Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Libya Oil Shut-In Cost Nation Over $2 Billion Since January (Bloomberg)
  2. Gilead’s Drug Leads Global Race for Coronavirus Treatment (Bloomberg)
  3. No OPEC Decision Yet on Oil Cuts, Saudi Energy Minister Says (Bloomberg)
  4. Breaking Down the Buffett Formula: Berkshire Hathaway’s Returns by the Numbers (Barron’s)
  5. He Went to a Hockey Game Expecting Dinner. He Wound Up Getting the Win. (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Pipeline Across Appalachian Trail (New York Times)
  7. OPEC hasn’t run out of ideas, Saudi energy minister insists as oil prices slump (CNBC)
  8. Natural gas is crushing wind and solar power — Why isn’t anyone talking about it? (Fox Business)
  9. Conspiracy Theorists Ask ‘Who Owns the New York Fed?’ Here’s the Answer. (Institutional Investor)
  10. Krispy Kreme launches ‘national doughnut delivery’ starting Feb. 29 (USA Today)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Gilead’s Remdesivir May Be Effective Against Coronavirus, WHO Says (The Street)
  2. Natural-Gas Exporters Struggle to Lock Up Buyers Despite ‘Freedom Gas’ Pitch (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Warren Buffett is cheering the current selloff, saying investors ‘should want the stock market to go down.’ (Business Insider)
  4. Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual letter (Business Insider)
  5. Wells Fargo (WFC) Confirms $3B Settlement with DOJ and SEC (Street Insider)
  6. Buffett calls coronavirus outbreak ‘scary,’ but says he won’t be selling stocks (Reuters)
  7. Trump Says U.S.-India to Sign $3 Billion in Defense Deals (Bloomberg)
  8. Warren Buffett Buys Record Amount Of The Ultimate Buffett Stock (Investor’s Business Daily)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Sunday…

  1. 2020 Corvette Stingray first drive review: Born to dance (Digital Trends)
  2. Warren Buffett drops a hint about the future of Berkshire’s leadership (CNN Business)
  3. Milton Friedman, An ‘Elfin Libertarian’ Giant (Hoover Institution)
  4. Keanu Reeves Rarely Talks About Money — but When He Does, It’s Life-Changing (Medium)
  5. Episode 974: Michael Milken (NPR Planet Money)
  6. 40 Years Later: 20 Facts About the ‘Miracle on Ice’ (Mental Floss)
  7. Uncut Gems Explains Why People Go Crazy for Jewels (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  8. Warren Buffett acknowledges he won’t live forever, tells investors: ‘Don’t worry’ (Fox Business)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. It’s Time to Build a Stake In Caterpillar (Barron’s)
  2. Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Fake-Account Claims (Barron’s)
  3. Stocks Drop on the Week but Still Look Bubbly. Time to Prepare for a Correction. (Barron’s)
  4. What the E*Trade Deal Tells You About the New Investing Game (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Hot Wheels launches Cybertruck toy — with optional cracked window (New York Post)
  6. America’s Coal Country Isn’t Dead — It’s Preparing for a Comeback (Bloomberg)
  7. Warren Buffett just became the longest-serving CEO of an S&P company. Take a look inside his incredible life and career. (Business Insider)
  8. Richard Branson launches his luxury, adults-only cruise ship (CNN Business)
  9. Richard Turner — The Magical Phenom Who Will Blow Your Mind (#411) (Tim Ferriss Podcast)
  10. Yale Activists Want Divestment. David Swensen Isn’t Budging. (Institutional Investor)
  11. Election Year March: Performance Haunted By Steep 1980 Declines (Almanac Trader)
  12. In next downturn, Fed may opt for quick, strong action (Reuters)
  13. 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds: 2019 Q4 Rankings (Insider Monkey)
  14. Maserati’s New Mid-Engine Supercar Is Called the MC20 and It’s Coming This Spring (Robb Report)
  15. Where to Eat, Drink, Stay and Play in the Maldives (Maxim)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Why Warren Buffett Was Right to Scarf Up Kroger Stock (Barron’s)
  2. Cabbies worry as hedge fund snaps up taxi medallions (New York Post)
  3. Prices for Corn, Other Farm Commodities Have Taken a Dip. It’s a Chance to Buy. (Barron’s)
  4. The Best Online Brokers for 2020 (Barron’s)
  5. Deere Smashes Earnings. The Stock Is Soaring. (Barron’s)
  6. Buffett watchers await word on whether the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ is close to finding his ‘elephant’ (CNBC)
  7. Mom and Pop Are On Epic Stock Buying Spree Fueled by Free Trades (Bloomberg)
  8. Wells Fargo close to roughly $3 billion settlement that would end probes into sales practices (Business Insider)
  9. Fed’s Bostic says ‘we won’t have to do anything’ on interest rates (CNBC)
  10. 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…

  1. The ‘Short Term’ 10:3 (Risk to Reward) Stock Market (Hedge Fund Tips)

  2. Oil Prices May Have Anticipated the Magnitude of Coronavirus. Here’s What They Say Will Happen Next. (Barron’s

  3. Strong Home-Building Momentum Kept Rolling in January (Barron’s

  4. Fed Minutes Show Comfort With Economy, Rate Stance Last Month (Wall Street Journal

  5. Oil Prices Rise After U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Unit (Wall Street Journal

  6. Morgan Stanley Adds Discount Broker in $13 Billion E*Trade Deal (Bloomberg)
  7. Goldman Sachs Analysts Very Bullish on 3 Top Energy Stocks (24/7 Wall Street

