Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. My thoughts on GameStop ($GME) last night on CGTN America (YouTube)
  2. J&J Vaccine Prevents Serious Illness, but Falls Short of Competitors (Barron’s)
  3. Novavax Stock Soars as Its Covid-19 Vaccine Outperforms J&J’s (Barron’s)
  4. Biden Is Patient on China for Now. That’s Making Investors Happy (Barron’s)
  5. Novavax’s Trial Data Is Great for the Stock (Barron’s)
  6. Get ready for a 10% stock drop, driven by the 3 ‘Rs,’ warns Bank of America (MarketWatch)
  7. For Golf, Covid Is Even Better Than Tiger (Wall Street Journal)
  8. American Airlines’ Results Are Terrible. That Is Great News for Its Stock Price. (Wall Street Journal)
  9. J&J Single-Dose Vaccine Is 100% Effective at Preventing Deaths, Hospital Stays (Bloomberg)
  10. AMC Entertainment reportedly explores raising new capital as its stock surges (CNBC)
  11. Short sellers down a net $54 billion on U.S. positions so far this year, data provider says (MarketWatch)
  12. Morgan Stanley Double-Upgrades Boeing (BA) to Overweight, Seeing a Clear Runway for Upside (StreetInsider)
  13. American Airlines (AAL) Enters New $1.2B At-the-Market Offering (StreetInsider)
  14. Jefferies Names Possible Hedge Fund Short Targets (Street Insider)
  15. Charles Payne unloads on Wall Street (FoxBusiness)
  16. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reflects on move that catapulted him to stardom: ‘Hell of a risk’ (Fox Business)
  17. Hedge funds rush to get to grips with retail message boards (Financial Times)
  18. Pizza Hut Launches ‘Detroit-Style’ Pizza, and America Says ‘Huh?’ (Wall Street Journal)