Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. GE Jumps Because the Second Half Looks Brighter (Barron’s)
  2. U.S. Jobless Claims Resume Drop in Sign of Gradual Improvement (Bloomberg)
  3. Lennar’s Earnings Show the Housing Boom Could Continue (Barron’s)
  4. Kanye West’s Presidential Run (New York Times)
  5. Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions (New York Times)
  6. How to Make Your Wedding Proposal a Wiener (Wall Street Journal)
  7. UPDATE 1-White House’s Meadows says he will meet airline CEOs Thursday (Reuters)
  8. Fed Signals Near-Zero Rates Through 2023 (Barron’s)
  9. Australia’s unemployment rate falls unexpectedly (MarketWatch)
  10. Elon Musk’s Next Big Thing Is 40,000 Satellites Beaming Broadband (Bloomberg)
  11. From 1928 through 2019, an index of large-cap U.S. value stocks had a compound annual return of 11.8%, compared with 9.9% for the S&P 500 index. 4 reasons people bail out of value investing — and why they shouldn’t (MarketWatch)
  12. He went from multibillionaire to relatively broke and living in a small apartment — just like he planned (MarketWatch)
  13. How ‘Come On Eileen’ Was Really About a Girl Named Jeanette (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Nearly half of NYC’s rich have considered leaving, poll finds (Fox Business)
  15. Bodoland University Researcher Suggests In Silica Study Points to Ivermectin Promise Targeting SARS-COV-2 (TrialSiteNews)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. FTC Preparing Possible Antitrust Suit Against Facebook (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Snowflake IPO: 5 things to know about the Berkshire-backed company as it heads for record software offering (MarketWatch)
  3. The Fed Meeting Wraps Up Today. What to Expect. (Barron’s)
  4. S&P 500 Buybacks Slid 50% in the Second Quarter (Barron’s)
  5. Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Is Just the First in a New Wave of Preventives (Barron’s)
  6. Air Force Shocks Defense Sector As Secret Fighter Takes Flight (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. China’s Economy Picks Up Speed as Shoppers, Moviegoers Return (Wall Street Journal)
  8. U.S. Poverty Hit a Record Low Before the Pandemic Recession (New York Times)
  9. Ferrari’s Newest Portofino Model Pushes Past 600 Horsepower (Bloomberg)
  10. Southwest raises September load factor outlook, lowers third-quarter cash burn view (MarketWatch)
  11. Eventbrite says paid-ticket volume grew 17% from July to August (MarketWatch)
  12. Five things to watch at the Federal Reserve meeting (Financial Times)