Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. 7 Beaten-Up Housing Stocks Poised For Growth (Barron’s)
  2. Continental Resources Founder Harold Hamm Bought Up the Oil Stock (Barron’s)
  3. ETF Fund Flows (ETF.com)
  4. Sterling has not become an emerging market currency (Financial Times)
  5. Berkshire Hathaway Is Now a Deep Value Stock (Guru Focus)
  6. Jeremy Siegel on the Stock Market Under Covid-19 (Bloomberg)
  7. Why You Feel At Home In A Crisis (Farnam Street)
  8. Boyar’s Presentation from The 2020 Contrarian Investment Conference (Boyar Value)
  9. Blank Check Company Backed by Former State Street Exec Eyeing Asset Management Deals (Institutional Investor)
  10. The US Marine Corps’ New Weapon Can Electrocute Targets from 100 Feet Away (Futurism)
  11. Jeremy Strong’s Succession Inspiration (Vanity Fair)
  12. Covid-19 Is a Puzzle That Wall Street Can’t Solve (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Gap will sell Kanye West’s Yeezy line (CNN Business)
  14. Nike’s COVID-related sales decline is a bump on the path to long-term growth, analysts say (MarketWatch)
  15. Opinion: These 5 giant stocks are driving the U.S. market now, but watch out down the road (MarketWatch)
  16. Amateur Traders Pile Into Asian Stocks, Making the Pros Nervous (Bloomberg)
  17. Markets Bombed, Investors Carried On (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Here are the key questions for the stock market heading into the second half of the year (CNBC)
  19. Meet Barron’s 25 Top CEOs (Barron’s)
  20. Magellan Midstream Has a Vital Pipeline Network and an Attractive Yield (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Fed Stress Test Finds U.S. Banks Healthy Enough to Withstand the Coronavirus Crisis (Wall Street Journal)
  2. FDIC to Lift Postcrisis Curb on Banks (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Banks Get Easier Volcker Rule and $40 Billion Break on Swaps (Bloomberg)
  4. Fed puts restrictions on bank dividends after test finds some banks could be stressed in pandemic (CNBC)
  5. ECB’s Lagarde says we’ve probably passed the worst of the coronavirus crisis (CNBC)
  6. Ford unveils new F-150 as tech-savvy pickup with hands-free driving, integrated power generator (CNBC)
  7. Two European Airport Stocks Are Ready to Take Off (Barron’s)
  8. Why one strategist is actually encouraged by a spike in new U.S. coronavirus cases (MarketWatch)
  9. Race for a COVID-19 vaccine has drug makers scaling up manufacturing — before one is developed (MarketWatch)
  10. Don’t Fault Florida Yet for Its Handling of Covid-19 (Bloomberg)
  11. Once the Center of the Coronavirus Crisis, Europe Now Looks Ahead With Hope (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Connecticut Plans to Reopen Schools in the Fall (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Kanye West Signs Multiyear Deal to Sell New Yeezy Line at Gap (Bloomberg)
  14. The 2021 Ford F-150 Aims to Double as a Rolling Office (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Top Energy Analyst Upgrades 3 Stocks With Big Potential Upside (24/7 Wall Street)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret. They Lost. (New York Times)
  2. LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire (Bloomberg)
  3. One Biohacker’s Improbable Bid to Make a DIY Covid-19 Vaccine (Bloomberg)
  4. No Apps, Just Old-School Contact Tracing in Japan (Bloomberg)
  5. A $60 million painting will test the art market’s resilience during the pandemic (CNBC)
  6. Toughened Bank Stress Tests Are Today. Don’t Expect Clarity on Dividends. (Barron’s)
  7. The Urgency of Returning to Full Employment (Wall Street Journal)
  8. How to Lose a Billion Dollars Without Really Trying (Institutional Investor)
  9. Opinion: Bank stocks may ‘rally powerfully’ once investors realize their concerns are overblown (MarketWatch)
  10. Is July 15th still tax day? Treasury may consider delaying deadline to Sept. 15, Mnuchin says (USA Today)
  11. U.S. durable-goods orders rebound 15.8% in May (MarketWatch)
  12. Bank Shares Jump in Rocky Session (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Baltic index up for 20th session on stronger vessel demand (Reuters)
  14. Southwest Airlines May Have Just Started a Fare War (Yahoo! Finance)
  15. Race for a COVID-19 vaccine has drug makers scaling up manufacturing — before one is developed (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. A Tiff A Tariff. The Energy Report (Phil Flynn)
  2. The Tiny Bank That Got Pandemic Aid to 100,000 Small Businesses New York Times)
  3. ‘Welcome to the age of copper’: Why the coronavirus pandemic could spark a red metal rally (CNBC)
  4. Low Expectations for Tomorrow: Bank Dividends in Peril With Crisis Veterans Warning of Trouble (Bloomberg)
  5. Mnuchin Says U.S. May Emerge From Recession by End of Year (Bloomberg)
  6. Sweden’s Covid Expert Says ‘World Went Mad’ With Lockdowns (Bloomberg)
  7. The US could slam tariffs on $3.1 billion of European goods, with products like olives, beer, gin, and planes on the list. (Business Insider)
