Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. How the stock market has performed during past viral outbreaks, as epidemic locks down 16 Chinese cities (MarketWatch)
  2. Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing (#407) (Tim Ferriss)
  3. Sports Gambling Will Be Huge. Buy These Stocks. (Barron’s)
  4. Stocks Catch a Cold After Fed Stops Expanding Its Balance Sheet (Barron’s)
  5. Porsche’s first Super Bowl ad since 1997 features car chase with its all-electric Taycan (CNBC)
  6. EIA expects U.S. net natural gas exports to almost double by 2021 (EIA)
  7. Life is Short (safalniveshak)
  8. Seth Klarman passionately defends value investing and said its time is coming again soon (CNBC)
  9. You Can Buy Into These Sports Teams. But the Valuations Are Lofty. (Barron’s)
  10. Opinion: Here’s what the Super Bowl ‘Predictor’ sees for stocks in 2020, depending on whether the 49ers or the Chiefs win (MarketWatch)

Energy Estimates Up Again This Week

Data Source: Factset

Quick notes on earnings this week.  Th most notable change is that 2020 estimates for the Energy Sector went up again this week jumping from 21.4% earnings growth to 25.5% in the past few weeks.

Earnings:

The S&P 500 remains strong at 9.5% EPS growth ($177.41).

Guidance:

The percent of companies issuing negative EPS guidance so far is 58% (7 out of 12). This is below the 5-year average of 70%.

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…

  1. Tiger Cubs, the Next Generation: Meet Chase Coleman’s Proteges (Bloomberg)
  2. 3 Pieces to the 2020 Earnings Puzzle (and Sentiment Results) (Zero Hedge)
  3. Adding a Chronograph Makes This Already-Great Watch Even Better (Bloomberg)
  4. Exclusive: U.S. pushing India to buy $5-6 billion more farm goods to seal trade deal – sources (Reuters)
  5. European stocks climb as economic data fuels growth hopes (Reuters)
  6. 3 Oil and Gas Equipment Stocks in Possible New Uptrend (Investopedia)
  7. Legendary investor Bill Miller scored 120% returns though he did ‘nothing’ in the last months of 2019 (Business Insider)
  8. Trump is studying ‘numerous’ middle-class tax cut plans ahead of election, White House says (Business Insider)
  9. If You Missed Out on Tesla, Consider This Chinese Car Maker (Barron’s)
  10. Vietnam’s Economy Is Booming. Just Don’t Expect to Find Its Stocks In Your Emerging Markets Fund. (Barron’s)
  11. Help! I’m Trapped Inside TikTok and I Can’t Get Out (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Activist Investors and the Art of the Deal (Wall Street Journal)