Dec 04 (Friday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow Industrials Edge Higher as Unemployment Claims Drop | W
S&P 500 falls slightly from a record on coronavirus vaccine concerns | C
Central banks
A Trump Fed Pick Squeaks Through Senate Confirmation | N
US
Covid Shrinks the Labor Market, Pushing Out Women and Baby Boomers | W
Opinion: Our stimulus plan will rescue renters | NN
Up to 30 Million in U.S. Have the Skills to Earn 70% More, Researchers Say | N
US politics
$908 billion coronavirus aid bill draws conservative backing in U.S. Congress | R
What’s the Difference Between Bipartisan, McConnell Stimulus Plans? Comparison | B
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell and Pelosi will speak about relief deal | C
Biden names top economic adviser Deese to fight climate change, jobs crisis | R
Georgia Senate runoffs focus on stock trading, Trump’s false claims of rigged elections | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Is National Security Threat No. 1 | W
Bill forcing Chinese firms to meet U.S. accounting standards passes Congress | C
Ahead of U.S. Audit Bill, Chinese Companies Are Finding Their Way Home | W
Pentagon blacklists China chipmaker SMIC and oil producer CNOOC | C
U.S. in Talks With Huawei Finance Chief Meng Wanzhou About Resolving Criminal Charges | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. airlines cut 29,000 workers through mid-October: Transportation Department | R
Airlines: Southwest Airlines warns it could furlough 6,800 employees to cut costs | C
Consumer discretionary: More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries back ‘Make Amazon Pay’ campaign | R
Media: Warner Bros. to release every 2021 movie on HBO Max at same time as theaters | C
Media: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar doesn’t think he destroyed movie theaters | C
Media: AMC Says It Might Go Bankrupt if You Don’t Buy Its Stock | W
Retail: 2020 Holiday Sales: How, Where and When Consumers Are Buying | W
Virus
California Covid: Newsom to impose regional stay-at-home order to ease hospitalizations | C
Biden Says He’ll Ask Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days After He Takes Office | W
Biden says he has asked Fauci to stay on and join COVID-19 team | R
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine: Why U.K. approved but not the U.S. yet | C
Fauci Slams U.K. Regulator on Pfizer Review, Then Mutes Critique | B
Moderna to supply up to 125 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally in first quarter | R
Covid Vaccine Side-Effects Could Sideline Health-Care Workers During Case Surge | B
Offbeat
How to protect your mental health and fight ‘COVID fatigue’ this winter | MW
Rich get richer? Here’s the math | MW
