Be in the know. 12 key reads for Friday…

  1. 3M Stock Crashed After Earnings, but One Director Just Bought Shares (Barron’s)
  2. “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)
  3. Prescription Opioid Use Plummeted Most on Record Last Year ()
  4. US tariffs on China jump as deadline passes, China immediately says it will retaliate (CNBC)
  5. Fox unveils ‘insanely simple’ business model at Investor Day (New York Post)
  6. 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)
  7. Occidental Petroleum Emerges With the Prize in a Takeover Fight (New York Times)
  8. An increasing number of economists think a rate cut is coming (Business Insider)
  9. SEC Moves to Ease Audits for Smaller Companies (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Tiger Woods Has Become His Own Greatest Coach (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Hedge Funds No Longer Stars of Their Flashiest Conference (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Fed wants to target interest rates on longer term securities in next downturn (after short-rates hit zero): (Federal Reserve)