- Ten U.S. states developing ‘reopening’ plans account for 38% of U.S. economy (Reuters)
- Signs That New Virus Cases Have Peaked Push Stocks Higher (Barron’s)
- IPhone Sales Surged in China (Barron’s)
- States Move to Coordinate on Reopening Plans (Wall Street Journal)
- Private Equity Firms Plead With Government to Help Salvage Oil and Gas Industry (Institutional Investor)
- FDA approves coronavirus saliva test (Fox Business)
- Trump Negotiating to Lease Oil Storage Space to Nine Companies (Bloomberg)
- World Watches China’s Economy for Signs of Life After Lockdown (Bloomberg)
- Exxon borrows $9.5 billion as investment-grade companies race to fill war chests ahead of earnings (MarketWatch)
- Wells Fargo Earned 1 Penny in the First Quarter. Why the Stock Is Rising Anyway. (MarketWatch)
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Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…
- Oil jumps as Trump talks up truce hopes for Saudi-Russia price war (StreetInsider)
- No One Is Betting in CasinosâOr on Their Stocks ()
- Trump says expects Russia-Saudi oil deal soon, invites US oil chiefs to White House (Reuters)
- Oil rallies as Trump spurs hopes for Russia-Saudi pact (Financial Times)
- Detroit To Be The First City To Roll Out Abbott’s 5-Minute Coronavirus Tests (Benzinga)
- Krogerâs sales jump 30% as shoppers stock up amid coronavirus crisis New York Post)
- Retailers Under Growing Pressure to Let Workers Wear Masks New York Times)
- Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World (Bloomberg)
- Walgreens earnings top estimates, says it canât forecast the impact of coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)
- Trump To Talk Aid For Oil As Big Shale Firm Files For Bankruptcy (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Big Banks Get Temporary Reprieve (Barron’s)
- These 8 Aristocrats Have Safe Dividends. (Safe Being a Relative Term Right Now). (Barron’s)
- A Top Occidental Petroleum Executive Is Out as Company Grapples With Oil Rout (Wall Street Journal)
- The Fed Is Settling Into Its Role as the Worldâs Central Bank (Wall Street Journal)
- 5 Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now With Huge Piles of Cash and Very Low Debt (24/7 Wall Street)
- Trump May Join Oil Talks Between Russia And Saudi Arabia (Yahoo! Finance)
- Workers Return to Chinaâs Factories, but Coronavirus Hurts Global Demand (Wall Street Journal)
- Coronavirus Tests Arenât Hard to Find Everywhere (Wall Street Journal)
- Telemedicine, Once a Hard Sell, Canât Keep Up With Demand (Wall Street Journal)
- How a Mailman Still Carries On During Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…
- Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19 (Medium)
- OPEC, U.S. Shale Producers Open Talks Amid Oil Rout (Wall Street Journal)
- Washington Needs to Act (Barron’s)
- Fed Going All In to Save Economy. Here’s What Could Come Next (Bloomberg)
- Coronavirus-Triggered Downturn Could Cost 5 Million U.S. Jobs (Wall Street Journal)
- Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’ (New York Times)
- Doug Ramsey’s Best Case for Stocks and Other Views of the Future (Bloomberg)
- Google Coronavirus Website Launches (Bloomberg)
- Bond-Market Strains Keep Traders on Edge (Wall Street Journal)
- Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers Dies at 81 (Bloomberg)
- Big Banks Are Getting a Real-Life Stress Test (Barron’s)
- Read Our Free Coronavirus Coverage Here (Bloomberg)
- Bank stocks are ‘very cheap,’ traders say — here’s where they see signs of stabilization (CNBC)
- The Coronavirus’s $4 Trillion Hit to US Corporations (Bridgewater – Greg Jensen)
- What the Fed Could Do Next to Try to Prevent an Economic Unraveling (New York Times)
- Germany to raise €356bn in new borrowing to fight coronavirus (Financial Times)
- Wall Street takes late tumble as US shutdown widens (Financial Times)
- Warren Buffett discussed coronavirus, Coca-Cola, and past market crashes in a recent interview. Here are his 12 best quotes. (Business Insider)
- Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown (Wall Street Journal)
- Wells Fargo asks Fed to lift cap on growth to support customers: FT (Reuters)
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March Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary)
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Each month, Bank of America conducts a survey of ~200 fund managers with > $500B AUM. Here are the key takeaways from the survey published on March 16, 2020: Continue reading “March Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary)”
Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
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Today some institution/fund purchased 800 contracts of Jan 2022 $27.5 strike calls (or the right to buy 80,000 shares of Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) at $27.50). The open interest was just 383 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)”