Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Global Stocks Rise as Governments and Central Banks Pour on Stimulus (Barron’s)
  2. In the Hunt for Cash, Here Are 5 Companies With Plenty of It (Barron’s)
  3. Gilead upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Sandler (TheFly)
  4. Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition (New York Times)
  5. Will ‘Helicopter Money’ and the ‘Big Bazooka’ Help Rescue Europe? (New York Times)
  6. Experts recommend these stocks to buy during coronavirus outbreak (New York Post)
  7. Divided G20 faces pressure to lead global response to coronavirus (Reuters)
  8. Republicans work to cut withdrawal penalty from savings accounts (Fox Business)
  9. This big bank to offer mortgage relief (Fox Business)
  10. Ventilator manufacturer works to ease shortage (USA Today)
  11. Ray Dalio: Damage From Coronavirus Will Be ‘Much Greater’ Than Reported (Institutional Investor)
  12. J.P. Morgan strategist says markets are about to get calmer, if not better (MarketWatch)
  13. Market action a century ago suggests worst could be over for stocks (MarketWatch)
  14. Carl Icahn Shows New 14.86% Stake in Delek US Holdings (DK), Pushes for CVI (CVI) Merger (Street Insider)
  15. Fed buying more this week than biggest week during the financial crisis – CNBC’s Liesman (Street Insider)
  16. The Spanish Flu – Coo coo ca choo – Stock Market (and sentiment results)… (ZeroHedge)
  17. Another Exxon Mobil Executive Makes a $1 Million Stock Buy (Barron’s)
  18. Health Crisis Could Give Cigarette Makers a Break (Wall Street Journal)
  19. 5 Bottom-Fishing Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks (24/7 Wall Street)
  20. Mnuchin and Pelosi Are Most Pivotal Duo in Virus-Hit Capital (Bloomberg)