- SpaceX Speeding Astronauts to Space Station in Landmark Trip (Bloomberg)
- An Encouraging EIA Report (Futures Mag)
- Howard Marks: Get Used to Uncertainty (Institutional Investor)
- Powell says Fed ‘strongly committed’ to helping US economy (Financial Times)
- Under Pressure (The Reformed Broker)
- Latest memo from Howard Marks: Uncertainty II (OakTree)
- Lockdowns vs. the Vulnerable (Wall Street Journal)
- When Safety Proves Dangerous (Farnam Street)
- Top Value Managers Share Stock Ideas (Validea)
- Typical June Trading: Early Gains Tend to Fade After Mid-Month (Almanac Trader)
- Gordon Murray Says the Hotly Anticipated T.50 Will Be the Lightest Supercar Ever Made (Robb Report)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
- 2021 Dodge Challenger ACR Is Being Benchmarked Against the Viper: Report (The Drive)
- The Beige Book And The Pig Farmer (NPR Planet Money)
- “We are about to see the best economic data we’ve seen in the history of this country,” says a top former economic adviser to Obama. (POLITICO)
- How sugar can temporarily sabotage your immune system (CNET)
- Ryan Gosling’s ‘Wolfman’ Gears Up at Universal as Director Decision Nears (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
- A Giant Pension Bought Citigroup and CVS Stock. Here’s What It’s Selling. (Barron’s)
- Watch Musk, Leno Test Drive the Tesla Cybertruck (Popular Mechanics)
- Netflix comedy ‘Space Force’ shows real military branch’s struggle to be taken seriously (NBC News)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…
- How Fed Could Goose Economy via Yield-Curve Control (Bloomberg)
- JPMorgan provides 5 charts that suggest the stock market still has ‘plenty of room’ to rise from current levels (Business Insider)
- Ride the Travel Rebound With 7 Less Risky Stocks (Barron’s)
- Saudis transfer $40bn to back wealth fund’s spending spree (Financial Times)
- Disney World gets green light to reopen July 11 (CNBC)
- ‘Return-to-work’ bonuses of $450 a week, second stimulus checks: What’s being discussed in DC (CNBC)
- Trump’s China Response Leaves Room to De-Escalate Tensions (Bloomberg)
- The Really Big Stock Bull Case Says Fed Stimulus Doesn’t Go Away (Bloomberg)
- Texas Is Showing the World How to Reopen Cautiously (Bloomberg)
- Defense Stocks Lockheed, Northrop, L3Harris Just Below Buy Points In Coronavirus Market Rally (Investor’s Business Daily)
- How to Assess U.S. Threat to Delist Chinese Stocks (Barron’s)
- The Market’s Rally Could Linger for a Few Weeks. That Doesn’t Mean We’re in the Clear. (Barron’s)
- Casinos and Theme Parks Are Reopening This Summer. It Could Be Good News for Airlines. (Barron’s)
- 3 Airline Stocks That Can Benefit From a Pickup in Domestic Travel (Barron’s)
- Americans Are Getting Back on the Road. 3 Stocks to Buy. (Barron’s)
- Why the Stock Market Shrugged Off Escalating U.S.-China Tension This Week (Barron’s)
- U.S. oil futures up 88% in May, biggest monthly rise on record (MarketWatch)
- Plan to Save World’s Crops Lives in Norwegian Bunker (Wall Street Journal)
- William Lyon Built Homes in California and Survived Busts (Wall Street Journal)
- The Best James Bond Book for Summer—Especially This Summer (Wall Street Journal)
- Remote Work Could Spark Housing Boom in Suburbs, Smaller Cities (Wall Street Journal)
- Why is the U.S. stock market ignoring a brewing crisis in Hong Kong? (MarketWatch)
- Uneven Stock Recovery Divides Real-Estate Industry (Wall Street Journal)
- Elon Musk: “We Want to Be a Leader in Apocalypse Technology” (Futurism)
- Secretary Madeleine Albright — Optimism, the Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses (#437) (Tim Ferriss)
Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…
