Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Alibaba’s Ant Group files for blockbuster dual listing in Hong Kong, Shanghai (Reuters)
  2. Paul Ryan-chaired Executive Network Partnering sets IPO terms with plan to raise about $300 million (MarketWatch)
  3. U.S. Stock Market Bulls From UBS to BofA See More Gains Ahead (Bloomberg)
  4. Why 5 Legacy Tech Dividend Stocks May Be the Best Buys Now (24/7 Wall Street)
  5. U.S., China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call (Reuters)
  6. UFC’s Dana White, a $1M Trump donor, gets key RNC speaker slot (Fox Business)
  7. Opinion: Exxon getting booted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average may be a blessing in disguise for its investors (MarketWatch)
  8. Gilead’s Remdesivir-Like Compound To Be Studied By NIH For Efficacy Against COVID-19 (Benzinga)
  9. Steve Cohen out to gobble up Hollywood big fish with new management company (New York Post)
  10. Salesforce, Amgen and Honeywell added to Dow in major shake-up to the average (CNBC)
  11. 4 Energy Stocks Left Behind in the Rally With Strong Balance Sheets (MarketWatch)
  12. Home prices show signs of recovery, rising 4.3% in June, according to Case-Shiller index (CNBC)
  13. More than half of states are now approved for the extra $300 per week in unemployment insurance (CNBC)
  14. Powell set to deliver ‘profoundly consequential’ speech, changing how the Fed views inflation (CNBC)
  15. Big Pharma Needs a Covid-19 Vaccine to Redeem Its Reeling Reputation (Bloomberg)
  16. 10 Cheap, Overlooked Stocks With Plenty of Upside (Barron’s)
  17. New Thinking on Covid Lockdowns: They’re Overly Blunt and Costly (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Oil Companies Brace for Twin Gulf Coast Storms (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. Stock Market Soars on FDA News (Barron’s)
  2. Market timing when ‘clocks have no hands’ — Warren Buffett’s warning is as relevant now as it was in 2000 (MarketWatch)
  3. M&A Was Dead. Why It’s Come Roaring Back. (Barron’s)
  4. AstraZeneca stock climbs on reports Trump considering fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine (MarketWatch)
  5. Antibody Drugs Advancing to Fill Covid-19 Treatment Gap (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Why Steve Cohen’s SEC history shouldn’t hurt his Mets bid (New York Post)
  7. Blackstone Gains $5 Billion on Cheniere LNG Stake (Bloomberg)
  8. China’s Vaccine Front-Runner Aims to Beat Covid the Old-Fashioned Way (Bloomberg)
  9. These areas of the cyclical trade are set to outperform, $114 billion money manager says (CNBC)
  10. Opinion: These 15 stocks are ready to ride the bull market’s next leg up (MarketWatch)
  11. Russell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ off to a decent start as U.S. theaters slowly reopen (CNBC)
  12. What Is Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma? (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Intel (INTC) Initiates $10 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements (StreetInsider)
  14. 5 Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now That Pay a 6% or Higher Dividend (24/7 Wall Street)
  15. ‘Opportunity zones’ drew $75B in private investment in 2 years, White House says (Fox Business)
  16. Municipality of Lucknow in UP India Now Distributes Free Ivermectin via Kiosks to Treat COVID-19 (TrialSiteNews)
  17. S&P 500, Nasdaq set to hit new highs on COVID-19 treatment hopes (Reuters)
  18. This Market Is a Tech Market. If Bond Yields Rise, Watch Out. (Wall Street Journal)
  19. The Lionel Richie “Dancing on the Ceiling” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  20. Schwarzman’s Blackstone buys Japanese drugs subsidiary (Fox Business)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  2. Survey of India’s 9th-largest city finds COVID antibodies in 52% of the population (Fortune)
  3. This Bonkers New 314-Foot Expedition Yacht Has a Lounge That’s Half Submerged in Water (Robb Report)
  4. The U.A.E. and Israel Agree to Terms That Could Mean a Boom in Tourism (Architectural Digest)
  5. Watch A Foul Ball Hit A Teddy Bear Smack In The Head (DIGG)
  6. Williams Formula 1 Team Sold to American Investment Firm (The Drive)
  7. ‘Tenet’ is a time-bending spy thriller that makes the audience work hard (Mashable)
  8. Making the Middle Class Great Again (NPR Planet Money)
  9. The CEO of a $1.4 Billion REIT Explains Housing (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  10. Comporta, Portugal May Be The Best Place On Earth (Luxuo)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. US home sales hit a 14-year high amid coronavirus pandemic (New York Post)
  2. Wyndham Stock Is Well Positioned to Ride Out Pandemic (Barron’s)
  3. 5 New Stocks That Are Hedge Funds’ Favorites (Barron’s)
  4. The Fed May Have to Do More to Keep the Economy on Track. Here’s What Could Come Next. (Barron’s)
  5. The Next Big Test for the Economy: Getting America Back to School (Barron’s)
  6. Michael Eisner Bought Up IAC/InterActiveCorp Stock (Barron’s)
  7. Covid-19 Pay Cuts Coming to an End at Some Companies (Wall Street Journal)
  8. New Antibody Tests Offer Better Snapshot of Covid-19 Immunity (Bloomberg)
  9. Baupost Collects $3 Billion Wagering on PG&E’s Wildfire Claims (Bloomberg)
  10. Kanye West Off Ballot in Five States, Easing Risk to Biden (Bloomberg)
  11. BJ’s is adding a ton of new members to its roster, and many are young and digitally-savvy (MarketWatch)
  12. Home-Improvement Stocks Stay the Course Amid Nesting During Covid-19 (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Ben Affleck Will Return as Batman in The Flash (Vanity Fair)
  14. Florida Is Releasing Almost a Billion Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes (Futurism)
  15. A Conversation about Buffett, Berkshire & High-Quality Shareholders w/ Professor Lawrence Cunningham (Excess Returns)
  16. The Observer Effect: Seeing Is Changing (Farnam Street)
  17. Rob Arnott Weighs In On the Impact Of Fiscal And Monetary Policy On The Economy (TD Ameritrade Network)
  18. September Almanac: Only Modest Improvement in Election Years (Almanac Trader)
  19. The Inside Story Of Robinhood’s Billionaire Founders, Option Kid Cowboys And The Wall Street Sharks That Feed On Them (Forbes)
  20. 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds: 2020 Q2 Rankings (Insider Monkey)