Thursday, October 22, 2020

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fluctuate With Intel Taking Tech Lower: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Global stocks bide time as U.S. election caution sets in

[Reuters] Oil above $42 as possible OPEC+ cut extension offsets demand concern

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] White House’s Kudlow Says ‘Ball’s Not Moving Much’ on Stimulus

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Six U.S. states hit daily deaths record; Sen. Cotton calls for more targeted stimulus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Cases Surge Past 70,000; Europe Widens Curbs: Virus Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chasm Deepens in America’s Credit Markets, Swallowing Smaller Firms

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Seen Preparing More Aid as Virus Spread Derails Economy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Floods, Drought Are Destroying Crops and Sparking Food Inflation

[Reuters] Xi says China will not let security, sovereignty interests be undermined

[Reuters] Euro zone economy at risk of double-dip recession: PMIs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nobody Wants Pesos: Argentine Currency Meltdown Upends Business

[AP] Putin: Russia-China military alliance can’t be ruled out

[Bloomberg] WeWork Default Is a Real Possibility, Fitch Ratings Warns

[Bloomberg] China Warns on ‘Red Lines’ in Remembering Its Only War With U.S.

[WSJ] Rocky Mountain States Emerge as New Covid-19 Hotspot

[WSJ] China Wants to Be the World’s EV Factory. It May Succeed.

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall Street closes higher, trade choppy as U.S. stimulus talks eyed

[Reuters] Stock futures rise slightly as traders monitor stimulus talks, debate ahead

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yields Up on Stimulus Hopes; Asia Stocks to Drift: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pelosi Says ‘Just About There’ on Stimulus; Senate Hurdle Awaits

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Illinois, Ohio Hit Highs; FDA Approves Remdesivir: Virus Update

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: FDA approves Gilead’s remdesivir as a treatment; stimulus talks drag on

[AP] US: Russian hackers targeting state, local networks

[Reuters] U.S. stock funds post $4.6 billion weekly outflow: Lipper

[Bloomberg] What to Watch for in China's 5-Year Plan as Economy Shifts to Self-Sufficiency

[WSJ] The U.S. vs. China: The High Cost of the Technology Cold War

[WSJ] In Xi Jinping’s China, Nationalism Takes a Dark Turn

[FT] Tett: Eerie calm of municipal bonds belies US cities’ tax plight