2020: WALL STREET JOURNAL (362)

JANUARY

Protesters Retreat From U.S. Embassy Site in Iraq

Police Tracked a Terror suspect – Until His Phone Went Dark

Target Killing of Key Iranian General Puts U.S. at a Crossroads in Middle East

Thousands March in Iraq for Iranian General as Trump Warns of More Strikes

Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel U.S. Troops as Iran Mourns Slain General

Iranians Rally as Calls for Revenge on U.S. Deepens

Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Forces in Iraq

U.S. and Iran Back Away From Open Conflict

U.S., Allies Believe Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Jet

Swiss Back Channel Helped to Diffuse U.S.-Iran Crisis

Iran Admits to Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane

Iran Faces Growing Criticism Over Downing of Plane

U.S. Calls Pensecola Attack Terrorism; Pressures Apple Over Gunman’s Phones

Tech Tensions Simmer as U.S., China Near Truce

U.S., China Sign Agreement Easing Trade Tensions

Senators Sworn In, Trump Impeachment Trial Begins

Trump to Add Starr, Dershowitz to team for Senate Trial

House Democrats Outline Case for Removing Trump

Lev Parnas Paid His Way Into Donald Trump’s Orbit

White House Calls Impeachment Charges Frivolous Ahead of Trial

Impeachment Trial Begins with Debate Over Rules

Democrats Make Case for Removing Trump From Office

Democrats Assert Abuse of Power Warrants Removal

Democrats Argue Trump Impeded Impeachment Probe

Trump’s Defense Says Democrats Have Failed to Make Impeachment Case

China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’

