Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  • Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ken Griffin, Edward Lampert, Marathon Asset Management, Chubb Limited (CB), Continental Resources Inc. (CLR), and More (Insider Monkey)
  • Why Breaking Up Big Tech Could Actually Be Good for Investors (Barron’s)
  • Jefferies Top Value Buys (24/7 Wall Street)
  • Stock futures rise after Bullard boosts rate cut hopes (Reuters)
  • China urges dialogue, negotiation to solve trade row with S. (Reuters)
  • NHL: Blues down Bruins 4-2 to even Stanley Cup Finals (Reuters)
  • Amgen’s Good News on Lung Cancer Boosted Mirati Therapeutics. Here’s What Wall Street Is Saying. (Barron’s)
  • CVS turning 1,500 stores into HealthHUB locations with less retail, more health care (USA Today)
  • The Mall Meltdown Continues (Wall Street Journal)
  • Artist, Icon, Billionaire: How Jay-Z Created His $1 Billion Fortune (Forbes)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Monday…

  1. US, Mexico officials to begin talks over tariffs, border (USA Today)
  2. Here Are the Most Interesting Items in China’s Trade White Paper (Bloomberg)
  3. Trump just took his trade battle to a new front — and now traders are more sure than ever that the Fed is going to cut rates (Business Insider)
  4. China, Mexico Signal Willingness to Step Up Trade Talks With U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Andy Ruiz Jr. eats candy bars before his fights and was taunted about his weight. He answered with a shocking knockout win over Anthony Joshua. (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. China Says It Doesn’t Want to Replace U.S. as ‘Boss of World’ (Bloomberg)
  2. Mexico’s Economy Minister to meet Wilbur Ross over U.S. tariff threat (Reuters)
  3. Beyond the China-U.S. Trade War (Ray Dalio)
  4. Episode 917: Quit Threat! (NPR Planet Money)
  5. The renaissance of Neapolitan pizza (Economist)
  6. Driving Formula E’s game-changing electric racecar (The Verge)
  7. Business Booms & Depressions: 1775-1943 (A Wealth of Common Sense)
  8. Reid Hoffman: ‘You Can’t Just Sit on the Sidelines’ (New York Times)
  9. Mansion Bust: Hamptons Estate Sells For 46% Discount ZeroHedge)
  10. China securities regulator says trade war impact on markets is controllable (Reuters)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. The Justice Department is preparing a potential antitrust investigation of Google (Washington Post)
  2. Bristol-Myers’ Impending Acquisition of Celgene Leaves Analysts Skeptical (Barron’s)
  3. Broadcom Stock Has Been Battered. Here’s Why It’s Now a Buy. (Barron’s)
  4. An Inverted Yield Curve Is Usually Scary. Not This Time. (Barron’s)
  5. Carl Icahn Is Taking On Occidental Petroleum. Why That’s Good for the Stock. (Barron’s)
  6. Sorry, Amazon. Kim Kardashian Is Now a Store (Bloomberg)
  7. China to Lay out Trade-Talk Position on Sunday in Beijing (Bloomberg)
  8. Advice to Hamptons Luxury Home Buyers: Be ‘Picky and Patient’ (Bloomberg)
  9. Investors who were hoping Trump would rescue the stock market are now counting on the Fed (CNBC)
  10. Everyone is asleep on these 17 stocks. One Wall Street firm says you should buy them right now to crush the market. (Business insider)
  11.  1Q Corporate Results: 3% Earnings Growth Expected In 2019 (The Fat Pitch)
  12. “The Numbers Are Fucked Up”: The Endeavor IPO Makes No Sense—Except as a Monument to Ari Emanuel’s Talent (Vanity Fair)
  13. Fracking With CO2 Instead of Water Is Greener, Say Researchers (Futurism)
  14. DJIA and S&P 500 Up Six Straight on June’s First Trading Day
  15. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Einhorn, Eddie Lampert, D.E. Shaw, Marathon Asset Management, Angelo Gordon, Intrexon Corp (XON), Enservco Corp (ENSV), and More (Insider Monkey)
  16. Ferrari’s Most Powerful Car Ever Is Here—and It’s a Hybrid Stunner (Robb Report)
  17. 5 Places Art and Design Lovers Should Visit in June 2019 (Architectural Digest)
  18. ‘On The Rocks’ is a Stunning Beach House Perched High Above The Pacific Coast (Maxim)
  19. Scott Galloway Discusses the Algebra of Happiness (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  20. Classic Drive-In Restaurants Well Worth the Trip (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Fed May Consider Lower Rates if Inflation and Global Risks Worsen (New York Times)
