Dec 09 (Wednesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records | W
China Stocks Face $722 Billion Overhang as Insider Lockups End | B
US
Student loan payments paused by Covid won’t restart until February | C
US politics
Coronavirus stimulus update: McConnell backs off liability demand | C
Senate’s McConnell urges dropping liability, state aid in COVID-19 deal; Schumer rejects | R
Trump pushes for $600 stimulus checks as Democrats press for double that | MW
Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election in long-shot lawsuit | R
Biden Introduces His Coronavirus Team as Lawmakers Scrutinize Picks | W
Biden Vows 100 Million Doses of Vaccine Within His First 100 Days | B
Geopolitics & trade
China Pushes Alternative Theories About Origin of Covid-19 | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: JetBlue puts raises, paid parental leave on hold to cut costs in 2021
Autos: Ford F-150 ‘Tremor’ pickup announced with new off-road adds
Wireless: Long-Awaited 5G Auction Expected to Stretch Carriers’ Balance Sheets | W
Virus I
FDA Says Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Safe, Effective | W
What to expect from the FDA’s important COVID-19 vaccine meeting Thursday | MW
Covid vaccine side effects: What it’s like in Pfizer, Moderna trials | C
U.K. Begins Rollout of Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine in a First for the West | W
Virus II
Covid vaccines: Fauci says virus could be under control in ‘back half of 2021’ | C
Gavin Newsom’s New Stay-at-Home Order a ‘Deathblow’ to California’s Small Businesses | Reason
As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who’s essential | R
AstraZeneca Missteps Undermined U.S. Faith in Coronavirus Vaccine | N
Corporate finance
Goldman Sachs to Acquire 100% of China Securities Joint Venture | W
Cybersecurity
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State | N
