Be in the know. 25 key reads for Thursday…

  1. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says Tesla isn’t GameStop – and Wall Street Bets shouldn’t be taken down (Business Insider)
  2. GameStop Fever Goes Global: What You Need To Know (Benzinga)
  3. 10 Best Moments From Chamath Palihapitiya’s CNBC Interview: ‘Pushback Against The Establishment’ (Benzinga)
  4. Why JPMorgan Says 3M’s Valuation Is Attractive (Benzinga)
  5. What’s Up With Apple: Earnings Top Estimates, Privacy, ‘New Things’ (247wallst)
  6. IMF says fiscal support needed until recovery takes hold (Reuters)
  7. The Stock Market Is Ignoring Good Earnings. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  8. Why Europe Needs More Fiscal Stimulus (Barron’s)
  9. Fed keeps key interest rate near zero, maintains $120B in monthly bond purchases to hold down long-term rates (USA Today)
  10. With WallStreetBets’ Triumph, Wall Street Warns of Contagion (Institutional Investor)
  11. McDonald’s misses on earnings and revenue, but U.S. same-store sales rise 5.5% (CNBC)
  12. Here are the biggest short squeezes in the stock market (MarketWatch)
  13. Robinhood Clients Report Trading Restrictions on GameStop, AMC (Bloomberg)
  14. Buy the Dip – JPMorgan’s Kolanovic (Street Insider)
  15. 9 Stocks That Will Benefit From Rising Treasury Yields, According to One Analyst (Barron’s)
  16. Chart: The top 5% among most shorted stocks have all doubled in 2021 (MarketWatch)
  17. American Airlines stock soars after fourth-quarter results but is ‘dislocating with fundamentals,’ analyst says (MarketWatch)
  18. Oil and gas interests say drilling pause only hurts already struggling Americans (MarketWatch)
  19. Tendies? Diamond hands? Your guide to the lingo on WallStreetBets, the Reddit forum fueling Gamestop’s wild rise (MarketWatch)
  20. Hedge funds retreat in face of day-trader onslaught (Financial Times)
  21. 10 Popular Hedge Fund Shorts That Could Get Squeezed Next (MarketWatch)
  22. Goldman Strategist Joins Chorus Saying Buy the Dip in Stocks (Bloomberg)
  23. U.S. Economic Growth Moderated to 4% in Final Quarter of 2020 (Bloomberg)
  24. GameStop’s Rally Pauses as Trading Platforms Bar Purchases (Bloomberg)
  25. US stock trading volumes soar past 2008 peak in Reddit battle (Financial Times)