P2JW279000-5-A00100-17FFFF5178F ***** MONDAY,OCTOBER 5, 2020 ~VOL. CCLXXVI NO.81 WSJ.com HHHH $4.00 Last week: DJIA 27682.81 À 508.85 1.87% NASDAQ 11075.02 À 1.5% STOXX 600 362.69 À 2.0% 10-YR. TREASURY g 11/32 , yield 0.694% OIL $37.05 g $3.20 EURO $1.1718 YEN 105.31 What’s Trump Is Improving, Doctors Say News Presidentsuffered two drops in blood oxygen Business&Finance level; he is on asteroid used in severe cases ineworld’s Regal, the C second-largest cinema BY ANDREW RESTUCCIA chain in the U.S., is closing AND CATHERINE lUCEY all itslocations nationwide after reopening in August, WASHINGTON—Doctorssaid escalating the pandemic- President Trump’s condition driven crisis facing the en- wasimproving on Sunday, two tertainment industry. A1 days afterhechecked intothe hospital, though they also noted A government effort to that his blood oxygen level had break up Facebook from In- droppedonSaturday and that stagram and WhatsApp would he wastaking asteroid that has defyestablished law, cost bil- typically been given to Covid-19 lions and harm consumers, patientswho areseriously ill. according to apaper prepared Doctorssaid on Sundaythe by company lawyers. A2 president could be sent back to Major U.S. tech stocks the WhiteHouse as soon as look vulnerable to a corpo- Monday, as they sought to clar- rate-tax increase that might ifyhis condition afterseveral result from a Democratic days of contradictoryinforma- sweep in November,poten- tion from doctorsand advisers. tially undermining one of the Dr.Sean Conley,the president’s strongest driversofthe mar- physician, said at anewsconfer- ket’s recovery this year. B1 GES enceonSundayatWalter Reed IMA National MilitaryMedical Cen- Automakers,pumping bil- terthat Mr.Trump’scondition lions intodevelopingelectric GETTY “continues to improve.” But he cars,faceacritical choice: get SE/ also said Mr.Trump’ssymptoms more involved with manu- had been serious,adding that he facturing the core batteries tried to provide an “upbeat” as- or buy them from others. B1 ANCE-PRES FR sessment in aSaturday briefing. Guo Wengui, a Chinese Dr.Conley said the presi- ENCE businessman allied with AG PleaseturntopageA4 ex-Trump adviser Bannon, is in an increasingly vola- New York acts to halt virus tile fight with investors EDELMAN/ spike................................................ A3 over a fundraising plan Trump delayed revealing first ALEX that has drawnscrutiny. A8 President Trump left the hospital briefly on Sunday to drive by supporters outside of the Walter Reed medical center. positive test............................... A4 Coca-Cola is discontinu- ing its Zico coconut water brand and considering axing some less-popular versions Regal’s Movie Screens to Go Dark in U.S. of Coke and Diet Coke. B2 Sable Permian has agreed to sell itself to bank lenders, BY R.T. WATSON most recently the coming James fruit, meat,” Cineworld CEO Comcast Corp.’sUniversal Pic- ingsInc. and Cinemark Hold- all but wiping out morethan Bond title “No Time to Die.” MookyGreidinger said in an in- tures made the family film ings Inc.reopened in August $700 million of debt held Thesecond-largest cinema Thestudio behind the film, terviewwith TheWall Street “Trolls World Tour” available ahead of the spy film “Tenet,” by secured bondholders. B2 chaininthe U.S. is closing all MGM HoldingsInc., said on Journal. “Wecannot operatefor on digital-rental platforms for distributed by AT&T Inc.’s itslocations nationwide after Fridayitwas delaying the film along time without aproduct.” about $20. Warner Bros. reopening in August,escalating forthe second time,tonext Some Hollywood studios Like many businesses that The highly anticipated the pandemic-driven crisis fac- April from this November.It have experimented with ship- rely on gathering consumers movie from director Christo- World-Wide ing the entertainment industry. had originally been scheduled ping big-budget movies di- in public spaces,theatersiN pher Nolan had been delayed Thedecision by Cineworld forrelease in April of this year. rectly online,likeWalt Disney the U.S. have endured historic repeatedly amid continuing un- Doctorssaid Trump’scon- Group PLC’sRegal Entertain- Cineworld is the second- Co.which opted against re- levels of financial strain for certainty about which theaters dition wasimproving Sunday, ment Group to suspend opera- largest movie-theater operator leasing its $200 million “Mu- months.After the coronavirus would be allowedtoopen. two days after he checked tions at itsmorethan 500 loca- on a global basis as well as in laN” remakeinU.S.theaters. pandemic initially caused most But with only about two- intothe hospital, though they tions this Thursdayfollows a the U.S. The company instead put the U.S. cinemas to close in thirds of domestic theaters