- From Gundlach to Sundheim: Sohn Conference’s 2019 Trade Ideas (Bloomberg)
- China vice premier going to U.S. for trade talks despite Trump threats (Reuters)
- The Federal Reserveâs Misstep and How to Bet on It, According to Bond King Jeffrey Gundlach (Barron’s)
- Federal Reserve Warns as Risky Corporate Debt Exceeds Peak Crisis Level (New York Times)
- Walmart is opening dozens of veterinary clinics in its stores and launching an online pet pharmacy ()
- German manufacturing orders miss forecasts (MarketWatch)
- Humana (HUM) is Prepared to Explore Friendly Takeover of Centene (CNC) â Sources (StreetInsider)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Monday…
- Happy birthday, Gordon Gekko (MarketWatch)
- Warren Buffettâs Case for Capitalism (DealBook)
- Trump Threatens China With More Tariffs Ahead of Final Trade Talks (New York Times)
- China trade team still preparing to go for talks after Trump cranks up pressure (Reuters)
- Buffett says Berkshire plans to âput a lot of moneyâ into energy (MarketWatch)
- Biogen Stock Is Near a Multiyear Low. The CEO and a Hedge Fund Bought Millions. (Barron’s)
- Warren Buffett Talks Buybacks, Succession, Bitcoin, and 5G at the Berkshire Annual Meeting ()
Be in the know. 14 key reads for Sunday…
- How A Professional Poker Player ‘Reads’ Competitors (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
- Stanley Kubrick showed that perfectionism pays off (The Economist)
- The Ruthless, Secretive, and Sometimes Seedy World of Hedge Fund Private Investigators (Institutional Investor)
- 12 Habits Of Genuine People (Forbes)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Anthony Scaramucci, Paul Singer, Glenview Capital, BlueMountain Capital, Hasbro Inc (HAS), Steelcase Inc. (SCS), and More (Insider Monkey)
- American Riviera: A Summer Guide to Santa Barbara and Beyond (Robb Report)
- This Man Built a $64 Million Chateau in the South of France. Now, He Has to Tear It Down (Robb Report)
- Silicon Valley (unverified) Rumors: Apple Project Titan Staff Spotted At NIO (TheLastDriverLicenseHolder)
- T. Rowe Price: Chapter 9 – The Growth Stock Theory (Value Walk)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update: (Advisor Perspectives)
- Why Tom Brady Is Absolutely the Greatest Quarterback of All Time (Maxim)
- Why Do People Drink Mint Juleps at the Kentucky Derby? (Mental Floss)
- 7 big thoughts from Warren Buffett during annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting (USA Today)
- ‘SNL’: Adam Sandler Returns With Songs (NBC)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…
- The No. 1 job billionaires and multimillionaires held before they got rich MarketWatch
- Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce (Futurism)
- Worried About the Economy? These CEOs Aren’t (Bloomberg)
- Warren Buffett wants to invest in Britain. Is that a good idea? (CNN)
- Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Are Charming Enough in Long Shot (Vanity Fair)
- Job Growth Underscores Economy’s Vigor; Unemployment at Half-Century Low (New York Times)
- Charlie Munger is Warren Buffett’s right-hand man — here are 18 of his most brilliant quotes (Business Insider)
- 3 Takeover Scenarios That Could Boost Occidental’s Stock (Barron’s)
- Carl Icahn Has Built a Small Position in Occidental (Bloomberg)
- North Korea launched ‘several unidentified short-range projectiles,’ South Korean military says (CNBC)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…
- The MyRaceHorse app makes it possible to buy a minority stake in race horses (New York Post)
- Why Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession (New York Times)
- ‘We would like to get to yes:’ Lawmakers signal growing concern on Trump’s Mexico-Canada trade deal (USA Today)
- Euro-Area Inflation Accelerates After String of Upbeat Data (Bloomberg)
- Buffett Finally Embraces Amazon as Berkshire Acquires Stake (Bloomberg)
- At Milken, investors place their late-cycle bets (Financial News)
- Bristol-Myers upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. (TheFly)
- Highest Paid CEOs at America’s Largest Companies (24/7 Wall Street)
- Amazon Keeps Hitting Trucking Stocks. But It’s Not Actually a Threat. (Barron’s)
- Buffett’s 2,472,627% Return Fueled Berkshire Billionaire Families (Bloomberg)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…
- Allianz’s Mohamed El-Erian: When central banks don’t understand the markets, watch out (MarketWatch)
