Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Banks Get Tough on Shale Loans as Fracking Forecasts Flop (Wall Street Journal)  
  2. This strategist picked two blockbuster stocks in 2019 — here’s what he likes for 2020 (MarketWatch)  
  3. China to Cut Tariffs on Range of Goods Amid Push for Trade Deal (Wall Street Journal)  
  4. What is the Santa Claus Rally? (USA Today)  
  5. China Vows More Support for Private Sector to Stabilize Growth (Bloomberg) 
  6. Robert Shiller: A Trump effect could drive the record market rally through 2020 (CNBC)  
  7. No. 1 Stock Market in Americas Forecast to Climb 15% Next Year (Yahoo! Finance)  
  8. Oil billionaire schools Elizabeth Warren on energy industry (Fox Business) 

 

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Peter Lynch Draws on 50 Years of Stock-Picking to Find Growth Opportunities in (Barron’s)
  2. Warren Buffett’s favorite Christmas gifts include See’s Candies, dresses, and $10,000 in cash (Business Insider)
  3. Today’s MarketWe Buy A Junk Bond! (NPR Planet Money)
  4. China Mobile Dominates the World’s Biggest Market. Its Stock Is Cheap. (Barron’s)
  5. Episode 958: When Reagan Broke the Unions (NPR Planet Money)
  6. How Artificial Intelligence Is Totally Changing Everything (howstuffworks)
  7. History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin (The Atlantic)
  8. Warren Buffett Says Anyone Can Achieve Success by Following This 1 Personal Rule He Lives By (Inc.)
  9. Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win (Fox Business)
  10. Natural Gas Futures Gain as Bulls Look to Early January for Colder Temps (naturalgasintel)
  11. Almost No One’s Starting New Hedge Funds Anymore (Institutional Investor)
  12. 10 of the Best Energy Stocks to Buy for 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  13. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Alibaba, Biogen, China Mobile, Peter Lynch Picks And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1.  Xi Jinping says ‘phase one’ trade deal benefits both US and China, seeks to sign as soon as possible (CNBC)
  2. DuPont Gets Better End of Deal (Morningstar)
  3. Lowest-rated US bonds end the year with a bang (Financial Times)
  4. Boris Johnson’s Biggest Problem: What to Do Next (Bloomberg)
  5. ‘Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket very carefully’: Here are 13 brilliant quotes from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller (Business Insider)
  6. The 2010s Were the Upside-Down Decade (Barron’s)
  7. This CRISPR Stock Is A 2020 Top Pick — But Will Gene Editing Succeed? (Investor’s Business Daily)
  8. The Oil Situation (ValuePlays)
  9. The Beginning of a New Bull Market In Stocks? (All Star Charts)
  10. Consumer sentiment rises for December despite Trump’s impeachment (CNBC)
  11. How the Icahn-Ackman ‘Battle of the Billionaires’ on CNBC became a defining moment of the decade (CNBC)
  12. When Warren Buffett Thanks You for “Client Alpha” (Validea)
  13. How Vevo’s Artistic and Scientific Approach to Music Videos Is Paying Off After 10 Years (Fortune)
  14. Jim Cramer Says Democratic Debates Show How Badly China’s Xi Needs a Deal (TheStreet)
  15. Amazon Blocked Sellers From Using FedEx And Now We Know Why (Forbes)
  16. 2019 Market Strength Could Give Election-Year 2020 A Boost (Almanac Trader)
  17. The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank Behind the Fintech Boom (Forbes)
  18. This 256-Foot Superyacht Transforms Into An Actual Submarine (Maxim)
  19. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  20. iPhone maker reportedly building secret satellite team as 5G race speeds up (FoxBusiness)

HFT VideoCast – Stock Market Commentary and Weekly Recap – Episode 8

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