  8. Hospitals must disclose actual prices for tests and procedures, court rules (MarketWatch)
  9. Dell Explores Spinoff of $50 Billion Stake in VMware (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Global Economy Shows Signs of Pulling Out of Its Slump (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Treasury Dept. May Consider Extending Tax Filing Deadline a Second Time (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The Coronavirus Savings Glut (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Housing Market’s Green Shoots (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Property Owner Simon Sees Buying Tenants as a Way to Boost Malls (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Walt Disney (DIS) PT Raised to $135 at Morgan Stanley as the Firm Envisions ESPN DTC Product (Street Insider)
  16. China has picked up its ‘game’ on trade with U.S., Trump adviser says (Reuters)
  17. The housing market rebound continues (Yahoo! Finance)
  18. Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman, (Capital Allocators)
  19. Record number of US companies seek relief on loan terms (Financial Times)
  20. Barron’s on MarketWatch: Japan discovers the problem with yield-curve control — that it works too well (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. 5 Oil & Gas Stocks That Have Shown They Can Grow Safely (Barron’s)
  2. The U.S. Economy Is About Halfway Back to Normal, a Weekly Virus-Recovery Indicator Says (Barron’s)
  3. Trump supports second ‘very generous’ coronavirus stimulus package (New York Post)
  4. Trump says ‘China trade deal is fully intact’ (Street Insider)
  5. Gilead Sciences (GILD) will acquire 49.9% equity interest in Pionyr Immunotherapeutic for $275 million (Street Insider)
  6. Gilead to Begin Human Testing of Inhaled Version of Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir (Wall Street Journal)
  7. A Weaker Dollar Is Just What the World Needs (Bloomberg)
  8. Hotel stocks: Bull and bear cases for buying into the travel rebound (CNBC)
  9. European Economic Data Is V-Shaped, but the Economy Isn’t Wall Street Journal)
  10. European stocks lifted by PMI numbers (Financial Times)
  11. Tesla Analyst Estimates ‘Staggering’ 650K Cybertruck Preorders (Benzinga)
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  13. BofA Bullish On Allegiant, Southwest, Says Leisure Travel Recovering (Benzinga)
  14. BofA Upgrades Concho Resources, Cimarex Energy On Improving Oil Outlook (Benzinga)
  15. Schwarzman Sees ‘Big V’ Economic Rebound in Next Few Months (Yahoo! Finance)
  16. Kansas City Southern volumes are ‘improving’ off of early-May bottom; stock gains (MarketWatch)
  17. Europe’s economy bounced back sharply in June (Business Insider)
  18. As States Reopen, Workers, Executives Want Government to Make Masks Mandatory (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Rally in Raw Materials Signals Economic Rebound (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Coronavirus Cash Needs Prompt Companies to Rethink Investments (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. U.S. banks are ‘swimming in money’ as deposits increase by $2 trillion amid the coronavirus (CNBC)
  2. China Investor Buys Record-Cheap Bank Stocks Nobody Else Wants (Bloomberg)
  3. ‘Fed story’ will win out over second virus wave and election fears, says UBS, so it’s time for investors to get off the sidelines (MarketWatch)
  4. BlackRock says it’s warming up to Europe, which it says may outgrow the U.S. in second half of the year (MarketWatch)
  5. Your blood type may determine your odds of contracting the coronavirus, study finds (MarketWatch)
  6. Wearing masks is ‘all we have’ to try to reduce the spread of coronavirus, former FDA commissioner says (MarketWatch)
  7. Fed to Assess How Banks React to Possible Covid-19 Scenarios (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Restaurant Reservations, Driving Directions and Other Indicators Wall Street Is Watching (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Pandemic Travel Patterns Hint at Our Urban Future (Bloomberg)
  10. Here are five charts that track how the U.S. economy is recovering from coronavirus (CNBC)
  11. Can the Fed’s Main Street loan program save midsize companies during COVID-19 crisis? (USA Today)
  12. Flavortown, Ohio? Thousands want Columbus renamed for native celebrity chef Guy Fieri (USA Today)
  13. Hedge Funds Exploit CLO Weakness Laid Bare by Corporate Distress (Bloomberg)
  14. The New Weapon in the Covid-19 War (Bloomberg)
  15. Google billionaire Sergey Brin has a secret charity that sends ex-military staff into disaster zones on a superyacht (Business Insider)
  16. UBS Upgrades Wal-Mart (WMT) to Buy; Entering Era of Amplified Earnings Growth (Street Insider)
  17. Foreign investors to be biggest buyers of US stocks: Goldman Sachs (FoxBusiness)
  18. How zero-fee trading helped Citadel cash in on retail trading boom (Financial Times)
