Oct 28 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500, Dow slip on worries about earnings, U.S. stimulus outlook | R
Stock Investors’ Bets Eye a Biden Victory, Robust Stimulus | W
US
U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rose for Fifth Consecutive Month in September | W
U.S. Home-Price Growth Accelerated in August | W
Consumer confidence falls in U.S. swing states ahead of presidential election | R
Why the Best G.D.P. Report Ever Won’t Mean the Economy Has Healed | N
Recession’s Silver Lining: American Households Are Doing Better Than Expected | N
Struggling Rental Market Could Usher in Next American Housing Crisis | W
US politics I
Trump concedes no coronavirus relief deal before November 3 election | R
Mitch McConnell’s Court Tactics Pay Off in Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation | W
Wisconsin Voting: Democrats Say Hand-Deliver Your Ballot, Don’t Count on USPS | B
Two largest U.S. airline flight attendant unions endorse Biden | R
US politics II
Trump Weighs Executive Order to Show Support for Fracking | W
Judge Bars DOJ From Representing Trump in Defamation Suit | W
New retirement bill has perks for seniors, student loan borrowers | C
Geopolitics & trade
Global Banks in Hong Kong Breathe Easier Over U.S. Sanctions | W
Trump lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum, warns he may resume them | R
Industries & companies
Communication services: Facebook Warns of Foreign Operators Exaggerating Their Election-Interference Abilities | W
Energy: How the Virus Slowed the Booming Wind Energy Business | N
Pharma: Eli Lilly Earnings, Halted Covid-19 Drug Trial Disappoint Investors | W
Manufacturing: Caterpillar, 3M Flag Falling Sales to Businesses | W
Manufacturing: 3M making more N95 masks than ever as Covid cases rise: CEO Mike Roman | C
Tech: Microsoft’s Earnings Continue to Ride Pandemic-Fueled Demand for Cloud, Videogaming | W
Virus
Covid hospitalizations rising in 36 states as U.S. hits another record for average new cases | C
France Emerges as Covid-19 Epicenter as Cases Surge Across Europe | W
Countries Try Shorter Covid-19 Quarantines in Bid to Boost Compliance | W
Covid in New York: California Added to NY Visitor Quarantine List by Cuomo: | B
Coronavirus vaccine data from Pfizer unlikely to come before U.S. election | C
Corporate finance
AMD Agrees to Buy Rival Chip Maker Xilinx for $35 Billion | W
AMD and Nvidia are using high stock prices to make big acquisitions | C
Dunkin’ Sale Poised to Be Second-Largest Restaurant Deal Ever | B
Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department | W
Callaway Golf to Buy Rest of Topgolf Entertainment | W
Inside Ant, the Company Behind the World’s Biggest IPO | W
Technology
SpaceX Starlink service priced at $99 a month, public beta test begins | C
Offbeat
Relocating during COVID? Moving could come with a substantial pay cut | USA
Reddit won’t lower pay for employees who move to cheaper cities | C
