Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Someone’s Betting Big on an S&P 500 Rebound as Sell-Off Worsens (Bloomberg)
  2. Worried? History Says Don’t Be — Yet  (Barron’s)
  3. Bill Ackman Is Betting Big on Berkshire Hathaway  (Barron’s)
  4. The case for higher oil prices (Barron’s)
  5. 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)
  6. After the yield curve inverts — here’s how the stock market tends to perform since 1978 (MarketWatch)
  7. Lumber Liquidators: Get in on the Ground Floor (Wall Street Journal)
  8. U.S. retail sales surge in July in boost to economy (Reuters)
  9. Stocks set for strong open after China says it hopes to meet halfway on trade issues (CNBC)
  10. Warren Buffett Is a Huge Backer of U.S. Banks (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. 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)
  2. Falling Bond Yields Make Equities Hard to Ignore (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Drudge Headline Indicator Highs and Lows (Bespoke)
  4. Caterpillar and GE See Power Markets Improving. That’s Good News for the Stocks. (Barron’s)
  5. When Will Boeing 737 Max Fly Again and More Questions (Bloomberg)
  6. Fannie, Freddie to Consider Alternatives to FICO Scores (Wall Street Journal)
  7. 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…

  1. Volcker Revamp to Ease Banks’ Trading Rules, Path to Investments (Bloomberg)
  2. Trump’s Canada Drug Import Plan Can’t Happen Without Big Pharma ()
  3. Goldman Favors High-Dividend Stocks on Most-in-40-Years Discount (Bloomberg)
  4. JD.com Earnings Trounce Views In Second Quarter, Sending Shares Higher (Investors)
  5. The Case for GE Stock Doubling (Barron’s)
  6. After $140 Billion Wipeout, Alibaba and Tencent Bid for Comeback (Bloomberg)
  7. General Electric (GE) CEO Culp Buys $3 Million in Stock (StreetInsider)

Be in the know. 11 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Dallas Museum of Art Offers Rare Look at a Caravaggio Masterpiece (Forbes)
  2. Largest Industry in Each State (24/7 Wall St.)
  3. 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)
  4. LBOs Make (More) Companies Go Bankrupt, Research Shows (Institutional Investor)
  5. He Started as a Doorman at a Marriott. Now He Runs a $3 Billion Hotel Empire (Inc.)
  6. Currency Wars & A Pepperoni Problem (npr)
  7. Is China Manipulating Its Currency? (CRR)
  8. What Negative Interest Rates Mean for the World (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  9. Do Automotive Dealers Want to Sell Electric Cars? (Energy Fuse)
  10. Permian productivity pessimism challenged (Oil & Gas Journal)
  11. Badass Planes, Ranked (Popular Mechanics)

Be in the know. 15 Key reads for Saturday…

  1. Why Go on a Fishing Trip When You Can Buy a Ranch All Your Own? (Bloomberg)
  2. The Art of Tying Fishing Flies Can Get Very, Very Complicated (Bloomberg)
  3. The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Best Fly-Fishing (Bloomberg)
  4. Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Is Going Nationwide (Futurism)
  5. Hedge Fund Managers With ‘Skin in the Game’ Outperform — But They’re Also Less Likely to Take Your Money (Institutional Investor)
  6. Japan Posts Surprising Growth, but Economic Threats Loom (New York Times)
  7. This Bank Pays You to Take Out a Mortgage (USA Today)
  8. Walmart Will Be a Winner (Barron’s)
  9.  Bill Ackman Could Be Just What FedEx Needs (Bloomberg)
  10. bjarke ingels group masterplans ‘qiddiya’, saudi arabia’s sprawling capital of entertainment (Design Boom)
  11. Will Ferrell Inexplicably Went On A Bunch Of Late Night Shows Last Night As Ron Burgundy (Digg)
  12. Michelin-Starred Chefs From Three Continents Are Teaming Up for an Amazing Dinner Series in New York (Robb Report)
  13. Driving the 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante Will Make You Feel Like James Bond (Men’s Journal)
  14. Eddie Lampert and Steven Mnuchin Want Sears Insurance Policies to Pay Their Legal Fees (Fortune)
  15. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Friday…

  1. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Anthony Scaramucci, Kyle Bass, PBF Energy Inc (PBF), Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF), and More (Insider Monkey)
  2. Opinion: Insiders were buying — not selling — as stock market sank (MarketWatch)
  3. Don’t overlook this gravy train that can support U.S. stocks (MarketWatch)
  4. Why Low-Risk Refiners May Be the Best Way to Play Energy Now (24/7 Wall Street)
  5. Teva Pharmaceutical CEO Talks Opioids, Lawsuits, and the Long Road Ahead ()

 

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Thursday…

  1. 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)
  2. U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; labor market strong (Reuters)
  3. Japan greenlights first South Korea export since July curbs, but with a warning (Reuters)
  4. `90210’ is back: Is revived series any good? (USA Today)
  5. Bears Lose Even on Down Days (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Tilson Still Bullish After Lumber Liquidators Stock Falls 40% (ValueWalk)
  7. 3 Stocks for a China First Investment Strategy (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. The Federal Reserve Will Keep Cutting Interest Rates. Thank the Trade War. (Barron’s)
  2. CVS Health (CVS) Tops Q2 EPS by 20c, Raises FY Guidance (StreetInsider)
  3. 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)
  4. Ray Dalio calls for investors to back China or miss out on the next global empire (Business Insider)
  5. 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…

  1. Regeneron Earnings Easily Beat Views (Investors)
  2. 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)
  3. Ford returns to dual-clutch transmission for 760-hp Shelby GT500 supercar (USA Today)
  4. 6 Internet Stocks Best Positioned for China’s Post-Growth Era (Barron’s)
  5. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Loaded Up on Stock After It Tumbled (Barron’s)
  6. Oil Massively Underperforms the S&P 500: Buy These 4 High-Yielding Giants (24/7 Wall Street)
  7. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee tells investors to ‘back-up the truck’ and buy this trade war-induced sell-off (CNBC)
  8. Goldman Sachs sees no trade deal before 2020 U.S. election, now expects three rate cuts (Reuters)
  9. 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)
  10. China’s Central Bank Tells Foreign Firms Yuan Won’t Keep Falling (Bloomberg)
  11. Kudlow: Trump is flexible on China tariffs depending on how trade talks go (CNBC)
  12. Australia Looks to Siphon U.S. Oil Stockpile to Avoid Running Out of Gas (Wall Street Journal)