Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. This Quarter Will Test Bank Stocks. Here’s How to Find Good Buys in the Sector. (Barron’s)
  2. Opinion: Get ready for a good earnings season for big U.S. banks (MarketWatch)
  3. Is The Next “October Surprise” An Unexpected Moment Of Clarity? (ZeroHedge)
  4. If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? (Bloomberg)
  5. Banks Have a Chance to Come Up for Air (Wall Street Journal)
  6. JPMorgan Upgrades Rocket Cos Inc. (RKT) to Overweight; ‘Bringing Scale and Efficiency to Massive and Fragmented Market’ (Street Insider)
  7. BofA Securities Upgrades Franklin Resources (BEN) Two-Notches to Buy on LM Deal, Strong Balance Sheet (Street Insider)
  8. Gilead’s remdesivir shaved five days off COVID-19 recovery time, reduced risk of death in some (Street Insider)
  9. Goa Game Changer: Indian State’s Health Authority Approves & Distributes Ivermectin & Doxycycline to Treat COVID-19 as Prophylaxis (TrialSiteNews)
  10. Danbury, Connecticut officially naming sewage plant after John Oliver (Fox Business)
  11. Earnings Season Is About to Start. It Could Be Better Than You Think. (Barron’s)
  12. How to Fix Industrial Stocks’ Underperformance, With One Simple Move (Barron’s)
  13. Investors Are Betting Corporate Earnings Have Turned a Corner (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Inhaled Vaccines Aim to Fight Coronavirus at Its Point of Attack (Bloomberg)
  15. The Fed Still Has a Powder Keg at Its Disposal (Bloomberg)
  16. Chinese shoppers spend big during the Golden Week holidays (CNBC)
  17. Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chair’s Foundation Sells Stock (Barron’s)
  18. Warren Buffett phoned Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson with a stimulus idea when the 2008 financial crisis erupted. It may have saved the US economy (Business Insider)
  19. UBS lays out 3 reasons why the stock market will continue to rise – and breaks down how investors should position their portfolios for the next leg of the rally (Business Insider)
  20. A chief investment strategist explains why making short-term bets ahead of the election is a risky strategy Business Insider)