Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  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)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  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)

Be in the know. 9 key reads for Friday…

  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)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  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)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Wednesday…

  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)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  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)

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Monday…

  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)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  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)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Walmart Finds Amazon’s Weak Spot (Bloomberg)
  2. Big Tech Promised to Reinvent Banking. It Didn’t. (Barron’s)
  3. Lyft Stock Can Double, Analyst Says. That’s a Bold Statement. (Barron’s)
  4. Are Nike’s Vaporfly Running Shoes Too Good? (Bloomberg)
  5. Apple is now worth more than the entire US energy sector: BAML (Business Insider)
  6. Elon Musk’s Boring Company Starts Digging “Viva Las Vegas Loop” (Futurism)
  7. McLaren Debuts Sports Car With Windshield Made of Air (Futurism)
  8. U.S. natural gas production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2018 (EIA)
  9. Taylor Swift Goes After The Carlyle Group in Record Label Dispute (Institutional Investor)
  10. Private Equity Firms Are Ready to Buy Out Companies. After Walgreens, Here’s Who Might Be Next. (MarketWatch)
  11. The analyst who sniffed out Buffett and Icahn moves believes someone big is buying Netflix (CNBC)
  12. Next Stop: Dow 30,000? It Could Happen. (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Billionaires Circle Distressed Assets in U.S. Oil and Gas Patch (Bloomberg)
  2. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Leon Cooperman, Kyle Bass, Jana Partners, Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN), Liberty Broadband Corp (LBRDA), and More (Insider Monkey)
  3. Beware Telco and Cable Stocks Amid Streaming War (Barron’s)
  4. Oil Prices Are Steady. Why Are Risky Energy Companies Unpopular as Ever? (Barron’s)
  5. Subzero Interest Rates Are Luring Insurers to Risk (New York Times)
  6. U.S. ‘getting close’ to trade deal with China: White house economic adviser (Reuters)
  7. Independent Research Firm Thinks It’s Finally Safe to Buy Uber Stock (24/7 Wall Street)
  8. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new RH, Occidental stakes (MarketWatch)
  9. One of the hottest new hedge funds is loading up on FAANG stocks (Business Insider)
  10. Nancy Pelosi says a USMCA trade deal breakthrough could be ‘imminent’ (CNBC)