- Cyclical Stocks Are Leading the Latest Leg of the Market’s Recovery (Wall Street Journal)
- Goldman Boosts S&P 500 Target by 20% as Strategists Catch Up (Bloomberg)
- Markets should be pricing in would-be Biden win already — they’re not (New York Post)
- Home Depot Braced for Covid Pain—Then Americans Remodeled (Wall Street Journal)
- Low Rates Push Homebuilder Optimism to Highest Since 1998 (Bloomberg)
- PBOC Adds Cash to Ease Liquidity Stress With Rate Unchanged (Yahoo! Finance)
- Oil Flows. The Energy Report (Price Group)
- 6 Stocks to Buy Now That Should Capitalize on the Economic Recovery (24/7 Wall Street)
- Stock Rally Gives Commodities New Shine (Wall Street Journal)
- Interior Secretary to Approve Oil Drilling Program in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge (Wall Street Journal)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…
- Speculation & Innovation: The long history of electric cars (Investor Amnesia via The Big Picture)
- Top 10 Yachts Scheduled To Be At The Upcoming 2020 Cannes Yachting Festival (Forbes)
- The Master and the Prodigy (Project Syndicate)
- DOLLY PARTON Steers Her Empire Through the Pandemic — and Keeps It Growing (Billboard)
- 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)
- Another Roaring Twenties May Be Ahead (Yardeni)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
- The 22 most expensive houses in the world (James Edition)
- The 2020 Ferrari F8 Spider Is a 710-Horsepower Smile Generator (Men’s Journal)
- Here’s How Well A 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Can Go Off-Road In The Toughest Terrain In America (Digg)
- Principles for Building Better Health Insurance (Manhattan Institute)
- The 1918 Flu Faded in Our Collective Memory: We Might ‘Forget’ the Coronavirus, Too (Scientific American)
- In coronavirus housing market, ‘better to be seller than buyer’ (Fox Business)
- The Economics of Gods and Mortals (NPR Planet Money)
- Think the Founding Fathers Were a Bunch of Old Men? Think Again (How Stuff Works)
- We Flattened the Curve. Our Kids Belong in School. (The Atlantic)
- Over 100 AMC Movie Theaters Reopen Aug. 20 (PC Mag)
- Yachting Vacations Are More Convenient and Affordable Than You Think (Just Luxe)
- Here’s One Way to Make Fusion Reactors Much Better (Popular Mechanics)
- “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…
- Warren Buffett Sold 26% of his Wells Fargo Position. Billionaire Hedge-Fund Manager David Tepper Was Buying It. (Barron’s)
- Retail Spending in July Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels (Wall Street Journal)
- The Bear Market Is Nearing an End. The Bubble Might Just Be Getting Started. (Barron’s)
- Merck, Big Pharma’s Quiet Giant, Looks Like a Buy (Barron’s)
- How the 2020 Election Could Affect Health-Care Stocks (Barron’s)
- Tailwinds for Small-Cap Stocks (Barron’s)
- How to Profit From the U.S.-China Cold War (Barron’s)
- U.S. Seizes Iranian Fuel Cargo for First Time (Wall Street Journal)
- Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Ties (Wall Street Journal)
- The Treatment That Could Crush Covid (Wall Street Journal)
- 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)
- The Race to Build an American Rare Earths Industry (New York Times)
- Sia — The Alchemy of Blockbuster Songs, Billions of Views, and the Face You’ve Never Seen (#452) (Tim Ferriss)
- New York A-listers in $2bn bidding war to buy the Mets (Financial Times)
- Jeremy Siegel: I think we’re going to have a spending boom in 2021 (CNBC)
- Ariel Investments’ John Rogers Shares Insight About Stocks, Racial Relations (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Cyclical Recovery Coming? (upfina)
- Value Does Not Have To Mean Cheap (Boyar Value)
- Betting Against the Dollar Is More Popular Than Ever, BofA Says (Bloomberg)
- Credit investors go ‘all in’ rather than fight central banks (Financial Times)
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…
- Goldman Sees Room for S&P to Surpass 3,600 (Bloomberg)
- Interest Rates Are So Low, Buy Utility Stocks, Goldman Sachs Says (Barron’s)
- Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz Scoops Up Stock (Barron’s)
- Bulls Still Like Lyft Stock After a Rotten Quarter and Negative Court Ruling (Barron’s)