Pressure Grows for Bolton To Testify at Impeachment Trial

GOP Doesn’t Now Have Votes to Block Witnesses

Facebook Reports Revenue Growth, Rising Expenses

IBM CEO Rometty to Exit; Cloud Unit Chief to Succeed Her

Senators Reject Witnesses in Trump Impeachment Trial

FEBRUARY

WeWork Parent to Name Sandeep Mathrani New CEO

Coronavirus Kills Its First Victim Outside China as Toll Grows

Democrats, Trump Team Make Final Arguments of Trial

Iowa Caucus Results Thrown Into Confusion by Delay

Sanders and Buttigieg Take Lead in Iowa Caucuses

Senate Acquits Trump on Both Impeachment Articles

Credit Suisse CEO Resigns Amid Espionage Scandal

American Citizen with Coronavirus Dies in China

Coronavirus Death Toll Tops Fatalities From SARS

Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget, Big Safety-Net Cuts

Federal Judge Expected to Clear Way for T-Mobile and Sprint Manager

Sanders Edges Buttigieg in New Hampshire Primary

Barclays CEO Under Investigation Over Links to Epstein

U.S. Charges Chinese Tech Giant Huawei With Racketeering

States Spurn Drug Industry’s Opioid-Settlement Offer

White House Considers Halting GE Venture’s Engine Deliveries to China

Americans Depart Ship Quarantined over coronavirus

HSBC Plans to Cut 35,000 Jobs, $100 Billion of Assets

Trump Pardons Milken, Commutes Blagojevich Sentence

China struggles to Give Care to Patients Without Coronavirus

Morgan Stanley to Buy E*Trade in Bid for Small Investors

Wells Fargo Settles Probes Over Fake-Accounts Scandal

Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Democratic Caucuses

Stocks Slide as Virus Cases Accelerate Outside of Asia

Dow Falls 1,032 Points as Virus Spreads

Global Stocks Extend Losses as Virus Fears Deepen

Trump Defends Virus Response, Names Pence to Lead Effort

Global Stocks Follow Wall Street’s Steep Decline

Stocks Extend Fall to Cap Worst Week Since 2008

MARCH

Biden Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary

Stocks Strengthen as Treasury Rally Breaks New Ground

Global Stocks Rally Fades on Doubts About Stimulus

Biden Wins the South, Texas; Sanders Takes California

Global Stocks Extend Rally on Stimulus Hopes

Bonds Extend Rally as Investors Retreat From Stock Market

Two Coronavirus Deaths in Florida as Infections Rise

Virus Cases Jump in New York as Spread Escalates

Global Markets Rocked as Crude Fight Sends Oil Prices Plunging

Stocks Revive After Dow’s Worst Day in 12 Years

Biden Picks Up Key Victory in Michigan Primary

U.S. to Ban Travel From Europe for 30 Days Due to Coronavirus

Stocks Plunge 10% in Dow’s Worst Day Since 1987

Trump emergency Declaration Calls for Funds, Testing to Confront Virus

U.S. Expands Europe Travel Ban as Spain Locks Down

Fed Takes Emergency Actions as Slowdown looms

Stocks Seesaw After Virus Fears Fuel Dow Plunge

Biden Sweeps Night, Solidifying Lead Over Sanders

Stocks and Currencies Slide as Cash Shortage Worsens

California Orders Lockdown for State’s 40 Million Residents

States Batten Down as Virus Cases Rise

U.S. Coronavirus Case Jump; FDA Approves Rapid Tests

Coronavirus Rescue Package Fails to Clear Hurdle in Senate

Dow Climbs in Best Day Since 1933 on Stimulus Hopes

Stimulus Package Hits Last-Minute Snags

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top Those of China, Italy

President Trump Signs $2 Trillion Stimulus Package

Trump Considers Quarantine in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

U.S. Extends Social-Distancing Guidelines Until End of April

U.S. Extends Shutdowns as Virus Strains Hospitals

U.S. Braces for Patient Surge as Virus Cases Climb

APRIL

Florida Issues Statewide Limits as U.S. Cases Mount

U.S. Expected to Recommend Cloth Face Masks for Americans in Coronavirus Hot Spots

New York Records Its Largest One-Day Virus Death Toll

U.S. Sees Virus Peak in Some Cities as Global Toll Climbs

U.S. Braces for Most Challenging Days Ahead in Pandemic

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care

Global Virus Deaths Top 81,000 as Four States Report Highest Daily Toll

U.S. Passes 420,000 Virus Infections

Economic Data Spur Debate Over Lifting Virus Restrictions

Virus Toll in Senior Facilities Is Greater Than U.S. Reported

U.S. Virus Death Toll Passes Italy as World’s Highest

States Move to Coordinate on Reopening Plans

Big Banks’ Profits Sink as They Brace for Loan Defaults

Shutdown Pounds Stores, Factories

Trump’s Guidelines to Reopen Put Onus on States

Stocks and the Economy Send Very Different Messages

U.S. Buys Pricey Masks From Unproven Vendors

Mnuchin, Democrats Say They’re Close on Small-Business Deal

Oil Takes Historic Drive Below Zero as Demand Collapses

Oil-Price Crash Deepens Weighs on Global Markets

Covid-19 Deaths Top 10,000 in Nursing Facilities Across U.S. 

House Ratifies $484 Billion in Aid for Pandemic Relief

U.S. Virus Death Toll Surpasses 50,000

White House in Talks to Replace HHS Secretary Alex Azar

U.S. Debates How Soon It Can Reopen

States Move to Ease Lockdowns as Global Cases Top 3 Million

Virus Cases in U.S. Surpasses One Million as Lockdowns Ease

U.S. Economy Shrank at Fastest Pace Since 2008

U.S. Jobless Claims Surpass 30 Million as Distress Mounts

MAY

Differing Rules Show Lack of Consensus on State Reopenings

Maryland Cancels Big Coronavirus-Mask Order

Smart or Lucky? How Florida Dodged the Worst of Coronavirus

Global coronavirus Deaths Top 251,000

White House Considers Phasing Out Virus Task Force

U.S. Virus Cases Top 1.2 Million, as Trump Refocuses Task Force

Unemployment Data Points to a Record Wave of Job Losses

Decade of Jobs Gains Wiped out in April

U.S. States Move to Expand Coronavirus Testing Capabilities

Some Doctors Pull Back on Ventilators

Economists Expect Recovery Will Be More of a ‘Swoosh’ Than V-Shaped

Fauci, Other Health Officials Emphasize Testing Before Easing Lockdowns

Stocks Fall as Fed’s Powell Says Outlook ‘Highly Uncertain’