- Here’s what the Fed will do next, according to a Goldman Sachs economist (MarketWatch)
- BAE Systems Stock Should Be on Investors’ Radar. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
- The Market May Have Gotten Ahead of Itself. But Cyclicals Still Look Cheap. (Barron’s)
- Sales Challenges Prove that Luxury Carmakers Aren’t Covid-Immune (Barron’s)
- Tesla’s Elon Musk just scored this massive payday (Fox Business)
- The Dirty Secret of Asset Management: It’s Doing…Okay? (Institutional Investor)
- How investors learnt to love the rally in stocks (Financial Times)
- Alan Jackson is the latest country star to play outdoor drive-in concerts (USA Today)
- Scientists Question Study Linking Malaria Drugs to Covid Risks (Bloomberg)
- Americans Have Stopped Thinking the Economy Is Getting Worse (Bloomberg)
- Sweden’s Economy Grew Last Quarter, Adding to Covid-19 Debate (Bloomberg)
- Mnuchin’s $29 Billion Loan Fund Untapped as Airlines Eye Rebound (Bloomberg)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…
- Boeing Restarts 737 Max Production As Massive Job Cuts Detailed (Investor’s Business Daily)
- The Dua Lipa “Did a full 180” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
- Vacation rentals around the world have jumped 127% since early April in a sign that people are slowly starting to travel again (Business Insider)
- Why Ackman Sold His Berkshire Hathaway Stake (Barron’s)
- Regal Owner Cineworld to Reopen Cinemas in July. That’s Not The Only Reason The Stock Is Soaring. (Barron’s)
- Battered Delta Stock Could Take Off. Here’s How to Play It. (Barron’s)
- Papa John’s second record sales month sends stocks soaring (New York Post)
- Apple Lands Martin Scorsese Movie Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro (Wall Street Journal)
- Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter fact-checking Trump: Companies shouldn’t serve as ‘arbiter of truth’ (USA Today)
- Roche Partners With Gilead in Covid Trial of Drug Combination (Bloomberg)
- Jamie Dimon Captures the Stock Market Moment (Bloomberg)
- With M&A Dead, Wall Street Bankers Keep Busy With Stock Sales (Bloomberg)
- Jobless claims rise over 2 million again but data offer glimmer of hope (MarketWatch)
- Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says U.S. economy starting to ‘come out of the hole’ (CNBC)
- Dollar General (DG) Tops Q1 EPS by 86c, Same-Store Sales Increased 21.7% (Street Insider)
- Toll Brothers (TOL) Tops Q2 EPS by 11c (Street Insider)
- 4 Dow Stocks to Buy Now That Have Lagged the Huge Rally (24/7 Wall Street)
- Ex-White House adviser Gary Cohn: Congress must act to help US recovery (Fox Business)
- Zuckerberg and Dorsey clash as Trump order looms (Financial Times)
- Hedge Funds Said One Thing. Their Portfolios Show Another. (Institutional Investor)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…
- 33 Stocks That Will See Strong Earnings Growth This Quarter (Barron’s)
- European stocks climb as investors eye bigger-than-expected EU stimulus plan (MarketWatch)
- Burger King debuts giant crowns to encourage social distancing (New York Post)
- Why Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Stock Are Buys Right Now (Barron’s)
- Fed should lift caps to buy as much corporate bond ETFs as it wants, says BofA (MarketWatch)
- 13 Deeply Discounted Dividend Stocks to Play in a Recovery (Barron’s)
- 15 Cheap Stocks Growing Fast Enough to Avoid Value Trap (Barron’s)
- Europe Is Subsidizing Millions of Paychecks. Companies Want to Keep It That Way, for Now. (Wall Street Journal)
- Distressed Real Estate Market Beckons Opportunistic Buyers (New York Times)
- KFC tests a new chicken sandwich (USA Today)
- Mortgage demand from homebuyers shows strong and unexpectedly quick recovery (CNBC)
