Feb 02 (Tuesday)
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
Stock market today: Dow rises 250 points as market rebounds from worst week since October | C
Central banks
Fed’s Kashkari: Fed Shouldn’t Pull Back on Aid | W
US
CBO report foresees rapid growth recovery, labor force revival by 2022 | C
GameStop & WSB
GameStop shares drop 30%, briefly halted following 400% short-squeeze spike last week | C
Why the GameStop frenzy may hurt retirees along with hedge funds | C
Citadel Silver Holding Exposes Rifts in WallStreetBets Army | B
Silver jumps nearly 9% as Reddit traders try their squeeze play with the metal | C
Robinhood raises trading limit on GameStop further to 20 shares | C
US politics
Stimulus Debate Tests Limits of Democrats’ Election Mandate | W
Democrats ready $1.9 trillion budget measure for COVID relief: Schumer | R
Coronavirus stimulus: Joe Biden to meet with Republican senators about relief bill | C
Republicans propose $1,000 stimulus checks. Here’s who would qualify | C
PPP Aid to Small Businesses: How Much Did $500 Billion Help? | N
Exclusive: Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it ‘Trump cult’ | R
Geopolitics & trade
Biden threatens U.S. sanctions in response to Myanmar coup | R
Myanmar coup to dampen U.S. trade, impact footwear companies, experts warn | R
Industries & companies
Communication services: Ford and Google sign six-year deal for Android, in-car apps, cloud | C
Tech: Can Open-Source Semiconductors Upend the Chip Industry? | B
China
Pinduoduo Employee Deaths Ignites China Debate Over Work | N
Exiled Uighurs Fear China’s Reach Will Erode Turkish Haven | W
Virus I
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Are Starting to Drop In Every Part of the Country | B
Fast-Spreading Covid-19 Variant Surges in Brazil, Worrying Scientists | W
Pandemic Wears on Essential Workers: ‘Everybody Forgets That You’re Still on the Front Line’ | W
Virus II
New York City Snowstorm Halts Covid-19 Vaccinations | W
U.S. Reaches Deal With Australian Company for At-Home Covid-19 Tests | W
Exclusive: Oxford kept COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error, letter shows | R
Corporate finance
Amazon, Alphabet, Salesforce back Databricks at $28 billion valuation | C
Robinhood raises $2.4 billion more as broker app deals with retail trading frenzy | C
Offbeat
Major snowstorm slams Northeast, spurring shutdowns and blackouts | C
Clubhouse is new the social network Elon Musk joined. Here are its plans | C
Covid-19 Pandemic Motivates Younger People to Buy Life Insurance | W
