May 15 (Saturday)

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Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Stocks Rise to End Turbulent Week of Trading | W
Commodities Boost Economic Recoveries, Mirroring Aftermath of Financial Crisis | W

US
U.S. retail sales pause, record savings seen supporting spending | R
U.S. Shoppers Continued Stimulus-Fueled Spending in April | W
U.S. import prices increase solidly in April | R
The U.S. Economy Is Back. Businesses Aren’t Ready. | W
Less than 3% of U.S. small businesses could face tax hikes under Biden plan -White House | R
San Francisco tech companies are sitting on record amounts of empty office space and offering perks to lure tenants | C

Geopolitics & trade
Israeli-Palestinian Strife Widens as Frantic Calls for Calm Go Unheeded | N
Israel’s New Challenge: Violence Among Its Own Citizens | W
U.S. tariff review considers commodity shortages, inflation -official | R

Corporate finance
IPO Market Faces a Critical Juncture | W
Payment tech company Marqeta files for IPO as value tops $16 billion on private markets | C

Virus I
CDC cheered and criticized for new mask guidance; retail workers don’t want to be vaccine ‘police’ | C
New Jersey will still require masks indoors despite new CDC guidelines | C
Walmart drops store mask requirement for customers, employees who are fully vaccinated | C
Shoppers and diners, here’s why you shouldn’t expect masking rules to change overnight | C

Virus II
Parents Rush to Get Covid-19 Vaccines for Their Children | W
Covid variant from India more transmissible and threatens England lockdown easing, Boris Johnson says | C

Cryptocurrency
The IRS Is Coming for Crypto Investors Who Haven’t Paid Their Taxes | W

Offbeat
BlackRock Plans Staff Return in September, With Some Remote Work | B