- Las Vegas Sands Stock Can Rally 45%: Analyst (Barron’s)
- Intel Pushes Back on Concerns About Its Chip-Making Technology (Barron’s)
- A Field Guide to Covid-19 Vaccines and Antivirals (Barron’s)
- Yale Discriminated by Race in Undergraduate Admissions, Justice Department Says (Wall Street Journal)
- Bryant Park’s Piano Series Offers Hopeful Note to New Yorkers (Wall Street Journal)
- Electronics Spending Sends US Retail Sales Soaring (ZeroHedge)
- The U.S. has already invested billions on potential coronavirus vaccines. Here’s where the deals stand (CNBC)
- Locked Down and Loaded. The Energy Report (Price Group)
- An Analysis of “Testing Benjamin Graham’s net current asset value model” (Global Investing Insight)
- Cash Handouts Boost Bolsonaro’s Popularity Despite Virus Toll (Bloomberg)
- Brainard Says Fed Is Conducting E-Money Tests for Research (Bloomberg)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…
- Gundlach, who called Trump’s 2016 election, predicts he’ll win again (Yahoo! Finance)
- The Gordon Gekko, “Gridlock is Good” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… (ZeroHedge)
- The Drain Game. The Energy Report by Phil Flynn (Price Group)
- Advisers Consider Whether Trump Can Cut Taxes Without Congress (New York Times)
- Stock-market futures perk up after weekly jobless claims put in first reading below 1 million in the pandemic era (MarketWatch)
- Inside the massive rotation rocking markets right now: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
- Why Nio Has A Shot At Becoming The ‘Tesla Of China’ (Benzinga)
- Stocks will soar 14% by the end of next year on unyielding optimism, long-standing bull Ed Yardeni says (Business Insider)
- Value stocks, which trade lowest to growth stocks since 2001, look like a smart play as the economy rebounds (MarketWatch)
- Trump wants stronger water flow in the shower — his Energy Department delivers (MarketWatch)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…
- ‘Cable Cowboy’ John Malone’s Liberty Global lassos Sunrise Communications in $7.4 billion deal (MarketWatch)
- A virus vaccine will ‘bail out the bulls’, says fund manager (fn london)
- Lightning outlast Blue Jackets in 5-OT NHL playoff thriller (New York Post)
- The Phil Flynn Energy Report (Price Group)
- Gold prices dive amid vaccine hopes and rising Treasury yields (CNBC)
- 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)
- Mnuchin urges Dems to pass $1T stimulus deal, but won’t speculate on compromise (Fox Business)
- CFOs Think They Know More Than They Do (Institutional Investor)
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Ryan Reynolds among top-paid Hollywood actors of 2020 (Fox Business)
- U.S.-China trade deal in ‘fine’ shape, White House’s Kudlow says (Street Insider)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…
- Warren Buffett may have bought back a record $7 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock in the past 3 months. (Business Insider)
- Small-Caps Are Playing Catch-Up (Barron’s)
- Russia Registers a Coronavirus Vaccine (Barron’s)
- Dow transports and Russell 2000 see ‘golden cross’ materializing (MarketWatch)
- SoftBank swings to profit after record loss as Vision Fund recovers (CNBC)
- 5 BofA Securities Stocks to Rotate to Now Before the Tech Sell-Off (24/7 Wall Street)
- How Goldman sees S&P 500 reacting to more U.S.-China tariffs and why November’s election result is key
- Bolsonaro and the generals: will the military defend Brazil’s democracy? (Financial Times)
- Trump’s $400 unemployment boost would give Americans $708 a week, on average (CNBC)
- From Cocoa to Coffee and Sugar, Soft Commodities Stage Simultaneous Rally (Wall Street Journal)
Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…
- Warren Buffett Signals Big Shift In Investing Stance As Berkshire Reports (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Americans saving record cash trove. Will they spend it? (USA Today)
- China’s factory deflation slows in July as recovery gains strength (Reuters)
- Pelosi, Mnuchin open door to narrower COVID-19 aid through 2020 (Reuters)
- Trump payroll tax executive order likely worth $1,200 per worker: Kudlow (Fox Business)
