Be in the know. 7 key reads for Monday…

  1. Happy birthday, Gordon Gekko (MarketWatch)
  2. Warren Buffett’s Case for Capitalism (DealBook)
  3. Trump Threatens China With More Tariffs Ahead of Final Trade Talks (New York Times)
  4. China trade team still preparing to go for talks after Trump cranks up pressure (Reuters)
  5. Buffett says Berkshire plans to ‘put a lot of money’ into energy (MarketWatch)
  6. Biogen Stock Is Near a Multiyear Low. The CEO and a Hedge Fund Bought Millions. (Barron’s)
  7. Warren Buffett Talks Buybacks, Succession, Bitcoin, and 5G at the Berkshire Annual Meeting ()

Be in the know. 14 key reads for Sunday…

  1. How A Professional Poker Player ‘Reads’ Competitors (Podcast) (Bloomberg)
  2. Stanley Kubrick showed that perfectionism pays off (The Economist)
  3. The Ruthless, Secretive, and Sometimes Seedy World of Hedge Fund Private Investigators (Institutional Investor)
  4. 12 Habits Of Genuine People (Forbes)
  5. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Anthony Scaramucci, Paul Singer, Glenview Capital, BlueMountain Capital, Hasbro Inc (HAS), Steelcase Inc. (SCS), and More (Insider Monkey)
  6. American Riviera: A Summer Guide to Santa Barbara and Beyond (Robb Report)
  7. This Man Built a $64 Million Chateau in the South of France. Now, He Has to Tear It Down (Robb Report)
  8. Silicon Valley (unverified) Rumors: Apple Project Titan Staff Spotted At NIO (TheLastDriverLicenseHolder)
  9. T. Rowe Price: Chapter 9 – The Growth Stock Theory (Value Walk)
  10. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update: (Advisor Perspectives)
  11. Why Tom Brady Is Absolutely the Greatest Quarterback of All Time (Maxim)
  12. Why Do People Drink Mint Juleps at the Kentucky Derby? (Mental Floss)
  13. 7 big thoughts from Warren Buffett during annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting (USA Today)
  14. ‘SNL’: Adam Sandler Returns With Songs (NBC)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. The No. 1 job billionaires and multimillionaires held before they got rich MarketWatch
  2. Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce (Futurism)
  3. Worried About the Economy? These CEOs Aren’t (Bloomberg)
  4. Warren Buffett wants to invest in Britain. Is that a good idea? (CNN)
  5. Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Are Charming Enough in Long Shot (Vanity Fair)
  6. Job Growth Underscores Economy’s Vigor; Unemployment at Half-Century Low (New York Times)
  7. Charlie Munger is Warren Buffett’s right-hand man — here are 18 of his most brilliant quotes (Business Insider)
  8. 3 Takeover Scenarios That Could Boost Occidental’s Stock (Barron’s)
  9. Carl Icahn Has Built a Small Position in Occidental (Bloomberg)
  10. North Korea launched ‘several unidentified short-range projectiles,’ South Korean military says (CNBC)