Barron's Top Weekend Stock Picks: Why Tesla Stock Can Rebound in 3 Months, Exxon Mobil, Twitter, Oracle, and More

Benzinga reviews this weekend's top stories covered by Barron's and other major media outlets, here are the articles investors need to read .

In "Big Oil's Surprisingly Bright Future. The Case for BP and Exxon," Avi Salzman writes that after oil stocks crashed two years ago, Exxon Mobil Corp XOM and Chevron Corp CVX now look like market stars, having gained 60% and 50% respectively in the past 12 months.

"Tesla Stock Could Rebound in 3 Months. Here's What it would Take" by Al Root outlines the path for Tesla Inc TSLA to make a comeback in the near future as the manufacturer EV company anticipates massive growth in 2023, and the company's long-term bets on batteries and new vehicles should help reduce costs and boost sales.

Tae Kim's "Oracle Stock Is a 'Defensive Play' in Weaker Economy, Says Analyst" details why a KeyBanc analyst upgraded its rating on Oracle Corp ORCL stock sector weight to overweight and called the store a "defensive play in a tougher macro environment."

Carleton English's "Salesforce Stock Boosted by Starboard Stake" notes that while activist hedge fund Starboard Value's stake in Salesforce Inc CRM is likely not large, the stock was boosted by attention.

Jack Denton's "Bitcoin Miners Are in Trouble. These 2 Stocks Could Win Out, Says Analyst" Explains Why Analyst Maintained a Buy Rating on Bitcoin BTC/USD Riot Mining Companies Blockchain Inc RIOT and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA, although crypto at the top remains well below its all-time high.

In the Wall Street Journal article titled "Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Debt to Be Held by Banks Amid Turbulent Markets", Laura Cooper and Alexander Saeedy write that banks helping finance the purchase by Elon Musk of Twitter's TWTR plan to hold the $13 billion in debt backing the deal rather than sell it.

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