Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Saudi Arabia Seeks to Balance Global Crude Markets Before 2020 (Bloomberg)
  2. Why Alzheimer’s Treatment Hopes Endure Despite High-Profile Drug Failures (Investor’s Business Daily)
  3. Tips for Spotting a U.S. Recession Before It Becomes Official (Bloomberg)
  4. Drugmakers Sue Trump Administration to Halt Advertising Rule (Bloomberg)
  5. As Trump demands major concessions, Beijing wants the world to think that the US will blink first (CNBC)
  6. Trump is threatening sanctions on Germany over its Russian gas pipeline, opening a new front in the trade war that the Kremlin calls ‘blackmail’ (Business Insider)
  7. The automotive industry has not reached ‘peak car’ as some Wall Street analysts suggest. Here’s what’s really going on. (Business Insider)
  8. As China exports slow, government might face growing labor unrest, researcher says (MarketWatch)
  9. Here’s who keeps investors abreast of the opaque leveraged loan market and possible systemic risk (MarketWatch)
  10. Boeing Makes Another Vertical Leap As It Looks For Fatter Profits (Investor’s Business Daily)
  11. McLaren’s Customer Racing Program Gets Drivers on the Track (Barron’s)
  12. Week in review: How Trump’s policies moved stocks (TheFly)
  13. Boeing lands $6.5B contract with US Air Force (yesterday): (DoD)
  14. Schlumberger: Has This Oil Services Giant Fallen Too Far? (TheStreet)
  15. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Anthony Scaramucci, Dan Loeb, Elliott Management, Kirkland’s, Inc. (KIRK), Sharps Compliance Corp. (SMED), and More (InsiderMonkey)
  16. NBC Sports posts record NHL ratings (NewsTimes)
  17. The New McLaren GT Is a Race Car Built for Road Tripping (Robb Report)
  18. Why Attitude Is More Important Than IQ (Forbes)
  19. Hip-Hop’s Next Billionaires: Richest Rappers 2019 (Forbes)
  20. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)