Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Value Managers Fight Back (Institutional Investor)
  2. Southwest says bookings outpace cancellations in May (Reuters)
  3. 4 Energy Stocks to Buy Now as Massive Oil Rally Continues (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. TikTok nabs Disney’s streaming boss to be its new CEO (CNBC)
  5. Some signs children may not transmit COVID-19, two UK epidemiologists say (Reuters)
  6. The U.S. Space Force Is Starting to Launch Rockets. These Stocks Should Benefit. (Barron’s)
  7. Regions Financial funds 37,000 PPP loans totaling $4.7B (TheFly)
  8. Walmart earnings soar as e-commerce sales jump, shoppers flock to stores (CNBC)
  9. Home Depot (HD) Misses Q1 EPS by 18c, Revenues Beat; Suspending FY20 Guidance, ‘Sales Were Strong at End of 1Q’ (StreetInsider)
  10. JPMorgan hands out $30 billion in loans to small businesses: memo (StreetInsider)
  11. U.S. housing starts drop more than expected (Reuters)
  12. Kohl’s online sales surge amid lockdown, reopens about half of its stores (StreetInsider)
  13. 47% of people will visit restaurants ‘as soon as they reopen:’ Piper Sandler (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows (Bloomberg)
  15. Loaded With Cash, Real Estate Buyers Wait for Sellers to Crack (Bloomberg)
  16. Kudlow to Bartiromo: Why Beijing won’t sell US debt despite coronavirus feud (FoxBusiness)
  17. 3 factors why this economic bounceback won’t mirror 2008: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (FoxBusiness)
  18. Olive Garden parent plans to reopen more than 65% of dining rooms by end of May (CNBC)
  19. Liability protections are top GOP priority in next coronavirus bill, McCarthy says (CNBC)
  20. The Auto Market Is Improving Faster Than Expected (Barron’s)
  21. President Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine (Reuters)
  22. Fed Chair Powell’s Comments Spark Rally in Bank Stocks Barron’s)