Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures mostly flat as Wall Street awaits news on stimulus, vaccines

[Reuters] Asian investors anticipate modest rise in markets after mixed day on Wall Street

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Pause Around Record High; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap

[CNBC] U.S. tops ‘unfathomable’ milestone of 100,000 Covid hospitalizations: ‘We’re all on edge’

[CNBC] CDC director warns the next few months could be ‘the most difficult in the public health history of this nation’

[AP] Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pelosi, Schumer Back Using Bipartisan Plan in Stimulus Talks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mnuchin in Talks With Fannie-Freddie Overseer on Rushed Redo

[Reuters] Is U.S. inflation coming back? Jump in market measure sparks debate

[Reuters] Japan's service sector struggles to recover amid COVID-19 resurgence: PMI

[Bloomberg] Powell Says No Rush to Taper Bond Purchases, Mum on Doing More