Thursday, July 30, 2020
Evening
- Stocks are set to jump Friday after tech giants post strong earnings, Nasdaq futures gain nearly 1%
- S&P dips on worries about earnings, data, stimulus and election
- Spot Gold Snaps Nine-Day Rally That Saw Metal Rise to a Record
- Oil sinks on weak U.S. economic data, political uncertainty
- Deal on U.S. coronavirus aid bill elusive as jobless benefit nears expiration
- Factbox - High-frequency data sources for tracking the U.S. pandemic economy
- Seth Klarman Says Fed Is Infantilizing Investors in ‘Surreal’ Market
Afternoon
- Wall St. falls after grim data; Trump suggests election delay
- Coronavirus relief deal looks elusive in Congress as U.S. economy craters
- Trump floats idea of delaying election, congressional Republicans reject idea
- What would it take to postpone the U.S. presidential election?
- Coronavirus live updates: Herman Cain dies after battle with virus; McDonald’s seeks advice from Mayo Clinic
- Pompeo insists China 'tide is turning' at contentious U.S. Senate hearing
- Xi Calls for Deeper Reform to Escape ‘Grave’ Economic Conditions
- Republicans and Democrats Find a Point of Agreement: Big Tech Is Too Powerful
- China fires warning shot to UK over ‘cold war’ with Beijing
General
- Stocks Retreat as Earnings Roll In: Markets Wrap
- Stocks fall as Fed's pledge relief rally fades
- Donald Trump calls for delay to 2020 US presidential election
- US economy shrank at record-breaking 33% rate last quarter
- U.S. weekly jobless claims total 1.434 million, vs 1.45 million expected
- China says U.S. fuelling new Cold War due to presidential election
- A $158 Billion CLO Bet Is Putting the Insurance Industry at Risk
- Hong Kong's commercial lenders on edge as building values tumble
- Coronavirus live updates: Daily U.S. cases top 70,000 again; study finds J&J vaccine protected monkeys with one dose
- Coronavirus plunges German economy into record recession
- Ravaged by coronavirus, Mexico's GDP falls record 17.3% in second quarter
- Daily coronavirus cases in India top 50,000 for first time
- Australia reports record spike in coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
- China’s Xi Sets His Sights on Taiwan After Subduing Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Moves to Crush Opposition With Sweeping Candidate Ban
- Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders
- U.S. Economy Contracts at Record 32.9% Annualized Rate; Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million
- Europe’s Banks Take Hefty Charges as Coronavirus Impact Emerges
- Fed plans for ‘the worst’ as it waits for Congress to act
- A coronavirus vaccine could split America
- We all need to reassess what we understand by the word ‘risk’