Dec 08 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock market today: Dow falls more than 100 points as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, Nasdaq hits record | C
This chart estimates how much the stock market was moved by COVID this year | MW
Demand for Corporate Bonds Drives Inflation-Adjusted Yields to Zero | W
US
U.S. Consumer Credit Growth Slows as Credit Card Balances Shrink | B
What Might Unite a Divided Washington Behind Joe Biden? Unsexy Infrastructure | W
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: Congress tries to reach relief deal | C
Unemployment benefits: What’s in the $908 billion Covid relief bill | C
Georgia Again Certifies Biden’s Win | W
Schumer calls on Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower | C
Geopolitics & trade
China Exports Generate Record Trade Surplus | W
Covert Chinese Trade With North Korea Moves Into the Open | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: From Pilot to Truck Driver—Airline Careers Grounded by Pandemic | W
Retail: With 3 Billion Packages to Go, Online Shopping Faces Tough Holiday Test | N
Retail: Stitch Fix (SFIX) shares skyrocket on earnings beat, upbeat outlook | C
Telecom: FCC Awards $9.2 Billion for Construction of Rural Broadband Networks | W
Corporate finance
‘This Is Insanity’: Start-Ups End Year in a Deal Frenzy | N
Virus I
California bans private gatherings, New York expands hospitals to battle coronavirus surge | R
Americans prepare to travel again for Christmas, while hospitals brace for ‘bad outcomes’ post-Thanksgiving | MW
Average daily new Covid cases, deaths approach U.S. records | C
Virus II
Covid vaccine: FDA may authorize Pfizer’s this week | C
Who Gets Covid-19 Vaccine First? Hospitals Assess How to Divvy Up Shots | W
Trump to sign Covid-19 vaccine executive order prioritizing Americans | C
The challenges and perils of transporting millions of COVID-19 vaccines with dry ice across the U.S. | MW
Virus III
AstraZeneca and Pfizer Ask India for Emergency-Use Covid-19 Vaccine Authorizations | W
AstraZeneca Vaccine Partner in China Dogged by Scandal | N
Covid vaccine: Can you be fired if you refuse to take it | C
Technology
Uber Giving Self-Driving Car Project to a Start-Up | N
Corporate finance
Airbnb Boosts IPO Price Range to Between $56 and $60 a Share | W
