Feb 13 (Saturday)
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 stoked by stimulus hopes — here’s what investors are counting on | MW
Central banks
Fed’s Kaplan says labor market still far from maximum employment | R
US
Lower-income households dim U.S. consumer sentiment | R
Bidding wars for homes are off the charts as listings fall to record low | C
The Californians Are Coming. So Is Their Housing Crisis. | N
Meet the student loan borrowers who are refusing to pay their debt | C
Covid-19 relief money could affect your taxes and what to do about it | C
US politics
Biden presses for $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan with governors, mayors | R
Biden stimulus plan: Extra unemployment benefits may be coming | C
Covid stimulus update: House advances checks, unemployment boost | C
Yellen Is Creating a New Senior Treasury Post for Climate Czar | W
Most Capitol Riot Suspects Have No Far-Right Group Ties, a Challenge in Fight Against Extremism | W
China
China Hints at a Shift on Climate | W
What Sun Dawu’s Prosecution Says About China | N
Europe
U.K. Economy Suffers Biggest Slump in 300 Years Amid Covid-19 Lockdowns | W
Geopolitics & trade
Yellen urges G7 to “go big” on stimulus, says U.S. committed to multilateralism | R
Industries & companies
Autos: How Car Makers Collided With a Global Chip Shortage | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Aims to Head Off Suit by New York Over Worker Issues | W
Consumer discretionary: Amazon Mentor app tracks and disciplines delivery drivers | C
Financials: American Express Acknowledges DOJ Review of Card Sales | W
Hospitality: Investors eye shares of hotels, cruise lines as U.S. vaccinations pick up | R
Restaurants: Close, Reopen, Repeat. Restaurants Don’t Know What Covid-19 Will Dish Out Next. | W
Tech: Maryland Approves Country’s First Tax on Big Tech’s Ad Revenue | N
Tech: Steve Ballmer wishes Microsoft entered cloud computing business sooner | C
Corporate finance
Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm Protest Nvidia’s Arm Acquisition | B
Coupang, South Korean E-Commerce Giant, Unveils U.S. IPO Plan | W
Electronic-Components Maker II-VI Bids $260 a Share for Coherent | W
The King of SPACs Chamath Palihapitiya Says He’s the Next Warren Buffett | B
Virus
Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says | NN
Recovered Covid patients have been reinfected with new virus strains, WHO says | C
After a Sluggish Start, Vaccine Rollout Is Improving in Every State | N
F.D.A. Agrees Moderna Can Increase Vaccine Supply in Each Vial | N
China Refuses to Give WHO Raw Data on Early Covid-19 Cases | W
Remote school
CDC Presses K-12 Schools to Reopen | W
CDC recommends schools in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates not fully open for in-person learning | MW
CDC revises school reopening guidance, warns that Covid variants could cause issues | C
Offbeat
‘There’s never been a time like this’: Wall Street is piling into trading cards as prices soar | NN
