Tag: StockMarket

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Warren Buffett plows another $337 million into Bank of America, boosting his stake to nearly 12%. (Business Insider)
  2. Forget Spas and Bars. Hotels Tout Housekeeping to Lure Back Travelers. (New York Times)
  3. Disney, Staggered by Pandemic, Sees a Streaming Boom (New York Times)
  4. U.S. and China Will Meet to Discuss Compliance With Trade Agreement (Barron’s)
  5. Treasury yields inch higher as eurozone retail sales returns to pre-crisis levels (MarketWatch)
  6. Winners and Losers Are Emerging in Airline Stocks (Barron’s)
  7. America’s Trade Gap Narrowed in June for First Time in Four Months (Bloomberg)
  8. J&J reaches deal with U.S. for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine (CNBC)
  9. The Fed is expected to make a major commitment to ramping up inflation soon (CNBC)
  10.  Isaias causes 2nd-largest power outage in ConEd history: How long recovery may take (Fox Business)
  11. Fed Vice Chair Clarida still sees the economy staging a comeback this year (CNBC)
  12. David Einhorn Is Making a Big New Bet. (Institutional Investor)
  13. Wells Fargo to cut consultancy spend after internal backlash (Financial Times)
  14. Novavax Says Coronavirus Vaccine Generated ‘Robust Antibody Responses’ In Phase 1 Trial Participants (Benzinga)
  15. Covid-19 Researchers Hope Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Are a Bridge to Vaccine (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. U.S. Counts Smallest Daily Rise in Coronavirus Cases in Weeks (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Pelosi, Mnuchin Signal First Glimmer of Progress on Stimulus (Bloomberg)
  3. Trump says U.S. may have coronavirus vaccine ‘far in advance’ of end of the year (CNBC)
  4. Bets Against U.S. Dollar Assume Early Virus Vaccine, BofA Says (Bloomberg)
  5. Ex-Trader Stephen Diggle Bets Big on Oxford’s Tiny Vaccine Maker (Bloomberg)
  6. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is allowed to double its Bank of America stake to almost 25%. (Business Insider)
  7. Trump Suggests He Could Suspend Payroll Tax by Executive Order (Barron’s)
  8. Gilead Will Get a Boost From Covid-Treatment Sales, Citi Says (Barron’s)
  9. FAA Formally Proposes Fixes for Return of Boeing’s 737 MAX Jets (Wall Street Journal)
  10. China only fulfils 5% of Sino-U.S. energy trade deal in first half of 2020 (Reuters)
  11. Hedge funds scour alternative data for edge on Covid and economy (Financial Times)
  12. Here’s what history tells us about U.S. stocks in a close election race and why the polls matter, Deutsche Bank says (MarketWatch)
  13. Google Pixel 4a Review: Why Spend $1,000 When You Can Spend $349? (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. OPEC+ is facing a ‘very delicate, fragile balancing act’ in the oil market, strategist says (CNBC)
  2. Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the United States (Microsoft)
  3. Kinder Morgan Co-Founder Richard Kinder Bought the Slumping Energy Stock (Barron’s)
  4. Mnuchin says administration still backs $1,200 stimulus checks as talks continue (CNBC)
  5. Why stocks will hit new all-time highs within months, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (Business Insider)
  6. Wall St. analysts are making the unusual move of raising earnings estimates: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. AbbVie, Amgen and Takeda start testing drugs as COVID-19 treatments (MarketWatch)
  8. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Takes a Turn for the Better (Barron’s)
  9. Treasury yields tick higher after data highlights recovering Chinese factories (MarketWatch)
  10. Eli Lilly starts late-stage study of coronavirus drug in nursing homes (CNBC)
  11. Fed Weighs Abandoning Pre-Emptive Rate Moves to Curb Inflation (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Consumers, Flush With Stimulus Money, Shun Credit-Card Debt (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Behind the Vast Market Rally: A Tumbling Dollar (Wall Street Journal)
  14. America’s Saw Mills Didn’t See This Building Boom Coming (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Baseball Draws Strong TV Ratings in Opening Week Amid Uncertainty Over Season (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Fed Weighs Abandoning Pre-Emptive Rate Moves to Curb Inflation (Wall Street Journal)
  2. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s morning routine: Wake up at 5 a.m. and ‘read tons’ (CNBC)
  3. Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 aid talks in Congress (MarketWatch)
  4. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  5. The Great American Housing Boom Has Begun (Forbes)
  6. Kanye West Is Still Trying to Get on the Ballot (New York Magazine)
  7. GMC Shares Video First Look at 1,000-HP Hummer Supertruck (Maxim)
  8. The Coronavirus Housing Boom
  9. Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown (Scientific American)
  10. How To Become a World Class Poker Player (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  11. How Robinhood Makes Money On Free Trades (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  12. This 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta by Scaglietti, is One of Ferrari and Pininfarina’s Greatest Achievements. (Luxuo)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Can Acquire Nearly 25% of Bank of America (Barron’s)
  2. For the First Time Ever, Uncle Sam’s Aid to U.S. Tops Quarterly GDP (Barron’s)
  3. Investors Are Too Wary as Earnings Reports Come in Strong (Barron’s)
  4. SPACs Are All the Rage, but These Private-Equity-Like Vehicles Are Complicated. Here’s What You Need to Know. (Barron’s)
  5. Warren Buffett Buys Bank of America Stock as Others Hedge. Who’s Right? (Barron’s)
  6. Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Acquire TikTok (Barron’s)
  7. How to Invest in China’s Consumer Comeback (Barron’s)
  8. AT&T Director Stephen Luczo Buys Big Block of Stock (Barron’s)
  9. Why Brazil’s Stock Market Struggles to Rebound (Barron’s)
  10. Thinking For Oneself (Farnam Street)
  11. Berkshire Hathaway’s Great Transformation (Rational Walk)
  12. China Tries Its Favorite Economic Cure: More Construction (New York Times)
  13. What Bill Gates and Warren Buffett talk about during COVID-19 (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Advance in Race for Covid-19 Protection (Bloomberg)
  15. Elon Musk says ‘China rocks’ while U.S. is full of ‘complacency and entitlement’ (CNBC)
  16. A Wall Street chief strategist breaks down the 4-part ‘superfecta’ that will keep stocks soaring (Business Insider)
  17. Ford already bombarded with 150,000 reservations for upcoming SUV (Fox Business)
  18. Gilead Analysts Downplay Q2 Miss Amid Remdesivir’s COVID-19 Opportunity (Benzinga)
  19. Private-Equity Firms Discuss Bid for Kansas City Southern (Wall Street Journal)
  20. A Beloved Connecticut Getaway, Refreshed and Waiting for Summer (Wall Street Journal)