Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. The Art of the Oil Deal (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Gilead Sciences (GILD) Remdesivir Study Shows Two-Third of Severe COVID-19 Patients Improved (Street Insider)
  3. Fed’s Clarida says central bank has tools to avoid deflation: BBG (Reuters)
  4. Fauci: ‘Rolling re-entry’ possible in May (Fox Business)
  5. Photo credit: Emily Elconin
  6. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Disney, SoftBank And More (Benzinga)
  7. OPEC and its allies strike historic agreement to cut nearly 10 million barrels a day (MarketWatch)
  8. Higher Natural Gas Prices Are On The Horizon (Yahoo! Finance)
  9. OPEC+ deal saved ‘more than 2 million’ jobs in the US: Russian wealth fund (CNBC)
  10. Historic OPEC+ cut is Trump’s ‘biggest and most complex’ deal ever: Dan Yergin (CNBC)
  11. Goldman Sachs abandons its bearish near-term view on stocks, says the bottom is in (MarketWatch)
  12. U.S. Stabilizes, CDC Says; 70 Vaccines in Progress: Virus Update (Bloomberg)
  13. Alaska Bought Up Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, and AMD Stock (Barron’s)
  14. 12 Stocks That Are Beating the Market During the Coronavirus Crisis—and Can Keep on Growing After (Barron’s)
  15. Can Cruise Lines and Small Theme Parks Survive? (Barron’s)

The Rodney Atkins, “Keep On Going” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

Each week I try to tie the theme of the stock market to a song that embodies the feeling of the moment.  The last month could best be defined by Rodney Atkins classic hit, “If You’re Going Through Hell…”  The lyrics that follow, tell the whole story of where we are today: Continue reading “The Rodney Atkins, “Keep On Going” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. OPEC+ debates biggest ever cut as virus destroys oil demand (Reuters)
  2. Trump to host Big Oil execs at White House to discuss market slump (Reuters)
  3. Marseille’s maverick chloroquine doctor becomes pandemic rock star (Financial Times)
  4. Best guesses on when corona cases will peak and when lockdowns can end (New York Post)
  5. Adam Sandler sings uplifting ‘Quarantine Song’ on Jimmy Fallon’s show (New York Post)
  6. Opinion: ‘Quiet’ Warren Buffett has three ways to win in this market (MarketWatch)
  7. Oil jumps another 12% a day after its best day on record (CNBC)
  8. OPEC and allies reportedly set for video meeting as analysts pour skepticism on Trump’s intervention (CNBC)
  9. US payrolls plunge 701,000 in March amid the start of a job market collapse (CNBC)
  10. Key 2008 Financial Crisis Players Are Back for Coronavirus (Bloomberg)