Dec 19 (Saturday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
Dow falls more than 100 points as lawmakers struggle to seal last-minute stimulus deal | C
Stocks End Day Lower as Stimulus Talks Continue | W
Aluminum Prices Push Toward 2020 High on Sanction Worries, Demand | W
Government Leaders Clash Over Next Step for Trump’s Ban on Chinese Stocks | W
Central banks
Fed to allow big banks to resume share buybacks, with limitations | C
Fed sees ‘strong capital levels’ at banks after stress tests, greenlights share buybacks | R
Fed’s Kaplan says will be time to pull back on bond buying when economic recovery is clear: WSJ | R
Late-breaking dispute over Fed rules risks U.S. COVID-19 relief as deadline nears | R
US
Why Some States Are Seeing Higher Revenue Than Expected Amid Job Losses | N
Average debt held by oldest households jumped 39% over last decade | C
Millions to lose jobless benefits temporarily even with Covid deal | C
US politics
GOP senators fight over need for second $1,200 stimulus checks | C
Government shutdown looms as Congress crafts coronavirus stimulus bill | C
Infrastructure-Investment Binge Is Set to Continue—With or Without Washington | W
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Blacklists China’s Top Chip Maker, Escalating Tech Fight | W
Opinion | The W.T.O. Is Having a Midlife Crisis | N
Industries & companies
Autos: Buying Tesla stock? Here’s what one analyst says ahead of S&P 500 addition | MW
Autos: General Motors, Ford won’t mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for employees | C
Consumer discretionary: Amazon readies to face union vote at Alabama warehouse | C
Logistics: FedEx Revenue Jumps on Holiday Surge | W
Media: Roku Torments Entertainment Giants in Quest to Dominate Streaming | W
Media: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ reviews: What critics are saying | C
Retail: Nike (NKE) reports Q2 fiscal 2021 earnings, sales beat | C
Tech: Intel falls on report Microsoft will design own chips for PCs, servers | C
Virus
Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Could Widen Immunization Effort | W
Mike Pence Gets Covid-19 Vaccine Amid National Immunization Campaign | W
China to Vaccinate 50 Million People With Its Covid-19 Shots | W
Cybersecurity
Suspected Russian hack on U.S. is much worse than first feared | C
Hackers’ broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks | R
Cyber technology shares soar as security attacks pile up | R
Corporate finance
Chat Service Discord Doubles Valuation to $7 Billion | W