Virus Disruptions Fuel 2-Month Wave of Jobless Filings

TSA Preps Passenger Temperature Checks at Some Airports

Democrats Probe State Department Watchdog’s Ouster

Vaccine Front-Runner Emerge

U.S. Stocks Surge as Hopes Build for New Coronavirus Vaccine

Powell and Mnuchin Outline Contrasting Visions on Economy

All 50 States Have Now Taken Steps to Ease Restrictions

Global Businesses Steady, but Recovery Appears Far Off

Trump Says Places of Worship Are Essential Services

Virus cases Rise as U.S. Marks Memorial Day Weekend

U.S. Marks Holiday Weekend as Virus Deaths Near 100,000

For Economy, Worst of Virus Shutdowns Might Be Over

Stocks Close Higher on Optimism Over Pace of Reopenings

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top 100,000

Trump Signs Order Targeting Social Media Companies

Ex-Officer Charged with Murder in Floyd’s Death

Minnesota Tries to Restore Order as Protests Spread

Cities Look to Restore Order After Nights of Riots

JUNE

Trump Threatens to Deploy Military to States

U.S. Cities Tighten Curfews as Protests Continue

Minnesota Brings New Charges in George Floyd Killing

Mourners Gather to Memorialize George Floyd

Jobless-Rate Drop, Payroll Gains Signal a Mending Economy

Protests in D.C. and Nationwide Seek Police Reforms

Protests Fuel Moves to Shift Funding From Police

Calls for Defunding Police Grow in Wake of Protests

Floyd Remembered Amid Nationwide Calls for Change

Fed Officials Project No Rate Increases Through 2022

Stocks Fall Sharply Over Virus Worries

Global Economy Faces a Steep Climb to Recover After April’s Historic Dive

Atlanta Police Chief to Resign After Shooting, Death of Black Man

Atlanta Police Shooting Sparks New Outrage

Supreme Court Rules for LGBT Rights in the Workplace

Retail Spending Rebounded as States Eased Lockdowns

Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder

Trump’s Bid to End DACA Blocked by Supreme Court

Apple Closes Stores in Four States as Virus Cases Rise

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Berman Says He Will Leave Office Immediately

More Stocks Drive Rally, Decreasing Reliance on Big Tech

U.S. Temporarily Suspends New H-1B and Other Job Visas

The Big U.S. Stock Indexes Are Telling Different Stories

Coronavirus Cases Are Accelerating Across U.S. 

Texas Reopening on Hold; Millions More in U.S. May Have Had Virus, CDC Says

Texas Rolls Back Reopening as U.S. Virus Cases Soar

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another Daily Record

Virus Surges in Parts of U.S. as Global Cases Top 10 Million

Supreme Court Overturns Louisiana Abortion Law

Fauci Warns of Potential 100,000 virus cases a Day

JULY

Hundreds Arrested in Demonstrations Over Hong Kong Security Law

Job Growth Picks Up, but Virus Spike Could Slow Recovery

Wirecard’s No. 2 Was Key to the Firm’s Rapid Rise. Then He Disappeared.

Celebrations Are Subdued as U.S. Virus Cases Rise

Virus Researchers Compete for Vaccine Test Subjects

Well-Heeled and Connected Got Small Business Loans, Too

Trump Moves to Pull U.S. Out of WHO in Midst of Pandemic

United Explores 45% Cut to U.S. Staff as Travel Slumps

Supreme Court Paves Way for Prosecutor to View Trump Taxes

Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone

Covid-19 Cases Jump in Sun Belt Nursing Homes

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump, Hit a Record in Florida

California Pulls Back on Reopening Amid Surge in Virus Cases

Banks Get Ready for Wave of Coronavirus Loan Defaults

Goldman’s Traders Keep Profit Steady While Rivals Falter

China Becomes First Major Economy to Return to Growth Since Pandemic

Netflix Taps Co-CEO as It Adds 10 Million New Subscribers

Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Slowing as Coronavirus Surges

Disney Slashed Ad Spending on Facebook Amid Growing Boycott

U.S. Companies Gear Up for Longer Road to a Rebound

EU Leaders Agree on $2 Trillion Spending Plan for Recovery

U.S. Accuses Two Hackers of Stealing Secrets From U.S. Firms for China

Tesla Posts Fourth Straight Quarterly Profit, Defying Pandemic Shutdown

China Orders U.S. to Close Consulate as Payback for Houston

CDC Issues Virus Guidelines for Reopening Schools

Wells Fargo Tightens Purse Strings to Ride Out Pandemic

GOP, After Delay, Tees up Virus Bill

Najib Razak, Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Found Guilty in 1MDB Case

Barr Defends Deploying Federal Agents to Protests

Big Tech’s Power Comes Under Fire at Hearing

Amazon Leads Way as Big Tech Thrives During Pandemic

AUGUST

Microsoft Nears Deal With TikTok, as U.S. Weighs Ban on App

Microsoft, Bytedance Put TikTok on Hold After Trump Signals Opposition

Microsoft Aims for a Deal to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Business

Trump Says U.S. Should Get Slice of TikTok Sale Price

SEC Probing Kodak Loan Disclosure, Stock Surge

Quicken Loans Parent’s IPO Sees Slack Demand

Trump Executive Orders Hit TikTok, WeChat Apps

New Chapter in U.S. – China Ties Marked By Confrontation

Twitter, TikTok Have Held Preliminary Talks About Possible Combination

Tech, Financial Firms Eye Ways to Save TikTok U.S. Operations From Ban

Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Cabinet Resigns After Protests

