Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Trump to buy oil for strategic reserve to aid energy industry: ‘We’re going to fill it’ (CNBC)
  2. Gilead Pops After Coronavirus Drug Helps Cruise Ship Patients In Japan Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. Europe Pledges Billions in Economic Aid in Rare Sign of Unity (New York Times)
  4. Dow surges nearly 2,000 points after Trump declares coronavirus national emergency (New York Post)
  5. Trump Says He Supports Pelosi Virus Bill, Urges GOP to Vote Yes (Bloomberg)
  6. Trump Waives Student-Loan Interest, Stockpiles Oil in Virus Plan (Bloomberg)
  7. Esports Leagues Are Only Game in Town After NBA and NHL Go Dark (Bloomberg)
  8. Stocks Retrace 90% of Thursday’s Sell-Off With Trump Address Hitting Mark (Bloomberg)
  9. Cash-Rich Billionaire Hargreaves Jumps Back Into Market (Bloomberg)
  10. Trump called on Walmart, CVS, Target, and Walgreens to help slow the spread of the coronavirus as he declares a national emergency (Business Insider)
  11. Stocks Surge After Trump Promises Speedier Testing (New York Times)
  12. How Billie Eilish Rode Teenage Weirdness to Stardom (New York Times)
  13. Deadly viruses are no match for plain, old soap — here’s the science behind it (MarketWatch)
  14. 18 Stocks to Buy Amid the Coronavirus Carnage, According to Barron’s Roundtable Experts (Barron’s)
  15. China’s coronavirus epicenter reports just five cases (Reuters)
  16. Here’s everything you need to know about 5G (CNN)
  17. Google, Walmart join U.S. effort to speed up coronavirus testing (Reuters)
  18. 7 Stocks That Could Ride Out the Turmoil in Energy Markets (Barron’s)
  19. The World Is One Big Carry Trade (Institutional Investor)
  20. Value investors: why are they so calm in a crisis? (Schroders)

 

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Oil jumps after rout on stimulus hopes, Russian signal on OPEC talks (Reuters)
  2. Global Markets Are Rising After Trump Hints at Tax Cut Over Coronavirus (Barron’s)
  3. Stocks Fall More Than 7% in Dow’s Worst Day Since 2008 (Wall Street Journal)
  4. The Fed Offers Repo Market $50 Billion More to Ease Rate Pressure (Barron’s)
  5. Russia’s Oil War Has a Political Objective, Says Analyst (Barron’s)
  6. Interesting: Bullish Percent Transports (Hedge Fund Tips)
  7. High-Yield Bonds Are Sinking as Bankruptcy Fears Hit the Oil Patch (Barron’s)
  8. How a Saudi-Russian Standoff Sent Oil Markets Into a Frenzy New York Times)
  9. As Stock Markets Plunge, Trump Calls for Economic Response to Coronavirus (New York Times)
  10. Why falling oil prices could boost the Marcellus Shale (Yahoo! Finance)
  11. Treasurys plunge as Trump floats payroll tax cut amid coronavirus maelstrom (Fox Business)
  12. Wall Street CEOs to meet at White House (Fox Business)
  13. New Jersey’s Investment Chief Wants Talent. Here’s How He’ll Get It. (Institutional Investor)
  14. Lloyd Blankfein Predicts ‘Quick Recovery’ For Markets (Benzinga)
  15. Cabot Oil & Gas Is One Company Rising in Oil-Sector Carnage (Yahoo! Finance)
  16. The economy is ‘like a coiled spring’ and a sharp rebound is possible, analysts predict (CNBC)
  17. Russia to Start Foreign Currency Sales After Ruble Wipeout (Bloomberg)
  18. These Energy Stocks Were Lighter Than Air Monday (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Trump Surprised Staff With Vow to Detail Virus Aid Package Today (Bloomberg)
  20. How the Federal Reserve Can Ease the Coronavirus Panic (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Monday…

  1. NY Fed raises repo limits to ensure ample supply of bank reserves (Reuters)
  2. Never Mind The Stock Market. The Real Pain Will Be in the Credit Markets. (Barron’s)
  3. Hedge-fund manager who called the coronavirus market meltdown says selloff is overdone, covers shorts (MarketWatch)
  4. How the Trump Campaign Took Over the G.O.P. (New York Times)
  5. Saudi Aramco shares dive, Gulf debt hit as oil price plunges (Reuters)
  6. Putin Dumps MBS to Start a War on America’s Shale Oil Industry (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Virtu Financial founder says stock market is ‘one big opportunity right now’ (CNBC)
  8. How Tupperware Lost Its Grip on America’s Kitchens (Wall Street Journal)
  9. All Your Coronavirus Travel Questions Answered (Wall Street Journal)
  10. What’s Your Workout? A Huge Leap to Replace the Rush of Ice Hockey (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Bonds Rally as Stocks Close Lower (Wall Street Journal)
  2. The US government has never had a better opportunity to truly reshape our economy (Business Insider)
  3. Wash Your Hands—but Beware the Electric Hand Dryer (Wired)
  4. The Koenigsegg Gemera is the world’s most wickedly weird hybrid (The Verge)
  5. Episode 977: Where’s The Vaccine? (NPR Planet Money)
  6. CRISPR Treatment Inserted Directly into the Body for the First Time (Scientific American)
  7. Did Passive Investing Fuel A Bubble In Tech Stocks? (Podcast) (Bloomberg Odd Lots)
  8. A simple guide to the vaccines and drugs that could fight coronavirus (Vox)
  9. ‘Unclean! Unclean!’: The Questionable History of Quarantines (Popular Machanics)
  10. Sam Zell Is Buying the Dips in Energy (Chief Investment Officer)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. 11 Stocks and ETFs for a Post-Virus World (Barron’s)
  2. Volatility (ValueWalk)
  3. 12 Dividend Stocks to Buy Amid Turmoil in the Markets (Barron’s)
  4. Oil Plunges 8% as OPEC Can’t Find Agreement (Barron’s)
  5. How to Find a Bottom in Industrial Stocks Using Dividend Yields (Barron’s)
  6. Jack Welch Remembered by Businessweek’s Former Executive Editor (Bloomberg)
  7. These nine companies are working on coronavirus treatments or vaccines — here’s where things stand (MarketWatch)
  8. Using Models to Stay Calm in Charged Situations (Farnam Street)
  9. What Happens to Stocks After a Big Down Month? (A Wealth of Common Sense)
  10. Should I Sell My Stocks? (The Irrelevant Investor)