Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Nokia Earnings Were Surprisingly Good. The Stock Is Soaring. (Barron’s)
  2. 25 Undervalued Stocks with Earnings Set to Beat Pre-Covid Levels (Barron’s)
  3. Amazon Is Likely to Post Blowout Profits. The Question Is What Follows. (Barron’s)
  4. Oil aims for 3-day win streak on demand optimism (MarketWatch)
  5. Texas Instruments Weighs In on the Chip Shortage—and Creates Confusion (Barron’s)
  6. Treasury yields come off highs as Fed’s Powell pushes back on taper speculation (MarketWatch)
  7. Apple Couldn’t Dodge Chip Pain Forever (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Google Springs Forward (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Northrop Grumman (NOC) Tops Q1 EPS by $1.09; Raises Guidance (streetinsider)
  10. Optimistic Breakout. The Energy Report 04/29/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  11. Shell (RDS) Gains on Raised Dividend and Q1 Beat, Analyst Says ‘Earnings Power Intact’ (streetinsider)
  12. Fed Chair Powell In Response To GameStop, Dogecoin Mania Says He Sees ‘Froth In Equity Markets’ (Benzinga)
  13. McDonald’s revenue tops pre-pandemic levels, fueled by the strong U.S. recovery (CNBC)
  14. Chip shortages for iPads and Macs may cool Apple’s hot streak (CNBC)
  15. These two stocks unloved by analysts may be worth a second look (CNBC)
  16. CDC to cruise industry: Sailing could restart in mid-July (USA Today)
  17. U.S. Recovery Gains Steam as Spending Fuels 6.4% GDP Growth (Bloomberg)
  18. Verizon Explores Sale of Media Assets, Including Parts of Yahoo and AOL (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Biden Proposal Would Close Longtime Real-Estate Tax Loophole (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Private Equity and Hedge Funds, Facing a New Tax Burden, Prepare Their Defense (Wall Street Journal)