Harris Named as Biden’s Running Mate in Historic Vice Presidential Choice

Biden-Harris Ticket Makes Debut After Historic Vice Presidential Choice

Israel-U.A.E. Pact Followed Months of Furtive Negotiations

U.S. Probes Former NASA Official’s Contacts With Boeing Executives

Trump Says He Plans to Move Next Week to ‘Snap Back’ Iran Sanctions

Democrats Press Postal Service Leaders to Testify

DOJ Disagreement Arises Over Possible Google Lawsuit

Democrats Nominate Joe Biden to Lead Nation Through Pandemic

DNC Nominates Kamala Harris in a Historic Selection for VP

Joe Biden Vows to Lead U.S. Out of “Season of Darkness”

Covid-19 Pay Cuts Coming to an End at Some Companies

House Passes Bill to Boost Postal Service, Prevent Cutbacks

Facebook’s CEO Stoked Washington’s Fears About TikTok

Republicans Nominate Trump, Warn Against Biden Victory

McDonald’s Probe of Ex-CEO Investigates HR and Cover-Ups

TikTok CEO Mayer Quits as Company Faces U.S. Pressure

Trump Promises to Heal Nation, Attacks Biden on Jobs and Crime

New Wave of Layoffs Makes Pandemic Job Losses Permanent

TikTok Deal Talks Are Slowed Over New China Rules

SEPTEMBER

American, Delta End Most Domestic Change Fees

Dow Rallies Above 29,000; S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records

Stock Indexes Fall Sharply as Tech Shares Sell Off

SoftBank’s Bet on Tech Giants Fueled Summer Stock Rally

Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety Standards

Companies Recruit 350,000 Poll Workers for Election

Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses

U.S. Stocks Decline as Tech Shares Extend Slide

TikTok Owner, U.S. Examine Options to Sidestep a Full Sale

Citi’s Fraser to Be First Woman CEO of Big Wall Street Bank

Stock Swing in Volatile Day as Tech Shares Roil Market

SoftBank Nears $40 Billion Deal to Sell Arm Holdings

The Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge

Oracle-TikTok Deal to Undergo U.S. National Security Review

DOJ Investigates Electric-Truck Startup Nikola

Fed Signals Interest Rates to Stay Near Zero Through 2023

Oracle, Walmart Aim for Significant Stake in TikTok

White House Bans Chinese Apps, Citing Security Concerns

Trump Urges Quick Action on Ginsburg Vacancy

Trump Says He Will Nominate a Woman to Supreme Court This Week

Stocks Extend Fall as Dow, S&P Skid

Romney Agrees to Move Ahead With Trump’s Court Pick

Commemorations Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Democrats Prepare Scaled-Down Plan for Coronavirus Aid

Ginsburg Lies in State in U.S. Capitol

Trump to Announce Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Nominee

Judge Halts TikTok Download Ban

Bank, Energy Shares Drive Rally in Stocks

How China Is Taking Over International Organizations, One Vote at a Time

Stocks Finish Second Straight Quarter of Big Gains

OCTOBER

Decline in Household Income Poses Hurdle for U.S. Rebound

Trump’s Positive Virus Test Roils Capital, Campaign

White House Gives Mixed Signals on Trump’s Health

Trump Could Be Out of Hospital Monday, Doctors Say

Trump to Leave Walter Reed Hospital This Evening

Trump Plans to Attend Debate, Plays Down Virus

Trump Pushes for Some Covid-19 Aid After Halting Talks

Trump Says He Won’t Participate in Virtual Debate

White House Draws Up New $1.8 Trillion Virus-Relief Plan

U.S. Aims to Open New York-London Travel by Holidays

Investors Expect Corporate Earnings Will Turn a Corner

Battle Lines Drawn In Barrett Confirmation Hearings; Affordable Care Act is a focus as panel considers Supreme Court nominee

Amy Coney Barrett Faces Questions From Lawmakers: Health care, abortions rights take spotlight in second day of hearings

Barrett Faces Final Day of Questioning by Senators

Trump, Biden Answer Questions From Voters in Dueling Town Halls

U.S. Budget Gap Tripled to a Record in Last Fiscal Year

China Warns It May Detain Americans

Top White House Official Traveled to Syria for Talks to Free U.S. Hostages

Stocks Fall Amid Skepticism Over Stimulus Talks

Google’s Search Deals With Apple at Heart of Lawsuit

Perdue Pharma Reaches $8.34 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Probes

