Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. OPEC+ debates biggest ever cut as virus destroys oil demand (Reuters)
  2. Trump to host Big Oil execs at White House to discuss market slump (Reuters)
  3. Marseille’s maverick chloroquine doctor becomes pandemic rock star (Financial Times)
  4. Best guesses on when corona cases will peak and when lockdowns can end (New York Post)
  5. Adam Sandler sings uplifting ‘Quarantine Song’ on Jimmy Fallon’s show (New York Post)
  6. Opinion: ‘Quiet’ Warren Buffett has three ways to win in this market (MarketWatch)
  7. Oil jumps another 12% a day after its best day on record (CNBC)
  8. OPEC and allies reportedly set for video meeting as analysts pour skepticism on Trump’s intervention (CNBC)
  9. US payrolls plunge 701,000 in March amid the start of a job market collapse (CNBC)
  10. Key 2008 Financial Crisis Players Are Back for Coronavirus (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19 (Medium)
  2. OPEC, U.S. Shale Producers Open Talks Amid Oil Rout (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Washington Needs to Act (Barron’s)
  4. Fed Going All In to Save Economy. Here’s What Could Come Next (Bloomberg)
  5. Coronavirus-Triggered Downturn Could Cost 5 Million U.S. Jobs (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’ (New York Times)
  7. Doug Ramsey’s Best Case for Stocks and Other Views of the Future (Bloomberg)
  8. Google Coronavirus Website Launches (Bloomberg)
  9. Bond-Market Strains Keep Traders on Edge (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers Dies at 81 (Bloomberg)
  11. Big Banks Are Getting a Real-Life Stress Test (Barron’s)
  12. Read Our Free Coronavirus Coverage Here (Bloomberg)
  13. Bank stocks are ‘very cheap,’ traders say — here’s where they see signs of stabilization (CNBC)
  14. The Coronavirus’s $4 Trillion Hit to US Corporations (Bridgewater – Greg Jensen)
  15. What the Fed Could Do Next to Try to Prevent an Economic Unraveling (New York Times)
  16. Germany to raise €356bn in new borrowing to fight coronavirus (Financial Times)
  17. Wall Street takes late tumble as US shutdown widens (Financial Times)
  18. Warren Buffett discussed coronavirus, Coca-Cola, and past market crashes in a recent interview. Here are his 12 best quotes. (Business Insider)
  19. Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Wells Fargo asks Fed to lift cap on growth to support customers: FT (Reuters)

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Monday…

  1. 18 Stocks to Buy Amid the Coronavirus Carnage, According to Barron’s Roundtable Experts (Barron’s)
  2. 8 Big Banks Are Halting Buybacks to Brace for More Virus Fallout (Barron’s)
  3. Fed Cuts Rates to Zero as Financial-Crisis Tools Return (Barron’s)
  4. Buffett’s Massive Cash Stash Makes Berkshire a Safe Port in the Storm (Barron’s)
  5. How Coronavirus Remade American Life in One Weekend (Wall Street Journal)
  6. The Fed and Friends: What Central Banks Did in Past 24 Hours (Bloomberg)
  7. Regeneron, Sanofi to evaluate Kevzara in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 (MarketWatch)
  8. Coronavirus vaccine clinical trial begins (Fox Business)
  9. Peter Navarro: Faced with coronavirus pandemic, Congress should pass Trump’s $800 billion payroll tax cut (Fox Business)
  10. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Roundtable Picks, Airline And Oil Stocks, And More (Benzinga)
  11. Carl Icahn Says Some Stocks Are Being ‘Given Away’ (Benzinga)
  12. Can Risk Parity Funds Hang in There? (Institutional Investor)
  13. Thinking About Airline Stocks? This Is How Air Travel Is Recovering in China. (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Secretary of the Treasury – Steven T Mnuchin – discusses federal coronavirus response (ValueWalk)
  2. Italians are singing songs from their windows to boost morale during coronavirus lockdown (CNBC)
  3. National Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 Helps Oil & Gas, To Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. MiB: Cristiano Amon, President of Qualcomm on 5G (Bloomberg)
  5. Friday 13th, DJIA Attempting to Recover & End Losing Friday Streak (Almanac Trader)
  6. Coronavirus Drug Update: The Latest Info On Pharmaceutical Treatments And Vaccines ()
  7. The Big Bet of 10-year Breakevens at 0.94% (E-piphany)
  8. Why Soap Is Such An Effective Killer Of The Coronavirus (digg)
  9. McLaren Elva ‘M1A Theme’ Honors Retro Grand Prix Winner (Maxim)
  10. 7 Energy Stocks to Buy on the Dip (U.S. News & World Report)
  11. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (AdvisorPerspectives)
  12. Warren Buffett: ‘I won’t be selling airline stocks’ (Yahoo! Finance)
  13. Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed? (Scientific American)
  14. House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency (Fox Business)
  15. Trump emerges as oil’s white knight after worst week since 2008 (Fox Business)
  16. These Common Household Products Can Destroy the Novel Coronavirus (Consumer Reports)
  17. Shopping for Stocks? Think Like a Lender. (Barron’s)
  18. Crown Prince’s Oil War Looms Over First Aramco Results Since IPO (Yahoo! Finance)
  19. Will The Fed’s $1.5 Trillion Emergency Stimulus Actually Help? (Benzinga)
  20. Where does the stock market go from here after the worst drop since 1987? Here’s what the analyst who called the 2018 rout says (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Trump to buy oil for strategic reserve to aid energy industry: ‘We’re going to fill it’ (CNBC)
  2. Gilead Pops After Coronavirus Drug Helps Cruise Ship Patients In Japan Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. Europe Pledges Billions in Economic Aid in Rare Sign of Unity (New York Times)
  4. Dow surges nearly 2,000 points after Trump declares coronavirus national emergency (New York Post)
  5. Trump Says He Supports Pelosi Virus Bill, Urges GOP to Vote Yes (Bloomberg)
  6. Trump Waives Student-Loan Interest, Stockpiles Oil in Virus Plan (Bloomberg)
  7. Esports Leagues Are Only Game in Town After NBA and NHL Go Dark (Bloomberg)
  8. Stocks Retrace 90% of Thursday’s Sell-Off With Trump Address Hitting Mark (Bloomberg)
  9. Cash-Rich Billionaire Hargreaves Jumps Back Into Market (Bloomberg)
  10. Trump called on Walmart, CVS, Target, and Walgreens to help slow the spread of the coronavirus as he declares a national emergency (Business Insider)
  11. Stocks Surge After Trump Promises Speedier Testing (New York Times)
  12. How Billie Eilish Rode Teenage Weirdness to Stardom (New York Times)
  13. Deadly viruses are no match for plain, old soap — here’s the science behind it (MarketWatch)
  14. 18 Stocks to Buy Amid the Coronavirus Carnage, According to Barron’s Roundtable Experts (Barron’s)
  15. China’s coronavirus epicenter reports just five cases (Reuters)
  16. Here’s everything you need to know about 5G (CNN)
  17. Google, Walmart join U.S. effort to speed up coronavirus testing (Reuters)
  18. 7 Stocks That Could Ride Out the Turmoil in Energy Markets (Barron’s)
  19. The World Is One Big Carry Trade (Institutional Investor)
  20. Value investors: why are they so calm in a crisis? (Schroders)