Dec 11 (Friday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
U.S. Stocks Wobble as Economic Picture Dims | W

Central banks
ECB Expands Stimulus Program to Prop Up Pandemic-Hit Economy | W
In Europe, Monetary Policy Is All About Giving Banks Free Money | W

US
Covid-19 Aid Bill Negotiators Seek Compromise on Liability Shield | W
The Covid Divide: The pandemic economy has hurt some, but helped others | N
Supply Chains and Demand by Richard Haass | Project Syndicate

US politics
Here’s what Biden’s first 100 days could mean for health care, energy and more key sectors | MW
Joe Biden Names Susan Rice to Lead White House Domestic Policy Council | W

China
China’s Xi Ramps Up Control of Private Sector. ‘We Have No Choice but to Follow the Party.’ | W

Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Wants to Train 29 Million People to Work in the Cloud | W
Energy: ‘Is Exxon a Survivor?’ The Oil Giant Is at a Crossroads. | N
Media: Disney Investor Day 2020 announcements | C
Tech: Oracle (ORCL) earnings Q2 2021 | C

Virus
New York New Covid Cases Near April 15 Record After Months of Control | B
FDA Advisory Panel Expected to Approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine | W
Moderna (MRNA) Offers US Fail-Safe on Covid Vaccines if Pfizer (PFE) Falls Short | B
Dr. Fauci says Covid vaccine trials on pregnant women and young kids could begin in January | C
U.S. FDA advisers wrestle with ethical issues linked to authorizing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine | R
GPS tracking, priority landing among special treatment for coronavirus vaccines, FedEx, UPS say | C
CVS Health has 10,000 staffers ready to vaccinate seniors at nursing homes | C
Walmart prepares to administer Covid vaccines at stores across U.S. | C

Corporate finance
Corporate America’s Borrowing Binge May Be Ending | W
Airbnb IPO: ABNB starts trading on the Nasdaq | C
Gilead to Pay $1.4 Billion for Hepatitis Drugmaker MYR GmbH of Germany | W