Category: What I’m Reading Today

1. Powell says the Fed is ‘strongly committed’ to 2% inflation goal (CNBC)
2. What to Do When You’re a Distressed-Asset Investor (and Nothing’s in Distress) (Institutional Investor)
3. The Bias That Pays Off in the Hedge Fund Industry (Institutional Investor)
4. Are Index Funds Headed for a Reckoning? (Institutional Investor)
5. China’s top negotiators say US talks going strong, Phase 1 soon (Fox Business)
6. It’s not just trade hopes fueling the U.S. stocks rally (Reuters)
7. Investors Could Do Much Worse Than ‘Japanification’ (Wall Street Journal)
8. CNBC’s Jim Cramer, a longtime Tesla critic, says he might be about to buy a Model X (MarketWatch)
9. Disney+ averaging almost a million new subscribers a day (New York Post)
10. Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan says the fourth-quarter economy is ‘weak’ (CNBC)
11. It’s 2019, But It Sure Feels a Lot Like 1998 for Stocks (Bloomberg)
12. Fed Chair Powell Says a Solid Labor Market Could Get Even Stronger (New York Times)
13. Teva, Drugmakers in Talks With U.S. to End Generics Probes (Bloomberg)

 

Source: Election Betting Odds

1. Election Betting Odds (Biden Leads Dems again) (Election Betting Odds)
2. Hedge Fund Tips – Episode 4 – VideoCast. Stock Market Commentary. (Hedge Fund Tips)
3. The ‘great rotation’ will arrive in 2020 and bring another strong year for stocks, JP Morgan says (MarketWatch)
4. Carl Icahn to Seek Control of Occidental’s Board (Yahoo! Finance)
5. French Luxury Giant LVMH Nears Deal to Buy Tiffany (New York Times)
6. Who owns the most land in America? Jeff Bezos and John Malone are among them (USA Today)
7. Star Stock-Picker Moves On From U.S. and China (Bloomberg)
8. How the Steel Industry Made Millions From the Climate Crisis (Bloomberg)
9. Schwab and TD Ameritrade Announced a $26 Billion Merger. What You Need to Know. (Barron’s)
10. HP Again Rejects Xerox Takeover Bid, Raises Prospect for Big Stock Buyback (Barron’s)
11. Pfizer Has 5 Drugs in Its Pipeline That Could Turn Its Stock Around (Barron’s)
12. Novartis to Buy Cholesterol-Drugmaker Medicines Co. (Wall Street Journal)
13. Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Orders Have Climbed to 200,000 (Bloomberg)
14. Paul Singer Has Been Called a ‘Doomsday Investor.’ Now He’s Hoping for Calm Waters. (Institutional Investor)
15. Hong Kong elections a slap to Beijing’s face — Here’s what could happen (Fox Business)

1. The Greatest Investor of All Time? (The Irrelevant Investor)
2. Is Oil Glut Trading Regime Starting To Falling Apart? (Futures Mag)
3. Tom Hanks Plays Mister Rogers: Sharing Joy Is ‘The Natural State Of Things’ (NPR)
4. How Does The Economy Influence Voters? (NPR Planet Money)
5. How Michael Bloomberg’s Late Bid For The Democratic Nomination Could Go (FiveThirtyEight)
6. Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing World (Farnam Street)
7. 25 Fascinating Facts About John F. Kennedy (Mental Floss)
8. Millennials finally get housing market break (Fox Business)
9. The U.S. Trade Deficit: How Much Does It Matter? (CFR)
10. 2019 Wriston Lecture: The End of the Computer Age (Manhattan Institute)
11. Why Asset Managers Are Eyeing Millennial Wallets (OZY)
12. Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ Ends November Cold Snap, Heads for Record $110M-$120M U.S. Debut (Hollywood Reporter)
13. 99 Oil Rigs Gone And Counting: Rig Count Falls Again (Oil Price)
14. Early December Pattern Sparks Natural Gas Futures Rally; SoCal, Sumas Basis Soar (Natural Gas Intel)
15. The 5 Types of Market Crash Predictions (A Wealth of Common Sense)
16. Hedge Fund Tips – Episode 4 – VideoCast. Stock Market Commentary. (ZeroHedge)

1. Ray Dalio Called This Wall Street Journal Story ‘Wrong.’ Dow Jones Stands by It. (Institutional Investor)
2. Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Killer Deal and Nobody Is Talking About It (Futurism)
3. It May Finally Be Hedge Funds’ Time to Shine (Institutional Investor)
4. Move Over Viagra Ads, Here Come the Financial Advisers ()
5. CNBC’s full interview with Liberty Media Chairman John Malone (CNBC)
6. Amazon files suit protesting Microsoft’s JEDI cloud contract with Pentagon (CNBC)
7. ‘Wizard of Oz’ Greg Coffey’s hedge fund has reportedly surged 29% this year, demolishing the broader market (Business Insider)
8. Pfizer’s New Strategy Makes It Worth Another Look (Barron’s)
9. Why the 1,973-HP, All-Electric Lotus Evija Is Among the World’s Most Anticipated Hypercars (Maxim)
10. I rode inside Tesla’s polarizing Cybertruck (engadget)
11. America’s Top 50 Givers (Forbes)
12. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)

