Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. Tech Companies Just Reported Earnings. What to Know. (Barron’s)
  2. Facebook Stock Slips After Earnings. They Were Good but the Outlook Isn’t Rosy. (Barron’s)
  3. Alphabet Sales Growth Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level. The Stock Is Soaring. (Barron’s)
  4. Stocks Fell on Covid Fears. Treasury Yields Didn’t Follow Along. (Barron’s)
  5. How to Use the Election to Buy Stocks at a Bargain Price (Barron’s)
  6. After the Election, Managed-Care Stocks Tend to Rise. Anthem Is a Good Candidate for a Run. (Barron’s)
  7. U.S., China Friction Will Persist After the Election. Here’s What Investors Should Expect. (Barron’s)
  8. Here are 5 quality ‘election-proof’ stocks with upside potential, analyst says (MarketWatch)
  9. GDP Growth Was Massive. (Barron’s)
  10. Exxon to Slash U.S. Workforce (Barron’s)
  11. Apple iPhone Delay Hurt China Sales, Leaving a Lot Riding on 5G (Bloomberg)
  12. Megacap Tech Disappoints Market Where Nothing’s Good Enough (Bloomberg)
  13. At least until the pandemic, the president’s unconventional policy got unprecedented results. (Bloomberg)
  14. Dr. Paul Marik: Ivermectin Works and Should be Accepted for Large Observational Studies (TrialSiteNews)
  15. Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway. (New York Times)
  16. In Battleground Pennsylvania, Fracking and Renewables Compete to Be the Future of Energy (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Shell Tries to Woo Investors With Dividend Raise, Promise of Future Payouts (Wall Street Journal)