  2. Trump to Impose Tariff of Up to 25% on Mexico Over Migrants (Bloomberg)
  3. How New Wealth, Few Rules Fuel Family Office Boom (Bloomberg)
  4. Dow stock Intel could see sharp rebound after worst month in nearly a decade (CNBC)
  5. Trade issues ‘won’t cause a bear market’ as U.S. economy is in ‘very good shape, says Blackstone’s Wien (MarketWatch)
  6. Feel Free to Gush About Natural Gas (Wall street Journal)
  7. Carl Icahn Sues Occidental, Calling $38 Billion Anadarko Deal ‘Fundamentally Misguided’ (Wall Street Journal)
  8. German Yields Set New Sub-Zero Record as Haven Seekers Rush In (Bloomberg)
  9. Stifel Says Energy Stocks Are Historically Cheap With Huge Upside Potential (24/7 Wall Street)
  10. Piper upgrades Kraft Heinz to Neutral, says risks priced in (TheFly)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Poker-Playing Hedge Fund Managers Have an Edge (Bloomberg)
  2. Anchors From Fox and Chinese State TV Hold Live Debate on Trade (New York Times)
  3. The Race to Replace Larry Fink (Institutional Investor)
  4. Best Selling Country Albums of the Last 10 Years (24/7 Wall Street)
  5. Taking aim at U.S., China says provoking trade disputes is ‘naked economic terrorism’ (Reuters)
  6. The Case for a Biogen Acquisition — and 3 Potential Targets (Barron’s)
  7. Asian Fried Chicken Soars to New Heights (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Blackstone Starts Selling Out of Home-Rental Empire (Wall Street Journal)
  9. The Music Executive Behind the Country-Rap Hit ‘Old Town Road’ (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Why So Many Economic Forecasters Missed the Great Recession (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 6 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. CVS Is Hosting an Investor Day as the Stock Swoons. Here’s the Case for a 40% Surge. (Barron’s)
  2. Are Stocks as Expensive as Shiller’s Measure Says? (Wall Street Journal)
  3. Catching Up With the Man Who Lost $35 Billion in One Year (Bloomberg)
  4. Strategists see Wall Street moving higher despite trade war risks: Reuters poll (Reuters)
  5. Apple and 9 other stocks that tend to heat up in the summer (MarketWatch)
  6. US declines to label China a “Currency Manipulator” in recent report – “direct intervention in foreign exchange markets by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) over the last several months appears limited.” (U.S. Treasury)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. 2 Stocks That Could Score on Taxes Whether or Not Trump Wins in 2020 (Barron’s)
  2. Investors Try Stock Picking as Volatility Rises (Wall Street Journal)
  3. This $72 Billion Fund is Shorting the Dollar in a Contrarian Bet (Bloomberg)
  4. How stock-market bulls are adjusting to a much messier U.S.-China trade war (MarketWatch)
  5. Huawei’s CEO said he would ‘be the first to protest’ if China banned Apple (Business Insider)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Saving an American Icon: How IndyCar’s CEO Ended Its 20-Year Skid (Forbes)
  2. How Much Oil is in an Electric Vehicle? (Visual Capitalist)
  3. New Graham & Doddsville Issue: John Hempton, Yen Liow, Bill Stewart (Market Folly)
  4. Omega Advisors’ Latest Moves (Insider Monkey)
  5. Why eBay Is Jan Brady To Amazon’s Marcia (Value Walk)
  6. HEALTHCARE IS GETTING BETTER (John Murphy – Stock Charts)
  7. 10 of the Best Waterfront Homes on the Market to Ring in Summer (Robb Report)
  8. Trade beef aside, Trump and Abe bond over burgers, sumo and golf (Reuters)
  9. Aston Martin Pays Tribute to James Bond with a (Very) Limited-Edition DBS Superleggera (Robb Report)
  10. Step Inside Jessica Alba’s Haven in Los Angeles (Architectural Digest)
  11. The Case for Eating More Caprese Salad (Men’s Journal)
  12. How to Make a Mouthwatering ‘Magic Burger’ From a Texas Steakhouse Legend (Maxim)
  13. Where is a millisecond worth a million dollars? The New York Stock Exchange. (Michael Lewis Podcast)
  14. Is the Worst Over for Apple? (24/7 Wall St.)
  15. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)