Coronavirus spread threatens recovery | Santoli handicaps the market | FedEx asks Redskins to change name

It's been a remarkable recovery, but the outlook for the months ahead remains cloudy.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JUL 03, 2020 WEEKEND BRIEF EDITOR'S NOTE Halfway through the year and there's still no predicting the course of the pandemic, civil unrest, the outcome of an election or how investors will react to the many headlines these events continue to generate.   In this edition of Evening Brief, CNBC's Michael Santoli handicaps the market for the rest of the year.   He looks at historic patterns to make sense of today's market, which has whipsawed investors in an ongoing pandemic and staged a remarkable recovery.   CNBC's Patti Domm writes that next week investors will be gauging the severity of the latest spikes in coronavirus.   We know there are a lot more cases, but how bad will they become? The hope is that many of the most recent cases involve young people who may not suffer the kind of outcomes we see with older people.   If this latest round of infections does not drive an equally sharp increase in hospitalizations and deaths, states can keep moving forward with reopening plans. And if not, the economy and the stock market could stall.   "Cases are less important than severity,"  said Tom Lee, founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors.   Thanks for reading Weekend Brief.  Email your thoughts to EveningBrief@nbcuni.com or follow me on Twitter @tellittoal.   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal MICHAEL SANTOLI'S MARKET COLUMN Handicapping the market from here — what history tells us about the odds the comeback continues   THE WEEK AHEAD For markets in week ahead, investors will gauge the severity of the coronavirus spread   YOUR WEEKEND BRIEFING  FedEx, which paid $205 million for naming rights to the Washington Redskins' stadium, asks team to change its name The coronavirus may have mutated to become more infectious, Dr. Anthony Fauci says Here's a list of strong-buy rated stocks with above-average yields for the second half Trump ambassadors sold stocks as president downplayed pandemic and virus was spreading Missed the biotech breakout? These stocks in the industry are still set to run, MKM says Loans in coronavirus mortgage bailouts see largest weekly decline yet — but there are more red flags French President Macron unveils a new prime minister in major reshuffle Fiat Chrysler unveils Dodge Durango Hellcat as 'most powerful SUV ever'     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS