Be in the know. 30 key reads for Saturday…

  1. JPMorgan Predicts That The Biggest Short Squeeze Yet Begins Next Month (ZeroHedge)
  2. ‘Digital tulip’ or new asset class? Bitcoin’s bid to go mainstream (Financial Times)
  3. Nordstrom shares soar with one analyst group upbeat about the luxury retailer’s post-COVID prospects (MarketWatch)
  4. The Transcript 02.08.21 (theweeklytranscript)
  5. Yellen signals US return to multilateralism in first G7 meeting (Financial Times)
  6. Google Agrees To $76 Million Settlement With French Publishers (ZeroHedge)
  7. Madison Square Garden exec says arena reopening ‘earlier than expected’ (New York Post)
  8. CDC releases new guidance for US school reopenings (Financial Times)
  9. More Than 168 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker (Bloomberg)
  10. SPACs used to be a joke in Silicon Valley — now they’re going mainstream (CNBC)
  11. The GameStop mania might be over, but retail investors look here to stay (CNBC)
  12. Maryland Approves Country’s First Tax on Big Tech’s Ad Revenue (New York Post)
  13.  Stock market stoked by stimulus hopes — here’s what investors are counting on (MarketWatch)
  14. Airlines Will Emerge From Turbulence. This One Looks Like the Best Bet. (Barron’s)
  15. Mark Mobius: Emerging Markets Will Outperform After Covid (Barron’s)
  16. Dan Loeb: Fourth Quarter 2020 Investor Letter (ThirdPoint)
  17. Investors pour record $58bn into global stock funds in single week (Financial Times)
  18. A Drop in the ‘Fear Gauge’ Could Boost Stocks. Watch This Number. (Barron’s)
  19. $70 Oil Now Likely, Prominent Analyst Says (Barron’s)
  20. Value is not a factor but a philosophy (Pzena)
  21. The Stock Market Keeps Rising. The Reasons to Be Hopeful Are Also the Reasons to Worry. (Barron’s)
  22. China Bulls Are Running as Year of the Ox Dawns (Barron’s)
  23. 12 Life Lessons From Mathematician and Philosopher Gian-Carlo Rota (Farnam Street)
  24. Coty Stock Tumbled After Earnings. It’s Time to Buy. (Barron’s)
  25. Energy Stocks Still Offer Plenty of Value (Barron’s)
  26. 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surges to highest level in nearly a year (MarketWatch)
  27. Biden climate change fight to fuel commodities supercycle (FoxBusiness)
  28. Should Traders Buy the Dip on Kellogg Stock After Q4 Earnings Miss? (schaeffersresearch)
  29. The Biggest Risk Is Rising Interest Rates (themarket)
  30. Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity In Wells Fargo And Carnival (Benzinga)