Be in the know. 15 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Opinion: Insiders in these 2 market sectors are spending the most money to buy more of their company’s stock (MarketWatch)
  2. Banks’ trading bonanza just keeps going — markets units to see 20% revenue surge (fn london)
  3. Debt investors let borrowers go back to the future (Financial Times)
  4. Jim Cramer: A Zweig Wave Is One That’s Definitively Worth Surfing (TheStreet)
  5. U.K. approves use of life-saving coronavirus drug dexamethasone in ‘biggest breakthrough yet’ (MarketWatch)
  6. The Worst Is Over. Where to Find Promising Stocks. (Barron’s)
  7. U.S. home construction rebounds 4.3% in May (CNBC)
  8. ‘The dollar is going to fall very, very sharply,’ warns prominent Yale economist (MarketWatch)
  9. Moderna Is Racing Toward a Covid-19 Vaccine, but the Field Is Getting Crowded (Barron’s)
  10. Keep an eye on these infrastructure stocks, with possible $1 trillion Trump plan on deck: Traders (CNBC)
  11. Mortgage applications to buy a home surge to the highest in 11 years as rates hit a survey low (Business Insider)
  12. A Maserati Straight Out of a Vintage-Car Lover’s Dreams (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Investors Are Sitting on the Biggest Pile of Cash Ever (Wall Street Journal)
  14. If Inflation Is Coming, the Market Isn’t Ready (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Oil Demand Is Headed for Record Rebound in 2021 (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 35 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Retail Sales Surge as Shoppers Emerge From Lockdown (Barron’s)
  2. Steroid dexamethasone reduces deaths among patients with severe COVID-19: trial shows (Street Insider)
  3. 10-year Treasury yield climbs above 0.75% on recovery in U.S. retail sales and report of $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan (MarketWatch)
  4. European stocks rally on central bank action and U.S. data (MarketWatch)
  5. A portfolio of stocks being bought by mom-and-pop investors is trouncing Wall Street pros — here’s what they’re buying (MarketWatch)
  6. Oil prices rally as IEA report points to record appetite for crude next year (MarketWatch)
  7. ‘The dollar is going to fall very, very sharply,’ warns prominent Yale economist (MarketWatch)
  8. U.K. and EU Want a Quick Brexit. They Just Disagree on Everything Else. (Barron’s)
  9. Bluebird and Crispr Show Promise for Sickle-Cell Cures (Barron’s)
  10. 10 REITs With Strong Rent Collection and Lower Debt (Barron’s)
  11. Dividend Stocks Set to Benefit From the Search for Yield (Barron’s)
  12. Retail Traders Are Beating Hedge Funds (Barron’s)
  13. Fed Will Amass Corporate Bond Portfolio Using Index Approach Wall Street Journal)
  14. Airlines Are Losing Money. They Will Still Buy a Lot of Planes (Wall Street Journal)
  15. iRobot Cleans Up (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Apple price target raised to $400 from $310 at Cit (TheFly)
  17. BofA boosts Disney target to $146, sees ‘compelling’ entry point (TheFly)
  18. Lennar Corp. (LEN) Tops Q2 EPS by 51c, Offers Guidance (Street Insider)
  19. Major US airlines may ban passengers who don’t wear face masks (New York Post)
  20. Hedge fund coach claims ‘Billions’ trolling her by dressing character in favorite outfit (New York Post)
  21. Trump to Sign Executive Order on Policing (Wall Street Journal)
  22. Fannie, Freddie Tap Wall Street Banks to Advise on Recapitalization (Wall Street Journal)
  23. The coronavirus pandemic can’t stop Americans from buying pickups USA Today)
  24. BofA Survey Finds 78% of Investors See Market as ‘Overvalued’ (Bloomberg)
  25. Supply Chains of 2020 Needing Repair Now Are the Banks of 2008 (Bloomberg)
