Be in the know. 15 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Senate OKs Bill to Address Competition From China (Barron’s)
  2. What a 15% Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate Means for the Stock Market (Barron’s)
  3. Say Hello to the ‘She-covery’: Post-Covid Rebound Accelerates Women’s Job Gains (Barron’s)
  4. FDA Approves Pfizer’s New Pneumococcal Vaccine, Setting Up Clash With Merck (Barron’s)
  5. Why stock traders say ‘never short a dull market’ (MarketWatch)
  6. Bill Hwang had been eyeing $100B club before blow up: sources (New York Post)
  7. FDA Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug May Boost Prospects of Other Treatments (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Discount Chain Big Lots Invests in New Stores as Stimulus Checks Boost Sales (Wall Street Journal)
  9. The Retreat of Exxon and the Oil Majors Won’t Stop Fossil Fuel (Bloomberg)
  10. From Cashier to Mortgage Billionaire: The Rise of Anthony Hsieh (Bloomberg)
  11. European banks are in a much better position now than when the pandemic first hit, Goldman says (CNBC)
  12. China’s producer prices rise faster than consumer prices by the most on record (CNBC)
  13. Cathie Wood agrees with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee that a demographic boom led by millennials will drive the stock market higher for years to come (Business Insider)
  14. 10Y Yields Plunge Below 1.50% As Record Short Squeeze Accelerates (ZeroHedge)
  15. Colgate-Palmolive is following in the footsteps of Pepsi and P&G to a ‘mega-cap turnaround’ (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Berkshire Hathaway to Buy $500 Million Stake in Brazil’s Nubank (Wall Street Journal)
  2. The Biggest Obstacle to a Boeing Reboot is Boeing (Bloomberg)
  3. Biogen Wins Landmark Alzheimer’s Drug Approval (Investor’s Business Daily)
  4. S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers (Wall Street Journal)
  5. XPeng vs. Tesla: The Race for the Best EV Tech (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Corporate Taxes Will Rise One Way or Another (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Southwest orders 34 more of Boeing’s smallest 737 Max plane (CNBC)
  8. Emerging markets are about to break out, Oppenheimer analyst says (CNBC)
  9. Alibaba expands cloud products with livestream shopping in its battle with Amazon (CNBC)
  10. Clover Health’s Stock Price Surges After Becoming New Reddit Darling (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Since 2008, this has been the biggest signal for stock direction. Here’s where it’s telling investors to go now. (MarketWatch)
  12. Splunk stock gains on Summit upgrade after post-earnings pullback (SA)
  13. A Key Opioid Trial Begins Today. What Investors Need to Know. (Barron’s)
  14. Senate Could Pass Wide-Ranging China Bill. What to Know. (Barron’s)
  15. Cruise Prices Look Strong Amid Pent-Up Demand, Limited Supply, Flush Consumers (Barron’s)
  16. How a Cloud Is Lifting from Bluebird and Other Gene Therapy Stocks (Barron’s)
  17. Will Europe sign up to Joe Biden’s plan to counter China? (Financial Times)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Monday…

  1. Leisure and Hospitality Wages Are Soaring. It’s the Economy Returning to Normal. (Barron’s)
  2. This Former Merck Company Could Have Big Potential (Barron’s)
  3. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Is Going to Space (Barron’s)
  4. Google fined $268M in French antitrust case, will change ad practices (New York Post)
  5. The 5 Highest-Paying S&P 500 Dividend Stocks All Yield 5% or More (247wallst)
  6. Investors cash in on dividend stocks as recovery gathers pace (Financial Times)
  7. Carnival stock gains after confirming restart of cruises from U.S. port in less than a month (MarketWatch)
  8. Goldman chart reveals what hedge fund investment chiefs really think about bitcoin (MarketWatch)
  9. $70.00 Again. The Energy Report 06/07/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  10. BP Expects Strength in Global Oil Demand to Last, CEO Says (Bloomberg)

 