  8. DNA tests may soon reveal the optimal diet for your body — down to the variety of lettuce you should be eating (MarketWatch

  9. How many jobs have been created since Tax Cuts and Jobs Act took effect (Fox Business)

  10. 7-Eleven owner in talks to buy Speedway operations in US for $22bn (Financial Times)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Leon Cooperman says the market has become too pessimistic on energy stocks, too euphoric on Tesla (CNBC)
  2. Junk bond king’s pardon ‘is spectacular’ for Wall Street (Financial Times)
  3. Record Wall Street rally triggers boom in options (Financial Times)
  4. Q4 13F Roundup: How Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman And Others Adjusted Their Portfolios (Benzinga)
  5. The Michael Milken Project (Institutional Investor)
  6. ‘Very Big Trade Deal’ With India In Progress Ahead Of Visit, Trump Says (Benzinga)
  7. Building Permits Surge To 13 Year Highs Thanks To Warm Weather In Northeast (ZeroHedge)
  8. China’s virus-hit industrial cities start to ease curbs, restore production (Reuters)
  9. Oil up on slowing pace of coronavirus, Venezuela sanctions (Reuters)
  10. It’s Michael Milken’s World. The Rest of Us Just Live in It. (Barron’s)
  11. Hedge Funds Keep Backpedaling From S&P 500’s Biggest Winners (Bloomberg)
  12. What Warren Buffett Might Tell Investors in His Annual Letter This Week (Barron’s)
  13. Gilead’s Coronavirus Drug Trial Slowed by Lack of Eligible Recruits (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Fed’s Balance Sheet Dominates What to Watch For in FOMC Minutes (Bloomberg)
  15. Why Teva’s Grand Turnaround Could Just Be Getting Started (24/7 Wall Street)
  16. Pound Climbs After Inflation Tempers Risk of a Rate Cut (Bloomberg)
  17. SoftBank plans to borrow up to $4.5 billion using its domestic telecom’s shares as collateral. (Business Insider)
  18. Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman ramps up his criticism of Bernie Sanders, calling him a ‘bigger threat’ to the stock market than coronavirus (Business Insider)
  19. February Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey Results (Summary) (Hedge Fund Tips)
  20. It’s never been this hard for companies to find qualified workers (CNBC)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Franklin Resources and Legg Mason shares surge as firms announce they will combine into a $1.5 trillion asset manager (Business Insider)
  2. DuPont CEO and CFO to leave company (MarketWatch)
  3. Buy Amarin Because It Is Cheap, Analyst Says (MarketWatch)
  4. The Real Chinese Trade Spat Is About Engines, Not Soybeans (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Starting to look like Tom Brady won’t be returning to the Patriots (Fox Business)
  6. Hedge fund Renaissance built stake ahead of Tesla share surge (Financial Times)
  7. How Millennials Could Make the Fed’s Job Harder (New York Times)
  8. 12 Stock Picks That Will Please Both Growth and Value Investors (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for President’s Day…

  1. Stocks Today Hold Bullish Bent; 5 Reasons Why The Nasdaq May Hit 10,000 (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. The $99 Watch With $20,000 Ambitions (Bloomberg)
  3. Macau Casinos Allowed to Reopen Thursday After Virus Shutdown ()
  4. Bridgewater, Dalio Donate $10 Million For China Virus Fight (Bloomberg)
  5. Joe Rogan ate nothing but meat for 30 days and said his ‘energy levels were amazing’ (CNBC)
  6. Chinese stimulus boosts stocks globally (MarketWatch)
  7. The Pinsa Pie Tries to Elbow Into New York’s Crowded Pizza Market (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Hedge Funds Bet Aussie Will Overcome Impact of Coronavirus (Yahoo! Finance)
  9. Notable Insider Buys Last Week: Enterprise Products Partners, Kellogg And More (Benzinga)
  10. FedEx driver stops to pick up, fold fallen American flag in front yard (USA Today)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. February Expiration Week: S&P 500 Up 12 of Last 14 (Almanac Trader)
  2. How Mega-Influencer Emily Ratajkowski Turns Obsessive Fans Into A Booming Business (Forbes)
  3. Top 11 Must See Yachts At The 2020 Miami Yacht Show (Forbes)
  4. Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal (Reuters)
  5. Bloomberg Spent More Than $1 Million On That Barrage Of Instagram Memes (Forbes)
  6. Chemours Co (NYSE:CC): McIntyre 4Q19 commentary & long thesis (ValueWalk)
  7. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  8. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Bitcoin, Roku And More ()
  9. ‘No Time To Die’: Hear Billie Eilish’s New ‘James Bond’ Theme Song and Watch a New Trailer (Men’s Journal)
  10. 2021 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Has World’s Fastest Convertible Roof (Maxim)
  11. Banksy artwork pops up just in time for Valentine’s Day (Mashable)
  12. Is Trump’s Classical-Architecture Policy Authoritarian? (Manhattan Institute)
  13. Elon Musk Says He’s About to Deliver the Future of High-Speed Internet (Inc.)
  14. Coronavirus drug could start production this month: Peter Navarro (Fox Business)
  15. The Perils of “Survivorship Bias” (Scientific American)