Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. 3 Things to Watch for in the Fed Minutes Today (Barron’s)
  2. Could UWM Be The Next Target For Reddit Traders? (Benzinga)
  3. U.S. postpones ban on trading Chinese stocks with alleged military ties (CNBC)
  4. Retail Earnings Show There’s No Stopping the U.S. Consumer (Barron’s)
  5. Bitcoin Tumbles Below $40,000 After China Issues Crypto Warning (Barron’s)
  6. The Chip Shortage Could Be on Its Way Out (Barron’s)
  7. Fund managers making late cyclical push with tech demand at three-year lows, Bank of America survey finds (MarketWatch)
  8. U.S. Bank Stocks Shine as Investors Bet on an Economic Recovery (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Hertz, the Original Meme Stock, Rewards Its True Believers (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Daniel Boulud Launches New York City Restaurant Amid Covid-19 Recovery (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Ducatis Run in the Family (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Europe to welcome fully vaccinated travelers – it’s just not clear when (USA Today)
  13. Target sales jump 23% as exclusive brands, curbside pickup draw in shoppers (CNBC)
  14. Melvin Capital Closed Out All of Its Public Short Positions in the First Quarter (Institutional Investor)
  15. US telecoms decide focusing on pipes isn’t so dumb after all (Financial Times)
  16. Nvidia tries to stop its chips being used for crypto mining (Financial Times)
  17. Investors support Shell’s strategy for net-zero emissions despite backlash (Financial Times)
  18. Netflix (NFLX) Coverage Assumed at Jefferies at ‘Buy’, Seen as the ‘Premier, Must-Have OTT Service’ (Street Insider)
  19. JD.com (JD) Tops Q1 EPS by 3c, Revenue Beats (Street Insider)
  20. Baidu (BIDU) Tops Q1 EPS by 23c, Revenues Beat; Offers 2Q Revenues Outlook (Street Insider)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Amazon in talks to buy MGM for $9bn (Financial Times)
  2. Burry of ‘The Big Short’ has bet against Tesla: report (Fox Business)
  3. Investors bet on commercial real estate, undeterred by empty offices and hotel rooms (Fox Business)
  4. Brent crude hits $70 as traders bet on sustained revival in oil demand (Financial Times)
  5. Rolls-Royce courts investors for mini nuclear plants (Financial Times)
  6. Earnings up, multiples down: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Frank Sinatra’s historic homes: From NYC to Palm Desert (New York Post)
  8. ‘Succession’ Meets ‘90 Day Fiancé’ in WarnerMedia-Discovery Deal (New York Times)
  9. Foreign investors tiptoe into frontier markets in search of returns (Financial Times)
  10. Service sector activity surged at record pace in May, NY Fed survey finds (Reuters)
  11. U.S. housing starts drop sharply; building permits rise modestly (Reuters)
  12. Biggest Shorting Of Tech Stocks By Hedge Funds In 5 Years: Goldman Prime (ZeroHedge)
  13. Baidu (BIDU) Tops Q1 EPS by 23c, Revenues Beat; Offers 2Q Revenues Outlook (Street Insider)
  14. Fisker (FSR) Won’t Accept or Invest in Bitcoin (BTC) as It Is ‘Not Environmental-Friendly’ (Street Insider)
  15. Elliott Wants Duke Energy (DUK) to Split Into Three Regionally-Focused Utilities (StreetInsider)
  16. Walmart Raises Full-Year Guidance as Earnings Beat Expectations (Barron’s)
  17. SolarEdge Stock Is Beaten Down. Why It’s Not Out. (Barron’s)
  18. Home Depot’s Earnings Smash Forecasts (Barron’s)
  19. Glaxo Has Good News on Another Vaccine. It’s a Tougher Market Now. (Barron’s)
  20. Fund managers position for ‘boom expectations’ with tech demand at three-year lows, Bank of America survey finds (MarketWatch)
  21. Clarida says economy hasn’t made the progress needed for Fed to scale back asset purchases (MarketWatch)
  22. Fund Managers Say ‘Long Bitcoin’ Is the Most Crowded Trade in the World (Bloomberg)
  23. The Businessweek How-To Issue: 50+ Lessons From Really Smart People (Bloomberg)
  24. EU Suspends Plans to Raise Tariffs on U.S. Whiskey, Other Goods (Wall Street Journal)
  25. Energy and Materials Shares Lead the Way in a Turbulent Stretch for Stocks (Wall Street Journal)