Be in the know. 10 key reads for Monday…

  1. Cyclical Stocks Are Leading the Latest Leg of the Market’s Recovery (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Goldman Boosts S&P 500 Target by 20% as Strategists Catch Up (Bloomberg)
  3. Markets should be pricing in would-be Biden win already — they’re not (New York Post)
  4. Home Depot Braced for Covid Pain—Then Americans Remodeled (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Low Rates Push Homebuilder Optimism to Highest Since 1998 (Bloomberg)
  6. PBOC Adds Cash to Ease Liquidity Stress With Rate Unchanged (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Oil Flows. The Energy Report (Price Group)
  8. 6 Stocks to Buy Now That Should Capitalize on the Economic Recovery (24/7 Wall Street)
  9. Stock Rally Gives Commodities New Shine (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Interior Secretary to Approve Oil Drilling Program in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Speculation & Innovation: The long history of electric cars (Investor Amnesia via The Big Picture)
  2. Top 10 Yachts Scheduled To Be At The Upcoming 2020 Cannes Yachting Festival (Forbes)
  3. The Master and the Prodigy (Project Syndicate)
  4. DOLLY PARTON Steers Her Empire Through the Pandemic — and Keeps It Growing (Billboard)
  5. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: John Thaler, Jim Simons, Jeffery Smith, Ray Dalio, Red Rock Resorts Inc (RRR), Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM), and More (Insider Monkey)
  6. Another Roaring Twenties May Be Ahead (Yardeni)
  7. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  8. The 22 most expensive houses in the world (James Edition)
  9. The 2020 Ferrari F8 Spider Is a 710-Horsepower Smile Generator (Men’s Journal)
  10. Here’s How Well A 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Can Go Off-Road In The Toughest Terrain In America (Digg)
  11. Principles for Building Better Health Insurance (Manhattan Institute)
  12. The 1918 Flu Faded in Our Collective Memory: We Might ‘Forget’ the Coronavirus, Too (Scientific American)
  13. In coronavirus housing market, ‘better to be seller than buyer’ (Fox Business)
  14. The Economics of Gods and Mortals (NPR Planet Money)
  15. Think the Founding Fathers Were a Bunch of Old Men? Think Again (How Stuff Works)
  16. We Flattened the Curve. Our Kids Belong in School. (The Atlantic)
  17. Over 100 AMC Movie Theaters Reopen Aug. 20 (PC Mag)
  18. Yachting Vacations Are More Convenient and Affordable Than You Think (Just Luxe)
  19. Here’s One Way to Make Fusion Reactors Much Better (Popular Mechanics)
  20. “She Sticks Her Finger Right Into the Socket”: How ‘Ozark’ Star Julia Garner Became a Scene-Stealer and Emmy Favorite (Hollywood Reporter)

 

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Warren Buffett Sold 26% of his Wells Fargo Position. Billionaire Hedge-Fund Manager David Tepper Was Buying It. (Barron’s)
  2. Retail Spending in July Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels (Wall Street Journal)
  3. The Bear Market Is Nearing an End. The Bubble Might Just Be Getting Started. (Barron’s)
  4. Merck, Big Pharma’s Quiet Giant, Looks Like a Buy (Barron’s)
  5. How the 2020 Election Could Affect Health-Care Stocks (Barron’s)
  6. Tailwinds for Small-Cap Stocks (Barron’s)
  7. How to Profit From the U.S.-China Cold War (Barron’s)
  8. U.S. Seizes Iranian Fuel Cargo for First Time (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Ties (Wall Street Journal)
  10. The Treatment That Could Crush Covid (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Goldman Sachs says the S&P 500 could climb another 7% from current levels if a ‘more optimistic US GDP forecast’ plays out (Business Insider)
  12. The Race to Build an American Rare Earths Industry (New York Times)
  13. Sia — The Alchemy of Blockbuster Songs, Billions of Views, and the Face You’ve Never Seen (#452) (Tim Ferriss)
  14. New York A-listers in $2bn bidding war to buy the Mets (Financial Times)
  15. Jeremy Siegel: I think we’re going to have a spending boom in 2021 (CNBC)
  16. Ariel Investments’ John Rogers Shares Insight About Stocks, Racial Relations (Investor’s Business Daily)
  17. Cyclical Recovery Coming? (upfina)
  18. Value Does Not Have To Mean Cheap (Boyar Value)
  19. Betting Against the Dollar Is More Popular Than Ever, BofA Says (Bloomberg)
  20. Credit investors go ‘all in’ rather than fight central banks (Financial Times)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Goldman Sees Room for S&P to Surpass 3,600 (Bloomberg)
