Jan 21 (Thursday)
YRI
Video Podcast. In our latest video podcast, Dr. Ed discusses the main points of today’s Morning Briefing.
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing
Markets
Stock futures flat after markets hit records in previous session, Biden takes office | C
Stock market posts best Inauguration Day rise in 36 years as Biden takes office | MW
Stocks Hit Records on Upbeat Earnings | W
Central banks
The Fed under Biden: New mandates, a close White House tie and big challenges ahead | C
US
Here’s the maximum amount Biden’s stimulus checks and tax credits would deliver to America’s poorest families | MW
Americans Aren’t Draining Their Retirement Funds in the Pandemic | W
US politics
Biden Signs Executive Orders on Face-Mask Mandate, Keystone Pipeline, Paris Accord | W
Biden inauguration: U.S. rejoins Paris climate agreement | C
Opinion | Biden’s Stimulus Plan Will Bring Relief, but There’s One Flaw | N
Democrats take Senate majority as Warnock, Ossoff, Padilla are sworn in | C
Senate confirms Avril Haines, first Biden Cabinet member | C
China
China Escalates Efforts to Beat Back Its Worst Covid-19 Resurgence | W
Jack Ma, Alibaba’s Billionaire Co-Founder, Resurfaces After Months of Lying Low | W
Geopolitics & trade
China Bids Good Riddance to Trump | W
Twitter Locks Out Chinese Embassy in U.S. Over Post on Uighurs | B
Industries & companies
Airlines: United (UAL) earnings Q4 2020 | C
Consumer: Procter & Gamble Gets Shoppers to Pay Up | W
Financials: Morgan Stanley Profit Shoots Higher, Fueled by Wall Street | W
Financials: Mountain of Small Loans Looms Over Europe’s Pandemic-Hit Banks | W
Virus
Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Helps U.K. Lead Race to Reach Nursing Homes | W
Europeans Clash With Pfizer, BioNTech Over Covid-19 Vaccine Deliveries | W
Amazon sends letter to Biden offering to help with Covid-19 vaccines | C
Corporate finance
Russian Gold Miner Nordgold Aims to List in $5 Billion London IPO | W
Sixth Street Partners to Acquire Life Insurance Business Talcott Resolution for $2 Billion | W
Commercial Real Estate Debt Sustained by Central Bank Bond Buying | W
