Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Wednesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Drops 2%, Europe Sinks to Five-Month Low: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Global stocks sink as coronavirus lockdowns loom

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slumps With Europe’s Coronavirus Restrictions Growing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe Is Leading the Way Down in Markets Gripped By Covid Fears

[Reuters] Trump or Biden's big economic challenge: millions of struggling Americans

[Reuters] U.S. goods trade deficit shrinks in September

[CNBC] Homebuyer demand may have peaked as mortgage applications eke out a weekly gain

[Reuters] Factbox: These states could decide the U.S. presidential election

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany Moves to Shutter Bars and Restaurants for One Month

[AP] Germany, France gear up for new lockdowns as virus surges

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: U.S. hits new average daily high of 71,832 cases, up 21% from last week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkish Central Bank to Reckon With Inflation as Lira Casts Pall

[Bloomberg] Hedge Funds That Planned for U.S. Election Chaos See a Blue Wave

[Bloomberg] China’s Recovery Shows Mixed Signals as Global Outlook Dims

[Bloomberg] China’s Failing Small Banks Are Becoming a Big Problem

[FT] The precarious global debt picture

[FT] Lagarde’s deflation dilemma: virus piles stimulus pressure on ECB

[FT] India takes its tussle with China to the high seas

Tuesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow futures fall 150 points as Wall Street grapples with rising Covid-19 cases, earnings

[Reuters] Stocks stumble, dollar dips on COVID-19, U.S. election anxiety

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pre-Election Stimulus Hopes Fade With Two Sides Trading Blame

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Chicago reinstates indoor dining limits; health-care workers criticize Trump’s Michigan rally

[Reuters] Greenlight's Einhorn says tech stocks in bubble, hit top in September

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fast-Moving California Fires Threaten Million-Dollar Homes

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] S&P 500, Dow slip on earnings worries, stimulus uncertainty

[Reuters] European stocks hit one-month low as virus fears dominate

[Reuters] Oil rise nearly 2% on U.S. Gulf shutdowns, outlook weak

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] White House Ditches Pre-Election Stimulus Hope, Sees Weeks to Go

[Reuters] Trump concedes no coronavirus relief deal before November 3 election

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: NYC mayor issues warning for holiday travel as hospitalizations rise in 36 states

[CNBC] Covid hospitalizations rising in 36 states as U.S. hits another record for average new cases

[CNBC] States will need billions to distribute the Covid vaccine as federal funding falls short

[Bloomberg] China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself

[WSJ] France Emerges as Covid-19 Epicenter as Cases Surge Across Europe