Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg says this is the secret to living a meaningful life (CNBC)
  2. Inside Saudi Arabia’s $360 Billion Sovereign-Wealth Fund (Barron’s)
  3. Seeking Stock-Market Bargains? Try Europe and Japan (Barron’s)
  4. Don’t Count Bank Stocks Out Just Yet. For One Thing, They’re Cheap. (Barron’s)
  5. Malone at Bat: Will He Use the Mets Deal to Boost the Braves’ Value? (Barron’s)
  6. Fed Releases Its Second Round of Stress Tests. What That Means for Banks. (Barron’s)
  7. Some Investors Tried to Win by Losing Less. They Lost Anyway. (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Soybean Prices Hit Two-Year High, Buoyed by Chinese Demand (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Bank Investors Don’t Have to Be So Anxious About New Stress Tests (Wall Street Journal)
  10. New York’s Star Attractions Are Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know. (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Forget the President. Senate Races Could Matter More for Markets (Bloomberg)
  12. Amy Coney Barrett Emerges as Front-Runner for Trump Court Pick (Bloomberg)
  13. Multiple market forces are aligning in favor of continued stock gains — and they all trace back to record-low bond yields, according to a top Wall Street strategist (Business Insider)
  14. Walmart increasing pay for approximately 165,000 hourly workers across U.S. stores, introducing new roles (USA Today)
  15. Ferrari’s new convertible is worth every penny (CNN Business)
  16. High Hopes for Amgen and Gilead at Europe’s Biggest Cancer Research Conference (Barron’s)
  17. When Technology Takes Revenge (Farnam Street)
  18. Quality is Missing the Point (Advisor Perspectives)
  19. Snowflakes and Bubbles (Compound Advisors)
  20. Howard Marks: History Can Be a Useful Guide in Today’s Market (Guru Focus)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Energy and Financials May Have Biggest Potential Upside: 5 Top Buys for 2021 (27/4 Wall Street)
  2. FANGs in Retreat Are a Sign of Optimism (Bloomberg)
  3. OPEC+ urges ‘full conformity’ with production cuts, and Saudi Arabia’s energy minister warns market gamblers will be hurt ‘like hell’. (Business Insider)
  4. GE Stock Jumped Because It Expects Positive Free Cash Flow. What Wall Street Is Saying. (Barrons)
  5. Goldman Sachs says oil prices are set to move ‘meaningfully higher’ into next year. Here are 7 reasons why the firm is bullish, and 5 stocks it recommends buying in advance. (Business Insider)
  6. Trump administration to ban TikTok downloads starting Sunday: report (New York Post)
  7. Mike Tyson nearly takes trainer’s head off in jaw-dropping video (New York Post)
  8. Car Loans Dodge Distress for Now (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Bond Market Shows U.S. Is Leading in Race to Reflate the Economy (Bloomberg)
  10. The next wave of the global recovery could send commodity prices soaring (CNBC)
  11. Sell(ing) Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur (Almanac Trader)
  12. What are the Fed’s new hurdles for rate hikes? (Reuters)
  13. Bond Investors Regain Appetite for Emerging Markets (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Federal Reserve weighs bank dividends as it prepares second stress test (CNBC)
  15. An Old Drug Tackles New Tricks: Ivermectin Treatment in Three Brazilian Towns (TrailSiteNews)