Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. U.S. oil prices jump more than 8% as Saudi Arabia lifts prices, China crude imports climb (MarketWatch)
  2. The U.S. economy may already have clawed back 5 million jobs of the 20-million-plus positions eliminated during the pandemic (MarketWatch)
  3. Jobless Claims Drop,but Remain High (Barron’s)
  4. 10 Stocks for Right Now (Barron’s)
  5. Four-Legged City Dwellers Get Their Moment While Humans Are Stuck Inside (Wall Street Journal)
  6. One Car Maker That Will Emerge Stronger From the Pandemic (Barron’s)
  7. Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree. (New York Times)
  8. The Alarming Rise of Algorithms as Heroes of the Stock Recovery (Bloomberg)
  9. Mnuchin Spars With Guns N’ Roses Frontman Axl Rose on Twitter (Bloomberg)
  10. India Looks to Lure More Than 1,000 U.S. Companies Out of China (Bloomberg)
  11. Look Closely at Risk-Parity Funds’ Different Strategies (Barron’s)
  12. Germany to Reopen Most of Economy in Coming Weeks as Coronavirus Recedes (Wall Street Journal)
  13. New York Survey Yields New Insights Into Who’s Getting Infected With Covid-19 (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Wynn Resorts Details Coronavirus Damage (Wall Street Journal)
  15. A Stunt Driver Is Making Ford’s Unloved Fox-Body Mustang Cool Again (Bloomberg)
  16. John Malone Proves Market Wrong Again With Virgin Media Deal (Bloomberg)
  17. When will hospitals and doctors’ offices be open for normal business again? Experts weigh in (CNBC)
  18. Ulta to reopen 180 stores on Monday (MarketWatch)
  19. China trade data lifts futures ahead of jobless claims (Reuters)
  20. FDA approves coronavirus vaccine candidate for Phase 2 study (Fox Business)