- Libya Oil Shut-In Cost Nation Over $2 Billion Since January (Bloomberg)
- Gilead’s Drug Leads Global Race for Coronavirus Treatment (Bloomberg)
- No OPEC Decision Yet on Oil Cuts, Saudi Energy Minister Says (Bloomberg)
- Breaking Down the Buffett Formula: Berkshire Hathaway’s Returns by the Numbers (Barron’s)
- He Went to a Hockey Game Expecting Dinner. He Wound Up Getting the Win. (Wall Street Journal)
- Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Pipeline Across Appalachian Trail (New York Times)
- OPEC hasn’t run out of ideas, Saudi energy minister insists as oil prices slump (CNBC)
- Natural gas is crushing wind and solar power — Why isn’t anyone talking about it? (Fox Business)
- Conspiracy Theorists Ask ‘Who Owns the New York Fed?’ Here’s the Answer. (Institutional Investor)
- Krispy Kreme launches ‘national doughnut delivery’ starting Feb. 29 (USA Today)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…
- Gilead’s Remdesivir May Be Effective Against Coronavirus, WHO Says (The Street)
- Natural-Gas Exporters Struggle to Lock Up Buyers Despite ‘Freedom Gas’ Pitch (Wall Street Journal)
- Warren Buffett is cheering the current selloff, saying investors ‘should want the stock market to go down.’ (Business Insider)
- Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual letter (Business Insider)
- Wells Fargo (WFC) Confirms $3B Settlement with DOJ and SEC (Street Insider)
- Buffett calls coronavirus outbreak ‘scary,’ but says he won’t be selling stocks (Reuters)
- Trump Says U.S.-India to Sign $3 Billion in Defense Deals (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett Buys Record Amount Of The Ultimate Buffett Stock (Investor’s Business Daily)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Sunday…
- 2020 Corvette Stingray first drive review: Born to dance (Digital Trends)
- Warren Buffett drops a hint about the future of Berkshire’s leadership (CNN Business)
- Milton Friedman, An ‘Elfin Libertarian’ Giant (Hoover Institution)
- Keanu Reeves Rarely Talks About Money — but When He Does, It’s Life-Changing (Medium)
- Episode 974: Michael Milken (NPR Planet Money)
- 40 Years Later: 20 Facts About the ‘Miracle on Ice’ (Mental Floss)
- Uncut Gems Explains Why People Go Crazy for Jewels (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett acknowledges he won’t live forever, tells investors: ‘Don’t worry’ (Fox Business)
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…
- It’s Time to Build a Stake In Caterpillar (Barron’s)
- Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Fake-Account Claims (Barron’s)
- Stocks Drop on the Week but Still Look Bubbly. Time to Prepare for a Correction. (Barron’s)
- What the E*Trade Deal Tells You About the New Investing Game (Wall Street Journal)
- Hot Wheels launches Cybertruck toy — with optional cracked window (New York Post)
- America’s Coal Country Isn’t Dead — It’s Preparing for a Comeback (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett just became the longest-serving CEO of an S&P company. Take a look inside his incredible life and career. (Business Insider)
- Richard Branson launches his luxury, adults-only cruise ship (CNN Business)
- Richard Turner — The Magical Phenom Who Will Blow Your Mind (#411) (Tim Ferriss Podcast)
- Yale Activists Want Divestment. David Swensen Isn’t Budging. (Institutional Investor)
- Election Year March: Performance Haunted By Steep 1980 Declines (Almanac Trader)
- In next downturn, Fed may opt for quick, strong action (Reuters)
- 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds: 2019 Q4 Rankings (Insider Monkey)
- Maserati’s New Mid-Engine Supercar Is Called the MC20 and It’s Coming This Spring (Robb Report)
- Where to Eat, Drink, Stay and Play in the Maldives (Maxim)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…
- Why Warren Buffett Was Right to Scarf Up Kroger Stock (Barron’s)
- Cabbies worry as hedge fund snaps up taxi medallions (New York Post)
- Prices for Corn, Other Farm Commodities Have Taken a Dip. It’s a Chance to Buy. (Barron’s)
- The Best Online Brokers for 2020 (Barron’s)
- Deere Smashes Earnings. The Stock Is Soaring. (Barron’s)
- Buffett watchers await word on whether the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ is close to finding his ‘elephant’ (CNBC)
- Mom and Pop Are On Epic Stock Buying Spree Fueled by Free Trades (Bloomberg)
- Wells Fargo close to roughly $3 billion settlement that would end probes into sales practices (Business Insider)
- Fed’s Bostic says ‘we won’t have to do anything’ on interest rates (CNBC)
- Fed’s Bullard says market expectations for rate cut will fade as coronavirus fear eases: CNBC (Reuters)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…
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The ‘Short Term’ 10:3 (Risk to Reward) Stock Market (Hedge Fund Tips)
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Oil Prices May Have Anticipated the Magnitude of Coronavirus. Here’s What They Say Will Happen Next. (Barron’s)
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Strong Home-Building Momentum Kept Rolling in January (Barron’s)
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Fed Minutes Show Comfort With Economy, Rate Stance Last Month (Wall Street Journal)
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Oil Prices Rise After U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Unit (Wall Street Journal)