  2. Interest Rates Are So Low, Buy Utility Stocks, Goldman Sachs Says (Barron’s)
  3. Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz Scoops Up Stock (Barron’s)
  4. Bulls Still Like Lyft Stock After a Rotten Quarter and Negative Court Ruling (Barron’s)
  5. Las Vegas Sands Stock Can Rally 45%: Analyst (Barron’s)
  6. Intel Pushes Back on Concerns About Its Chip-Making Technology (Barron’s)
  7. A Field Guide to Covid-19 Vaccines and Antivirals (Barron’s)
  8. Yale Discriminated by Race in Undergraduate Admissions, Justice Department Says (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Bryant Park’s Piano Series Offers Hopeful Note to New Yorkers (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Electronics Spending Sends US Retail Sales Soaring (ZeroHedge)
  11. The U.S. has already invested billions on potential coronavirus vaccines. Here’s where the deals stand (CNBC)
  12. Locked Down and Loaded. The Energy Report (Price Group)
  13. An Analysis of “Testing Benjamin Graham’s net current asset value model” (Global Investing Insight)
  14. Cash Handouts Boost Bolsonaro’s Popularity Despite Virus Toll (Bloomberg)
  15. Brainard Says Fed Is Conducting E-Money Tests for Research (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Gundlach, who called Trump’s 2016 election, predicts he’ll win again (Yahoo! Finance)
  2. The Gordon Gekko, “Gridlock is Good” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
  3. The Drain Game. The Energy Report by Phil Flynn (Price Group)
  4. Advisers Consider Whether Trump Can Cut Taxes Without Congress (New York Times)
  5. Stock-market futures perk up after weekly jobless claims put in first reading below 1 million in the pandemic era (MarketWatch)
  6. Inside the massive rotation rocking markets right now: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Why Nio Has A Shot At Becoming The ‘Tesla Of China’ (Benzinga)
  8. Stocks will soar 14% by the end of next year on unyielding optimism, long-standing bull Ed Yardeni says (Business Insider)
  9. Value stocks, which trade lowest to growth stocks since 2001, look like a smart play as the economy rebounds (MarketWatch)
  10. Trump wants stronger water flow in the shower — his Energy Department delivers (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. ‘Cable Cowboy’ John Malone’s Liberty Global lassos Sunrise Communications in $7.4 billion deal (MarketWatch)
  2. A virus vaccine will ‘bail out the bulls’, says fund manager (fn london)
  3. Lightning outlast Blue Jackets in 5-OT NHL playoff thriller (New York Post)
  4. The Phil Flynn Energy Report (Price Group)
  5. Gold prices dive amid vaccine hopes and rising Treasury yields (CNBC)
  6. Carl Icahn netted $1.3 billion from betting against brick-and-mortar shopping malls with an instrument that gained fame in the 2008 crisis. (Business Insider)
  7. Mnuchin urges Dems to pass $1T stimulus deal, but won’t speculate on compromise (Fox Business)
  8. CFOs Think They Know More Than They Do (Institutional Investor)
  9. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Ryan Reynolds among top-paid Hollywood actors of 2020 (Fox Business)
  10. U.S.-China trade deal in ‘fine’ shape, White House’s Kudlow says (Street Insider)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Warren Buffett may have bought back a record $7 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock in the past 3 months. (Business Insider)
  2. Small-Caps Are Playing Catch-Up (Barron’s)
  3. Russia Registers a Coronavirus Vaccine (Barron’s)
  4. Dow transports and Russell 2000 see ‘golden cross’ materializing (MarketWatch)
  5. SoftBank swings to profit after record loss as Vision Fund recovers (CNBC)
  6. 5 BofA Securities Stocks to Rotate to Now Before the Tech Sell-Off (24/7 Wall Street)
  7. How Goldman sees S&P 500 reacting to more U.S.-China tariffs and why November’s election result is key
  8. Bolsonaro and the generals: will the military defend Brazil’s democracy? (Financial Times)
  9.  Trump’s $400 unemployment boost would give Americans $708 a week, on average (CNBC)
  10. From Cocoa to Coffee and Sugar, Soft Commodities Stage Simultaneous Rally (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Warren Buffett Signals Big Shift In Investing Stance As Berkshire Reports (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. Americans saving record cash trove. Will they spend it? (USA Today)
  3. China’s factory deflation slows in July as recovery gains strength (Reuters)
  4. Pelosi, Mnuchin open door to narrower COVID-19 aid through 2020 (Reuters)
  5. Trump payroll tax executive order likely worth $1,200 per worker: Kudlow (Fox Business)
