Jan 04 (Monday)
YRI
Video Podcast: In our latest video podcast, Dr. Ed discusses the main points of today’s Morning Briefing.
Daily Markets Overview
Wall Street
A Midcap Fund That Finds the Market’s Sweet Spot | BR
Here’s How to Prepare Your Portfolio for the New Year, According to Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders | BR
Global
Public investment – How to get infrastructure right | Leaders | E
US
How the American Mortgage Machine Works | W
Europe
Europe’s Covid-19 Bond Issuance Addressed Fiscal Shortcomings | W
With little ado, a divided United Kingdom casts off into the Brexit unknown | R
China
China is Making it Harder to Solve the Mystery of How Covid Began | B
China’s State Capitalism Collides With Its Technological Ambitions | W
The great mall of China – Why retailers everywhere should look to China | Leaders | E
Japan
Update required – Japan’s new prime minister drags government into the digital era | Asia | E
US politics
Electoral College Results to Be Contested by Group of GOP Senators | W
11 Republican senators push to delay certification of election results | C
Trump to attend D.C. protests against Congress certifying Biden victory | C
In recorded call, Trump pressures Georgia election official to change results | R
Georgia early vote turnout surpasses 3 million as U.S. Senate control hangs in the balance | C
Trump creates a nightmare for Republicans in last-minute fight over $2,000 stimulus checks | FO
As Some Deficit Hawks Turn Dove, the New Politics of Debt Are on Display | N
Geopolitics & trade
China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at ‘new crossroads’ | R
China says it will respond to delisting of telecom giants | C
Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’ | C
Industries & companies
Autos: Elon Musk Steers Tesla to Record Deliveries | W
Autos: Tesla TSLA Q4 2020 vehicle production and deliveries report | C
Autos: Turo CEO Says Car-Renting App Plans to Go Public in 2021 | W
Media: MGM Seeks to Buy Ladbrokes Owner Entain | W
Pharma: Covid-19 Vaccine Made by AstraZeneca, Oxford Is Authorized by India | W
Pharma: India’s drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines | R
Retail: Nordstrom Looks Like a Department Store Survivor. Its Stock Still Has Room to Run. | BR
Virus
The tunnel gets darker – What the new variants of covid-19 mean for human health | Leaders | E
More cases of new Covid variant found in the U.S., threatening to worsen nation’s outbreak | C
New York State Tops 1 Million Covid Cases in Holiday-Season Surge | B
U.S. could ramp up slow Covid vaccinations by giving two half doses of Moderna shot | C
What To Know About Allergic Reactions to the Vaccine: QuickTake | B
‘That’s real:’ Fauci rejects Trump claim that U.S. coronavirus deaths overcounted | R
Offbeat
Is a Home Office Actually More Productive? Some Workers Think So. | W
Bitcoin touches record above $29,000, extending 2020 rally | R
