Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. ‘Dividend Cuts Are Inevitable.’ They Won’t Be Across the Board (Barron’s)
  2. In U.S. Markets, Capitulation Was the Word of the Day (Barron’s)
  3. The Coronavirus Crisis Is Showing Us How to Live Online (New York Times)
  4. Is Saudi Arabia To Blame For The Looming Economic Recession? (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill, ECB Injects $821B In Liquidity, Japan Considers Cash Payouts (Benzinga)
  6. Gilead Sciences’ (GILD) First COVID-19 Antiviral Data Validates Remdesivir – Wells Fargo (StreetInsider)
  7. The European Central Bank has launched a ‘bazooka’ $820 billion pandemic fund to aid markets. ‘There are no limits.’ (Business Insider)
  8. Buffett’s Cash Stash Makes Berkshire a Safe Port in the Storm (Barron’s)
  9. When to buy during an ugly stock market rout? These charts have the answers. (MarketWatch)
  10. Strong Restaurant Chains May Feast After Coronavirus Famine (Wall Street Journal)

The Spanish Flu – Coo coo ca choo – Stock Market (and sentiment results)…

According to wikipedia, in 1917, military pathologists reported the onset of a new disease with high mortality that they later recognized as the flu.  By late 1917, there had already been a first wave of the epidemic.  October 1918 was the deadliest month of the whole pandemic.  It is estimated to have killed ~50M people (~3% of the global population at the time).  Continue reading “The Spanish Flu – Coo coo ca choo – Stock Market (and sentiment results)…”