  6. Seres Therapeutics stock rockets nearly fourfold after positive Phase 3 data on treatment for colon infections (MarketWatch)
  7. Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Buffett Shows Faith in Berkshire With Record Stock Buybacks (Bloomberg)
  9. It has ‘never been easier to make money’ on small and midcaps, JPMorgan strategist says (CNBC)
  10. Goldman Sachs lifts 2021 US GDP forecast to 6.2% and predicts a COVID-19 vaccine will be ‘widely distributed’ by mid-2021 (Business Insider)
  11. Reopening stocks are set for a ‘monstrous rally’ next week, and these are the 6 stocks that could benefit, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says (Business Insider)
  12. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Estee Lauder And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Trump Orders Extended Jobless Benefits, Payroll Tax Deferral (Bloomberg)
  2. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Shows Strong Investment Gains (Barron’s)
  3. Nikola Tesla Proved It Was Possible. Now Wireless Electricity Is a Reality. (Popular Mechanics)
  4. Buffett buys back record $5.1 billion in Berkshire stock as coronavirus hits operating earnings (CNBC )
  5. Playing The Natural Gas Bull Market (All Star Charts)
  6. ‘Succession’ Showrunner Hopes to Start Shooting Season 3 in New York Before Christmas (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
  7. From a $2.5 Million Ferrari to a $1.8 Million Porsche, These Coveted Collector Cars Are Heading to Auction (Robb Report)
  8. The Burger: How to Perfect an American Classic (Men’s Journal)
  9. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  10. Ben Affleck Writing, Directing Film About Making of ‘Chinatown’ (Variety)
  11. NHL roundup: No. 12 seeds Montreal, Chicago advance (OANN)
  12. 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 Review: Still The Best 4X4 By Far? (Forbes)
  13. Link between low Vitamin D levels, high COVID-19 infection risk established by Israeli researchers (FirstPost)
  14. ’80s Classic Knight Rider Will Ride Again With Help From James Wan (Gizmodo)
  15. The terrible tradeoff of keeping schools closed (AEI)
  16. What Is the Butterfly Effect and How Do We Misunderstand It? (How Stuff Works)
  17. The 45 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (MentalFloss)
  18. Trump will require insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions (Fox Business)
  19. Love Guy Fieri? Follow his new ‘Flavortown’ meme accounts. (Mashable)
  20. Viking’s $50K World Cruise Takes You to 56 Ports and 27 Countries (JustLuxe)
  21. This Is What the F-35 of the Future Will Look Like (Popular Mechanics)
  22. The Ferrari F8 is the Example for Modern, Mid-Engine Supercars (Popular Mechanics)
  23. How David Einhorn Is Betting on Higher Inflation (CIO)
  24. Task force seeks tougher listing rules for Chinese companies (Pensions & Investments)
  25. Blackstone, Brookfield Among Firms Eyeing Indian Malls, ET Says (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Trump Says He’ll Order Unemployment Payments If Impasse Persists (Bloomberg)
  2. Stock-market expert sees a ‘monstrous’ rally taking hold next week, if one recent trend holds (MarketWatch)
  3. 3 Potential 2020 Election Outcomes—and What They Could Mean for Investors (Barron’s)
  4. Why Goldman Looks Golden (Barron’s)
  5. Time for Thinking (Howard Marks)
  6. The Ingredients For Innovation (Farnam Street)
  7. Intel CEO Robert Swan Bought Shares After They Plunged (Barron’s)
  8. Warren Buffett’s $50 Billion Decision (Forbes)
  9. A Generational Opportunity In Commodities? (The Felder Report)
  10. Corn Crops May Not Be Bountiful This Fall. Corn Prices Are Rising. (Barron’s)
  11. New Chapter in U.S.-China Ties Marked by Confrontation (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wants to tap the XFL’s reality-TV potential (New York Post)
  13. Democrats challenge Kanye West’s bid to get on Wisconsin ballot (Financial Times)
  14. President Plans Order to Require Pre-Existing Condition Coverage (Bloomberg)
  15. Air Force One’s Successor Could Go 5x the Speed of Sound (Futurism)
  16. Mike Novogratz on Bitcoin, Macro Trading, Ayahuasca, Redemption, and More (#451) (The Tim Ferriss Show)
  17. Cult figure of investing one of few to grasp early promise of internet stocks (Financial Times)
  18. Why Housing Could Be One of the Best-Performing Asset Classes of the 2020s (A Wealth of Common Sense)
  19. Ben Graham’s 3 Secrets to Living A Good Life (Safal Niveshak)
  20. An Analysis of “Testing Benjamin Graham’s Net Current Asset Value Strategy in London” (Global Investing Insight)