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)

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Blackstone’s Schwarzman Recalls the Advice That Changed His Life (Bloomberg)
  2. Daniel Loeb’s Hedge Fund Wants Centene to Consider Selling Itself (Wall Street Journal)
  3. The House Always Wins. Unless It’s MGM Stock. (Barron’s)
  4. Jim Grant: The World Created by Upside-Down Interest Rates (Barron’s)
  5. JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Sees a ‘Trump Collar’ on S. Stock Market (Bloomberg)
  6. An Updated Look At Memorial Week Historical $SPX Performance (QuantifiableEdges)
  7. Studying the Sun’s Atmosphere Could Make Fusion Power a Reality (Futurism)

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Friday…

  1. Trump says ‘dangerous’ Huawei could be included in U.S.-China trade deal (Reuters)
  2. Theresa May announces her resignation as prime minister and Conservative leader (Business Insider)
  3. Racing cars from the Indianapolis 500 Speedway, a gearhead’s dream (USA Today)
  4. Chip Makers Are Punished as the Trade War Drags On (New York Times)
  5. Trump’s Point Man on China Trade Is Still Trying to Close the Deal (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Colony Capital Aims to Invest $5 Billion in Latin America (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Josh Brown: The power of compounding can help you double your money, again and again (CNBC)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Panthers’ owner David Tepper is returning investors’ cash to focus on team (New York Post)
  2. The Roar, the Riches, the Race: Previewing the Monaco Grand Prix (Bloomberg)
  3. China just tested its ‘nuclear option’ in the trade war (Business Insider)
  4. More active managers are beating the stock market again thanks to the trade war: Goldman Sachs (MarketWatch)
  5. Why These 4 Semiconductor Stocks May Be the Absolute Best 5G Play (24/7 Wall Street)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Fed may cut rates if inflation keeps disappointing: Bullard (Reuters)
  2. China would see ‘blue skies ahead’ if it accepts all US demands, Fed’s Bullard says (CNBC)
  3. Southwest Airlines Mechanics Approve Contract, Ending Long Impasse (New York Times)
  4. Fed Might Shed Clues on Debate Around Rate Cut: Minutes Preview (Bloomberg)
  5. George Soros made 8 predictions about politics, financial markets, and Facebook – here’s how they turned out (Business Insider)
  6. Eli Lilly’s Insulin Lispro Injection available at half the list price of Humalog (MarketWatch)
  7. ‘Door is still open’ for trade talks with U.S., Chinese ambassador says (MarketWatch)
  8. Don’t Take the Dow’s Bull Market for Granted (Barron’s)
  9. A Tale of Two Yield Curves (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Coca-Cola is bringing back New Coke in honor of ‘Stranger Things’ (CNN Business)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Beyond Meat Wipeout Seen by Kazakh Who Nailed Facebook (Bloomberg)
  2. Piper, confident in Street-high Dupixent estimates, says buy Regeneron (TheFly)
  3. What’s Wrong With DowDuPont Stock? It’s Complicated (Barron’s)
  4. DuPont plans $2 billion share buyback after spin off (Reuters)
  5. Everyone Hates Health-Care Stocks. Buy Them Anyway. (Wall Street Journal)
  6. The Market Thinks CVS Investor Day Will Be a Snooze. What If It’s Wrong? (Barron’s)
  7. Trade war’s ‘wall of worry’ will spark a year-end rally, Wall Street bull Jim Paulsen says (CNBC)
  8. Google reverses decision to cut ties with Huawei after US eases trade restrictions (CNBC)
  9. Opinion: Reports of an overheated IPO market are greatly exaggerated (MarketWatch)
  10. Home Depot (HD) Tops Q1 EPS by 8c, U.S. Comps Rise 3%; Reaffirms FY19 (Street Insider)