Walmart Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Government in Opioid Case

Facebook Prepares Measures of Election Unrest

Senate Is Poised to Confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court

Microsoft’s Earnings Continue to Ride Pandemic-Fueled Demand for Cloud

Stocks Selloff Deepens on Coronavirus Concerns

Amazon and Google Post Strong Results

Stocks Drop as Dow Has Its Worst Week, Month Since March

England Set for Limited Lockdown to Slow Coronavirus

NOVEMBER

Trump Trails Biden by 10 Points in National Poll

Trump, Biden Pitch Dueling Visions in Final Election Sprint

Americans Cast Final Votes as Campaign Winds Down

Michigan, Wisconsin Called for Biden as Trump’s Path Narrows

Election Comes Down to a Few States as Vote Counting Continues

Biden Holds Edge as Vote Count Continues Into Fourth Day

Joe Biden Is Elected the 46th U.S. President

Biden Charts Course for New Administration: President-elect’s transition team discussing a series of executive orders that could reverse Trump policies

Dow, S&P 500 Rally on Vaccine Results, Biden Win

Biden, Trump Teams in Standoff Over Transition

Georgia to Recount All Presidential Ballots by Hand

China’s President Xi Jinping Personally Scuttled Jack Ma’s Ant IPO

New U.S. Covid-19 Cases Top 150,000 for the First Time

Parler Makes Play for Conservatives Angry at Facebook and Twitter

Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere

Dow, S&P 500 Close at Highs After Positive Vaccine Results

Shelton’s Fed Board Candidacy Hits Setback in Senate

Pfizer Says Vaccine 95% Effective, Will Seek Authorization

Mnuchin Won’t Extend Emergency Lending Programs

Pfizer, BioNTech Ask FDA to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine

Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign suit in Pennsylvania

Trump Continues to Challenge Election as Options Dwindle

GSA Head to Allow Formal Transition Process to Begin

Dow Industrials Close Above 30,000 for First Time

Salesforce Is in Talks to Acquire Slack Technologies

Supreme Court Bars New York’s Covid-19 Restrictions on Religious Services

Falling Volatility Signals Optimism About Stock Rally

Former Zappos CEO Dies at 46 After Fire

Black Friday Was a Bust for Many Stores as Online Sales Jump

Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Vaccine

DECEMBER

Pfizer, Moderna Ask Europe for Approval of Covid-19 Vaccines

U.K. Becomes First Country to Approve Pfizer Covid Vaccine

HBO Max to Stream 2021 Warner Bros. Films at Same Time as Theatrical Debut

Job Growth Slows as Coronavirus-Related Restrictions Rise

Trump Renews Push to Overturn Georgia Presidential Vote

The Death of Zappos’s Tony Hsieh: A Spiral of Alcohol, Drugs and Extreme Behavior

U.S. Stocks Waver as Covid-19 Cases Rise

Fragile Covid-19 Vaccine Rolled Out in the U.K. Tests Global Supply Network

Facebook Hit With Antitrust Suits by FTC and States

China’s Xi Ramps Up Control of Private Sector. ‘We Have No Choice but to Follow the Party.’

FDA Advances Toward Authorizing Covid-19 Vaccine

Pfizer Prepares Vaccines for Shipment Around U.S.

Pfizer Begins Shipping Covid-19 Vaccine

First Covid-19 Vaccine Given to U.S. Public

FDA Finds Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Highly Effective

Shoppers Pulled Back Spending at Start of Holidays

Google Faces New Antitrust Suit Over Search Dominance

Pence Gets Vaccine Amid Immunization Campaign

Senate Leaders Urge Compromise on Virus Relief Deal

Congress Races to Approve Virus-Relief Package

Virus Aid Package Set for Final Votes in House, Senate

Google, Facebook Agreed to Cooperate Draft Suit Alleges

Spending Drop, High Jobless Claims Cloud Outlook on Growth

U.K., EU Reach Historic Trade Deal, Capping Brexit Saga

U.S. to Require U.K. Passengers to Show Negative Covid Tests

Millions Set to Lose Jobless Benefits

Congress Braces for Showdown With Trump Over Aid Bill

House Set to Vote on Defense Bill Veto Override, $2,000 Checks

McConnell Blocks Holding Quick Vote on $2,000 Checks

U.K. Authorizes AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine

Stocks’ Stellar Year Defied Virus, Economic Slump

News Source: Wall Street Journal

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