Be in the know. 7 key reads for Friday…

  1. Hiring rebounds in June as U.S. creates 224,000 jobs, unemployment rises to 3.7% (MarketWatch)
  2. OPEC’s Latest Move Shows It’s ‘Drawing a Line in the Sand’ on Falling Oil Prices (Barron’s)
  3. The 2020 Election Is Heating Up and That Makes the Trade War More Complicated (Barron’s)
  4. Deutsche plans separate ‘corporate bank’ in multi-billion dollar revamp (Reuters)
  5. ‘Kind of Blingy’: The Tricked-Out Golf Carts of the Villages, Fla. (New York Times)
  6. Farmers Built a Soybean Export Empire Around China. Now They’re Fighting to Save It. (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Lagarde Likely Would Keep ECB on Current Course (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Independence Day!

  1. Trump officials say U.S.-China trade talks to resume next week (Reuters)
  2. OPEC, allies waging a battle to keep oil prices supported amid trade tensions (MarketWatch)
  3. Brevan Howard Main Hedge Fund Posts Best First Half in a Decade (Bloomberg)
  4. U.S. Farmers See the Light (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Bill Gates doesn’t believe that everyone should take vacations and weekends off (MarketWatch)
  6. What’s the Bottle Cap Challenge? Here’s what you need to know about the latest viral trend (USA Today)
  7. Earnings Season Is Coming and Expectations Couldn’t Be Much Lower (Barron’s)
  8. Trump, VIP Guests and Critics Prepare for July 4 ‘Show of a Lifetime’ (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  • Oil prices rise after crude stockpile drop (Reuters)
  • A Top Chinese Official Just Lowered the Temperature in the Trade War (Barron’s)
  • Trump Picks Two Fed Nominees Likely to Support Easier Policy (Bloomberg)
  • Tesla Stock Jumps On Record Second-Quarter Deliveries (Barron’s)
  • Aaron Paul hints at ‘Breaking Bad’ movie (New York Post)
  • Jobs Report Holds Make-or-Break Sway Over Fed Rate Strategy (Bloomberg)
  • Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, was just nominated for the top job at the European Central Bank (Business Insider)
  • Formula E New York: Everything to Know, From the Cars to Nearby Bars (Bloomberg)
  • Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? (New York Times)
  • Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Daniel Och, Bill Ackman, Warlander Asset Management, FrontPoint Partners, Morphic Holding Inc (MORF), Acorn Energy Inc (ACFN), and More (Insider Monkey)