also notedthat his blood oxy- cascade of postponements for “Weare likeagrocery shop movie on itsstreaming service March, major chains likeRe- able to open because of vary- genlevel haddropped on Sat- big-budget Hollywood films, that doesn’thavevegetables, forabout $30.Beforethat, gal, AMC Entertainment Hold- PleaseturntopageA2 urdayand that he wastaking a steroid that has typically been given to Covid-19 pa- China’s Recovery Lifts Stocks tientswho areseriously ill. A1 Restaurants Recent Revival Stocks in China have fared better than U.S. markets for much New York City on of the year, powered by the nation’s economic recovery. B9 Wednesday will close pub- UseIgloos, lic schools and nonessen- CSI300*, 10-yearperformance Of Small Towns tial businesses in parts of Brooklyn and Queens that Heatersas 5500 have seen aweek-long spike Puttothe Test in coronavirus cases. A3 It Gets Cold 5000 Trump is drawing his weakest votersupport of the year in his re-election race af- BY DAVE SEBASTIAN 4500 terTuesday’scontentious de- AND JULIE WERNAU Downtown shops enlivening Emporia, Kan., bate, a newWall Street Jour- 4000 now struggle with pandemic’s challenges nal/NBC News poll finds. A5 Restaurant ownerssay they have grownaccustomed Federal agencies were told this year to constantly rein- 3500 BY RUTH SIMON Ms. Redeker. Until recently, to suspend diversity train- venting themselves to sur- she had a staff of 16. ing programs until they are vive. Formany, the next chal- Kim Redeker opened The As of today, a couple of deemed compliant with a lengeisgetting around 3000 Sweet Granada chocolate Emporia’s businesses are Trump order banning “anti- Mother Natureasthe U.S. shop in Emporia, Kan., in shutting their doors for American race and sexstereo- heads toward winter. 2500 2004, in a storefront that good. Others are being typing and scapegoating.” A3 Sales from outdoor dining, had been vacant for years. propped up in part by gov- Pope Francis offered his reduced indoor dining,delivery She was an early foot soldier ernment aid and private do- prescription for poverty, and takeout haven’t equaled 2000 in a push to revitalize Empo- nations. One Emporia official terrorism, racism and other what most restaurantsex- 2011 '15'20 ria’s downtown. estimates that 20% of its ills plaguing societies in an pected to earn this year before *Comprised of the 300 largeststockslistedinShanghai or Shenzhen. Other specialty shops, res- Main Street businesses are encyclical writteN in the the pandemic upended public Source:FactSet taurants and bars popped at risk. shadowofthe pandemic. A9 life, some ownerssaid. Adding up—the Bourbon Cowboy Many small-towN down- heatersand other fixturesto bar, a bike shop called Gravel towns experienced some- Belgian police arrested draw dinerstooutdoor tables City Adventure & Supply Co., thing of a revival in recent three men suspected of in- as theweather cools adds to Dynamic Discs for disc golf. years, thanks to businesses volvement in the Rwandan the costsofsustaining amod- Devotees Lament Tossing By early 2020, the vacancy like Sweet Granada. They genocide,the latest in aseries estrevenue stream. rate on Emporia’s Main brought much-needed of high-profile arrests. A18 Butdetermined restaurant Of the Salad Bar Street corridor had dropped growth to spots that for de- Western Germany has operatorssaid they have no below 10%, compared with cades had lost ground to registered morecoronavirus other choice. They said run- ii about 40% in 1991. “It has larger cities, shopping malls, cases than the former commu- ning at alosswhile they have been a sweet ride being part big-box stores and, most re- nist East, anew divide three funds to do so—in the hope CasualtyofCovid had nostalgic appeal: of that redevelopment,” said PleaseturntopageA10 decades afterreunification. A9 that thethreat of the virus abates—is betterthan the chal- ‘With each visit Icould create something’ lenges they would faceafter closing temporarily,such as BY STEVE GARBARINO chapter in childhood memo- INSIDE JOURNAL REPORT finding reliable staff. ries.Salad bars, mirages of Investing in Funds: “I just think people feel saf- Acasualty of the pandemic, healthful eating,provided free Acloser look at social est outdoors, and we arewant- the days of the salad bar are choicefor kids.Affection for impact. R1-12 ing to really be able to accom- gone forthe foreseeable fu- the set-up oftencarried into modatethem,” said Laura ture. adulthood. GES Garcia,general manager of To those who always “Salad bars arefantastic IMA CONTENTS Outlook....................... A2 ninetwentyfive,arestaurant in sniffed at the self-servesta- because the combinations are Arts in Review... A13 Personal Journal A11-12 GETTY BusinessNews.......B3 Sports....................... A14 Wayzata,