Apr 21 (Wednesday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
S&P 500 futures fall slightly in overnight trading, Netflix shares tank | C
Stocks Close Lower as Earnings Season Ramps Up | W
Bonds Reflect Hope That U.S. Recovery Will Spread to Europe | W

Central banks
Fed Chair Powell says won’t allow ‘substantial’ overshoot of inflation target – April 8 letter to U.S. senator | R

US
Biden’s recovery plan for families set to cost more than $1 trillion, extend enhanced child tax credit | C
Biden to Back Temporary Extension of Larger Child Tax Credit | W
Biden Increases Seasonal-Worker Visas by 22,000 | W
Former police officer Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in the death of George Floyd | C

China
China’s Xi Lays Out Vision for a World Without a Single Dominant Power | W
Chinese Traffic Jams and Busy Factories a Support for Oil Bulls | B

Geopolitics & trade
Satellite Images Show Russia’s Expanding Ukraine Buildup | W

Industries & companies
Consumer: Procter & Gamble Will Raise Prices in September | W
Consumer: Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 Vaccine Adds $100 Million to Quarterly Sales | W
Media: Netflix reports dramatic slowdown in subscribers | C
Media: Netflix Plunges After Pandemic Boom Shudders to Near-Halt | B
Tech: Apple packs iPad Pros with faster chips, slims iMacs and jumps into tracking tags | R

Technology & climate
Regent is making a flying electric ferry with a top speed of 180 miles per hour | C
State Street, PepsiCo offer new goals ahead of U.S. climate summit | R

Virus
EU Calls for J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Warning on Blood Clots, But Says Benefits Outweigh Risks | W
A Covid-19 Lesson for the U.S. From Three Countries With Rapid Vaccination Rollouts | W

Offbeat
Sleeping Six Hours or Less Linked to Higher Dementia Risk, Study Finds | W