield to save JC Penney from bankruptcy, keep 650 shops | C
Grail, which counts Jeff Bezos among investors, files for IPO | C

Technology
Smartphones Transformed Everything. Now, There’s More Disruption to Come. | W

Offbeat
Climate Change: World’s Global Warming Fight | B