Dec 01 (Tuesday)

Markets
Dow futures rise more than 100 points after Wall Street wraps up historically strong month | C
Stock market today: Dow falls more than 200 points to end November, but still posts biggest monthly gain since 1987 | C
Dow Falls but Holds On for Best Month in Over Three Decades | W

Central banks
Powell stresses importance of lending programs, calls economic outlook ‘extraordinarily uncertain’ | C
Why Expiring Fed Programs Is No Emergency | MarketMinder | Fisher Investments

US
Labor Department Published Flawed Estimates of Weekly Jobless Claims, Watchdog Says | W

Europe
In Europe’s Nursing Homes, a Soaring Covid-19 Death Toll and the Pain of Isolation | W

US politics
Biden names top economic advisers as Arizona, Wisconsin certify vote results | R
Fact check: Biden outperformed Clinton in most major metro areas | USA
Will a Janet Yellen-run Treasury really help average Americans? | P

Geopolitics & trade
India Plots Smartphone Dominance Amid U.S.-China Trade War | W

Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla’s stock will be added to the S&P 500 in a single step before the open on Dec. 21 | C
Autos: General Motors Will No Longer Take a Stake in Nikola | W
Airlines: Grounded Pilots Out of Practice Spark Airline Safety Fears | B
Energy: Exxon Slashes Spending, Writes Down Assets | W

Virus
Pence Says Covid Vaccine Distribution Could Begin Mid-December | B
Pfizer Covid vaccine update: First ‘mass air shipment’ arrives as airlines prepare for more | C
Moderna Asks Health Regulators to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine | W
California at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ as Trump administration hopes for vaccines by Christmas | R

Corporate finance
S&P Global leans in on recurring revenue in $44 billion IHS Markit deal | C
DoorDash Sets IPO Terms Pushing Valuation as High as $32 Billion | W
Facebook to Buy Kustomer, Startup Valued at $1 Billion | W

Technology
How autonomous robots by are changing construction | C

Offbeat
We Have Immune Systems, New York Times Reveals – AIER