Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. US Government Stake in Intel Has Jumped 300% to $36 Billion (bloomberg)
  2. Why the party for Intel and other chip stocks could last a long time (marketwatch)
  3. Intel’s stock extends its spectacular run by posting its best day in nearly four decades (marketwatch)
  4. Intel Plans Multi-Billion Dollar Bond Sale Tied to Apollo Deal (bloomberg)
  5. U.S. Energy Exports Hit Records as World Adjusts to a Closed Persian Gulf (wsj)
  6. Baker Hughes CEO Sees Upstream Oil and Gas Investment Picking Up (bloomberg)
  7. April’s Consumer Sentiment Is the Lowest on Record (wsj)
  8. Forgotten no more: Generation X is driving beauty sales (cnbc)
  9. EV ownership at ‘tipping point’ in many parts of the world, experts say (ft)
  10. Justice Department Will End Probe of Jerome Powell, Opening Path for Kevin Warsh (wsj)
  11. Kevin Warsh Wants to Fix the Fed. Can He Realize His Ambitions? (barrons)
  12. Stanley Black & Decker approves $0.83 dividend and $500 million buyback plan (investing)
  13. QXO Continues to Tumble Following TopBuild Deal (barrons)
  14. Hollywood Writers Approve Four-Year Deal With Studios (wsj)
  15. Hormel Foods completes sale of whole-bird turkey business to LSI (investing)