Dec 22 (Tuesday)
YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets
Markets
S&P 500 closes lower in volatile session after new Covid strain causes U.K. to lock down | C
Central banks
Here’s how a dispute over the Fed’s emergency powers almost sank the stimulus package | MW
US
Rich Americans Who Fear Higher Taxes Hurry to Move Money Now | B
US politics
Congress Gets 5,593-Page Text of Relief Bill Hours Ahead of Vote | B
Covid-19 Aid Package Set for Final Votes in House, Senate | W
‘Better than nothing’- the U.S. $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus helps but underwhelms | R
Stimulus checks will arrive as soon as next week, Mnuchin says | C
Rental assistance in new Covid relief plan is not enough, experts warn | C
Stimulus deal leaves out key provision to help student loan borrowers | C
Adult dependents are once again not eligible for second stimulus checks | C
Europe
Who Takes the Eurostar? Almost No One, as the Pandemic Fuels a Rail Crisis | N
Virus
Trump Covid vaccine czar says ‘extremely low’ chance Pfizer and Moderna shots won’t work against new strain | C
WHO says new Covid strain in U.K. appears more contagious | C
Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new coronavirus strain | R
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Is Cleared for Use by EU Drug Agency | W
U.S. States With Fastest Covid-19 Vaccine Progress: West Virginia, Dakotas Lead | B
Joe Biden receives Covid vaccine, encourages public to get inoculated | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla Stock Slides on First Day of Trading in S&P 500 | W
Energy: Shell Signals Another Poor Quarter for Oil Majors | W
Homebuilders: Housing stocks may be on brink of sell-off that creates opportunity: Analyst | C
Media: Hollywood changed this year. Some things will never go back to the way they were | NN
Retail: Holiday Shopping 2020: Americans head to malls as Christmas approaches | C
Tech: Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology | R
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds Hack Victims: From Tech Companies to a Hospital and University | W
AG William Barr says Russia behind SolarWinds hack, contradicts Trump | C
Cybersecurity Stocks Extend Advance on Bets for Robust Demand | B
Corporate finance
IPO Euphoria Drives Record $435 Billion in U.S. Stock Sales | B
Thoma Bravo Agrees to Buy RealPage for $9.6 Billion | W
