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The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

The song we selected to embody the sentiment of the stock market this week is, “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Chainsmokers.  Continue reading “The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Banks Make $10B in Fees in Phase 1 of PPP (Fool)
  2. Big Banks Pull Ahead in U.S. Small-Business Aid After Stumbles (Bloomberg)
  3. Global Stocks Advance as Focus Returns to Reopenings (Barron’s)
  4. What Might Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Cost — $10 or $4,500? (Barron’s)
  5. Drive-Throughs Are Now a Lifeline for Fast-Food Chains (New York Times)
  6. Carnival Plans to Sail Again in August, Maybe (New York Times)
  7. ‘Trolls’ streaming success to usher in more new movies at home (USA Today)
  8. Wall Street’s Elite Bond Club Is Cracking at the Worst Possible Time (Bloomberg)
  9. Cash on the Sidelines Could Limit Stocks’ Slide, Yardeni Says (Barron’s)
  10. Smaller Banks Doled Out Bulk of PPP Loans, Fed Data Show (Barron’s)
  11. NBCUniversal to Combine TV, Streaming Operations in Broad Restructuring (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Italy Starts Easing Lockdown, Rebooting Its Stricken Economy (Wall Street Journal)
  13. A Surprising Way to Stay Resilient (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Small Businesses Were at a Breaking Point. Small Banks Came to the Rescue. (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Test, trace, isolate: Governments need to do these three things before reopening economies, expert warns (CNBC)
  16. Israel Will Reopen Malls to Revive Economy as Virus Cases Drop (Bloomberg)
  17. TikTok is winning over millennials and Instagram stars as its popularity explodes (CNN)
  18. Tesla stock rise appears to qualify CEO Musk for $700 million payday (StreetInsider)
  19. 5 BofA Securities Yield Advantage Dividend Stocks for Worried Investors (24/7 Wall Street)
  20. Open for lunch: California counties with few coronavirus cases re-start their economies (Reuters)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 27

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The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. The Kanye West, “Drive Slow” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  2. Target says same-store sales rose more than 7% so far in first quarter as digital sales double (CNBC)
  3. Stocks Still Make Sense for The Long Term (Barron’s)
  4. The Next Coronavirus Package Might Not Pass Until June (Barron’s)
  5. Restaurant Chains Received Many of the Biggest Paycheck Protection Loans (Barron’s)
  6. Texas Instruments Bets Big on Shelf Life (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Private Equity to Get Squeezed Out of Another Stimulus Program (Bloomberg)
  8. Kuwait Cutting Oil Output Ahead of Schedule, Minister Says (Bloomberg)
  9. Germophobes Shunning Public Transit Give Carmakers a Bit of Hope (Bloomberg)
  10. Harvard Professor Reaps 17,000% Return on Early Moderna Bet (Bloomberg)
  11. Hot Pharma Stock Rallies After Strong Earnings (Investor’s Business Daily)
  12. What to Watch: The Return of Michael Jordan, the End of ‘Homeland’ (Wall Street Journal)
  13. 565 Americans Have Lost Their Job For Every Confirmed COVID-19 Death In The US (ZeroHedge)
  14. Las Vegas Sands predicts speedy recovery in Asia on pent-up gambling demand (StreetInsider)
  15. RBC Capital Handicaps Gilead Sciences (GILD) Upcoming Remdesivir Data (StreetInsider)
  16. 5 Buy-Rated Oil Stocks Trading Under $10 With Massive Upside Potential (24/7 Wall Street)
  17. Steve Forbes: How Trump can help our oil industry now and skip Pelosi’s stall tactics (Fox Business)
  18. The Curious Case of Dmitry Balyasny (Institutional Investor)
  19. The Chinese Trick That Could Save Oil (Yahoo! Finance)
  20. Oil jumps 25%, extending Wednesday’s rally as traders bet on US production cuts (CNBC)

Be in the know. 30 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Seoul’s Full Cafes, Apple Store Lines Show Mass Testing Success (Bloomberg)
  2. Bank Earnings Were Terrible. It’s Time to Buy the Banks. (Barron’s)
  3. Energy Hedge Fund That Shorted Oil Sees Chance for $100 a Barrel (Bloomberg)
  4. Charlie Munger: ‘The Phone Is Not Ringing Off the Hook’ (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Opinion: Vitamin D and Coronavirus Disparities (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Opening Up America Again (CDC/White House PDF Plan)
  7. Here’s why sauerkraut and kimchi sales have surged during the coronavirus (New York Post)
  8. Coronavirus Ushered in Medicine’s Digital Revolution (Barron’s)
  9. Big Pharma Sees Its Strengths Surface ()
  10. Reasons to Gobble Up Kraft Heinz’s Battered Shares (Barron’s)
  11. 3 Former United Technologies Stocks That Are Ready to Fly (Barron’s)
  12. Union Pacific Sees Biggest Insider Stock Buy in Years (Barron’s)
  13. Trump Announces $19 Billion Relief Program for Farmers (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Here Are the Companies Getting Federal Funds for Covid Relief (Bloomberg)
  15. ‘MacGyvering’: A Modern ‘Can-Do’ Approach To Bad Situations (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Wells Fargo, J.C. Penney, Amazon.com: Stocks That Defined the Week (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Procter & Gamble Posts Biggest U.S. Sales Gain in Decades (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Leaked Research: This Drug May Be Saving COVID Patients’ Lives (Futurism)
  19. Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong shows no need for total lockdown, says study (Financial Times)
  20. The Day of Reckoning for Private Equity (Institutional Investor)
  21. Warren Buffett’s financial crisis bailouts inspired the US government’s ‘big 4’ airline rescue deals (Business Insider)
  22. Pro golf plans to be the first major sport to return during the coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)
  23. Macy’s reportedly looking to use real estate to come up with cash during coronavirus pandemic (CNBC)
  24. Fed Says It Will Disclose Borrower Information in Crisis Lending (Bloomberg)
  25. These Are the Drugs and Vaccines That Might End the Coronavirus Pandemic (Bloomberg)
  26. Google seeks to launch a debit card with banks (USA Today)
  27. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Key to Innovation (Farnam Street)
  28. A Primer On Reading Annual Reports (docdroid)
  29. Have Small Value Stocks Become a Bargain? (Morningstar)
  30. Gilead increases enrollment target for remdesivir trial in COVID-19 patients (Reuters)