- Someone’s Betting Big on an S&P 500 Rebound as Sell-Off Worsens (Bloomberg)
- Worried? History Says Don’t Be — Yet (Barron’s)
- Bill Ackman Is Betting Big on Berkshire Hathaway (Barron’s)
- The case for higher oil prices (Barron’s)
- President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was a “great leader” and posed setting up a “personal meeting” to solve escalating protests in Hong Kong. (Business Insider)
- After the yield curve inverts — here’s how the stock market tends to perform since 1978 (MarketWatch)
- Lumber Liquidators: Get in on the Ground Floor (Wall Street Journal)
- U.S. retail sales surge in July in boost to economy (Reuters)
- Stocks set for strong open after China says it hopes to meet halfway on trade issues (CNBC)
- Warren Buffett Is a Huge Backer of U.S. Banks (Wall Street Journal)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Wednesday…
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Dmitry Balyasny, Jim Chanos, Tom Steyer, Third Point LLC, General Electric Company (GE), Ames National Corporation (ATLO), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Falling Bond Yields Make Equities Hard to Ignore (Wall Street Journal)
- Drudge Headline Indicator Highs and Lows (Bespoke)
- Caterpillar and GE See Power Markets Improving. That’s Good News for the Stocks. (Barron’s)
- When Will Boeing 737 Max Fly Again and More Questions (Bloomberg)
- Fannie, Freddie to Consider Alternatives to FICO Scores (Wall Street Journal)
- Regeneron Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 3 Trial of Evinacumab in Patients with Severe, Inherited Form of High Cholesterol (Yahoo Finance)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Tuesday…
- Volcker Revamp to Ease Banksâ Trading Rules, Path to Investments (Bloomberg)
- Trumpâs Canada Drug Import Plan Canât Happen Without Big Pharma ()
- Goldman Favors High-Dividend Stocks on Most-in-40-Years Discount (Bloomberg)
- JD.com Earnings Trounce Views In Second Quarter, Sending Shares Higher (Investors)
- The Case for GE Stock Doubling (Barron’s)
- After $140 Billion Wipeout, Alibaba and Tencent Bid for Comeback (Bloomberg)
- General Electric (GE) CEO Culp Buys $3 Million in Stock (StreetInsider)
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Monday…
Be in the know. 11 key reads for Sunday…
- Dallas Museum of Art Offers Rare Look at a Caravaggio Masterpiece (Forbes)
- Largest Industry in Each State (24/7 Wall St.)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, Sprott Asset Management, Canyon Partners, Southwestern Energy Company (SWN), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), and More (Insider Monkey)
- LBOs Make (More) Companies Go Bankrupt, Research Shows (Institutional Investor)
- He Started as a Doorman at a Marriott. Now He Runs a $3 Billion Hotel Empire (Inc.)
- Currency Wars & A Pepperoni Problem (npr)
- Is China Manipulating Its Currency? (CRR)
- What Negative Interest Rates Mean for the World (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
- Do Automotive Dealers Want to Sell Electric Cars? (Energy Fuse)
- Permian productivity pessimism challenged (Oil & Gas Journal)
- Badass Planes, Ranked (Popular Mechanics)
Be in the know. 15 Key reads for Saturday…
- Why Go on a Fishing Trip When You Can Buy a Ranch All Your Own? (Bloomberg)
- The Art of Tying Fishing Flies Can Get Very, Very Complicated (Bloomberg)
- The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Best Fly-Fishing (Bloomberg)
- Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Is Going Nationwide (Futurism)
- Hedge Fund Managers With ‘Skin in the Game’ Outperform — But They’re Also Less Likely to Take Your Money (Institutional Investor)
- Japan Posts Surprising Growth, but Economic Threats Loom (New York Times)
- This Bank Pays You to Take Out a Mortgage (USA Today)
- Walmart Will Be a Winner (Barron’s)
- Bill Ackman Could Be Just What FedEx Needs (Bloomberg)
- bjarke ingels group masterplans ‘qiddiya’, saudi arabia’s sprawling capital of entertainment (Design Boom)
- Will Ferrell Inexplicably Went On A Bunch Of Late Night Shows Last Night As Ron Burgundy (Digg)
- Michelin-Starred Chefs From Three Continents Are Teaming Up for an Amazing Dinner Series in New York (Robb Report)
- Driving the 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante Will Make You Feel Like James Bond (Men’s Journal)
- Eddie Lampert and Steven Mnuchin Want Sears Insurance Policies to Pay Their Legal Fees (Fortune)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Friday…
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Anthony Scaramucci, Kyle Bass, PBF Energy Inc (PBF), Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Opinion: Insiders were buying â not selling â as stock market sank (MarketWatch)
- Donât overlook this gravy train that can support U.S. stocks (MarketWatch)
- Why Low-Risk Refiners May Be the Best Way to Play Energy Now (24/7 Wall Street)
- Teva Pharmaceutical CEO Talks Opioids, Lawsuits, and the Long Road Ahead ()
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Thursday…
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Steven Cohen, Elliott Management, Woodford Investment Management, Chemed Corporation (CHE), Neogen Corporation (NEOG), and More (Insider Monkey)
- U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; labor market strong (Reuters)
- Japan greenlights first South Korea export since July curbs, but with a warning (Reuters)
- `90210’ is back: Is revived series any good? (USA Today)
- Bears Lose Even on Down Days (Wall Street Journal)
- Tilson Still Bullish After Lumber Liquidators Stock Falls 40% (ValueWalk)
- 3 Stocks for a China First Investment Strategy (Barron’s)
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Wednesday…
- The Federal Reserve Will Keep Cutting Interest Rates. Thank the Trade War. (Barron’s)
- CVS Health (CVS) Tops Q2 EPS by 20c, Raises FY Guidance (StreetInsider)
- Billionaire Harold Hamm (who owns 76.57% of the stock) said Continental’s (CLR) latest share buyback program goal is to purchase stock that’s undervalued and will ultimately return value to where it should be fairly traded: (Yahoo Finance)
- Ray Dalio calls for investors to back China or miss out on the next global empire (Business Insider)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Richard Perry, Elliott Management, Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Ford Motor Company (F), and More (Insider Monkey)
Be in the know. 12 key reads for Tuesday…
- Regeneron Earnings Easily Beat Views (Investors)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Steven A. Cohen, Kyle Bass, BlueMountain Capital Management, Moore Capital Management, Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN), J & J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Ford returns to dual-clutch transmission for 760-hp Shelby GT500 supercar (USA Today)
- 6 Internet Stocks Best Positioned for China’s Post-Growth Era (Barron’s)
- Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Loaded Up on Stock After It Tumbled (Barron’s)
- Oil Massively Underperforms the S&P 500: Buy These 4 High-Yielding Giants (24/7 Wall Street)
- Fundstrat’s Tom Lee tells investors to ‘back-up the truck’ and buy this trade war-induced sell-off (CNBC)
- Goldman Sachs sees no trade deal before 2020 U.S. election, now expects three rate cuts (Reuters)
- My Lyft driver taught me so much about his Tesla Model 3, I feel way more compelled to buy one. Here are the 10 most interesting features I discovered. (Business Insider)
- China’s Central Bank Tells Foreign Firms Yuan Won’t Keep Falling (Bloomberg)
- Kudlow: Trump is flexible on China tariffs depending on how trade talks go (CNBC)
- Australia Looks to Siphon U.S. Oil Stockpile to Avoid Running Out of Gas (Wall Street Journal)