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Big First 5 Months Gains Consolidate Over Worst Months (Almanac Trader)
  2. The great private jet shortage? (Financial Times)
  3. Here’s Why the Fed Isn’t Frightened by the Jobs Report (Wall Street Journal)
  4. 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0: Targeting The Driving Enthusiast (Forbes)
  5. 10 Best Stocks that will Benefit from Biden’s $6 Trillion Plan (Insider Monkey)
  6. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg on why he tracks every hour of his day and the power of the ‘boss contract’ (Fortune)
  7. The big-pharma firm that saw the future (The Economist)
  8. The Czinger 3-D-Printed, 1250 HP Hypercar Has a Top Speed of 281 MPH (Robb Report)
  9. 5 Standout Yachts From This Year’s Venice Boat Show (Robb Report)
  10. Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC (Tech Crunch)
  11. Not every SPAC is pure garbage (Tech Crunch)
  12. Here’s Why You Have Zero Chance Of Winning At 3-Card Monte (digg)
  13. ‘Wedding Crashers’ Sequel To Begin Production in August With Original Cast (Maxim)
  14. Guy Fieri Praised After Leaving $5,000 Tip at Miami Restaurant For Entire Staff (Maxim)
  15. Xpeng says its self-driving tech outperforms Tesla’s (technode)
  16. What’s driving the surge in food prices and what are the knock-on effects? (MoneyWeek)
  17. Only 39% of Americans would switch to an EV — here’s why (TNW)
  18. China Has Triggered a Bitcoin Mining Exodus (Wired)
  19. The 23 greatest classic films on HBO Max (Mashable)
  20. How JetBlue Founder David Neeleman Launched a New Airline During a Pandemic (Inc.)

Be in the know. 40 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Guy Fieri’s Bacon-Wrapped Danger Dogs Are a Ticket to Flavortown (Bloomberg)
  2. Manchin warns Dems about going it alone on Biden’s spending plan (Fox Business)
  3. Investors Need to Watch the Labor Shortage. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  4. Tiger Cubs: How Julian Robertson built a hedge fund dynasty (Financial Times)
  5. Lumber Prices Slump As Historic Boom Hits A Wall (ZeroHedge)
  6. The Best Investment of All: The People You Love the Most (New York Times)
  7. Fund Managers Are Ignoring Meme Stocks. That’s a Good Thing. (Barron’s)
  8. Brinker Stock Looks Set to Soar on Chili’s Comeback (Barron’s)
  9. Hedge fund stars shy away from the limelight (Financial Times)
  10. Banks Need Loan Growth to Keep Rallying. These Stocks Already Have It. (Barron’s)
  11. Why Boeing Could Fly High Again (Barron’s)
  12. Charlie Munger’s Book Recommendation List (CMQ)
  13. Driving the undriveable Ferrari (Financial Times)
  14. Payne: When I was a kid, getting a job was like winning the lottery (Fox Business)
  15. 4 Undervalued Stocks With Momentum (Morningstar)
  16. Dividends Are the Next Oil Catalyst. Here Are the Stocks that Could Benefit. (Barron’s)
  17. Natural-Gas Prices Stir Heading Into Summer (Barron’s)
  18. Peter Lynch on Common Investor Mistakes (Novel Investor)
  19. One stunning chart shows just how much faster the US labor market is recovering now compared to the financial crisis (Business Insider)
  20. A Wave of Global Spending Is Great News for Humanity (and Investors) (Barron’s)
  21. The Stock Market’s Long Run of Nothing Continued Last Week. What to Know. (Barron’s)
  22. Solar Power’s Land Grab Hits a Snag: Environmentalists (Wall Street Journal)
  23. Facebook’s Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probes in EU, U.K. (Wall Street Journal)
  24. iPhone? AirPods? MacBook? You Live in Apple’s World. Here’s What You Are Missing. (Wall Street Journal)
  25. Why Does Anyone Care About a Superyacht? (Wall Street Journal)
  26. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett building nuclear reactor in coal-rich Wyoming (New York Post)
  27. G-7 Strikes Historic Deal to Revamp Global Tax on Tech Firms (Bloomberg)
  28. How Ronald Read managed to accumulate a dividend portfolio worth $8 million (DGI)
  29. Emerging-Market Stocks in Pole Position to Gain as World Reopens (Bloomberg)
  30. Rosneft Warns of ‘Severe’ Oil Shortage Amid Hasty Energy Shift (Bloomberg)
  31. Bonds Aren’t Freaking Out About Inflation (Bloomberg)
  32. S.-China Trade Relationship Significantly Imbalanced, Tai Says (Bloomberg)
  33. Crypto investor Vignesh Sundaresan: ‘It’s the NFT that changed the world’ (Financial Times)
  34. Royal Caribbean sets 2021 cruises in Florida, Texas and Alaska (CNBC)
  35. Interactive Brokers founder says problem with AMC Entertainment memes: ‘People…will lose a very substantial amount of money’ (MarketWatch)
  36. Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Options Activity In Tapestry And IQIYI (Benzinga)
  37. Electric Car Batteries Are Turning This Country Into an Actual Hellscape (Futurism)
  38. Bill Ackman’s SPAC Is in Talks to Buy a Stake in Universal Music —But So Far It’s Not Music to Investors’ Ears (Institutional Investor)
  39. The Pied Piper of SPACs (New Yorker)
  40. Lots of Liquidity (Yardeni)