Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…

  1. Big Investors Showing Love to Gas Fields Others Shun (Wall Street Journal)
  2. 3 Losing Sectors That Could Bounce Back in 2020 (Barron’s)
  3. 36 Corvettes, Hidden for Years in a Garage, Will Be Given Away (New York Times)
  4. My appearance on Yahoo! Finance TV yesterday (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Royal Dutch Shell is a top stock for 2020. This is why. (Barron’s)
  6. The Future for FedEx, UPS, and Other Shippers Isn’t as Bleak as It Looks (Barron’s)
  7. Exxon Mobil Stock Was Out of Step With Energy Investors in 2019 (Barron’s)
  8. Stocks Hit Fresh Highs as Nasdaq Crosses 9000 (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Charter Schools Keep Tabs on Grads to Keep Them in College (Wall Street Journal)
  10. The stock market boom may just be getting started — Citi sees 90% odds that equities will rip higher in 2020 (Business Insider)
  11. Oil Trades Near Three-Month High on Signs of Shrinking Supplies (Bloomberg)
  12. Why this 10-year-old bull market is actually a one-year-old (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Pharma Companies Are Rushing to Treat a Little-Known Liver Disease. ()
  2. The “Fly Me to the Moon” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  3. Dell is a top stock for 2020. Here’s why. (Barron’s)
  4. Startups Extend Gene Therapy To Cancer, Other Common Diseases (Wall Street Journal)
  5. U.S. Filings for Jobless Benefits Fall to Three-Week Low (Bloomberg)
  6. Trump stock market rally is far outpacing past US presidents (CNBC)
  7. Low recession risk, faster growth, and unemployment at a 70-year low — here are Goldman Sachs’ predictions for the US economy in 2020 (Business Insider)
  8. Here’s why a rough patch for battered oil stocks may be about to come to an end in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  9. China commerce ministry says in close touch with U.S. on signing trade deal (Street Insider)
  10. Short Sellers Abandon Oil Stocks as Crude Prices Rise (24/7 Wall Street)
  11. Emerging market stocks were laggards in the past decade (Reuters)
  12. Online sales record leads holiday shopping surge ()

Be in the know. 12 key reads for a Merry Christmas…

  1. China ramped up US soybean purchases to 20-month high ahead of partial trade deal (Fox Business)
  2. 20 Things That Have Changed for the Better Since 2010 (24/7 Wall Street)  
  3. Opinion: The real Santa Claus rally is yet to come (MarketWatch)  
  4. Pfizer Stock’s Dismal 2019 Could Be a Prelude to a Comeback (MarketWatch)  
  5. Walgreens Was the Dow’s Biggest Loser in 2019 (MarketWatch)  
  6. Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal (Reuters)  
  7. New England Natural Gas Prices Hit Two Year High (Yahoo! Finance)  
  8. Oil Tops $61 as U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Seen Declining (Bloomberg)  
  9. Dow, Inc. Stock Is on the Move—and Should Have a Better 2020 (MarketWatch)  
  10. Warren Buffett’s daughter-in-law couldn’t think of a good Christmas present — so she showed her company’s finances to him (Business Insider)  
  11. Tesla Stock Reaches Elon Musk’s Magic $420, and Then Some (New York Times)  
  12. A 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Could Fetch $7 Million (Barron’s)  

 

 

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Christmas Eve…

  1. What the Stock Market Did Under Every President in the Last 100 Years (24/7 Wall Street)  
  2. The Grinch is Dead! (YouTube) 
  3. Berkshire Hathaway Is a Top Stock for 2020. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)  
  4. 7 Internet Stocks To Buy For 2020, According to a Veteran Tech Analyst (Barron’s)  
  5. The Top Biopharma Calendar Events to Watch Going Into 2020 ()  
  6. Why Boris Johnson will not go for a ‘hard’ Brexit, but a slow Brexit (FN London) 
  7. China to take measures to support jobs amid economic slowdown (Reuters)  
  8. Funding Secured for Tesla Shareholders (Wasll Street Journal)
  9. Bet on These 16 Value Stocks in 2020, Goldman Sachs Says (Yahoo! Finance)  
  10. Warren Buffett’s likely successor will be Geico’s next CEO — here’s how he prepared Todd Combs for the role (Business Insider)  

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Banks Get Tough on Shale Loans as Fracking Forecasts Flop (Wall Street Journal 
  2. This strategist picked two blockbuster stocks in 2019 — here’s what he likes for 2020 (MarketWatch 
  3. China to Cut Tariffs on Range of Goods Amid Push for Trade Deal (Wall Street Journal 
  4. What is the Santa Claus Rally? (USA Today 
  5. China Vows More Support for Private Sector to Stabilize Growth (Bloomberg) 
  6. Robert Shiller: A Trump effect could drive the record market rally through 2020 (CNBC 
  7. No. 1 Stock Market in Americas Forecast to Climb 15% Next Year (Yahoo! Finance)  
  8. Oil billionaire schools Elizabeth Warren on energy industry (Fox Business) 

 

