- Dallas Museum of Art Offers Rare Look at a Caravaggio Masterpiece (Forbes)
- Largest Industry in Each State (24/7 Wall St.)
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, Sprott Asset Management, Canyon Partners, Southwestern Energy Company (SWN), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), and More (Insider Monkey)
- LBOs Make (More) Companies Go Bankrupt, Research Shows (Institutional Investor)
- He Started as a Doorman at a Marriott. Now He Runs a $3 Billion Hotel Empire (Inc.)
- Currency Wars & A Pepperoni Problem (npr)
- Is China Manipulating Its Currency? (CRR)
- What Negative Interest Rates Mean for the World (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
- Do Automotive Dealers Want to Sell Electric Cars? (Energy Fuse)
- Permian productivity pessimism challenged (Oil & Gas Journal)
- Badass Planes, Ranked (Popular Mechanics)
Be in the know. 15 Key reads for Saturday…
- Why Go on a Fishing Trip When You Can Buy a Ranch All Your Own? (Bloomberg)
- The Art of Tying Fishing Flies Can Get Very, Very Complicated (Bloomberg)
- The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Best Fly-Fishing (Bloomberg)
- Burger King’s Impossible Whopper Is Going Nationwide (Futurism)
- Hedge Fund Managers With ‘Skin in the Game’ Outperform — But They’re Also Less Likely to Take Your Money (Institutional Investor)
- Japan Posts Surprising Growth, but Economic Threats Loom (New York Times)
- This Bank Pays You to Take Out a Mortgage (USA Today)
- Walmart Will Be a Winner (Barron’s)
- Bill Ackman Could Be Just What FedEx Needs (Bloomberg)
- bjarke ingels group masterplans ‘qiddiya’, saudi arabia’s sprawling capital of entertainment (Design Boom)
- Will Ferrell Inexplicably Went On A Bunch Of Late Night Shows Last Night As Ron Burgundy (Digg)
- Michelin-Starred Chefs From Three Continents Are Teaming Up for an Amazing Dinner Series in New York (Robb Report)
- Driving the 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante Will Make You Feel Like James Bond (Men’s Journal)
- Eddie Lampert and Steven Mnuchin Want Sears Insurance Policies to Pay Their Legal Fees (Fortune)
- ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
S&P 500 Q2 Earnings Stronger than Expected
Data Source: Fact Set
With 90% of the S&P 500 having reported earnings so far, estimates have improved to -.70% year on year versus -2.8% expectations before earnings season. So far, 75% of companies have beat on the bottom line and 57% have beat on the top line.
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Unusual Options Activity – General Electric Company (GE)
Today some institution/fund purchased 7,406 contracts of January 2020 $6 strike calls (or the right to buy 740,600 shares of General Electric Company (GE) at $6). The open interest was just 123 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – General Electric Company (GE)”
Insider Buying in Olin Corporation (OLN)
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Hedge Fund Trade Tip (PIN) – Position Idea Notification
Hedge Fund Trade Tip (PIN) – Position Idea Notification
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Friday…
- Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Anthony Scaramucci, Kyle Bass, PBF Energy Inc (PBF), Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF), and More (Insider Monkey)
- Opinion: Insiders were buying — not selling — as stock market sank (MarketWatch)
- Don’t overlook this gravy train that can support U.S. stocks (MarketWatch)
- Why Low-Risk Refiners May Be the Best Way to Play Energy Now (24/7 Wall Street)
- Teva Pharmaceutical CEO Talks Opioids, Lawsuits, and the Long Road Ahead ()