Be in the know. 13 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Risks Remain, but PG&E Looks Undervalued After Exiting Bankruptcy. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  2. Here Are 32 Million Reasons Congress Must Extend Enhanced Jobless Benefits (Barron’s)
  3. Why the Phase-One China Deal May Be Keeping the Relationship Afloat (Barron’s)
  4. Home-Builder Stocks Are Climbing Because the Housing Market Is Red Hot (Barron’s)
  5. Airline Stocks Had a Terrible Quarter. Analysts Look at What’s Next for the Stocks. (Barron’s)
  6. CDC Issues Virus Guidelines for Reopening Schools (Wall Street Journal)
  7. The worst of Europe’s coronavirus recession appears to be over, according to a set of widely-watched business surveys. (Business Insider)
  8. On Folklore, Taylor Swift Proves That She Can Still Surprise Us After All These Years (Vanity Fair)
  9. Charlie Munger on Mental Tricks and Overcoming Stupidity (Novel Investor)
  10. Second Stimulus Check Confirmed In GOP Proposal, But Not $1,200 Amount Or $75,000 Income Cap (Forbes)
  11. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (advisorperspectives)
  12. First Ride: Why the Ducati Superleggera V4 Is the World’s Finest Superbike (Robb Report)
  13. 4 Fantastic Supercars That Debuted During the Pandemic (Maxim)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Warren Buffett’s Latest Stock Buy Adds To Bet On Main Street Economic Recovery (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. Hot Tech Stocks Show Signs of Cooling. Apple Could Be Next. (Barron’s)
  3. PulteGroup Earnings Show a Spike in New-Home Demand (Barron’s)
  4. Second Stimulus Payment Could Deliver Cash Even Faster (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Energy’s Winning Wagers: Against Natural-Gas Prices, for Natural-Gas Producers (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Here’s How Congress Might Replace the Extra $600 Weekly Jobless Benefit (New York Times)
  7. China Orders U.S. to Close Chengdu Consulate in Retaliation Move (Bloomberg)
  8. Fed’s Main Street lending inches up as balance sheet holds above $7 trillion (Street Insider)
  9. Goldman Sachs Sees 7 Oil and Gas Stocks With Conviction Buy Ratings Having Major Upside (24/7 Wall Street)
  10. Euro zone businesses bounce back in July as lockdowns loosen (Reuters)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Warren Buffett just plowed $800 million into Bank of America, boosting his stake to over 11% (Business Insider)
  2. Stock-market timing guru Tom Demark says S&P 500 will see 3,500 before peaking (MarketWatch)
  3. Here’s how — and when — the major U.S. sports leagues are returning during the pandemic (MarketWatch)
  4. Pfizer Will Charge the U.S. $19.50 a Dose for Its Covid-19 Vaccine (Barron’s)
  5. Record-Low Mortgage Rates Fuel a Jump in Home Sales (Wall Street Journal)
  6. A ‘fast and violent’ rally awaits in cyclical stocks, and it won’t take a vaccine to cause it, one strategist says (MarketWatch)
  7. The U.S. Dollar’s Overwhelming Role in a Crisis (Wall Street Journal)
  8. PulteGroup (PHM) Tops Q2 EPS by 28c, Revenues Beat (StreetInsider)
  9. Senate GOP, White House reach tentative $1 trillion pact to break coronavirus aid logjam (CNBC)
  10. U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose 20.7% in June (Wall Street Journal)