A report from environmental, social and governance consultancy Millani found 71% of S&P/TSX-listed companies have issued reports focused on ESG data disclosures, up from 36% that did so in 2016. Millani also found the companies' disclosures were more frequently in alignment with popular ESG-reporting frameworks.

Morgan Stanley strategists have aligned with the view of analysts at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, notifying clients of a range of scenarios for the S&P 500 index, from a relatively healthy 10% correction if the Federal Reserve starts to taper its relief efforts, to a steeper fall of 20% or more prompted by market shocks. The strategists say the more adverse scenario is feasible and recommend that investors move toward defensive stocks and high-quality entities.

Blackouts of cable networks have cost programmers a total of $179.5 million in lost affiliate fees since 2013, according to a report by Kagan, a unit of S&P Global market intelligence, with more than $18 million of that hit occurring in 2020 alone.

Analysts at banks including Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley say the S&P 500 might face a downturn or at least provide lower returns in coming months. The index has broken 54 records this year, but analysts say economic optimism might be fully priced in, valuations are overstretched and investor sentiment is overexuberant.