Dec 29 (Tuesday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
U.S. stock futures rise slightly after Monday’s record-setting jump | C
Stock market today: Dow jumps 200 points to record as traders cheer stimulus bill signing | C
U.S. Stocks Finish at Records After Stimulus Bill Passage | W

Central banks
Fed’s Rate Promise Could Be Yield of Dreams | W

US
Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications | W
Online shopping leads to strain at Port of Los Angeles | C

US politics
Trump Signs Covid-19 Aid Bill Averting Government Shutdown | W
House Votes to Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000, Override Trump Veto of Defense Bill | W
Biden accuses Trump’s Pentagon and OMB of obstruction, demands cooperation | C

China
Pushback on Xi’s Vision for China Spreads Beyond U.S. | W
China’s Empire of Concrete | W

Geopolitics & trade
Trump administration bolsters order barring U.S. investment in Chinese firms | C

Industries & companies
Media: Imax CEO expects ’embarrassment of riches’ from slate of 2021 movie releases | C
Media: Wonder Woman 1984: Streaming vs theatrical release gets first big test | C
Retail: Instacart Looked Like a Savior. Now Stores Aren’t So Sure. | W

Virus
Biden to invoke Defense Production Act to spur Covid vaccine production | C
US Covid-19 Surge Sidelines Health Workers When They’re Needed Most | B
Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine in U.S., Mexico | W

Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin: Chart points to crypto ‘peaking out’ in early 2021 | C

Corporate finance
Qualtrics Files for U.S. IPO Two Years After Sale to SAP | B
Qualtrics files S-1, aims for valuation of up to $14.4 billion in IPO | C