Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Warren Buffett will discuss stocks, deals, and the pandemic at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday. Here are 18 questions he might answer. (Business Insider)
  2. EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint (CNBC)
  3. Goldman Sachs Sees $80 Oil This Year: 4 Conviction List Energy Stocks to Buy Now (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. AstraZeneca Reveals Covid-19 Vaccine Sales. That Isn’t Why the Stock Is Rising. (Barron’s)
  5. It May Be Time to Check In to InterContinental Stock (Barron’s)
  6. Why It’s Great News That Cyclical Stocks Are Selling Off on Earnings (Barron’s)
  7. SPACs Switch Their Ticker Symbols—and Shares Climb. What’s Really Going On. (Barron’s)
  8. What Ails Gilead’s Sales (Barron’s)
  9. Apple’s Spectacular Earnings Aren’t Lifting the Stock. The Worry Is Growth. (Barron’s)
  10. Kraft-Heinz thrives as pandemic spurs home dining (New York Post)
  11. Cyclical Stocks Are Selling Off on Earnings. Why That’s Great News. (Barron’s)
  12. Apple v. Epic: What to expect from a trial that could change antitrust law and the mobile-app ecosystem (MarketWatch)
  13. Oil’s Rebound Greases the Way for Energy Giants’ Green Pitch (Wall Street Journal)
  14. U.S. fast-food chains cash in, seize market share during pandemic (Reuters)
  15. 5 Best Chinese Stocks To Buy And Watch Now (IBD)
  16. Amazon Continues To Outpace Google, Facebook On Ad-Revenue Growth: What You Need To Know (Benzinga)
  17. Cobalt price jump underscores reliance on metal for electric vehicle batteries (Financial Times)
  18. Exxon and Chevron surge back to profit (Financial Times)
  19. Colgate-Palmolive stock gains after profit, sales top expectations (Yahoo! Finance)
  20. Warren Buffett generates half of his dividend income from these stocks: Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola (USA Today)