Oct 03 (Saturday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
After Record U.S. Corporate-Bond Sales, Slowdown Expected | W

Central banks
Dallas Fed’s Kaplan Lays Out Path for Additional Federal Reserve Aid, If Needed | W

US
‘Massively concerning’ jobs report sends a signal that the economic recovery could be fading | C
U.S. Job Gains Slow as More Layoffs Become Permanent | W
Here’s where the jobs are for September 2020 — in one chart | C
Strong Job Growth, a Terrible Job Market: The Bizarre 2020 Economy | N
The jobs market is far bleaker than the headline stats show | FT
Frontline workers in eye of pandemic storm for months, now fending off repo man | MW

US politics
Stimulus Talks: Pelosi Optimistic, Says Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Changes Dynamic | B
Pelosi asks airlines to pause furloughs, vowing additional aid, but no deal yet | C
Voting by Phone: The Promise and Peril of Digital Ballots | W

Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla Quarterly Deliveries Hit Record as Car Maker’s Pandemic Recovery Speeds Up | W
Retail: Walmart Sells Majority Stake in Asda to U.K. Consortium in $8.8 Billion Deal | W

Virus I
What we know—and don’t know—about the president’s coronavirus diagnosis so far | C
President Trump taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center as a ‘precautionary measure’ | C
Trump receives experimental coronavirus treatment as drug companies seek the right approach to mild and moderate forms of COVID-19 | MW
Dizzying scenarios: When something happens to a president, who takes charge? | C

Virus II
White House Takes Issue With FDA’s Plans for Authorizing a Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Report: Pfizer CEO tells employees COVID-19 vaccine will move only at ‘speed of science’ | MW
The Millionaire Who Gave Moderna a Shot | W
Amazon Says More Than 19,000 Workers Have Had Positive Coronavirus Tests | W

Offbeat
The Carnival Parade Is Canceled, and Rio Is Reeling | N
How Covid Broke Times Square, the Heart of New York’s Economy | W