Dec 24 (Thursday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
Stock futures slightly higher ahead of holiday-shortened session | C
Stocks Close Higher as Data Point to Uneven Economic Rebound | W

US
U.S. core capital goods orders, shipments rise in November | R
U.S. Household Spending Drops for First Time in Seven Months | W
Economic Recovery: What Does a Baa-Shaped Recovery Look Like? | B
Workers have new requirements for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2021 | C
Restaurants Can Require Servers to Share Tips Under New U.S. Rule | W

US politics I
Trump vetoes $740 billion NDAA defense bill | C
Covid stimulus update: Trump threat could force shutdown, unemployment lapse | C
Trump demands bigger stimulus checks in Covid relief bill | C
Stimulus checks: Biden to push for more payments in next Covid plan | C
Dems use Trump push for $2,000 Covid checks to boost Georgia Senate race | C

US politics II
Dominion Voting warns Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani of litigation | C
Martial law, conspiracy theories rattle White House as Trump seeks to undo Biden win | C
Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York City mayor | C

China
WeChat Becomes a Powerful Surveillance Tool Everywhere in China | W
Apple’s China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control | W

Geopolitics & trade
How the U.S. Misread China’s Xi: Hoping for a Globalist, It Got an Autocrat | W

Industries & companies
Consumer discretionary: Amazon warehouse workers could vote to unionize next month | C
Financials: Goldman Sachs is close to offering wealth management for the masses | C
Pharma: Pfizer Nears Covid-19 Vaccine Deal With U.S. to Boost Supply | W
Retail: Gift Cards Are the Go-To Holiday Gifts of 2020 | W
Retail: U.S. Sues Walmart, Alleging Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis | W
Telecom: 5G Auction Shatters Record as Bidding Tops $69 Billion | W

Virus I
Covid-19 Variant Could Make Herd Immunity More Difficult, Says BioNTech | W
New Coronavirus Strain Splits Scientists, as U.K. and Others Act to Curb Spread | W
CDC says new Covid strain in UK could already be circulating undetected in U.S. | C
Tennessee emerges as new COVID-19 epicenter in U.S. as pandemic rages | R

Virus II
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt | R
Covid vaccine distribution has been slower than U.S. officials thought it would be | C
Why Covid vaccine is ‘more like a tetanus shot,’ says NIH Director | C
Covid vaccine: Biden warns doses won’t stop deaths of ‘tens of thousands’ Americans | C
Covid vaccine: Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government for more doses | C

Cybersecurity
Covid-19 Vaccines Are Coming—So Are Hackers | W

Offbeat
Cheating in Online School? Some Students and Parents Say It’s OK | W