- Jay Leno: What it’s like to drive the Tesla Cybertruck—from ‘instant acceleration’ to how the interior feels (CNBC)
- A top Trump economic adviser says the White House is considering offering ‘back to work’ cash bonuses for unemployed Americans ) (Business Insider)
- Cuomo to press Trump on reviving U.S. economy with roads, bridges in White House meeting (Reuters)
- Ross to Bartiromo: Trump mulling ‘menu’ of action against China over Hong Kong (Fox Business)
- Top-rated companies raise $1tn to fill ‘war chests’ (Financial Times)
- Boeing and Airbus Study How Coronavirus Behaves During Air Travel Wall Street Journal)
- This is the time for active managers to shine, Goldman notes. How — and what — are they doing? (MarketWatch)
- Airline stocks soared as much as 16% Tuesday — here are Wall Street’s favorites (MarketWatch)
- Gilead Sciences Stock Is Moving Back Into Favor (MarketWatch)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…
- Wall Street’s 6 Favorite Defense Stocks for Memorial Day (Barron’s)
- Small caps outperform after recessions, so ‘you have history on your side,’ money manager says (CNBC)
- Global Stocks Rally on Recovery Hopes and Vaccine News (Barron’s)
- Mike Tyson nears boxing return as another $20 million opportunity emerges (New Yoork Post)
- Classic Car Auctions Upended by Coronavirus (New York Times)
- Oil Gains on Optimism Market May Balance in Coming Weeks (Bloomberg)
- Six Flags’ stock surges after plan to reopen first theme park on June 5 (MarketWatch)
- What Hedge Funds Own – and What It Says About the Market (Barron’s)
- Stanley Ho, ‘King of Gambling’ Who Built Macau, Dies at 98 (Bloomberg)
- Square’s Co-Founder: A Recession Is a Great Time to Start a Company (Wall Street Journal)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Memorial Day…
- James Bond’s Car Comes to Life With Oil-Slick Sprayer, but No Ejector Seat (New York Times)
- NYSE’s Floor to Reopen With Masks, Waivers and Handshake Ban Wall Street Journal)
- Cyclical Stocks Are Staging Comeback (Wall Street Journal)
- The Secret to Searing a Bistro-Quality Steak (Wall Street Journal)
- As Passengers Disappeared, Airlines Filled Planes With Cargo (New York Times)
- Global Oil Demand Has Yet to Peak, Energy Watchdog Predicts (Bloomberg)
- Germany’s Ifo Index rises above forecasts in May (MarketWatch)
- Covid-19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days: Singapore Study (Bloomberg)
- China warns audit plans will drive companies from US exchanges (Financial Times)
- ‘Never waste a crisis’: inside Saudi Arabia’s shopping spree (Financial Times)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…
- Election-Year June: Candidate Clarity Boosts Performance (Almanac Trader)
- Disneyland to feature ‘modified’ experience for guests upon reopening amid pandemic (OAN)
- Triumph Celebrates James Bond With Special Edition Scrambler 1200 (Maxim)
- Southeastern: The Exceptional Opportunity in Small-Cap Value (Advisor Perspectives)
- Stocks Are Up But The Economy’s Down (NPR Planet Money)
- The Coronavirus Vaccine Is on Track to Be the Fastest Ever Developed (The New Yorker)
- Gut Microbes May Be Key to Solving Food Allergies (Scientific American)
- The Billionaire, an African Mine and a Spy Network (Bloomberg)
- The Sprint to Raise a $1.75 Billion Credit Fund During a ‘Maelstrom’ (InstitutionalInvestor)
- The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week (BusinessInsider)
Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…
- Fauci warns overextending coronavirus lockdowns could cause ‘irreparable damage’ (New York Post)
- Two Stocks Nelson Peltz May Be Buying Now (Barron’s)