  26. Oil Rises Above $40 on U.S. Stimulus and Tighter Supplies (Bloomberg)
  27. Light, Fast, and Powerful, the Porsche 718 Also Runs Under $100,000 (Bloomberg)
  28. Ford unveils 2021 Mustang Mach 1 as new global ‘pinnacle’ of pony car lineup CNBC)
  29. 10 tech stocks left behind by the market’s furious rally (MarketWatch)
  30. Investors Approaching Retirement Face Painful Decisions (Wall Street Journal)
  31. Bank of Japan pledges $1tn in coronavirus loans (Financial Times)
  32. More Market Makers To Be Allowed Back On The NYSE Floor Wednesday (Benzinga)
  33. Tesla Says Model S Long Range Plus Finally Received 402 Miles Rating From EPA, Confirms $5,000 Price Cut (Benzinga)
  34. How Tiger Funds Navigated the Market Volatility (Institutional Investor)
  35. Fed’s Powell set to reiterate long U.S. economic recovery, call for more fiscal support (Reuters)

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Monday…

  1. How the Pandemic Has Changed What Home Buyers Want. (Barron’s)
  2. Goldman Says Mom-and-Pop’s Stock Picks Are Trouncing Wall Street (Bloomberg)
  3. Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry About Last Week’s Fall (Barron’s)
  4. Lilly Is Testing Its Arthritis Drug as a Coronavirus Treatment (Barron’s)
  5. Americans Are Driving Again. What That Means for Auto Stocks. (Barron’s)
  6. Get Ready for the ‘Mother of All Bidding-War Seasons’ (Barron’s)
  7. Hedge fund Elliott Management shifts to elephant hunting as fund size balloons (CNBC)
  8. Warren Buffett says this is ‘by far the best book on investing ever written’ (CNBC)
  9. A portfolio of stocks being bought by mom-and-pop investors is trouncing Wall Street pros — here’s what they’re buying (MarketWatch)
  10. China’s factory output perks up but consumers stay cautious (Reuters)
  11. Big money may soon be chasing the ‘Robinhood’ investor (Yahoo! Finance)
  12. Retail investors top Wall Street pros as stock market recovers from coronavirus selloff (Fox Business)
  13. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Chevron, Goldman Sachs, Progressive And More (Benzinga)
  14. AstraZeneca Strikes Deal With Four EU Countries Over 400M Coronavirus Vaccine Doses (Benzinga)
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  16. ByteDance Explores Partnership With Singapore’s Lee Business Family For Digital Banking License: Report (Benzinga)
  17. Morgan Stanley Economists Double Down on V-Shape Global Recovery (Bloomberg)
  18. Singapore to Ease Virus Curbs, Resume Most Activities Friday (Bloomberg)
  19. China a Bright Spot for U.S. in Gloomy Global Trade Picture (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Signs of a V-Shaped Early-Stage Economic Recovery Emerge (Wall Street Journal)
  21. Kudlow Urges Replacing Unemployment-Benefit Boost With Return-to-Work ‘Bonus’ (Wall Street Journal)
  22. ‘Billions’ Recap, Season 5, Episode 7: Axe Capital on Drugs, a Scandal and a Firing (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Drops Caution on Stocks, Says Buy the Dip (Bloomberg)
  2. Second Wave Fears Won’t Crush Oil Demand (Futures Mag)
  3. 2 Energy Stocks to Buy in June 2020 (Insider Monkey)
  4. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  5. Here’s Proof That the 2021 Ford Bronco Has a Seven-Speed Manual and Crawler Gear (The Drive)
  6. The Cost Of Contact Tracing (NPR)
  7. A Guy Named Craig May Soon Have Control Over a Large Swath of Utah (New Yorker)
  8. Two Investors Search The Globe For An Investment Edge (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  9. Joe Rogan Got Ripped Off by Spotify? (Marker)
  10. Why the Worst Is Over for Mortgage-Backed Securities, Maybe (Chief Invesment Officer)
  11. Fresh OPEC+ cuts point to crude and condensate supply deficits through 2021 (Oil & Gas Journal)
  12. Bond Moves Up (Variety)