Jan 15 (Friday)
Markets
Stocks Close Lower Ahead of Biden’s Stimulus Speech | W
Central banks
Powell sees no interest rate hikes on the horizon as long as inflation stays low | C
Fed’s Powell: ‘Not the time’ to discuss any change to bond purchases | R
ECB Won’t Need Extra Stimulus to Fight Pandemic, Economists Say | B
US
U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise as Coronavirus Weighs on Economy | W
China
A Year After Covid Began, China’s Economy Is Beating the World | B
US politics I
Biden stimulus plan: Details on checks, unemployment, minimum wage announced | C
Joe Biden’s Covid stimulus plan may face resistance in Congress | C
Biden’s stimulus plan includes $1,400 checks, enhanced unemployment | C
Biden calls to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour | C
Biden calls for $30 billion in rental assistance, longer eviction ban | C
US politics II
Pentagon probing extremism in U.S. military after Capitol riot | C
Fannie, Freddie Taxpayer Stake Won’t Be Restructured Under Trump | W
Democrats Wrestle With When to Start Senate Impeachment Trial for Trump | W
Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta Looks Toward Recovery After Dark Pandemic Winter | W
Financials: Bank Earnings: Expect a Messy Quarter and a Peek at 2021 | W
Financials: BlackRock Profit Rises 19% as Assets Surge to $8.7 Trillion | W
Tech: Tech Companies Join Effort Focused on Covid-19 Vaccine Records | W
Geopolitics & trade
North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress | R
Virus
The Covid-19 Death Toll Is Even Worse Than It Looks | W
COVID-19 infection likely to provide immunity for at least 5 months, but people may still transmit virus, study finds | MW
J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows it generates antibodies in early-stage trial | MW
Moderna looks to test Covid-19 booster shots a year after initial vaccination | C
Ex-CDC chief Dr. Tom Frieden on mandatory Covid vaccine passports | C
Corporate finance
Cisco Agrees to New Deal to Buy Acacia for $115 a Share | W
Healthtech firm Accolade is buying telemedicine start-up 2nd.MD for $460 million, sources say | C
Cybersecurity
SolarWinds Hack Leaves Market-Sensitive Labor Data Intact, Scalia Says | W
Technology
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to fly people on New Shepard by April | C