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Peter Lynch Draws on 50 Years of Stock-Picking to Find Growth Opportunities in (Barron’s)
  2. Warren Buffett’s favorite Christmas gifts include See’s Candies, dresses, and $10,000 in cash (Business Insider)
  3. Today’s MarketWe Buy A Junk Bond! (NPR Planet Money)
  4. China Mobile Dominates the World’s Biggest Market. Its Stock Is Cheap. (Barron’s)
  5. Episode 958: When Reagan Broke the Unions (NPR Planet Money)
  6. How Artificial Intelligence Is Totally Changing Everything (howstuffworks)
  7. History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin (The Atlantic)
  8. Warren Buffett Says Anyone Can Achieve Success by Following This 1 Personal Rule He Lives By (Inc.)
  9. Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win (Fox Business)
  10. Natural Gas Futures Gain as Bulls Look to Early January for Colder Temps (naturalgasintel)
  11. Almost No One’s Starting New Hedge Funds Anymore (Institutional Investor)
  12. 10 of the Best Energy Stocks to Buy for 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  13. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Alibaba, Biogen, China Mobile, Peter Lynch Picks And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1.  Xi Jinping says ‘phase one’ trade deal benefits both US and China, seeks to sign as soon as possible (CNBC)
  2. DuPont Gets Better End of Deal (Morningstar)
  3. Lowest-rated US bonds end the year with a bang (Financial Times)
  4. Boris Johnson’s Biggest Problem: What to Do Next (Bloomberg)
  5. ‘Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket very carefully’: Here are 13 brilliant quotes from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller (Business Insider)
  6. The 2010s Were the Upside-Down Decade (Barron’s)
  7. This CRISPR Stock Is A 2020 Top Pick — But Will Gene Editing Succeed? (Investor’s Business Daily)
  8. The Oil Situation (ValuePlays)
  9. The Beginning of a New Bull Market In Stocks? (All Star Charts)
  10. Consumer sentiment rises for December despite Trump’s impeachment (CNBC)
  11. How the Icahn-Ackman ‘Battle of the Billionaires’ on CNBC became a defining moment of the decade (CNBC)
  12. When Warren Buffett Thanks You for “Client Alpha” (Validea)
  13. How Vevo’s Artistic and Scientific Approach to Music Videos Is Paying Off After 10 Years (Fortune)
  14. Jim Cramer Says Democratic Debates Show How Badly China’s Xi Needs a Deal (TheStreet)
  15. Amazon Blocked Sellers From Using FedEx And Now We Know Why (Forbes)
  16. 2019 Market Strength Could Give Election-Year 2020 A Boost (Almanac Trader)
  17. The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank Behind the Fintech Boom (Forbes)
  18. This 256-Foot Superyacht Transforms Into An Actual Submarine (Maxim)
  19. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  20. iPhone maker reportedly building secret satellite team as 5G race speeds up (FoxBusiness)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Friday…

  1. Florida SBA’s Strategic InvestmentTeam Has It Eye on Energy (Institutional Investor)
  2. Fidelity mutual fund guru Peter Lynch: Market will be higher in 10 years (FoxBusiness)
  3. These 10 S&P 500 stocks were lousy in 2019, but they could return 40% or more in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  4. China can fulfil $40 billion U.S. farm purchase pledge: consultancy (Reuters)
  5. 3 Top Retail Picks for Stronger Than Expected Gains in 2020, With Runners-Up (24/7 Wall Street)
  6. The Secure Act Has Passed. 2 Insurance Stocks That Could Benefit. (Barron’s)
  7. There’s Still More Upside to Squeeze Out of My On-Fire Energy Picks (TheStreet)
  8. U.K. Picks Safe Hands to Lead Central Bank (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. 10 Undervalued Energy Stocks for 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)
  2. Biotech Stocks Are In a Position to Break Out in 2020, Analysts Say (MarketWatch)
  3. Opinion: Takeaway from Abu Dhabi money conference: So much money is looking to find a home (MarketWatch)
  4. BOJ to begin lending ETFs to prop up market liquidity (Reuters)
  5. The J. Paul Getty (Energy) Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  6. Oil Stocks To Buy As Prices Rebound: Here Are U.S. Shale, Market Cap Leaders (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. Think the Dow Is OId-Fashioned? It Beat the S&P 500 Over 5 Years. (Barron’s)
  8. The Best Cars—Including Two Electric Vehicles—I Drove in 2019 ()
  9. Tesla shares close at a record high.  Next stop $420? (CNBC)
  10. ‘I couldn’t have been more wrong’: Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller reveals a mistake he made that cost him major market returns (Business Insider)
  11. The ‘ultimate smart money indicator’ is signalling a big move in the stock market by the end of the week (MarketWatch)
  12. China says in touch with U.S. on signing of Phase 1 trade deal (Reuters)
  13. Biotech Analysts See Deals, Drug Data Carrying 2020 Performance (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Investors Pony Up More Than $2B for Distressed Fund (Institutional Investor)
  15. US House poised to approve USMCA trade deal (Financial Times)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. DuPont Has Narrowed Its Focus. Analyst Sees a Winner for 2020. (Barron’s)
  2. 8 Oil Stocks Goldman Sachs Says to Buy in 2020 (Barron’s)
  3. Stanley Druckenmiller Is Embracing Risk Again, Just ‘Timidly’ (Bloomberg)
  4. U.S. Energy Chief Shrugs Off Permian Oil Slowdown as a ‘Pause’ (Barron’s)
  5. Saturday before Christmas expected to be the biggest U.S. shopping day of 2019 (Reuters)
  6. Why Fund Managers Are Cranking Up the Risk (Institutional Investor)
  7. Trump adviser hints at next big trade deal (Fox Business)
  8. The U.S. housing market is taking off: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  9. A Berkshire Hathaway decade in review: Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letters (Business Insider)
  10. Dollar Is Poised to Weaken Just in Time (Bloomberg)