Be in the know. 10 key reads for Memorial Day…

  1. James Bond’s Car Comes to Life With Oil-Slick Sprayer, but No Ejector Seat (New York Times)
  2. NYSE’s Floor to Reopen With Masks, Waivers and Handshake Ban Wall Street Journal)
  3. Cyclical Stocks Are Staging Comeback (Wall Street Journal)
  4. The Secret to Searing a Bistro-Quality Steak (Wall Street Journal)
  5. As Passengers Disappeared, Airlines Filled Planes With Cargo (New York Times)
  6. Global Oil Demand Has Yet to Peak, Energy Watchdog Predicts (Bloomberg)
  7. Germany’s Ifo Index rises above forecasts in May (MarketWatch)
  8. Covid-19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days: Singapore Study (Bloomberg)
  9. China warns audit plans will drive companies from US exchanges (Financial Times)
  10. ‘Never waste a crisis’: inside Saudi Arabia’s shopping spree (Financial Times)

 

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Election-Year June: Candidate Clarity Boosts Performance (Almanac Trader)
  2. Disneyland to feature ‘modified’ experience for guests upon reopening amid pandemic (OAN)
  3. Triumph Celebrates James Bond With Special Edition Scrambler 1200 (Maxim)
  4. Southeastern: The Exceptional Opportunity in Small-Cap Value (Advisor Perspectives)
  5. Stocks Are Up But The Economy’s Down (NPR Planet Money)
  6. The Coronavirus Vaccine Is on Track to Be the Fastest Ever Developed (The New Yorker)
  7. Gut Microbes May Be Key to Solving Food Allergies (Scientific American)
  8. The Billionaire, an African Mine and a Spy Network (Bloomberg)
  9. The Sprint to Raise a $1.75 Billion Credit Fund During a ‘Maelstrom’ (InstitutionalInvestor)
  10. The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week (BusinessInsider)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Fauci warns overextending coronavirus lockdowns could cause ‘irreparable damage’ (New York Post)
  2. Two Stocks Nelson Peltz May Be Buying Now (Barron’s)
  3. China stands by pledge to implement US trade deal despite tensions (New York Post)
  4. ‘My Head Is About to Explode’: Virus Jargon Is Schooling Traders (Bloomberg)
  5. Scientists Say That Yes, You Can Have Fun This Summer. Just Do It Outside (Bloomberg)
  6. Alibaba sees China retail volume growing near pre-pandemic level (MarketWatch)
  7. China’s Hard Line on Hong Kong Could Mean Big Changes for Investors (Barron’s)
  8. Lockdowns Are Costing Us. It’s Time to Be Smart. (Barron’s)
  9. Clorox and Netflix Shares Have Prospered in the Pandemic. But the Risk Is Rising. (Barron’s)
  10. Hospitals Are Rationing Remdesivir (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Nevada Aims to Reopen Casinos June 4 (Wall Street Journal)
  12. U.S. Rig Count Collapse Continues Despite Soaring Oil Prices (OilPrice)
  13. Cooped-up Americans race to book vacations in reopened states (Financial Times)
  14. The fall and rise of Pierre Andurand, oil’s comeback kid (Financial Times)
  15. Spain’s Soccer League to Resume June 8 After Halt for Virus (Bloomberg)
  16. Why Delisting Chinese Firms Has Gained Traction in Washington (Bloomberg)
  17. Why the U.S. Has Shunned Negative Interest Rates (Bloomberg)
  18. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry added these 5 new stocks to his portfolio in the first quarter (Business Insider)
  19. Trump administration warms up to sending out more virus relief money (CNBC)
  20. NHL Players’ Association approves going forward with 24-team playoff talks (CNBC)
  21. Gilead’s remdesivir improves time to recovery for COVID-19 patients in peer-reviewed results, NIAID says (MarketWatch)
  22. Kevin Hart — Life Lessons from a Comedic Powerhouse (#435) (Tim Ferriss)
  23. Three things you can’t do in this world (The Reformed Broker)
  24. Bill Miller’s Takeaways From Recent Market Volatility (YouTube)
  25. Dazed and Confused (CompoundAdvisors)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Disney Eyes Key Step To Reopen Florida Parks As Rival Gets OK (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. Deere Crushed Earnings Estimates. Its Stock Is Flying. (Barron’s)
  3. Scoring tickets to NYC drive-in movies is now a competitive sport (New York Post)
  4. Americans use their stimulus checks to splurge at Walmart, Target and Best Buy (New York Post)
  5. Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing (New York Times)
  6. U.S.-China tensions are flaring on a new front: the financial markets (CNBC)
  7. Why one strategist says these hard-hit stocks will rebound — even if there’s a second wave to the pandemic (MarketWatch)
  8. States reopen after coronavirus lockdowns: More beaches, casinos open ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend (MarketWatch)
  9. Opinion: As the economy reopens, these three indicators will show the strength of the recovery (MarketWatch)
  10. A Few Big Stocks Are Driving Market Gains. That’s an Opportunity. (Barron’s)
  11. Western Digital Stock Has Fallen Far Enough. ‘Risks Are to the Upside.’ (Barron’s)
  12. Why one analyst thinks now is the time to buy cruise stocks (Yahoo! Finance)
  13. 10 Forces Driving the Stock Market Gains and the Economic Recovery (24/7 Wall Street)
  14. Elon Musk Is the Hero America Deserves (Bloomberg)
  15. China vows to push ahead with ‘phase one’ US trade deal amid renewed tensions (CNBC)
  16. BANK OF AMERICA: Stocks haven’t been this attractive relative to bonds in 70 years, suggesting further gains are coming (Business Insider)
  17. Fauci Calls Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate ‘Quite Promising’ (Benzinga)
  18. Royal Caribbean hopes to resume cruises as soon as August, but the CEO says only if it’s safe (CNBC)
  19. Michael Burry Could Profit on Selloff Bets (Yahoo! Finance)
  20. China promises more spending to help revive economy, won’t set growth target (MarketWatch)