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U.S. Growth of 3.2% Tops Forecasts on Trade, Inventory Boost (Bloomberg )
Warren Buffett says Berkshire could buy back $100 billion stock: FT (CNBC )
China’s Xi Signals Approval for Trump’s Trade War Demands (Bloomberg )
Intel drops 7% after chipmaker projects a drop in revenue this year (CNBC )
Amazon to give Prime customers one-day shipping, cutting free delivery time in half (MarketWatch )
Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio asked Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Reed Hastings and other top leaders to take a one-hour personality test — and they all scored low in one key area (Business Insider )
Taylor Swift’s new pastel-drenched video for ‘ME!’ celebrates ‘you’re the only one of you’ (USA Today )
Bristol-Myers Tops Q1 Earnings Estimate (Business Wire )
Warren Buffett quietly moves to reshuffle Kraft Heinz board (NY Post )
U.S. weekly jobless claims post biggest rise in 19 months (Reuters )
Durable-goods orders grow at fastest rate in 7 months as business investment rebounds (MarketWatch )
Wall Street Nears a Big Win in the Latest Revamp of Volcker Rule (Bloomberg )
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Confirms $76/Share Offer for Anadarko (APC), Topping Chevron (CVX) (Street Insider )
Why 5 Lagging Health Care Giants May Be Incredible Buys Now (24/7 Wall Street )
New round of U.S. tariffs a ‘modest’ hit for euro area: ECB (Reuters )
You can find plenty of solid stock bargains in this year’s worst-performing sector, analyst says (MarketWatch )
Texas Instruments Slips as Analysts Say Semi Recovery Needs Time (Bloomberg )
Here’s How America Uses Its Land (Bloomberg )
Bristol-Myers Squibb Reports Earnings Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect. (Barron’s )
What Tops Kraft Heinz’s Menu? Cost Cuts or Mac ‘n’ Cheese? (Wall Street Journal )
Trump says EU tariffs on Harley Davidson unfair, vows to reciprocate (Reuters )
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will travel to Russia to meet Putin (MarketWatch )
Twitter reports rising users and revenues (BBC )
Bed Bath & Beyond’s board overhaul fails to please hedge funds (New York Post )
3 Things to Know About New Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio (Barron’s
United Technologies profit beats on Rockwell Collins boost (Reuters )
One health-care stock suggests the whole group is ready for recovery (CNBC )
Richard Branson’s 8 Keys Happiness and Success (Entrepreneur )
What’s Missing for a Market ‘Melt Up’ (Bloomberg )
Warren Buffett made 12 predictions about bitcoin, table tennis, and his death — here’s how they turned out ()
Happy Hour Could Be Over for Boston Beer Stock (Barron’s )
Oil prices jump over 2% on expectations U.S. will halt waivers on Iran oil imports (MarketWatch )
Electric vehicles emit more CO2 than diesel ones, German study shows (Brussels Times )
Fed Officials Contemplate Thresholds for Rate Cuts (Wall Street Journal )
Ship Orders Fall to Lowest Level in 15 Years (Wall Street Journal )
Chevy Confirms That a Mid-Engine C8 2020 Corvette Is Launching in July (Robb Report )
The Human Body Can Heal in Astonishing Ways (Medium )
Disciplining Kids Without Yelling: Readers Tell Us Their Tricks (NPR )
Episode 907: Two Spring Indicators (NPR Planet Money )
The Importance of Working With “A” Players (Farnam Street )
The Truth About Dentistry (The Atlantic )
The Future of Disease Testing Could Be a Kit That Lets You Do It Yourself in the Comfort of Your Home (Inc. )
5 Reasons Why Kindness Has Become the Key to My Happiness, Both in Business and in Life (Entrepreneur )
Netflix Starts Testing Random Episode Button (Variety )
Health Insurers’ Stocks Have Been Battered. Now They Look Like a Buy. (Barron’s )
Oil Prices Face New Tests After a Big Jump (Barron’s )
Neuroscientist Changed Thinking on Brain Function (Wall Street Journal )
Teva Pharma Gets Approval to Market Generic Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses ()
Frank Sinatra’s Favorite Hangout Is Back, but Only for Two Years (Bloomberg )
The last time semis stocks did this they dropped 14% (CNBC )
An Abbott Labs Analyst’s 5 Reasons To Own The Stock: ‘Near-Perfect For This Environment’ (Benzinga )
The Church of Living Dangerously: How One of America’s Biggest Pastors Became a Drug Runner for a Mexican Cartel (Vanity Fair )
“Television Is What Gets Senators Electedâ€: Private-Equity Mogul Leon Black Is Building a Local TV Empire to Rival Sinclair and Fox (Vanity Fair )
Scientists Find Genetic Variants That Prevent Obesity, Diabetes (Futurism )
William Bernstein Discusses Neurology and Investment (Podcast) (Bloomberg )
Pre-election year Mays: Just 10th overall DJIA and S&P 500 (Almanac Trader )
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, D.E. Shaw, Eddie Lampert, Facebook Inc (FB), McCormick & Company (MKC), and More (Insider Monkey )
ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update: WLI YoY Approaching Positive (Advisor Perspectives )
The World’s Best National Parks, Ranked 9 (Men’s Journal )
Earnings deluge could make or break sentiment (Reuters )
Former Sears company sues ex-CEO Lampert, Treasury’s Steven Mnuchin over ‘asset stripping’ (USA Today )
More store closings coming: Pier 1 Imports could close up to 145 more stores (USA Today )
‘Sell in May and Go Away,’ the Investment Saying Goes. But Does That Actually Work? (Barron’s )
16 brilliant quotes from Bill Gross, the legendary ‘Bond King’ who retired earlier this year (Business insider )
The Greenwich Housing Market Is Imploding As Prices Tumble As Much As 25% (ZeroHedge )
D.E. Shaw Is to Buck Industry Trend With 3-and-30 Fees (Bloomberg )
Housing starts fall in March, as new construction running 10% below last year’s pace (MarketWatch )
Germany’s economy is flashing yet another ‘grim’ warning after more weak data and a slump in demand (Business Insider )
American Express First-Quarter Profit Falls 5 Percent (US News and World Report )
Honeywell raises FY19 EPS view to $7.90-$8.15 from $7.80-$8.10, consensus $7.98 (TheFly )
North Korea calls for Pompeo to be dropped from talks; tests tactical weapon (Yahoo )
Bridgewater warns of lower US stock prices (Economic Times )
Apple and Qualcomm settled their legal battle. Here’s what Wall Street analysts are saying (CNBC )
Powell Adopts an Inflation Stance Yellen Shunned (Bloomberg )
Jefferies Analysts Love 5 Stocks That Other Wall Street Firms Hate (24/7 Wall Street )
China Trade Settlement Could Be Huge for Steel Stocks: 4 to Buy (24/7 Wall Street
CVS CEO Larry Merlo on the Aetna Deal and the Future of Health Care (Barron’s )
Activist Investing Is Alive and Well. Here Is a Look at 3 Fresh Ideas. (Barron’s )
China’s strong data sparks major stock rally with economic stimulus ‘bearing fruit’ (Business Insider )
