Jan 05 (Tuesday)
Markets
Stock market today: Stocks begin 2021 with a sell-off, Dow drops more than 300 points | C
Central banks
Fed’s Evans sees long period of accommodative monetary policy | R
Fed Had a Loan Plan for Midsize Firms Hurt by Covid. It Found Few Takers. | W
US
U.S. final manufacturing PMI ends 2020 at six-year high: IHS Markit | R
Factories bounce back from COVID-19 hit, tighter controls cloud outlook | R
U.S. construction spending races to record high in November | R
$300 unemployment boost issued in California, New York, other states | C
Google employees form labor union in United States | R
US politics
Trump Criticizes Some Republicans as ‘Surrender Caucus’ | W
In Trump’s Final Days, Lines Are Drawn for a Republican Civil War | W
Top Georgia election official says White House pushed him to take Trump call | R
Even With $900 Billion Stimulus, Biden Faces Fragile Economy | N
China
Why China’s economy won’t surpass the US’s by 2028 | P
In a Topsy-Turvy Pandemic World, China Offers Its Version of Freedom | N
Jack Ma’s disappearing act fuels speculation about billionaire’s whereabouts | R
China ADRs Fall as U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on Delistings | B
Geopolitics & trade
Breakthrough reached in Gulf dispute with Qatar -senior Trump official | R
Industries & companies
Autos: Fiat Chrysler, PSA Aim to Complete Trans-Atlantic Merger in Mid-January | W
Health Care: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan End Health-Care Venture Haven | W
Media: Discovery Plus launches in U.S. on Monday | C
Media: ViacomCBS Strikes Distribution Deal With Hulu | W
Media: Roku Nears Deal to Buy Rights to Quibi’s Content | W
Retail: How Walmart plans to take over health care | C
Virus I
New Covid strain: Boris Johnson imposes national lockdown on England | C
New York Gov. Cuomo confirms state’s first case of new Covid strain initially found in UK | C
New variant of SARS-CoV-2 in UK | Lancet
‘It’s a Desperate Time’: Crush of Covid-19 Patients Strains U.S. Hospitals | W
Virus II
Cuomo Seeks to Speed N.Y. Vaccine Doses as 54% Remain Unused | B
Covid vaccine: NY Gov. Cuomo to propose law making it a crime to skip line | C
Covid-19 Vaccines Are in High Demand, but Thousands More Workers Are Needed to Make Them | W
Remote work & school
Top analysts are backing stocks like DraftKings and Peloton | C
Teachers on TV? Schools Try Creative Strategy to Narrow Digital Divide | N
Corporate finance
MGM Makes $11 Billion Offer for Ladbrokes Owner Entain | W
Fiat Chrysler, PSA Aim to Complete Trans-Atlantic Merger in Mid-January | W
Merger of U.S. Insurer Genworth and China Oceanwide Fizzles | W
