Tag: China

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Top 10 Tasks for Boeing’s New CEO (Wall Street Journal)
  2. China’s cabinet plans further action to boost manufacturers: state media (Reuters)
  3. The Power of Social Media in Predicting Stock Returns (Institutional Investor)
  4. Ten Strategists on What U.S.-Iran Escalation Means for Markets (Bloomberg)
  5. Why Battered Oilfield Services Stocks Could Be Big 2020 Winners (24/7 Wall Street)
  6. Why You Should Keep An Eye On These 5 Leading Health Care Stocks (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. Macau casinos’ luck may change. Two stocks that could win (Barron’s)
  8. The U.S. killed an Iranian General—and the Riskiest Oil Stocks Are Flying (Barron’s)
  9. Boris Johnson’s chief adviser posted a bizarre advert calling for ‘super-talented weirdos’ to help run the UK government (Business Insider)
  10. U.S. shale producers to tap brakes in 2020 after years of rapid growth (Reuters)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China Moves to Steady Its Slowing Economic Growth (New York Times)
  2. The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  3. These 6 charts compare the US and China economies (CNBC)
  4. Irrational exuberance? Why last year’s stellar returns may have been a reversal of ‘excessive pessimism’ (MarketWatch)
  5. Goldman Sachs Was the Worst Dow Stock of 2018. It Was One of the Best in 2019. (Barron’s)
  6. FedEx Stock Ended 2019 With a Loss. One Director Bought Up Shares in December. (Barron’s)
  7. The highest-paid CEOs of 2019 (USA Today)
  8. The Dollar’s Losses May Just Be Getting Started (Bloomberg)
  9. Almost Everything Wall Street Expects in 2020 (Bloomberg)
  10. OPEC Output Falls as Gulf Nations Step Up Delivery of Oil Cuts (Bloomberg)
  11. This is what the Warren Buffett empire looks like, in one giant chart (MarketWatch)
  12. Treasury’s Mnuchin to head U.S. delegation to Davos conclave (Reuters)
  13. 7 Excellent Value Stocks to Buy for 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  14. Twilio CEO Lawson Tinkers Until Solving Customers’ Problems (Investor’s Business Daily)
  15. MAX Crashes Strengthen Resolve of Boeing to Automate Flight (Wall Street Journal)

The Earth, Wind & Fire “Shining Star” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)

In 1975, Earth, Wind & Fire released their famous song entitled, “Shining Star.”  The salient lyrics – as they relate to the Stock Market in this week’s note are:

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Be in the know. 10 key reads for New Year’s Eve…

  1. William Blair Sees Biotech M&A Continuing in 2020; Issues Top 10 Predictions (Street Insider)
  2. Hedge Fund Tips – Episode 9 – VideoCast. Stock Market Commentary. (ZeroHedge)
  3. Is Nio a Serious Threat to Tesla in China? (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. US Home Price Gains Accelerate Again (But Not In San Francisco) (ZeroHedge)
  5. Dennis Gartman Says Goodbye With One Last Stock Market Warning (Barron’s)
  6. Warren Buffett on why companies cannot be moral arbiters (Financial Times)
  7. Soy Heads for Best Month Since 2016 on China Demand Optimism (Bloomberg)
  8. Apple Was the Dow’s Best Stock in 2019. Here’s What History Says Will Happen Next Year. (Barron’s)
  9. The Dogs of the Dow was a winning strategy for the decade (Barron’s)
  10. The Stock Market Is Ending the Year With a Strong December. Here’s What History Says Happens Next. (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…

  1. Analysts: These Beat-Up Stocks Will Gush Big Gains In 2020 (Investor’s Business Daily)
  2. China boosts lending to small businesses despite risk (Financial Times)
  3. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Applied Materials, Boeing, Travelers And More (Yahoo! Finance)
  4. US Goods Trade Deficit Shrinks To 27 Month Low (ZeroHedge)
  5. The 10 Stocks With the Biggest Comebacks of 2019 (Barron’s)
  6. IBM Bet Everything on an Acquisition in 2019. Now They Need To Grow Again. (Barron’s)
  7. Is QE4 Underway? One Veteran Banking Analyst Says ‘Yes’ (Street Insider)
  8. The Best—and Worst—Company Stocks in the Dow This Year (MarketWatch)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Biotech Is Market Front-Runner Heading Into Election Year (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, Daniel Och, Netflix Inc (NFLX), Antares Pharma Inc (ATRS), and More ()
  3. Oil Posts Longest Run of Weekly Gains Since April on Crude Draw (Bloomberg)
  4. The best investment of the decade turned $1 into $90,000 ()
  5. Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2020 (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Stock Market Forecast 2020: Clear Skies From Fed, China Trade, But Election Clouds Loom (Investor’s Business Daily)
  7. The 25 Most Popular Robb Report Stories of 2019 (Robb Report)
  8. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (Advisor Perspectives)
  9. 4 Dirty Little Secrets You Need To Know About Successful People (Forbes)
  10. US Oil Rig Count Falls In Last Week Of 2019 (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Pharma Companies Are Rushing to Treat a Little-Known Liver Disease. ()
  2. The “Fly Me to the Moon” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results) (ZeroHedge)
  3. Dell is a top stock for 2020. Here’s why. (Barron’s)
  4. Startups Extend Gene Therapy To Cancer, Other Common Diseases (Wall Street Journal)
  5. U.S. Filings for Jobless Benefits Fall to Three-Week Low (Bloomberg)
  6. Trump stock market rally is far outpacing past US presidents (CNBC)
  7. Low recession risk, faster growth, and unemployment at a 70-year low — here are Goldman Sachs’ predictions for the US economy in 2020 (Business Insider)
  8. Here’s why a rough patch for battered oil stocks may be about to come to an end in 2020 (MarketWatch)
  9. China commerce ministry says in close touch with U.S. on signing trade deal (Street Insider)
  10. Short Sellers Abandon Oil Stocks as Crude Prices Rise (24/7 Wall Street)
  11. Emerging market stocks were laggards in the past decade (Reuters)
  12. Online sales record leads holiday shopping surge ()

Be in the know. 12 key reads for a Merry Christmas…

  1. China ramped up US soybean purchases to 20-month high ahead of partial trade deal (Fox Business)
  2. 20 Things That Have Changed for the Better Since 2010 (24/7 Wall Street)  
  3. Opinion: The real Santa Claus rally is yet to come (MarketWatch)  
  4. Pfizer Stock’s Dismal 2019 Could Be a Prelude to a Comeback (MarketWatch)  
  5. Walgreens Was the Dow’s Biggest Loser in 2019 (MarketWatch)  
  6. Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal (Reuters)  
  7. New England Natural Gas Prices Hit Two Year High (Yahoo! Finance)  
  8. Oil Tops $61 as U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Seen Declining (Bloomberg)  
  9. Dow, Inc. Stock Is on the Move—and Should Have a Better 2020 (MarketWatch)  
  10. Warren Buffett’s daughter-in-law couldn’t think of a good Christmas present — so she showed her company’s finances to him (Business Insider)  
  11. Tesla Stock Reaches Elon Musk’s Magic $420, and Then Some (New York Times)  
  12. A 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Could Fetch $7 Million (Barron’s)