Be in the know. 25 key reads for Monday…

  1. Bank of America CEO Says Its Earnings Are Poised to ‘Substantially Increase’ as Rates Rise (Barron’s)
  2. AstraZeneca Vaccine Found to Be Safe and 79% Effective in U.S. Trial (Barron’s)
  3. How to Play the Next Space Race (Barron’s)
  4. Value Could Outpace Growth for Years. Here’s How. (Barron’s)
  5. These Stocks Are More of a Gamble Than an Investment — and the #1 Is a Reddit Favorite (Barron’s)
  6. Recast as ‘Stimmies,’ Federal Relief Checks Drive a Stock Buying Spree (New York Times)
  7. Canadian Pacific Railway to buy Kansas City Southern for $25 billion (CNBC)
  8. Summers Sees ‘Least Responsible’ Fiscal Policy in 40 Years (Bloomberg)
  9. Scion of Billionaire Family Hunts for Cheap Assets in Venezuela (Bloomberg)
  10. U.S. economy is ‘on the brink’ of a complete recovery, says Richmond Fed’s Barkin (CNBC)
  11. Israel Is a Vaccine Leader. Now Its Economy Is Improving. (Barron’s)
  12. GameStop Earnings Are Coming. Nobody Knows What to Expect. (Barron’s)
  13. Turkish lira and stocks slump after Erdogan fires central bank chief (MarketWatch)
  14. Blackstone’s Crown Deal Has Dice Loaded in Its Favor (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Stock Market Reshuffle Has Room to Run (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Stimulus Checks Have Left U.S. Households Ready to Spend (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Americans Are Ready to Travel. But Where Can They Go? (Wall Street Journal)
  18. CBS Looks for Growth Abroad—With David Hasselhoff’s Help (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Fed’s Reversal on Bank Capital Requirements Serves No Purpose (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Value stocks are so in favor they’ve become momentum stocks (MarketWatch)
  21. Opinion: Here’s the secret of how great companies get to the top of their game (MarketWatch)
  22. Fed may hike rates sooner than 2023: NABE (FoxBusiness)
  23. Investors inject almost $170bn into global stocks in 4 weeks (Financial Times)
  24. Saudis Launch Major Gulf Naval Drills To Protect Oil Facilities Against Terror Attacks (ZeroHedge)
  25. U.S. existing home sales drop sharply; prices surge (Reuters)