Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Forecasts that U.S. economy would add a million jobs in April fail to materialize as unemployment rate ticks upward (MarketWatch)
  2. Here’s the catalyst that could shift the market debate from selling the news to buying the dip (MarketWatch)
  3. It Isn’t a New Era for Productivity Yet (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Biden’s Vaccine Patent Move: Watch Out for Side Effects (Wall Streeet Journal)
  5. Pfizer and BioNTech start process of seeking full FDA approval of their COVID-19 vaccine (MarketWatch)
  6. Fed’s Kaplan wants taper talk ‘sooner rather than later’ (StreetInsider)
  7. 5 Goldman Sachs Conviction List Growth Stocks to Buy Also Pay Big Dividends (247wallst)
  8. Fed warns of hidden leverage lurking in financial system (Financial Times)
  9. Stock buybacks top $200 billion in April, the second highest monthly total since Republican tax revamp of 2017 (MarketWatch)
  10. Millions Are Unemployed. Why Can’t Companies Find Workers? (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Why More Electric Vehicles Don’t Pose a Threat to Oil (Barron’s)
  2. Nikola Stock Rallies On Big Order Ahead Of Earnings Report (Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. Pfizer Will Meet Growth Goals Even Without Vaccine Sales, CFO Says (Barron’s)
  4. Planning a Vacation This Summer? European Vaccinations Are Picking Up, Says Goldman Sachs. (Barron’s)
  5. Everything Screams Inflation (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Get Ready for a Blockbuster Jobs Report of 1 Million or More (Barron’s)
  7. Services Gains Point to Global Economic Pickup Despite Covid-19 Flare-Ups (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Workers file 498,000 new jobless claims as US hits pandemic low (New York Post)
  9. Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September. (New York Times)
  10. Fed Officials Tamp Down Overheating Worries as Investors Fret (New York Times)
  11. Companies Warn of U.S. Labor Shortages Economists Call Temporary (Bloomberg)
  12. Moderna says early data shows Covid vaccine is 96% effective in teens (CNBC)