Be in the know. 12 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Congress close to reaching deal on $2 trillion coronavirus aid package (New York Post)
  2. I’m Scared. That’s a Reason to Buy. (Wall Street Journal)
  3. U.S. Stimulus Talks and Lower Italy Toll Boost Global Stocks (Barron’s)
  4. Trump Considers Easing Social-Distancing Guidelines to Boost Economy (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Whatever It Takes: How the Fed Aims to Rescue the Economy (New York Times)
  6. Northrop Grumman Stock Should Strengthen With Rising Global Tensions (24/7 Wall Street)
  7. Global investor Barry Sternlicht: Trump ‘kind of right’ on wanting to get US back to work soon (CNBC)
  8. Stocks, oil, and bitcoin surge after Fed boosts coronavirus stimulus ()
  9. These bank stocks could enjoy a ‘major rally’ as Fed gives unprecedented support, says longtime analyst (MarketWatch)
  10. What David Tepper Needs to See Before Going ‘Balls to the Wall’ in the Market (Institutional Investor)
  11. Fed has thrown everything at coronavirus slowdown: El-Erian (Fox Business)
  12. Fed is now effectively the ‘lender of last resort’ to Main Street not just Wall Street (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Monday…

  1. These Drugs Are Helping Our Coronavirus Patients (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement (Federal Reserve)
  3. Fed calls emergency meeting, announces unprecedented moves to calm corporate debt (Yahoo! Finance)
  4. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Big Tech Picks, Bank Stocks Large and Small And More (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Danaher (DHR) Unit Cepheid Granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for 45 Minute COVID-19 Test (Street Insider)
  6. One Anecdote (NY Testing Starts Tomorrow): Florida man with coronavirus says drug touted by Trump saved his life (New York Post)
  7. Stock futures cut losses as Fed announces limitless asset purchases to keep markets functioning (CNBC)
  8. Bond girl Olga Kurylenko says she has ‘completely recovered’ from coronavirus (New York Post)
  9. Gilead Stops Accepting Emergency Applications for Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir (Barron’s)
  10. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson ‘feel better’ two weeks after first coronavirus symptoms (New York Post)
  11. Virus Rescue Plan Stalls When Democrats Block McConnell’s Offer (Bloomberg)
  12. Honeywell boosting mask production, creating hundreds of jobs (Fox Business)
  13. Kashkari to Congress: Err on the side of being too generous (MarketWatch)
  14. Dollar General to hire 50,000 employees by the end of April (MarketWatch)
  15. Fed will make up to $4 trillion in loans to businesses to rescue the U.S. economy, Mnuchin says (MarketWatch)
  16. Why It’s So Difficult to Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. NY will immediately start conducting trials of an experimental COVID-19 treatment with hydroxychloroquine and Zithromax. (New York Times)
  2. Danaher’s Cepheid Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization For 45-Minute Coronavirus Test (Benzinga)
  3. France makes ‘massive’ discovery that old medicines work against coronavirus (Fox Business)
  4. Will the weather help us fight the virus? (The Reformed Broker)
  5. Bullard said the “core aim” can be kept simple: “keep everyone, households and businesses whole through the second quarter.” (Yahoo! Finance)
  6. Humanity Rallies to Battle Coronavirus (Almanac Trader)
  7. What The 2020 Coronavirus Stimulus Checks Might Look Like (Forbes)
  8. Meet The Italian Engineers 3D-Printing Respirator Parts For Free To Help Keep Coronavirus Patients Alive (Forbes)
  9. Most second quarter GDP forecasts now range from horrible (-8%) to catastrophic (-15%) (Fortune)
  10. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  11. Google Now Offering Virtual Tours of Over 1,200 Iconic Museums (Maxim)
  12. Episode 982: How To Save The Economy Now (NPR)
  13. The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What’s Coming (Wired)
  14. Gen X Was Born for This (Medium)
  15. What If You Buy Stocks Too Early During a Market Crash? (A Wealth of Common Sense)
  16. Why I’m Building My Own Airplane (Popular Mechanics)
  17. Coronavirus Cases Top 316,000 As U.S. Covid-19 Cases Surge Near 27,000; Stimulus May Hit $2 Trillion Amid Coronavirus Market Crash (Investors)
  18. Dell Stock Is Slumping, but CEO Michael Dell Scooped Up Shares (Barron’s)
  19. The Worst of the Global Selloff Isn’t Here Yet, Banks and Investors Warn (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Coronavirus crisis: Feds should use banks to help small biz, homeowners (New York Post)