Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Fed won’t extend relief for banks from key capital rule (MarketWatch)
  2. Penny-stock trading volume has exploded by 2,000% amid the growing influence of retail traders (Business Insider)
  3. Acting FTC chair calls for ‘bold action’ to rein in tech, other monopolies (MarketWatch)
  4. Covid Flares. The Energy Report 03/19/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  5. The Amazon Unionization Vote: What to Know (New York Times)
  6. First U.S.-China meeting under Biden gets off to a rocky start (CNBC)
  7. Bank stocks just hit their highest level since 2007. Two traders on when to buy in (CNBC)
  8. Putin fires back at Biden after ‘killer’ comments: Takes one to know one (USA Today)
  9. FCC enforces largest fine ever of $225 million against telemarketers who made 1 billion robocalls (USA Today)
  10. Jerome Powell’s Fed Wants the Bond Market to Hear Three Messages (Bloomberg)
  11. The ‘three pillars’ of this bull market are still in place: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  12. UBS Upgrades Carnival Corporation (CCL) to Buy (Street Insider)
  13. Gene Therapy Data Breathes New Life Into Battered Sarepta Stock (Barron’s)
  14. Boeing Moon Rocket Passes NASA Test (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Oil Investors Hunt for Cash Gushers (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Biopharma Stocks Aren’t Getting a Lot of Credit. Here Are 5 of the Most Undervalued. (Barron’s)
  2. For Stock Market Bulls, There’s Potential Downside to Economic Opening (Bloomberg)
  3. Pumped. The Energy Report 03/18/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  4. Nokia CEO Thinks Longer 5G Cycle Gives Him Time to Catch Up (Bloomberg)
  5. Marriott’s New Chief on the Pandemic and a Changed Industry (Barron’s)
  6. Bitcoin’s Not Really an Inflation Hedge, Bank of America Says (Barron’s)
  7. Google Searches for ‘Inflation’ Have Surged. Here’s Why that Matters. (Barron’s)
  8. What to Expect From U.S.-China Summit (Barron’s)
  9. Kanye West could now be worth more than $6 billion (New York Post)
  10. Fed Projects Patience Even as Economic Outlook Brightens (New York Times)
  11. North Korea Gives U.S. Cold Shoulder, Calls Nuclear Talks ‘Waste of Time’ (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Federal Reserve expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023 (New York Post)
  13. Iran-Backed Fighters Launch More Attacks in Yemen as U.S. Looks to Cut Ties (Wall Street Journal)
  14. New Houses Are Costing More as Prices Jump for Wood, Bricks (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Everywhere You Look, the Global Supply Chain Is a Mess (Wall Street Journal)
  16. US weekly jobless claims climb to 770,000 as country edges closer toward reopening (Business Insider)
  17. Biden’s proposed tax hike could hit Americans earning $200,000 (Fox Business)
  18. Apollo, Caesars, and Wall Street’s ‘Billionaire Brawl’ for Control of a Gaming Empire (institutionalinvestor)
  19. Raymond James Bullish on Oil: 6 Top Stocks to Buy for Continued 2021 Gains (24/7 Wall Street)
  20. General Electric Commits To Cutting Debt By 35% Within 3 Years (Benzinga)