- Morgan Stanley Adds Discount Broker in $13 Billion E*Trade Deal (Bloomberg)
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Goldman Sachs Analysts Very Bullish on 3 Top Energy Stocks (24/7 Wall Street)
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DNA tests may soon reveal the optimal diet for your body — down to the variety of lettuce you should be eating (MarketWatch)
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How many jobs have been created since Tax Cuts and Jobs Act took effect (Fox Business)
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7-Eleven owner in talks to buy Speedway operations in US for $22bn (Financial Times)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…
- Leon Cooperman says the market has become too pessimistic on energy stocks, too euphoric on Tesla (CNBC)
- Junk bond king’s pardon ‘is spectacular’ for Wall Street (Financial Times)
- Record Wall Street rally triggers boom in options (Financial Times)
- Q4 13F Roundup: How Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman And Others Adjusted Their Portfolios (Benzinga)
- The Michael Milken Project (Institutional Investor)
- ‘Very Big Trade Deal’ With India In Progress Ahead Of Visit, Trump Says (Benzinga)
- Building Permits Surge To 13 Year Highs Thanks To Warm Weather In Northeast (ZeroHedge)
- China’s virus-hit industrial cities start to ease curbs, restore production (Reuters)
- Oil up on slowing pace of coronavirus, Venezuela sanctions (Reuters)
- It’s Michael Milken’s World. The Rest of Us Just Live in It. (Barron’s)
- Hedge Funds Keep Backpedaling From S&P 500’s Biggest Winners (Bloomberg)
- What Warren Buffett Might Tell Investors in His Annual Letter This Week (Barron’s)
- Gilead’s Coronavirus Drug Trial Slowed by Lack of Eligible Recruits (Wall Street Journal)
- Fed’s Balance Sheet Dominates What to Watch For in FOMC Minutes (Bloomberg)
- Why Teva’s Grand Turnaround Could Just Be Getting Started (24/7 Wall Street)
- Pound Climbs After Inflation Tempers Risk of a Rate Cut (Bloomberg)
- SoftBank plans to borrow up to $4.5 billion using its domestic telecom’s shares as collateral. (Business Insider)
- Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman ramps up his criticism of Bernie Sanders, calling him a ‘bigger threat’ to the stock market than coronavirus (Business Insider)
- February Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary) (Hedge Fund Tips)
- It’s never been this hard for companies to find qualified workers (CNBC)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Tuesday…
- Franklin Resources and Legg Mason shares surge as firms announce they will combine into a $1.5 trillion asset manager (Business Insider)
- DuPont CEO and CFO to leave company (MarketWatch)
- Buy Amarin Because It Is Cheap, Analyst Says (MarketWatch)
- The Real Chinese Trade Spat Is About Engines, Not Soybeans (Wall Street Journal)
- Starting to look like Tom Brady won’t be returning to the Patriots (Fox Business)
- Hedge fund Renaissance built stake ahead of Tesla share surge (Financial Times)
- How Millennials Could Make the Fed’s Job Harder (New York Times)
- 12 Stock Picks That Will Please Both Growth and Value Investors (Barron’s)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for President’s Day…
- Stocks Today Hold Bullish Bent; 5 Reasons Why The Nasdaq May Hit 10,000 (Investor’s Business Daily)
- The $99 Watch With $20,000 Ambitions (Bloomberg)
- Macau Casinos Allowed to Reopen Thursday After Virus Shutdown ()
- Bridgewater, Dalio Donate $10 Million For China Virus Fight (Bloomberg)
- Joe Rogan ate nothing but meat for 30 days and said his âenergy levels were amazingâ (CNBC)
- Chinese stimulus boosts stocks globally (MarketWatch)
- The Pinsa Pie Tries to Elbow Into New Yorkâs Crowded Pizza Market (Wall Street Journal)
- Hedge Funds Bet Aussie Will Overcome Impact of Coronavirus (Yahoo! Finance)
- Notable Insider Buys Last Week: Enterprise Products Partners, Kellogg And More (Benzinga)
- FedEx driver stops to pick up, fold fallen American flag in front yard (USA Today)
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…
- February Expiration Week: S&P 500 Up 12 of Last 14 (Almanac Trader)
- How Mega-Influencer Emily Ratajkowski Turns Obsessive Fans Into A Booming Business (Forbes)
- Top 11 Must See Yachts At The 2020 Miami Yacht Show (Forbes)
- Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal (Reuters)
- Bloomberg Spent More Than $1 Million On That Barrage Of Instagram Memes (Forbes)
- Chemours Co (NYSE:CC): McIntyre 4Q19 commentary & long thesis (ValueWalk)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
- Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Bitcoin, Roku And More ()
- âNo Time To Dieâ: Hear Billie Eilishâs New âJames Bondâ Theme Song and Watch a New Trailer (Men’s Journal)
- 2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Has World’s Fastest Convertible Roof (Maxim)
- Banksy artwork pops up just in time for Valentine’s Day (Mashable)
- Is Trumpâs Classical-Architecture Policy Authoritarian? (Manhattan Institute)
- Elon Musk Says He’s About to Deliver the Future of High-Speed Internet (Inc.)
- Coronavirus drug could start production this month: Peter Navarro (Fox Business)
- The Perils of âSurvivorship Biasâ (Scientific American)