Apr 02 (Friday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
S&P 500 climbs more than 1% to close above 4,000 for the first time | C
Copper Prices Retreat Alongside Popular Speculative Trades | W

US I
Manufacturing boom brings more signs that inflation is building rapidly | C
Economic boom expected in the second quarter, a boost for stocks | C
Biden’s $2 Trillion Corporate Tax Plan Tears Up Republicans’ 2017 Blueprint | W
McConnell says GOP will oppose Biden infrastructure plan | C
Biden Infrastructure Plan Faces Test in Congress | W

US II
Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims to Boost Economy’s Productivity Over Time | W
Biden Aims for Universal High-Speed Internet in Infrastructure Plan | W
Biden considers health care public option in economic recovery plan | C
Mortgage Firms Warned to Prepare for a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Distress | B

Geopolitics & trade
Even Suez Canal Blockage Can’t Hold Back Red-Hot Global Trade | W

Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines to use nonunion pilots for some test flights, drawing criticism | C
Airlines: United Airlines tells staff it’s hiring hundreds of pilots for travel recovery | C
Autos: Auto Makers Start 2021 Strongly Despite Supply Constraints | W
Consumer discretionary: Carbon Labels Are Coming to Your Shampoo Bottle | W
Financials: ViacomCBS stock sales amid Archegos debacle raise questions for banks | C
Pharma: Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Still Highly Effective Six Months After Second Dose | W
Tech: TSMC to Invest $100 Billion to Increase Semiconductor Output | W
Tech: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Call Them Tech Frenemies for Life. | W

Technology
Testing Elon Musk’s Starlink: Is It Really a Rural Internet Game Changer? | W

Virus
How mRNA Technology Could Change the World | Atlantic
Vaccine Trickle Becomes Torrent as U.S. Eligibility Rules Widen | B
Lessons From the Calculated Risk Behind U.K.’s Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout | W
FDA Authorizes First Covid-19 Tests for Repeat, at-Home Screening | W