- China Names Its Trade-Deal Price as Trump Sets Month Deadline (Bloomberg)
- Fed’s Bostic: Higher tariffs could result in interest-rate cuts if consumer spending suffers (MarketWatch)
- UPS Stock Is Poised to Deliver. Here’s Why (Barron’s)
- J.B. Hunt Stock Is a Bargain Play in Intermodal Shipping (Barron’s)
- We Tested 50 Men’s Hair Products. Here Are the Best (Wall Street Journal)
- ‘Titans’ missing from Las Vegas hedge fund conference (New York Post)
- Warren Buffett’s tribute to a legendary investor reveals 3 secrets to living an extraordinary life (CNBC)
- Pound Volatility a Bargain for Investors Eyeing Brexit Breakout (Bloomberg)
- CBI Hits 10+ While $SPX is in a Long-Term Uptrend (QuantifiableEdges)
- Big Little Lies Season 2 Might Somehow Be Even More Tense Than Season 1 (Vanity Fair)
- This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion (Futurism)
- What Warren Buffett’s Teacher Would Make of Today’s Market (Wall Street Journal)
- Don Felder Discusses the Business of Rock and Roll (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Michael Platt, Jeff Smith, Daniel Loeb, Anthony Scaramucci, Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (UCTT), Opko Health Inc. (OPK), and More (Insider Monkey)
- New Lease Accounting: Why Is It Important For Investors And Analysts? (Value Walk)
- These 9 Spectacular Watches and Clocks Are the Top Lots at Geneva’s Spring Auctions (RobbReport)
- Flying Taxis Are Coming. Here Are 5 That Are About to Take Off (Robb Report)
- Where Top Chefs Go for the Best Late-Night Bites and Booze (Men’s Journal)
- Is ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ A Worthy Sequel? Here’s What The Reviews Have To Say (digg)
- Amazon Is Selling a DIY Guest House You Can Build in 8 Hours (Maxim)
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Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…
- 3M Stock Crashed After Earnings, but One Director Just Bought Shares (Barron’s)
- “All I’m Thinking Is, ‘I’m Going to Die'”: Howard Stern Reveals Cancer Scare, Trump Regrets and Details of a Dishy New Book (Hollywood Reporter)
- Prescription Opioid Use Plummeted Most on Record Last Year ()
- US tariffs on China jump as deadline passes, China immediately says it will retaliate (CNBC)
- Fox unveils ‘insanely simple’ business model at Investor Day (New York Post)
- Horseman Capital’s Russell Clark has been bearish for more than seven years. And if he’s wrong? “This could be my farewell interview,†he says. (Bloomberg)
- Occidental Petroleum Emerges With the Prize in a Takeover Fight (New York Times)
- An increasing number of economists think a rate cut is coming (Business Insider)
- SEC Moves to Ease Audits for Smaller Companies (Wall Street Journal)
- Tiger Woods Has Become His Own Greatest Coach (Wall Street Journal)
- Hedge Funds No Longer Stars of Their Flashiest Conference (Wall Street Journal)
- Fed wants to target interest rates on longer term securities in next downturn (after short-rates hit zero): (Federal Reserve)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Thursday…
- Trump: China ‘broke the deal’ in trade talks (CNBC)
- Showtime’s 4-part Wu-Tang Clan documentary is so epic RZA calls it the ‘bible’ of the band (Business Insider)
- China Threatens Trump With Countermeasures Over Trade (Forbes)
- Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’: Five Major Chart Achievements The Song Managed This Week (Forbes)
- US weekly jobless claims fall less than expected (CNBC)
- Is Charlize Theron Getting Her Own Fast & Furious Spin-Off? (MovieWeb)
- Trump’s tweet about Workhorse sent its stock soaring on news the electric-truck company is in talks to buy a GM assembly plant in Ohio (Business Insider)
- Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg ‘not accountable,’ calls for government break up (NBC)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Wednesday…
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Einhorn, Warren Buffet, Elliot Management, Tesla Inc (TSLA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), and More (Insider Monkey)
- SAP CEO welcomes ‘fantastic’ activist shareholder Elliott (Reuters)
- An Old Tax Dodge for the Wealthy Is Making a Comeback (Barron’s)
- Real Estate’s Latest Bid: Zillow Wants to Buy Your House (New York Times)
- China Defaults Hit Record in 2018. 2019 Pace Is Triple That (Bloomberg)
- ‘Smart Beta’ Might Not Be So Smart After All (Bloomberg)
- Why Amazon Is Gobbling Up Failed Malls (Wall Street Journal)
- Exclusive: China backtracked on nearly all aspects of U.S. trade deal – sources (Reuters)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Tuesday…
- 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 Reserve’s 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) – Sources (StreetInsider)
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Monday…
- Happy birthday, Gordon Gekko (MarketWatch)
- Warren Buffett’s 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 ‘put a lot of money’ 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)