Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. More Stocks Are Participating in Rally, an Encouraging Sign for Bull Market (Wall Street Journal)
  2. S&P 500, Dow set to ease from record levels; Coca-Cola rises on results (Reuters)
  3. Nearly half of Americans are too nervous to invest in stocks right now, new survey shows (Business Insider)
  4. John Hempton on What It’s Like To Short Right Now (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  5. Why did the Fed print so much money? Thomas Hayes on valuations, and best stock sectors (KITCO)
  6. Feel the Earth. The Energy Report 04/19/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  7. Here’s a technical analyst’s explanation of the short squeeze driving bonds (MarketWatch)
  8. Consumer Staples Stocks Had a Rough Year. We Found 3 Potential Winners. (Barron’s)
  9. Economic Growth Is Set to Surge. Hiring Might Not Keep Up. (Wall Street Journal)
  10. BP Wants to Stop Burning Off Gas in America’s Top Oil Field (Wall Street Journal)
  11. The New York Power Lunch Is Back, With New Rules (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Employers are chasing candidates amid worker shortages (USA Today)
  13. Tesla Runs on Faith, Exxon Runs on Discipline. Only One Is Right (Bloomberg)
  14. Fauci expects J&J COVID-19 vaccines to be back in use by Friday (MarketWatch)
  15. Coca-Cola beats on earnings, says demand in March hit pre-Covid levels (CNBC)
  16. Stocks are booming higher, but traders are having a harder time making money (CNBC)
  17. Investors should be ‘aggressively buying’ if stock market has pullback: Investment strategist (Fox Business)
  18. Citigroup to ramp up Chinese investment banking plan – source (streetinsider)
  19. Biogen (BIIB) Has Best Risk/Reward Over Next Couple of Years – Jefferies (streetinsider)
  20. CVS to offer three over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for use at home (Yahoo! Finance)