Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. A Tiff A Tariff. The Energy Report (Phil Flynn)
  2. The Tiny Bank That Got Pandemic Aid to 100,000 Small Businesses New York Times)
  3. ‘Welcome to the age of copper’: Why the coronavirus pandemic could spark a red metal rally (CNBC)
  4. Low Expectations for Tomorrow: Bank Dividends in Peril With Crisis Veterans Warning of Trouble (Bloomberg)
  5. Mnuchin Says U.S. May Emerge From Recession by End of Year (Bloomberg)
  6. Sweden’s Covid Expert Says ‘World Went Mad’ With Lockdowns (Bloomberg)
  7. The US could slam tariffs on $3.1 billion of European goods, with products like olives, beer, gin, and planes on the list. (Business Insider)
  8. Hospitals must disclose actual prices for tests and procedures, court rules (MarketWatch)
  9. Dell Explores Spinoff of $50 Billion Stake in VMware (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Global Economy Shows Signs of Pulling Out of Its Slump (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Treasury Dept. May Consider Extending Tax Filing Deadline a Second Time (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The Coronavirus Savings Glut (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Housing Market’s Green Shoots (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Property Owner Simon Sees Buying Tenants as a Way to Boost Malls (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Walt Disney (DIS) PT Raised to $135 at Morgan Stanley as the Firm Envisions ESPN DTC Product (Street Insider)
  16. China has picked up its ‘game’ on trade with U.S., Trump adviser says (Reuters)
  17. The housing market rebound continues (Yahoo! Finance)
  18. Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman, (Capital Allocators)
  19. Record number of US companies seek relief on loan terms (Financial Times)
  20. Barron’s on MarketWatch: Japan discovers the problem with yield-curve control — that it works too well (MarketWatch)