Apr 24 (Saturday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Stocks Rise, but Decline for the Week | W
Now That Everyone Is Bullish, Be Cautious | N
SPAC Surge Pumps Up Junk-Bond Market | W

US I
U.S., Global Economy See Pickup as Services Revive and Factories Ramp Up | W
U.S. manufacturing, new homes sales underscore booming economy | Reuters
U.S. new home sales rebound exceeds expectations in March | Reuters

US II
Taxes and inflation will be key themes for markets in the week ahead | C
Biden Focuses on Capital-Gains Taxes as He Seeks Money for Social Programs | W
Biden’s Pledge to Slash Emissions Would Require Big U.S. Changes | W

Industries & companies
Consumer: Drop in Toilet-Paper Demand Prompts Kimberly-Clark’s Worst Sales Decline in a Decade | W
Materials: Battery Metals Are Hot, but These Miners Can’t Get Investors | W

Virus
Covid-19 Is Still Raging in Much of the World as Global Cases Hit Record Highs | W
MIT researchers say you’re no safer from Covid indoors at 6 feet or 60 feet in new study | C
U.S. Lifts Pause on J&J’s Covid-19 Vaccine | W
These colleges now say Covid vaccines will be required for fall 2021 | C

Corporate finance
Panasonic to Buy Supply-Chain Software Provider Blue Yonder for $7.1 Billion | W

Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin (BTC) price plunges as $260 billion wiped off cryptocurrencies | C
Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment | The New Yorker

Technology
SpaceX Launches Crewed Rocket Into Space in Latest NASA Mission | W

Offbeat
Clean tech: The last green energy boom turned to bust. Will this time be any different?  | NN
Malcolm Gladwell’s New Word Order: Audiobook First | W