The US is seeing a record surge in cases of Covid-19, and UN officials are calling for world solidarity to fight the pandemic. With this latest rise and no Covid-19 stimulus package, US equities have fallen, sharply reacting to renewed fears. Plus, Europe is facing gridlock as the UK and EU are hashing out the details of a post-Brexit trade agreement. After years of the dispute between Boeing and Airbus, US officials told the World Trade Organization they regret the EU’s move to pursue retaliatory tariffs.