Be in the know. 20 key reads for Inauguration Day…

  1. 2 Reasons This Will Be Gilead’s Year, Says Morgan Stanley (Barron’s)
  2. Hershey, Allstate and 8 Other Beaten-Down Stocks With Rising Earnings Prospects (Barron’s)
  3. Shipping Rates Are Soaring. What That Says About the Economy — and Inflation. (Barron’s)
  4. Netflix Is Soaring Because Subscriber Growth Topped Estimates and It May Even Buy Back Stock (Barron’s)
  5. ‘Act big’ now to save economy, worry about debt later, Yellen says in Treasury testimony (Reuters)
  6. US finance chiefs weigh how to spend vast corporate cash piles (Financial Times)
  7. Morgan Stanley Reports Blowout Quarter Cementing The Bank’s Best Year In History (ZeroHedge)
  8. Over $5B in US small business relief loans approved in first week –SBA (FoxBusiness)
  9. Banks Need a Pickup in Loans to Prosper (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Emerging Markets Have Less Reason to Fear the Fed (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Herd Immunity Could Be Closer Than We Think (CNBC)
  12. Janet Yellen suggests ‘curtailing’ cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, saying they are mainly used for illegal financing (Business Insider)
  13. Biden’s rescue plan could boost 2021 GDP growth to 11.4%, JPMorgan’s global chief strategist says (Business Insider)
  14. AMC soars 37% after issuing $100 million in debt to stave off bankruptcy (Business Insider)
  15. Sen. Joe Manchin calls for up to $4 trillion in infrastructure spending as Democrats are poised to control Congress (Business Insider)
  16. Emerging Markets Have Less Reason to Fear the Fed (Wall Street Journal)
  17. This Should Be a Big Year for Industrial Stocks. These Are Wall Street’s Favorites. (Barron’s)
  18. China’s Consumers Fall Behind Even as Its Economy Marches Forward (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Biden to kick off presidency by signing 17 executive actions (New York Post)
  20. New Opportunities and Risks Arise for Investors as Democrats Take Power (Barron’s)