Dec 14 (Monday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Stock-market uncertainty runs high headed into Fed’s final meeting of 2020 | MW
Markets Wake Up to Risks of Disruptive Brexit | W
America’s Small Stocks Are Leading the Market’s Charge | W
A Proposal to Delist Chinese Stocks Could Mean Big Headaches. What to Know. | BR
Mutual Funds Bleed $469 Billion as ETFs Triumph in Zero-Sum 2020 | B
The Dicey Economics of Investing in Oil During Covid-19 | W
Global
The world economy – After the pandemic, will inflation return? | Leaders | E
US
U.S. producer prices rise moderately; COVID-19 seen taming inflation | R
Europe
Brexit trade talks will continue past Sunday deadline | C
China
China is doubling down in Xinjiang | China | E
US politics
For Biden’s Economic Team, an Early Focus on Climate | N
Trump blasts Barr over Hunter Biden probe, condemns Supreme Court | C
US election: Biden breaks Obama’s record for lowest number of counties won
Geopolitics & trade
Intel CEO Quietly Warns Of China’s ‘Greater Bay Area’ Project | FO
Industries & companies
Autos: NIO, Xpeng, and Li Auto Are Not the Next Tesla. Why It’s Time to Unplug From Chinese EV Stocks. | BR
Autos: Are Tesla’s Shares Worth $90 or $780? Wall Street Can’t Decide | B
Autos: Tesla Model S and X production will shut down for 18 days: email | C
Consumer: Kraft Heinz Director Elio Leoni Sceti Bought Up Shares | BR
Energy: As Activists Gather, Exxon Mobil Faces Pressure to Change | BR
Energy: The New Green Energy Giants Challenging Exxon and BP | W
Financials: Mercury General Stock’s Hefty 5.4% Yield Is Just One of the Auto Insurer’s Many Charms | BR
Virus I
Coronavirus live updates: Vaccine doses are shipping to all 50 states | C
Historic U.S. COVID vaccine campaign launches with convoy of trucks | R
CDC panel recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine for people 16 years and older, clearing pivotal hurdle | C
Getting Everyone Vaccinated, With ‘Nudges’ and Charity Auctions | N
Getting Covid Vaccines to People Will Cost States Billions They Don’t Have | W
Vaccinated? Show Us Your App | N
CA Notify coronavirus app gets 4 million activations in first day | C
Virus II
U.S. hits 16 million COVID cases even as vaccine begins roll-out | R
Germany to impose stricter lockdown to battle Covid-19 | C
South Korea’s Moon warns of toughest COVID-19 curbs after two days of record cases | R
Corporate finance I
AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion | W
Sizzling Tech IPO Market Leaves Investors Befuddled | W
10 biggest tech IPOs ever; three in 2020, two last week | C
Corporate finance II
Affirm Postpones Its Initial Public Offering | W
Roblox Delays IPO Until Next Year | W
Offbeat
Covid: Airbnb workers ditch apartments amid pandemic | C
