Feb 26 (Friday)
YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing
Markets
Dow futures drop 100 points amid climb in interest rates | C
Why stock investors are starting to really worry about rising bond yields | C
U.S. bonds: Treasury yields rise to highest level in more than a year | C
In a Flash, U.S. Yields Hit 1.6%, Wreaking Havoc Across Markets | B
Vanguard Charts a Narrow Path in China, Staking Its Future on a Fledgling Venture | W
Global
Rich Countries Borrowed $18 Trillion in 2020. Few Seem Worried About Them Paying It Off. | W
US
U.S. Durable-Goods Climbed 3.4% in January | W
Pulling Up the Inflation Anchor by Robert J. Barro | Project Syndicate
How an increase in inflation affects the average American | Washington Times
Powell Says Better Child Care Policies Might Lift Women in Work Force | N
US politics
Biden’s aid bill wildly popular with Americans — except Republicans in Congress | R
Senate Waits for Minimum-Wage Ruling From Parliamentarian | W
A not-so-stimulative stimulus bill | TheHill
How some families could get more than $14,000 in new Covid relief | C
Trump’s Tax Returns Arrive at Manhattan Prosecutor’s Office | B
China
China’s Campaign to Crush Democracy in Hong Kong Is Working | W
In China, an Electric Car Maker Loses Money but Thinks Big | N
Geopolitics & trade
Global Trade Roars Back From Depths of Covid-19 Pandemic | W
Industries & companies
Communication services: Facebook Fight Over Media Payments Shifts Focus to Europe | W
Consumer discretionary: Etsy stock surges on earnings beat and strong guidance | C
Tech: Salesforce (CRM) earnings Q4 2021 | C
Tech: Airbnb (ABNB) earnings Q4 2020 | C
Climate & virus
Ignore climate change at your own risk, says BlackRock — green-energy transition will drive 25% output growth by 2040 | MW
Covid Hospital Admissions Drop 72%, Led by Oldest U.S. Patients | B
Positive news on COVID vaccines weighs against concerns over new variants | MW
FDA allows storage, transport of Pfizer vaccine at higher temperatures | R
Lessons From the U.K. About a More-Contagious Covid-19 Variant | W
Corporate finance
AT&T to spin off DirecTV, AT&T TV Now and U-Verse into new company | C
