Be in the know. 16 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. US Core Consumer Prices Explode Higher At Fastest Pace Since 1981 (ZeroHedge)
  2. US casinos raked in $11B in first quarter to match best-ever ‘win’ (New York Post)
  3. There’s a Lot Riding On Disney+ When Disney Reports on Thursday (Barron’s)
  4. What Rising Inflation Means for the Stock Market (Barron’s)
  5. What is the Jones Act? And why might waiving it help ease gas ‘supply crunch’? (MarketWatch)
  6. IEA sees oil demand recovery outpacing growth in supply (Reuters)
  7. Toyota profit nearly doubles, beats expectations (FoxBusiness)
  8. Return of SALT deduction spicing up debate on Capitol Hill (Fox Business)
  9. Occidental Petroleum Climbing Out of Its Anadarko Hole (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Mortgage Lenders Need to Pump Up the Volume (Wall Street Journal)
  11. These ‘panic events’ could soon spell relief for stock markets, says top strategist Thomas Lee (MarketWatch)
  12. Weekly mortgage refinance demand jumped on brief drop in rates (CNBC)
  13. Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller blasted the Fed, touted bitcoin over ethereum, and issued a dire warning about the dollar in a recent interview. Here are the 10 best quotes. (Business Insider)
  14. MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas Strip gaming floors can return to 100% occupancy, no social distancing (MarketWatch)
  15. Americans Up and Moved During the Pandemic. Here’s Where They Went. (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Not-So-Clean Energy Transition (Wall Street Journal)

 

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. US military ship fires 30 warning shots at Iranian boats (New York Post)
  2. What BioNTech’s Earnings Mean for the Drug Makers (Barron’s)
  3. Netflix and 17 More Stocks Investors Are Selling That Wall Street Loves (Barron’s)
  4. Tech Stocks Are Getting Hammered. Here’s the Logic Behind the Rout (Barron’s)
  5. China’s Factory Gate Prices Jump As Commodities Rally (Barron’s)
  6. 10 Beaten-Down Stocks That Could See a Rebound (Barron’s)
  7. Tech Megacaps Face Higher Rates, Tax Hikes, Regulation, Says Goldman (Barron’s)
  8. Berkshire Hathaway’s Mystery Investor Could Soon Be Revealed (Barron’s)
  9. Roblox Stock Is Surging on After Earnings. Its CEO Sees a ‘Massive’ Opportunity. (Barron’s)
  10. Virgin Galactic Stock Is Getting Crushed After Releasing Earnings. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  11. Biden Defends Unemployment Benefits, Provided Workers Accept Job Offers (New York Times)
  12. Commodities boom sends bulk shipping costs to decade highs (Financial Times)
  13. Palantir’s Sales Top Estimates in the Quarter. Why the Company Sees at Least 30% Growth Through 2025. (Barron’s)
  14. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flights face potential delays (Fox Business)
  15. Five Best Chinese Stocks To Buy And Watch Now (Investor’s Business Daily)
  16. Social-Media Stocks Under Pressure as Citi Cuts Ratings on Facebook and Alphabet (Barron’s)
  17. FDA permits use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine in kids ages 12 to 15 (CNBC)
  18. Stanley Druckenmiller says the Fed is endangering the dollar’s global reserve status (CNBC)
  19. Job Openings in U.S. Surge to a Record High 8.12 Million (Bloomberg)
  20. Elliott Management Has Stake in Duke Energy (Wall Street Journal)