1. Tesla Revealed Its ‘Cyberpunk’ Pickup Truck. What You Need to Know. (MarketWatch)
2. Bridgewater Associates bets over $1 billion on market drop: WSJ (Reuters)
3. ECB chief Christine Lagarde pushes EU Leaders for Fiscal Stimulus (CNBC)
4. How the Discount Window Became a Pain in the Repo Market (Wall Street Journal)
5. The TikTok “Git Up” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (Hedge Fund Tips)
6. Hennessy Funds Founder Says Bull Market Won’t End Anytime Soon (Bloomberg)
7. Hedgies Take Sides in the Icahn-Buffett-Occidental Battle (Institutional Investor)
8. Match.com for Hedge Funds or Low-Rent Telemarketing Service? Cold-Calling Firm Murano Connect Has Many Fans, but Just as Many Detractors. (Institutional Investor)
9.  Trump: US, China ‘very close’ to trade deal (Fox Business)

1. Bearish Oil-Drilling Indicator Is Full of Holes (Wall Street Journal)
2. China says it will strive to reach ‘phase one’ trade deal with U.S (Reuters)
3. How to Play Media Stocks for the Coming ‘Streaming Wars’ (Barron’s)
4. Charles Schwab is in talks to buy TD Ameritrade, source says (CNBC)
5. A legendary trader who made billions betting on wars, other macro events is reportedly closing fund (CNBC)
6. How a Top Stock Fund Finds Winning Picks Across the Globe (Barron’s)
7. Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller on Trade Wars and the U.S. Economy (Barron’s)
8. Shinzo Abe’s Record and the Continuing Revolution in Japanese Stocks (Wall Street Journal)
9. Oil rises on reports that OPEC might extend cuts, U.S.-China talks to continue (StreetInsider.com)
10. Impeachment Is Just Noise to Wall Street Inured to Trump Drama (Bloomberg)
11. The TikTok “Git Up” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
12. How Trading Stocks Gave This CEO His $10 Billion Idea (Investor’s Business Daily)

1. Wall Street Is Turning Bullish on the British Pound (Bloomberg)
2. Carl Icahn is betting big on mall owners to fail (MarketWatch)
3. ‘Pack mules’: Land Rover Defender’s return at Los Angeles Auto Show thrills off-road enthusiasts (USA Today)
4. Lowe’s Raises Earnings Guidance (Barron’s)
5. Target Soars After Raising Outlook, Avoiding U.S. Retail Gloom (Bloomberg)
6. Here’s Why This Biotech Stock Has Septupled In Value Over Two Days (Investor’s Business Daily)
7. Shinzo Abe’s Record and the Continuing Revolution in Japanese Stocks (Wall Street Journal)
8. US-China ‘fine tuning’ trade deal: Wilbur Ross (Fox Business)
9. What Happened at the Least-Watched, Most-Consequential (For Private Equity, at Least) Congressional Hearing (Institutional Investor)
10. Goldman: Go Long On Fracking (Yahoo! Finance)
11. Boeing Nets Deals for Its Grounded 737 MAX Jet (Wall Street Journal)
12. Fannie’s and Freddie’s Long Road to Public Offerings (Wall Street Journal)

1. Cosmetics deal cements Kylie Jenner’s rise from reality star to billionaire mogul (New York Post)
2. Dimensional Makes a Change to Its Investment Process (Institutional Investor)
3. United Health and Cigna Stocks Are Rising Because the Medicare-for-All Threat Has Diminished (Barron’s)
4. Can Tesla’s Pickup Truck Dethrone Ford and GM? Here’s a Primer. (Barron’s)
5. Goldman Says Hedge Funds Are Staging a Comeback (Bloomberg)
6. Crispr Gene Editing Shows Early Promise in Blood Disease Study (Bloomberg)
7. This Man Is a Junkyard Billionaire (Bloomberg)
8. Glenview’s Bullish Call on Health Care Is Playing Out So Far (Bloomberg)
9. The Fed is buying billions of mortgage bonds — here’s why it matters (MarketWatch)
10. Powell Meets With Trump, a Frequent Critic, to Discuss Economy (Wall Street Journal)

1. Ford unveils Mustang Mach-E starting at roughly $44,000Nasdaq exec: (CNBC)
2. A ‘phase one’ trade deal would give the IPO market the certainty it’s looking for (CNBC)
3. TikTok’s Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It’s Not a Menace (New York Times)
4. Only 3 of the Top 20 Mutual Funds Are Beating the Market. Here’s How They Do It. (Barron’s)
5. Viral ‘Smart Bombs’ Are Becoming Weapons Against Superbugs (Bloomberg)
6. Pound Touches Six-Month High Against Euro on Optimism for Brexit (Bloomberg)
7. Bargain Hunters Rule the Art Market (Wall Street Journal)

1. From Warren Buffett to Chase Coleman: The Biggest Bets of the Third Quarter (Bloomberg)
2. How To Win Millions At Poker Tournaments (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
3. Ford vs. Ferrari film showcases racecars worth millions (FoxBusiness)
4. The Ferrari Roma Super Coupe Is A Stylish Tribute to 1960s-Era Sports Cars (Maxim)
5. safdie architects’ monumental ‘raffles city chongqing’ begins phased opening in china (DesignBoom)
6. The Fortune Future 50 (Fortune)
7. Billionaire With a Taste for Casual Dining Offers $40 Million for Houlihan’s Restaurants (Fortune)
8. Joe Pesci Lists Waterfront New Jersey Mansion for $6.5 Million (AD)
9. Lady Luck Meets Election Cycle Market Seasonality (Almanac Trader)
10. Avenue Capital Chairman Marc Lasy: Never Bet Against The Fed (ValueWalk)
11. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Fortress Investment Group, ExodusPoint Capital Management, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (SMG), Encore Wire Corporation (WIRE), and More (Insider Monkey)
12. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
13. U.S. Rig Count Crashes Again: Loses Nearly 100 Rigs In 3 Months (Oil Price)
14. HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 3 (Hedge Fund Tips)
15. This fund manager is up nearly 40% this year by betting on ‘misunderstood’ ideas (CNBC)