Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Richard Branson’s 8 Keys Happiness and Success (Entrepreneur)
  2. What’s Missing for a Market ‘Melt Up’ (Bloomberg)
  3. Warren Buffett made 12 predictions about bitcoin, table tennis, and his death — here’s how they turned out ()
  4. Happy Hour Could Be Over for Boston Beer Stock (Barron’s)
  5. Oil prices jump over 2% on expectations U.S. will halt waivers on Iran oil imports (MarketWatch)
  6. Electric vehicles emit more CO2 than diesel ones, German study shows (Brussels Times)
  7. Fed Officials Contemplate Thresholds for Rate Cuts (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Ship Orders Fall to Lowest Level in 15 Years (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 9 easy reads for Easter…

  1. Chevy Confirms That a Mid-Engine C8 2020 Corvette Is Launching in July (Robb Report)
  2. The Human Body Can Heal in Astonishing Ways (Medium)
  3. Disciplining Kids Without Yelling: Readers Tell Us Their Tricks (NPR)
  4. Episode 907: Two Spring Indicators (NPR Planet Money)
  5. The Importance of Working With “A” Players (Farnam Street)
  6. The Truth About Dentistry (The Atlantic)
  7. The Future of Disease Testing Could Be a Kit That Lets You Do It Yourself in the Comfort of Your Home (Inc.)
  8. 5 Reasons Why Kindness Has Become the Key to My Happiness, Both in Business and in Life (Entrepreneur)
  9. Netflix Starts Testing Random Episode Button (Variety)

 

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Health Insurers’ Stocks Have Been Battered. Now They Look Like a Buy. (Barron’s)
  2. Oil Prices Face New Tests After a Big Jump (Barron’s)
  3. Neuroscientist Changed Thinking on Brain Function (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Teva Pharma Gets Approval to Market Generic Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses ()
  5. Frank Sinatra’s Favorite Hangout Is Back, but Only for Two Years (Bloomberg)
  6. The last time semis stocks did this they dropped 14% (CNBC)
  7. An Abbott Labs Analyst’s 5 Reasons To Own The Stock: ‘Near-Perfect For This Environment’ (Benzinga)
  8. The Church of Living Dangerously: How One of America’s Biggest Pastors Became a Drug Runner for a Mexican Cartel (Vanity Fair)
  9. “Television Is What Gets Senators Elected”: Private-Equity Mogul Leon Black Is Building a Local TV Empire to Rival Sinclair and Fox (Vanity Fair)
  10. Scientists Find Genetic Variants That Prevent Obesity, Diabetes (Futurism)
  11. William Bernstein Discusses Neurology and Investment (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  12. Pre-election year Mays: Just 10th overall DJIA and S&P 500 (Almanac Trader)
  13. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, D.E. Shaw, Eddie Lampert, Facebook Inc (FB), McCormick & Company (MKC), and More (Insider Monkey)
  14. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update: WLI YoY Approaching Positive (Advisor Perspectives)
  15. The World’s Best National Parks, Ranked 9 (Men’s Journal)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Friday…

  1. Earnings deluge could make or break sentiment (Reuters)
  2. Former Sears company sues ex-CEO Lampert, Treasury’s Steven Mnuchin over ‘asset stripping’ (USA Today)
  3. More store closings coming: Pier 1 Imports could close up to 145 more stores (USA Today)
  4. ‘Sell in May and Go Away,’ the Investment Saying Goes. But Does That Actually Work? (Barron’s)
  5. 16 brilliant quotes from Bill Gross, the legendary ‘Bond King’ who retired earlier this year (Business insider)
  6. The Greenwich Housing Market Is Imploding As Prices Tumble As Much As 25% (ZeroHedge)
  7. D.E. Shaw Is to Buck Industry Trend With 3-and-30 Fees (Bloomberg)
  8. Housing starts fall in March, as new construction running 10% below last year’s pace (MarketWatch)

 

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Germany’s economy is flashing yet another ‘grim’ warning after more weak data and a slump in demand (Business Insider)
  2. American Express First-Quarter Profit Falls 5 Percent (US News and World Report)
  3. Honeywell raises FY19 EPS view to $7.90-$8.15 from $7.80-$8.10, consensus $7.98 (TheFly)
  4. North Korea calls for Pompeo to be dropped from talks; tests tactical weapon (Yahoo)
  5. Bridgewater warns of lower US stock prices (Economic Times)

 

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Apple and Qualcomm settled their legal battle. Here’s what Wall Street analysts are saying (CNBC)
  2. Powell Adopts an Inflation Stance Yellen Shunned (Bloomberg)
  3. Jefferies Analysts Love 5 Stocks That Other Wall Street Firms Hate (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. China Trade Settlement Could Be Huge for Steel Stocks: 4 to Buy (24/7 Wall Street
  5. CVS CEO Larry Merlo on the Aetna Deal and the Future of Health Care (Barron’s)
  6. Activist Investing Is Alive and Well. Here Is a Look at 3 Fresh Ideas. (Barron’s)
  7. China’s strong data sparks major stock rally with economic stimulus ‘bearing fruit’ (Business Insider)

