Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Forecasts that U.S. economy would add a million jobs in April fail to materialize as unemployment rate ticks upward (MarketWatch)
  2. Here’s the catalyst that could shift the market debate from selling the news to buying the dip (MarketWatch)
  3. It Isn’t a New Era for Productivity Yet (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Biden’s Vaccine Patent Move: Watch Out for Side Effects (Wall Streeet Journal)
  5. Pfizer and BioNTech start process of seeking full FDA approval of their COVID-19 vaccine (MarketWatch)
  6. Fed’s Kaplan wants taper talk ‘sooner rather than later’ (StreetInsider)
  7. 5 Goldman Sachs Conviction List Growth Stocks to Buy Also Pay Big Dividends (247wallst)
  8. Fed warns of hidden leverage lurking in financial system (Financial Times)
  9. Stock buybacks top $200 billion in April, the second highest monthly total since Republican tax revamp of 2017 (MarketWatch)
  10. Millions Are Unemployed. Why Can’t Companies Find Workers? (Wall Street Journal)