May 14 (Friday)

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Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Stocks Rise, Snapping Three-Day Losing Streak | W
Cramer: New mask rules mean drop lockdown stocks for reopening plays | C

Central banks
Fed’s Waller Says Inflation Jump Likely Temporary, Urges Patience | W

US I
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Another Pandemic Low | W
Amazon, McDonald’s, Others Woo Scarce Hourly Workers With Higher Pay | W
Inflation Is Here. What Now? | N
Home prices are skyrocketing around the world | NN

US II
Biden Asks Republican Senators to Bring Him Reworked Infrastructure Proposal | W
As Trillions Flow Out the Door, Stimulus Oversight Faces Challenges | N

Geopolitics & trade
Israel Begins Ground Operations Against Hamas in Gaza | W

Industries & companies
Autos: GM to begin production of new driverless Cruise vehicle in early 2023 | C
Autos: Tesla’s Musk Renews Critique of Bitcoin, Talks Up Dogecoin | B
Financials: JPMorgan, Others Plan to Issue Credit Cards to People With No Credit Scores | W
Media: Disney+ subscriber growth slowing like Netflix, with much lower ARPU | C

Virus
Doctor says new CDC mask rules allow ‘vaccinated people can go back to normal’ | C
CDC says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors in most settings | C
CDC still requires masks for air, train and bus travel, despite new guidance | C
Vaccine Patent Waivers Deserve a Warning Label | W

Cybersecurity
Colonial Pipeline paid $5 million ransom to hackers | C
Colonial Pipeline Begins Restart: Latest News on the Shutdown | N

Cryptocurrency
Elon Musk Has Lost $20 Billion Since Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ | yahoo.com
Ethereum Luminary Makes $1 Billion Covid-19 Gift—in Shiba Inu Coin | W
Coinbase CFO on crypto investors, dogecoin and growing competition | C