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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Markets

10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Tops 4.9%Wall Street Journal
Treasury Market's New Math Upends Responses to ‘Fog of War’: SurveillanceBloomberg
Zinc market shifts to oversupply but where's the metal?Reuters

Central banks

Fed Chair Powell to deliver key speech Thursday. Here's what to expectCNBC

US

30-year fixed mortgage rate just hit 8% for the first time since 2000CNBC
Household Net Worth Surged After the Pandemic HitWall Street Journal

China

China Bet It All on Real Estate. Now Its Economy Is Paying the Price.New York Times

Geopolitics & trade

U.S. Says Intelligence Shows Islamic Jihad Militants Behind Gaza Hospital BlastWall Street Journal
Biden will seek 'unprecedented' Israel aid packageCNBC
Egypt to Allow Aid Into Gaza, Biden SaysBloomberg
Israel-Hamas War: India Can't Float Above Mideast FrayBloomberg

Industries & companies

Airlines:Flight Delays and Other Uncertainties Slow Business Travel’s ReboundWall Street Journal
Airlines:Delta walks back some changes to Sky Club access, loyalty programCNBC
Airlines:United Airlines to debut new boarding order to save timeCNBC
Autos:Ford says US fuel economy plan would cause automaker 'economic hardship'Reuters
Media:Disney gives investors a look at ESPN financialsCNBC
Media:Netflix Plans Price Increase as Password-Sharing Crackdown Boosts Subscriber GrowthWall Street Journal
Media:Netflix returns to growth modeCNBC
Pharma:Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per courseCNBC

Corporate finance

Beyond markets

New ‘brain atlas’ maps the highly complex organ in dazzling detailWashington Post