Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Apple sales, profits exceed expectations as Chinese market brightens (New York Post)
  2. The number of oil rigs in operation worldwide plunged in April, falling 22%. (Rig Count BH)
  3. ‘Burn. It. The. F#&!. Down.’ (Institutional Investor)
  4. Gilead says it can produce ‘several million’ rounds of remdesivir coronavirus treatments next year (CNBC)
  5. The U.S. Strategizes to Stabilize Oil Prices (Barron’s)
  6. Why It’s Time to Pick Winning Stocks (Barron’s)
  7. AbbVie tops earnings estimates, sticks with 2020 guidance (MarketWatch)
  8. Oil-Tanker Rates Crash as OPEC+ Cuts Near (Bloomberg)
  9. Oil traders turn to salt caves and train cars in storage crisis (Financial Times)
  10. Taco Bell Unveils At-Home Taco Kit Ahead Of Cinco De Mayo (Benzinga)
  11. Hard-hit energy companies’ bonds rise after Fed expands loan program (Yahoo! Finance)
  12. AstraZeneca and Oxford university agree deal to develop virus vaccine (Financial Times)
  13. Bill Gates thinks there are eight to 10 promising coronavirus vaccine candidates and one could be ready in as little as nine months. Business Insider)
  14. Get out! Populous cities lose appeal amid COVID (USA Today)
  15. Boeing borrows $25 billion instead of pursuing federal bailout amid coronavirus, 737 Max crises (USA Today)