Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Energy shares could double by 2020, so buy now, says contrarian investor (MartketWatch)
  2. Raymond James upgrades Apple on ‘increased conviction in a 5G iPhone’ (CNBC)
  3. Paradigm Shifts by Ray Dalio (LinkedIn)
  4. UnitedHealth lifts 2019 profit forecast after topping second-quarter estimates (MarketWatch)
  5. More Solid Bank Results: Morgan Stanley beats profit estimates as rising stocks benefit wealth management and fund business (CNBC)
  6. Mnuchin: Phone call on trade with China counterparts set for Thursday, ‘complicated issues’ remain (CNBC)
  7. Mnuchin says progress being made on debt limit deal (CNBC)
  8. There’s light at the end of the tunnel for small caps, analysts say (MarketWatch)
  9. Hedge Fund Beating S&P 500 on Stodgy Bets Goes All-In on Stocks (Bloomberg)
  10. Airline Profits Are Flying but Investors Don’t Care (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Frontier Markets Are on Sale — but It Could Be a Wild Ride (Barron’s)
  12. Here’s how the new Corvette Stingray could morph into a ‘fire-breathing monster’ (USA Today)
  13. Netflix Loses U.S. Subscribers as Price Increases Take a Toll (New York Times)
  14. Buy Luckin Coffee Stock Because Its Growth Story Is Still Going, Analyst Says (Barron’s)
  15. Texas Showdown Flares Up Over Natural-Gas Waste (Wall Street Journal)