 

Be in the know. 7 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Stocks could have a ‘melt-up’ from here, BlackRock’s Larry Fink says (CNBC)
  2. Bank of America posts another record quarterly profit on strength of Main Street lending (CNBC)
  3. Goldman Sachs expects weak earnings growth across all major markets in 2019 (CNBC)
  4. A trade war between the US and Europe is unlikely to happen. Here’s why (CNBC)
  5. German economy gets positive signal amid slowdown (Fox Business)
  6. France’s superrich join together to pledge over $450 million to help rebuild Notre-Dame, as donations flood in to save the devastated cathedral (Business Insider)
  7. Trump on China trade spat: ‘We’re going to win either way’ (Reuters)

 

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Tiger Woods, in a Stirring Return to the Top, Captures the Masters at 43   (New York Times)
  2. American Airlines is extending its cancellation of Boeing 737 Max flights through August (Business Insider)
  3. Stunning new cars, SUVs featured at the 2019 New York Auto Show (USA Today)
  4. EU countries back starting trade talks with United States (Reuters)
  5. Exclusive: U.S. waters down demand China ax subsidies in push for trade deal – sources (Reuters)
  6. COLUMN-Hedge funds’ oil positions start to look stretched: Kemp (Reuters)
  7. Why the middle class is shrinking (MarketWatch)
  8. Carry Trade Lifts Emerging Markets Still on Lookout for Growth (Bloomberg)

 

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Tiger Woods Has Bookmakers Sweating After Third Round of Masters (Bloomberg)
  2. Stifel Has 5 Top Energy Stocks to Buy Under $10 With Massive Upside Potential (24/7 Wall Street)
  3. The Winklevoss Twins Discuss Gemini and Facebook (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  4. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: AQR Capital Management, Greenlight Capital, Soros Fund Management, Lonestar Resources US Inc (LONE), Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (BSET), and More (Insider Monkey)
  5. Why the NHL’s best team in decades is unlikely to win the Stanley Cup (Economist)
  6. Here Are the 21st Century’s Best Supercars (So Far) (Robb Report)
  7. Here’s A Pretty Cool Magic Coin Trick (Digg)
  8. You Can Buy a Vacation Home in Italy for Just $1, But There’s a Catch (Maxim)
  9. No Trespassing! 16 Celebrities Who Own Private Islands (People)
  10. Episode 906:The Chicago Boys, Part II (NPR Planet Money)
  11. Episode 19-15 Beyond Moonshots? There’s Loonshots (Tech Nation)
  12. 7 Secrets From a Grilled Cheese Master (MentalFloss)
  13. Behind the Buzz: How Ketamine Changes the Depressed Patient’s Brain (Scientific American)
  14. Why Foreign Investors Aren’t Buying As Much U.S. Debt (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  15. These are Amazon’s 38 rules for success (Fast Company)
  16. Majority of highest-earning hedge fund managers and traders are at quant firms (Mathematical Investor)
  17. 1958 Maserati 3500 GT or 1969 Lamborghini Islero 400 GT S (Thelifeofluxury.com)
  18. What Is CBD Oil? (Reader’s Digest)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Uber reveals it has 91M users in IPO filing (New York Post)
  2. Risk of earnings recession rises, as S&P 500 profits to fall for first time in 3 years MarketWatch
  3. Wells Fargo’s bottom line is growing despite shrinking deposits and loans (CNN)
  4. Cash Out, or Go All In: When Stocks Are Up 16% and It’s Only April (Bloomberg)
  5. Hedge Funds Fretting U.S. Stock Doom Have Nimble Counter-Plan (Bloomberg)
  6. Disney’s Answer To Netflix Wows Wall Street With ‘Unparalleled’ Content, Lower Price (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. CVS Wants to Fix Health Care. It’s Time to Buy the Stock. (Barron’s)
  8. Great Escapes: Phnom Penh & Cambodia’s Luxurious Coast (Barron’s)
  9. Maple Leafs Fans Pay Big for Slim Chance of Stanley Cup Glory (Bloomberg)
  10. GM teases 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 in bid for Ferrari, McLaren luxury sports car market (MID-ENGINE) (CNBC)
  11. JPMorgan Posts Record Profit, but Interest Rates Cloud Outlook (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The Market Loves Tax Day (QuantifiableEdges)
  13. You can now lease the Tesla Model 3, but don’t expect to buy it in the end (USA Today)
  14. U.S. establishes $20.4-billion fund to bring 5G to rural America: What 5G means for you (USA Today)
  15. NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids (Futurism)
  16. Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach (#367) (The Tim Ferriss Show)
  17. Most Anticipated Earnings Releases for the week beginning April 15, 2019 (Reddit)
  18. U.S. Retail Stores’ Planned Closings Already Exceed 2018 Total (New York Times)
  19. The Making of Saudi Arabia’s Energetic, Ruthless Crown Prince (Wall Street Journal)
  20. April’s Option Expiration Week Historically Bullish: DJIA Up 30 of Last 37 (Almanac Trader)