Be in the know. 15 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Marshall Wace, Bodenholm Capital, ExodusPoint Capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM), Caci International Inc (CACI), and More (Insider Monkey)
  2. Small-business optimism rises to pre-shutdown levels (MarketWatch)
  3. FedEx opt out of Express contract with Amazon may be good thing, analysts say (MarketWatch)
  4. Freeport-McMoRan’s CEO bought stock as shares lag behind (Barron’s)
  5. Big Banks Could Soon Raise Their Dividends, if the Fed Signs Off (Barron’s)
  6. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross predicts Trump and China will reach a trade deal — ‘even shooting wars end in negotiations’ (CNBC)
  7. Krispy Kreme has grand plans for Times Square: The world’s largest ‘Hot Light,’ a ‘glaze waterfall’ and more (USA Today)
  8. Under pressure, Fed faces an outlook clouded by trade wars and signs of weakness (Reuters)
  9. ECB’s Rehn: tiering, rates cut, more QE all on the table (Reuters)
  10. Intel buying Barefoot Networks to compete better against Broadcom (MarketWatch)
  11. 4 Stocks to Buy That Were Hurt by the Worst Spring Weather in 20 Years (24/7 Wall St.)
  12. Occidental Petroleum (OXY) CEO Hollub Buys Nearly $2M in Stock (Street Insider)
  13. Flying Robotaxis Prepare for Takeoff (Bloomberg)
  14. North Korean Leader’s Slain Half Brother Was a CIA Source (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Beyond Meat dives after lead underwriter JP Morgan downgrades: ‘Beyond our price target’ (CNBC)