wiar 12-05-20

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Dec 05 (Saturday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
Stock market today: Dow jumps more than 200 points to a record even after a big U.S. jobs report miss | C

Central banks
Fed’s Evans, Disappointed by Jobs Data, Isn’t Ready for More Fed Stimulus | W

US
U.S. Added 245,000 Jobs Last Month as Hiring Slowed | W
U.S. labor market losing steam as COVID-19 pandemic rages | R
Five worrying takeaways from Friday’s U.S. jobs report | R
Explaining the Frenzy in the Housing Market | N

US politics I
Biden says jobs report ‘grim,’ relief package needed now and in January | R
Biden says $1,200 stimulus checks ‘may be still in play’ in Covid relief talks | C
Weakening Jobs Numbers Spur Covid-19 Aid Efforts | W

US politics II
A Monetary Mind at the Treasury by John B. Taylor | Project Syndicate
Trump loyalist Loeffler’s attacks on pastor Warnock risk suburban votes in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race | R
Federal student loan payments suspended until end of January | R
House passes bill to decriminalize marijuana, set up steps to wipe out convictions | C

Industries & companies
Autos: Ford delaying Bronco SUV to summer 2021 due to Covid-related issues | C
Materials: Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg to Retire After 18 Years at the Helm | W
Media: AT&T dismantles Time Warner to battle Netflix: The inside story | C
Retail: Your Covid-19 Shopping Habits Are Changing What Jobs Are Available | W
Tech: Apple offers free fix for iPhone 11s that no longer respond to touch | C
Tech: Will Zoom video chat still dominate after a Covid-19 vaccine? Microsoft Teams, Cisco, or Google could knock off the crown. | Vox

Virus
California Covid: Stay-at-home order issued for San Francisco Bay Area | C
Analysis: First U.S. delivery of COVID-19 vaccine will leave out many high-risk workers | R
China’s Digital Response to Covid-19 Hits a Glitch—Seniors Don’t Understand It | W
Paramedics under ‘extreme stress’ as Covid toll climbs: Ambulance company CEOs | C

Offbeat
Crew Battles Raging Wildfires in Southern California | W
U.S. sells more than $175 billion in weapons to foreign governments | C