Jan 28 (Thursday)
YRI
YRI 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 I
Stock futures dip after a steep sell-off on Wall Street, Apple and Tesla fall after earnings | C
Stock market today: Dow sheds 600 points in biggest drop in 3 months, S&P 500 turns negative for 2021 | C
The Dramatic Evolution of Emerging Markets | Morningstar
Markets II
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ‘actively monitoring’ volatility in equity markets | R
WallStreetBets Briefly Goes Dark After Fueling GameStop’s Surge | B
GameStop Is a Bubble in Its Purest Form | W
Central banks
Fed still in crisis-fighting mode as recovery appears to moderate | R
Fed decision January 2021: rates unchanged | C
The Fed Must Step Up Again by Willem H. Buiter | Project Syndicate
US
Fourth quarter GDP to show businesses spent, but consumers held back | C
U.S. core capital goods orders rise strongly in boost to business investment | R
Durable-Goods Demand Eased in December | W
Who Owns Stocks? Explaining the Rise in Inequality During the Pandemic | N
US politics
Yellen pledges U.S. Treasury cooperation with UK, Germany on pandemic, climate, taxes | R
No, Joe Biden didn’t just ban fracking | NN
Where are Biden’s clean-energy jobs and how much do they pay? | MW
DHS Issues Its First National Terrorism Bulletin for Domestic Extremists | W
China
Jack Ma’s Ant Plans Major Revamp in Response to Chinese Pressure | W
Geopolitics & trade
White House vows to protect U.S. telecoms network from Huawei security threat | R
Biden Pick for U.N. Envoy Expresses Regret for China Speech | W
Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Reports Record Annual Loss | W
Autos: Tesla (TSLA) earnings Q4 2020 | C
Communication services: Facebook (FB) earnings Q4 2020 | C
Retail: Levi’s (LEVI) reports Q4 2020 earnings, sales beat | C
Tech: Apple’s iPhone 12 Helped Deliver a Record $111.4 Billion Quarter | W
Tech: Apple Q1 cash hoard: Here’s how much Apple has on hand | C
Tech: Apple Q1 2021: Best quarter in the history of the smartphone | C
Tech: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: Apple is one of our biggest competitors | C
Virus
EU Clashes With AstraZeneca Over Covid-19 Vaccine Shortfall | W
Africa, Ill-Equipped and Without Vaccines, Grapples With a Deadlier Covid-19 Surge | W
Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against key South African mutations: study | R
Shape-Shifting Virus Threatens Cycles of Illness, Lockdowns | W
Indoor Dining in New York City Could Be Back on the Table | W