- Berkshire Hathaway shares are trailing the S&P 500 over the last one, five, 10 and 15 years (CNBC)
- Dalio Says Something Like MMT Is Coming, Whether We Like It Or Not (Bloomberg)
- Get ready for an IPO bonanza. These 16 companies are set to go public in the next 9 days. (Business Insider)
- U.S. Fed sees no strong case for hiking or cutting rates (Reuters)
- Here’s what New Yorkers think about the Impossible Burger (New York Post)
- 3 Health-Care Stocks With Growing Dividends (Barron’s)
- These 2 Drug Giants Just Topped Earnings Views (Investor’s Business Daily)
- CVS Shares Are on the Mend (Wall Street Journal)
- Tesla offers $650M of shares, $1.35B of notes to ‘strengthen’ balance sheet (TheFly)
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…
- Third Point’s Q1 2019 Investor Letter (Insider Monkey)
- Bridgewater Associates’s Research Report – Peak Profit Margins? – A US Perspective (Insider Monkey)
- Americans Are Shopping Again, and That’s Good News for the Economy (Barron’s)
- Vitamin B-12 Deficiency: The Serious Health Problem That’s Easy To Miss (Wall Street Journal)
- Warren Buffett Backs Occidental’s Bid for Anadarko With $10 Billion Investment (New York Times)
- Trump pushes Fed to lower interest rates in series of tweets (USA Today)
- Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trillion on U.S. infrastructure (Reuters)
- ‘Long Shot’ Creators Wonder: Would ‘Pretty Woman’ Be Made Today? (Wall Street Journal)
- The Milken Conference Trades Rainbows for Clouds (Bloomberg)
- Apple is finally moving beyond the iPhone as the smartphone industry stalls out (CNBC)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Tuesday…
- Pfizer, Merck Earnings Top; Eli Lilly Falls On Revenue (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Lotus Evora GT4 concept is ready to rock a racetrack (Motor Authority)
- The Rich List: What the world’s richest hedge fund managers made in 2018 — and how they made it. (Institutional Investor)
- Mnuchin hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China trade talks (Reuters)
- How to Spot a Bear Market (Barron’s)
- Yum China Sales Beat as Pizza Hut Finally Breaks From Its Slump (Bloomberg)
- Want to Fly Private? Here’s Every Way to Do It (Bloomberg)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Monday…
- Anadarko to Resume Occidental Talks About $38 Billion Takeover (Bloomberg)
- US-China trade talks are in the ‘final laps,’ Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says (CNBC)
- Cloud Gathers Over Chip Makers (Wall Street Journal)
- ‘Avengers: Endgame’ smashes box-office records with $1.2 billion weekend (MarketWatch)
- Consumer spending jumps in March while core inflation moderates (MarketWatch)
- Traders Brace for Big Moves After GE Earnings This Week (Wall Street Journal)
- Chinese electric car maker BYD’s Q1 profit up 632% (Irish Times)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…
- The Best Sandwiches in New York, as Picked by Top Chefs (Bloomberg)
- Ford Mustang still top sports car, but Dodge Challenger ousts Chevy Camaro as No. 2 (USA Today)
- The big mystery in the GDP report — where did the inventories come from? (MarketWatch)
- Week in review: How Trump’s policies moved stocks (TheFly)
- A Little Market Chaos Is Just Fine With These Stock Traders (Bloomberg)
- Nicole Kidman Burns Brighter Than Ever (Vanity Fair)
- Kevin Systrom (Founder of Instagram) — Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users (#369) (Tim Ferriss)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Kyle Bass, Pinterest Inc (PINS), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWH), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Volkswagen Built the World’s Fastest Electric Car. Now, It’s Planning a Whole EV Family (Robb Report)
- 25 Secrets Chick-Fil-A Employees Will Never Tell You (BuzzFeed)
- Brodie Van Wagenen’s Bold Plan to Resurrect the Mets (Men’s Journal)
- Brian Earhart Makes Epic 391-Foot Disc Golf Hole-In-One (Digg)
- Aston Martin Unleashes Their Fastest Convertible Ever (Maxim)
- Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it (Ted)
- What Happened To U.S. Workers? (NPR Planet Money)
- The Anatomy of a Great Decision (Farnam Street)
- 9 Success Habits of Wealthy People That Cost Nothing (Entrepreneur)
- China says criticisms on IP protection lack evidence amid trade spat (Reuters)
- Bond Traders Betting on a Fed Rate Cut Won’t Be Easily Dissuaded (Bloomberg)
- Uber is seeking a public valuation as high as $90 billion (Business Insider)