[Dow hits 34K on blowout economic data](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/14/stock-futures-inch-higher-after-sp-500-retreats-from-record.html)
- Key companies reported strong earnings
- Retail sales were up 9.8%
- First-time filings for unemployment insurance dropped to the lowest level since March 2020

[Delta down 3% after another quarterly loss](https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-should-keep-faith-in-good-old-network-strategy-11618501036)
- Expects to break even in June, as demand is surging
- Lost $1.2B in the first quarter
- This is its fifth straight quarter in the red

[Blackrock up 2% as it reports AUM of $9T](https://www.ft.com/content/e49180b1-2158-4adf-85d6-0eb4766f4d5f)
- Boost in AUM led by inflows across the platform, especially fixed income
- Total net investment flows rose to a record $172B during the first three months of the year
- This is the fourth straight quarter BlackRock has attracted more than $100B of new money.

Here is a 2-min summary of the Delta earnings that my team put together - [https://fincredible-ai.medium.com/delta-air-lines-q1-2021-earnings-summary-nyse-dal-59852c86e441](https://fincredible-ai.medium.com/delta-air-lines-q1-2021-earnings-summary-nyse-dal-59852c86e441)

Gaurav Kotak @ Fincredible

Retail sales surged 9.8% in March as additional stimulus sent consumer spending soaring.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/14/stock-futures-inch-higher-after-sp-500-retreats-from-record.html

Dow jumps 300 points to top 34,000 for the first time amid blowout economic data

Investors pour money into fixed income and equity funds

https://www.ft.com/content/e49180b1-2158-4adf-85d6-0eb4766f4d5f

BlackRock assets under management surge to record $9tn

The airline has stuck doggedly to the old network-carrier playbook even as the pandemic has made a mess of it. Now is no time to change course. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-should-keep-faith-in-good-old-network-strategy-11618501036

Delta Should Keep Faith in Good Old Network Strategy 

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