- Seres Therapeutics stock rockets nearly fourfold after positive Phase 3 data on treatment for colon infections (MarketWatch)
- Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers (Wall Street Journal)
- Buffett Shows Faith in Berkshire With Record Stock Buybacks (Bloomberg)
- It has ‘never been easier to make money’ on small and midcaps, JPMorgan strategist says (CNBC)
- 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)
- 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)
- Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Estee Lauder And More (Yahoo! Finance)
Be in the know. 25 key reads for Sunday…
- Trump Orders Extended Jobless Benefits, Payroll Tax Deferral (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Shows Strong Investment Gains (Barron’s)
- Nikola Tesla Proved It Was Possible. Now Wireless Electricity Is a Reality. (Popular Mechanics)
- Buffett buys back record $5.1 billion in Berkshire stock as coronavirus hits operating earnings (CNBC )
- Playing The Natural Gas Bull Market (All Star Charts)
- ‘Succession’ Showrunner Hopes to Start Shooting Season 3 in New York Before Christmas (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
- From a $2.5 Million Ferrari to a $1.8 Million Porsche, These Coveted Collector Cars Are Heading to Auction (Robb Report)
- The Burger: How to Perfect an American Classic (Men’s Journal)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
- Ben Affleck Writing, Directing Film About Making of ‘Chinatown’ (Variety)
- NHL roundup: No. 12 seeds Montreal, Chicago advance (OANN)
- 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 Review: Still The Best 4X4 By Far? (Forbes)
- Link between low Vitamin D levels, high COVID-19 infection risk established by Israeli researchers (FirstPost)
- ’80s Classic Knight Rider Will Ride Again With Help From James Wan (Gizmodo)
- The terrible tradeoff of keeping schools closed (AEI)
- What Is the Butterfly Effect and How Do We Misunderstand It? (How Stuff Works)
- The 45 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (MentalFloss)
- Trump will require insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions (Fox Business)
- Love Guy Fieri? Follow his new ‘Flavortown’ meme accounts. (Mashable)
- Viking’s $50K World Cruise Takes You to 56 Ports and 27 Countries (JustLuxe)
- This Is What the F-35 of the Future Will Look Like (Popular Mechanics)
- The Ferrari F8 is the Example for Modern, Mid-Engine Supercars (Popular Mechanics)
- How David Einhorn Is Betting on Higher Inflation (CIO)
- Task force seeks tougher listing rules for Chinese companies (Pensions & Investments)
- Blackstone, Brookfield Among Firms Eyeing Indian Malls, ET Says (Bloomberg)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…
- Trump Says He’ll Order Unemployment Payments If Impasse Persists (Bloomberg)
- Stock-market expert sees a ‘monstrous’ rally taking hold next week, if one recent trend holds (MarketWatch)
- 3 Potential 2020 Election Outcomes—and What They Could Mean for Investors (Barron’s)
- Why Goldman Looks Golden (Barron’s)
- Time for Thinking (Howard Marks)
- The Ingredients For Innovation (Farnam Street)
- Intel CEO Robert Swan Bought Shares After They Plunged (Barron’s)
- Warren Buffett’s $50 Billion Decision (Forbes)
- A Generational Opportunity In Commodities? (The Felder Report)
- Corn Crops May Not Be Bountiful This Fall. Corn Prices Are Rising. (Barron’s)
- New Chapter in U.S.-China Ties Marked by Confrontation (Wall Street Journal)
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wants to tap the XFL’s reality-TV potential (New York Post)
- Democrats challenge Kanye West’s bid to get on Wisconsin ballot (Financial Times)
- President Plans Order to Require Pre-Existing Condition Coverage (Bloomberg)
- Air Force One’s Successor Could Go 5x the Speed of Sound (Futurism)
- Mike Novogratz on Bitcoin, Macro Trading, Ayahuasca, Redemption, and More (#451) (The Tim Ferriss Show)
- Cult figure of investing one of few to grasp early promise of internet stocks (Financial Times)
- Why Housing Could Be One of the Best-Performing Asset Classes of the 2020s (A Wealth of Common Sense)
- Ben Graham’s 3 Secrets to Living A Good Life (Safal Niveshak)
- An Analysis of “Testing Benjamin Graham’s Net Current Asset Value Strategy in London” (Global Investing Insight)