Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Guy Fieri raised $20 million for restaurant workers amid pandemic (New York Post)
  2. Battered Builder Stocks Could Be Hot Properties Again (Barron’s)
  3. A Stock to Bet on a Recovery in Gambling (Barron’s)
  4. 9 Value Stocks Investors Are Buying While Buffett Waits (Barron’s)
  5. Walmart and other superstores continue coronavirus-fueled hiring spree (New York Post)
  6. Mad Dash for Small-Business Loans Slows Down to Glacial Pace (Bloomberg)
  7. When United Pawned Old Jets, Bond Traders Sent a Stark Warning (Bloomberg)
  8. Fresh Coronavirus Wave Won’t Require Shutdown, White House Says (Bloomberg)
  9. ‘Survival Mode’: How Billionaire Bosses Tackle the Pandemic (Bloomberg)
  10. Bain Capital makes $1bn bet on Japan’s nursing homes (Financial Times)
  11. ‘We’ve seen the lows in March’ for stocks, says man who called Dow 20,000 in 2015, ‘and we will never see those lows again’ (MarketWatch)
  12. New study claims vitamin D deficiency may impact coronavirus mortality rates (MarketWatch)
  13. Royal Caribbean’s stock rallies after COVID-19-related business and liquidity update (MarketWatch)
  14. Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Working on the Tesla Assembly Line Today (Futurism)
  15. Leading Cause of Death in U.S.? Hint: It Isn’t Covid-19 (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Rolls-Royce Cullinan: A Bid for Rich Millennial Buyers (Wall Street Journal)
  17. If Charlie Munger Didn’t Quit When He Was Divorced, Broke, and Burying His 9 Year Old Son, You Have No Excuse (joshuakennon)
  18. Ariel Investments Chairman John Rogers: We’re buying stocks, ‘leaning in looking for opportunities’ (Yahoo! Finance)
  19. An Apology for Small-Cap Value (Verdad)
  20. Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Transcript 2020 (Rev)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. Global Equities Hold Gains as Jobs Figures Land (Barron’s)
  2. Why China’s Tech Stocks Are Rallying (Barron’s)
  3. Insurance Stocks Are Cheap. Lincoln Could Double, J.P. Morgan Says. (Barron’s)
  4. Norwegian Cruise Line CEO: ‘We expect to sail sometime in 2020’ (CNBC)
  5. Hertz Seeks Lender Leniency or Faces Bankruptcy Within Weeks (Bloomberg)
  6. Turning Oil Wells Back on Is Trickier Than Shutting Them Off (Bloomberg)
  7. ‘Who am I to be bold?’: Warren Buffett’s lack of stock purchases worries billionaire investor Leon Cooperman (Business Insider)
  8. The Defense Haven Isn’t Overcrowded Yet (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) says booked position for 2021 within historical ranges (Street Insider)
  10. What Americans Will Do With Their 11-Year-Old Cars (24/7 Wall Street)
  11. Top U.S., China trade officials agree to strengthen cooperation (Reuters)
  12. A Disney resort will partially reopen in America surprisingly soon (Fox Business)
  13. Michigan governor says auto plants can reopen Monday (MarketWatch)
  14. Chess Is the New King of the Pandemic (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Liberty Global, Telefonica to Combine U.K. Units, Creating $39 Billion Giant (Wall Street Journal)
  16. China’s Auto Market Rumbles Back to Growth (Wall Street Journal)
  17. ViacomCBS Shares Rise on Earnings Beat, Despite Slumping Revenue (Wall Street Journal)