Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Forecasts that U.S. economy would add a million jobs in April fail to materialize as unemployment rate ticks upward (MarketWatch)
  2. Here’s the catalyst that could shift the market debate from selling the news to buying the dip (MarketWatch)
  3. It Isn’t a New Era for Productivity Yet (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Biden’s Vaccine Patent Move: Watch Out for Side Effects (Wall Streeet Journal)
  5. Pfizer and BioNTech start process of seeking full FDA approval of their COVID-19 vaccine (MarketWatch)
  6. Fed’s Kaplan wants taper talk ‘sooner rather than later’ (StreetInsider)
  7. 5 Goldman Sachs Conviction List Growth Stocks to Buy Also Pay Big Dividends (247wallst)
  8. Fed warns of hidden leverage lurking in financial system (Financial Times)
  9. Stock buybacks top $200 billion in April, the second highest monthly total since Republican tax revamp of 2017 (MarketWatch)
  10. Millions Are Unemployed. Why Can’t Companies Find Workers? (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Why More Electric Vehicles Don’t Pose a Threat to Oil (Barron’s)
  2. Nikola Stock Rallies On Big Order Ahead Of Earnings Report (Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. Pfizer Will Meet Growth Goals Even Without Vaccine Sales, CFO Says (Barron’s)
  4. Planning a Vacation This Summer? European Vaccinations Are Picking Up, Says Goldman Sachs. (Barron’s)
  5. Everything Screams Inflation (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Get Ready for a Blockbuster Jobs Report of 1 Million or More (Barron’s)
  7. Services Gains Point to Global Economic Pickup Despite Covid-19 Flare-Ups (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Workers file 498,000 new jobless claims as US hits pandemic low (New York Post)
  9. Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September. (New York Times)
  10. Fed Officials Tamp Down Overheating Worries as Investors Fret (New York Times)
  11. Companies Warn of U.S. Labor Shortages Economists Call Temporary (Bloomberg)
  12. Moderna says early data shows Covid vaccine is 96% effective in teens (CNBC)

Be in the know. 30 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Yellen Says She Isn’t Predicting Higher Interest Rates (Wall Street Journal)
  2. 10 Reasons to Buy Bank Stocks (Barron’s)
  3. Electric vehicles and renewables will need a dramatic rise in mineral supply, IEA warns (CNBC)
  4. Higher Taxes Won’t Squash the Biden Boom (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Vaccine Rollouts Are a Key Ingredient for Big Food (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Yellen’s Interest-Rate Comment Illustrates the Market’s Greatest Worry (Wall Street Journal)
  7. U.S. LNG Club Could Get More Exclusive (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Biden Aims to Get 70% of Adults at Least One Covid-19 Vaccine Dose by July 4 (Wall Streeet Journal)
  9. Pfizer Expects Vaccine Will Be “Durable Revenue Stream” As It Seeks Approval For Children 2 To 11 (ZeroHedge)
  10. Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Relies Heavily On Pfizer/BioNTech (ZeroHedge)
  11. Pfizer Reaps Hundreds of Millions in Profits From Covid Vaccine (New York Times)
  12. Boeing-backed start-up Wisk inks first deal to operate air taxis in the U.S. (CNBC)
  13. Washington shies away from declaration to defend Taiwan (Financial Times)
  14. Fed’s Evans says policy likely on hold for some time (Reuters)
  15. U.S. private payrolls post biggest gain in seven months in April (Reuters)
  16. Bitcoin will soon be available through hundreds of US banks in a partnership with crypto firm NYDIG, report says (Business Insider)
  17. BofA Securities Upgrades ConocoPhillips (COP) to Buy for 3 Reasons (streetinsider)
  18. Lyft Shares Rally As March Quarter Results Top Guidance (Barron’s)
  19. Hedge funds had become ‘extreme’ sellers of stocks even before Yellen’s interest-rate remarks. Here’s why. (MarketWatch)
  20. The Untold Story of How Jeff Bezos Beat the Tabloids (Bloomberg)
  21. Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. IPO valued at $1.4 billion (Fox Business)
  22. Cobalt price jump underscores reliance on metal for electric vehicle batteries (Financial Times)
  23. Krispy Kreme files for IPO (New York Post)
  24. Canada authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of 12 and 15 years old (MarketWatch)
  25. Foil Maker Reynolds Sees Three Rounds of Price Hikes in 2021 (Bloomberg)
  26. Fed’s Kaplan, in interview, says it’s time to open discussion on tapping brakes on central-bank support for economy (MarketWatch)
  27. Pfizer’s next play: A vaccine maker and pandemic ‘partner’ to governments (MarketWatch)
  28. Suburban Homes and Retail Are the Budding New Office Hotspot (Wall Street Journal)
  29. The Man With More SPACs Than Anyone (Wall Street Journal)
  30. Jamie Dimon on Booming Economy and Finally Getting Off Zoom (Wall Street Journal)