- China stands by pledge to implement US trade deal despite tensions (New York Post)
- ‘My Head Is About to Explode’: Virus Jargon Is Schooling Traders (Bloomberg)
- Scientists Say That Yes, You Can Have Fun This Summer. Just Do It Outside (Bloomberg)
- Alibaba sees China retail volume growing near pre-pandemic level (MarketWatch)
- China’s Hard Line on Hong Kong Could Mean Big Changes for Investors (Barron’s)
- Lockdowns Are Costing Us. It’s Time to Be Smart. (Barron’s)
- Clorox and Netflix Shares Have Prospered in the Pandemic. But the Risk Is Rising. (Barron’s)
- Hospitals Are Rationing Remdesivir (Wall Street Journal)
- Nevada Aims to Reopen Casinos June 4 (Wall Street Journal)
- U.S. Rig Count Collapse Continues Despite Soaring Oil Prices (OilPrice)
- Cooped-up Americans race to book vacations in reopened states (Financial Times)
- The fall and rise of Pierre Andurand, oil’s comeback kid (Financial Times)
- Spain’s Soccer League to Resume June 8 After Halt for Virus (Bloomberg)
- Why Delisting Chinese Firms Has Gained Traction in Washington (Bloomberg)
- Why the U.S. Has Shunned Negative Interest Rates (Bloomberg)
- ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry added these 5 new stocks to his portfolio in the first quarter (Business Insider)
- Trump administration warms up to sending out more virus relief money (CNBC)
- NHL Players’ Association approves going forward with 24-team playoff talks (CNBC)
- Gilead’s remdesivir improves time to recovery for COVID-19 patients in peer-reviewed results, NIAID says (MarketWatch)
- Kevin Hart — Life Lessons from a Comedic Powerhouse (#435) (Tim Ferriss)
- Three things you can’t do in this world (The Reformed Broker)
- Bill Miller’s Takeaways From Recent Market Volatility (YouTube)
- Dazed and Confused (CompoundAdvisors)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…
- Disney Eyes Key Step To Reopen Florida Parks As Rival Gets OK (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Deere Crushed Earnings Estimates. Its Stock Is Flying. (Barron’s)
- Scoring tickets to NYC drive-in movies is now a competitive sport (New York Post)
- Americans use their stimulus checks to splurge at Walmart, Target and Best Buy (New York Post)
- Rise of S.U.V.s: Leaving Cars in Their Dust, With No Signs of Slowing (New York Times)
- U.S.-China tensions are flaring on a new front: the financial markets (CNBC)
- Why one strategist says these hard-hit stocks will rebound — even if there’s a second wave to the pandemic (MarketWatch)
- States reopen after coronavirus lockdowns: More beaches, casinos open ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend (MarketWatch)
- Opinion: As the economy reopens, these three indicators will show the strength of the recovery (MarketWatch)
- A Few Big Stocks Are Driving Market Gains. That’s an Opportunity. (Barron’s)
- Western Digital Stock Has Fallen Far Enough. ‘Risks Are to the Upside.’ (Barron’s)
- Why one analyst thinks now is the time to buy cruise stocks (Yahoo! Finance)
- 10 Forces Driving the Stock Market Gains and the Economic Recovery (24/7 Wall Street)
- Elon Musk Is the Hero America Deserves (Bloomberg)
- China vows to push ahead with ‘phase one’ US trade deal amid renewed tensions (CNBC)
- BANK OF AMERICA: Stocks haven’t been this attractive relative to bonds in 70 years, suggesting further gains are coming (Business Insider)
- Fauci Calls Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate ‘Quite Promising’ (Benzinga)
- Royal Caribbean hopes to resume cruises as soon as August, but the CEO says only if it’s safe (CNBC)
- Michael Burry Could Profit on Selloff Bets (Yahoo! Finance)
- China promises more spending to help revive economy, won’t set growth target (MarketWatch)