Apr 05 (Monday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Dow futures jump more than 100 points after blowout jobs report | C
Biden Wants to Spend $2 Trillion on Infrastructure. These Stocks Stand to Gain the Most. | BR

Global
Nations Begin to Shape Post-Covid-19 Economy Amid Diverging Fortunes | W

US I
Some Democrats Cool to Biden’s Plan to Boost Corporate Tax Rate | W
Seven Infrastructure Problems in Urgent Need of Fixing | N
What to know about tax credits in the American Rescue Plan | C
Could Good News on Jobs Turn Into Bad News for Investors? | BR
Here’s where the jobs are — in one chart | C

US II
The Housing Market Is Crazier Than It’s Been Since 2006 | W
If You Sell a House These Days, the Buyer Might Be a Pension Fund | W
U.S. companies face boycott threats, mounting pressure to take sides in America’s voting rights battle | C

Industries & companies
Biotech: BioNTech Stock Has Surged on Covid Vaccine. Its Next Big Hit Might Take a While | BR
Financials: It’s a Great Time to Own Financial Stocks. Here’s Why. | BR
Financials: Banks May Take a $10 Billion Hit on Archegos. What That Means for Stocks. | BR
Healthcare: Beyond Covid, the Future of Healthcare Looks Bright for Investors | BR
Media: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ tops the pandemic box office with $32.2 million in domestic opening weekend | C

Geopolitics & trade
John Kerry says Biden’s ambitious climate plan is ‘not a counter to China’ | C
China’s ‘laissez-faire’ approach toward Myanmar’s coup puts its own interests at risk, says analyst | C

Virus
Covid-19 Cases Drop. Vaccine Distribution Picks Up. How Open Is America? | W
Covid-19 – How Europe has mishandled the pandemic | E
Indian brink – India is recording more cases of covid-19 than any other country | E
U.S. puts J&J in charge of plant that botched Covid vaccine, removes AstraZeneca | C