Oct 17 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow closes 100 points higher, snaps 3-day losing streak on strong retail sales data | C
S&P 500, Dow close higher on vaccine update, retail sales beat | R
Bond Markets Brace for ‘Blue Wave’ That’s Soothing Stock Traders | B
Slowdown in Corporate Bond Issuance Could Boost Investment-Grade Debt | W
Individual-Investing Boom Fuels Trading in Low-Price Stocks | W
ESG Funds Are Under Scrutiny. Here’s Why | W
Central banks
Who’s Afraid of Rules-Based Monetary Policy? by John B. Taylor | PS
US
Strong retail sales boost optimism before U.S. election, but it may be short lived | R
Trump touts V-shaped economic recovery, while Biden sees it K-shaped | C
U.S. Industrial Production Fell 0.6% in September | W
Goldman Warns of More Job Losses With Jumbo Mergers on the Rise | B
US Deficit 2020: Federal Debt, Budget Shortage Hits Record $3.1 Trillion | B
US politics
Republicans file election complaint against Twitter over Hunter Biden articles | C
Trump says: ‘I’m ready to sign a big, beautiful stimulus’ — but many Americans are not banking on it | MW
Treasury Department Encouraged Banks to Prioritize Existing Customers for PPP Loans, House Panel Says | W
Obama to hit the campaign trail for Joe Biden next week | C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S.’s China Hawks Drive Hard-Line Policies After Trump Turns on Beijing | W
U.S. blocked Chinese purchase of fertility clinic over medical data security concerns | C
Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines Plan for Prolonged Coronavirus Travel Drought | W
Aerospace: Boeing Shares Rise on 737 MAX Optimism | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon’s Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping | W
Communication services: Twitter and Facebook Contend With Concerns Over Election Interference, Censorship | W
Tech: The best iPhone 12 charger to buy for fastest charging speeds | C
Virus
Pfizer Could Apply for Emergency Use of Covid-19 Vaccine by Late November | W
Doctors and scientists take aim at herd immunity, calling it ‘nonsense’ and a ‘nebulous’ idea | MW
How a Pioneering Covid Testing Lab Helped Keep Northeast Colleges Open | W
A rare Covid-19 complication was reported in children. Now, it’s showing up in adults. | C
Corporate finance
Regulatory Holdups Slow Ant Group’s IPO Plans | W
Offbeat
String of Firms That Imploded Have Something in Common: Ernst & Young Audited Them | W
