Friday's News Links

[Reuters] Stocks climb on vaccine hopes, upbeat retail sales data

[Reuters] Markets on edge as pandemic resurgence meets U.S. stimulus hopes

[Reuters] Oil falls as possible OPEC+ supply boost, COVID-19 spike weigh on sentiment

[Reuters] Wheat hits near 6-year high, set for weekly jump as dry weather stokes supply woes

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales Rise Most in Three Months, Topping Estimates

[MarketWatch] Consumer sentiment index rises to 78.9 in September, highest level since March

[Reuters] Wall Street bank trading boom does little to assuage concerns about lending

[Reuters] EU says still seeking Brexit accord despite Johnson's 'no-deal' rhetoric

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Pfizer targets November for vaccine emergency use; Gottlieb says Trump should tout masks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe Is Losing Fight to Stay Open on Record Virus Surge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Top World Bank Economist Says Financial Crisis Could Emerge From Pandemic

[Reuters] Investors throw money at everything, dump cash - BofA

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Evergrande’s Push to Calm Investors Receives Mixed Response

[Reuters] Japan to release Fukushima's contaminated water into sea - reports

[Bloomberg] Brokers Offer 20 Times Leverage for ‘Deal of the Decade’ Ant IPO

[WSJ] Individual-Investing Boom Fuels Trading in Low-Price Stocks

[FT] Lockdown 2.0: Europe reimposes painful curbs as infections surge