  19. Live Nation announces drive-in concert series in 3 cities (Fox Business)
  20. Baltic index edges up on higher panamax, supramax rates (Reuters)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. This drug may be the secret behind Portugal’s low Covid-19 death rate (CNN)
  2. Oil’s road back to $40 signals economic and job snap back: Phil Flynn (Fox Business)
  3. The inside story of Netflix, the tiny tech company that took over Hollywood (ReCode)
  4. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  5. Here’s the Two-Door 2021 Ford Bronco Testing Out in the Desert (TheDrive)
  6. For Sale: Number-Matching 1969 Dodge Charger Checks All the Right Boxes (TheDrive)
  7. Daymond John: Swimming With Sharks (NPR Planet Money)
  8. The Prophecies of Q (The Atlantic)
  9. Common Steroid Could Be Cheap and Effective COVID-19 Treatment (Scientific American)
  10. Chamath Palihapitiya On The Future Of Big Tech (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  11. Powell’s Potent Put Powering Stock Market Meltup (Yardeni)
  12. How the B-29 Modernized the U.S. Air Force (Popular Mechanics)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. JD.com’s Successful Ecommerce Sale Bodes Well for China (Barron’s)
  2. How to Play Biotech’s Next Big Runup (Barron’s)
  3. SPAC in the Middle of a Boom for New Stocks (Barron’s)
  4. Fuel Prices Will Rebound in Different Stages (Barron’s)
  5. Goldman Sachs Stock Is Poised to Shine Again (Barron’s)
  6. Picasso’s ‘Head of a Sleeping Woman’ Available for the First Time in Decades (Barron’s)
  7. Oil Prices Rise Above $40 on Demand Hopes (Wall Street Journal)
  8. May’s U.S. Jobs Rebound Was Widespread (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Covid-19 and the case against caution (Financial Times)
  10. John Paul DeJoria — From Homelessness to Building Paul Mitchell and Patrón Tequila (#441) (Tim Ferriss)
  11. The Anatomy of a Rally – Oaktree Capital (Howard Marks)
  12. Small Value Stocks: Peril and Opportunity (Morningstar)
  13. Seth Klarman on Relative Value and Relative Performance (gurufocus)
  14. Walter Schloss: His rules that beat the market (Monevator)
  15. Ben Graham: The Other Advantage of Diversification (Novel Investor)
  16. Small-Cap Valuations: Historic Opportunity or Overvalued? (WisdomTree)
  17. Jeremy Siegel on the Stock Market and Covid-19 (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  18. SBA Opens Up New Grants And Loans For Small Businesses And Independent Contractors: The EIDL Program (Forbes)
  19. This Is Not Your Grandma’s Fried Chicken—It’s Better (The Daily Beast)
  20. These Michelada Ribs Are The Perfect Summer BBQ Recipe (Maxim)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. China to Accelerate U.S. Farm Purchases After Hawaii Talks (Bloomberg)
  2. What the Rush to Cash Means for the Stock Market (Barron’s)
  3. Anthony Bourdain’s Trick for Great Steak Tartare Isn’t About the Meat (Bloomberg)
  4. This fund manager whose biggest short was Wirecard says he is the most bullish toward stocks since 2009 (MarketWatch)
  5. Oil prices climb, head for roughly 10% weekly gain on optimism over global demand (MarketWatch)
  6. Biogen Can Bounce Back from Multiple-Sclerosis Blow (Wall Street Journal)
  7. This Cheap Hedge Could Save Investors Some Grief (Bloomberg)
  8. Rollerblading for Grown-Ups Is Back, and It’s Not Just Like Riding a Bike (Wall Street Journal)
  9. How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Waiting to buy that hot new 2020 mid-engine Corvette? Keep waiting. (USA Today)
  11. Oil Prices Rise Amid Supply Cuts (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Twitch’s Streaming Boom Is Jolting the Music Industry (Bloomberg)
  13. Second-half economic recovery ‘has begun’: Kevin Hassett (Fox Business)
  14. Mortgage rates drop to another record low — here’s why Americans may not want to wait too much longer before locking rates in (MarketWatch)
  15. Investors Edge Back Into Emerging Markets (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Beijing Virus Outbreak Contained, Top China Expert Say (Bloomberg)
  2. We will dress up again (Financial Times)
  3. TikTok’s U.S. Revenues Expected to Hit $500 Million This Year (The Information)
  4. Initial Jobless Claims 1.5M vs 1.29M Expected (Street Insider)
  5. BoE Buying by $125 Billion to Counter Virus Crisis (Bloomberg)
  6. Wall Street giants including the CEOs of Goldman and Blackstone are pouring money into the campaign to defeat AOC in a June primary. (Business Insider)
  7. China Pledges Faster Credit Growth as Economy Faces Virus Return (Bloomberg)
  8. BP raises nearly $12 billion in first hybrid bonds issue (Reuters)
  9. Initial jobless claims continue to trend lower (Yahoo! Finance)
  10. Banks rush to borrow record €1.3tn at negative rates from ECB (Financial Times)
  11. Boaz Weinstein Is Making Bank. He’s Not Happy That You Know About It. (Institutional Investor)
  12. How Strict Are Airlines About Face Masks in Flight? (Wall Street Journal)