Be in the know. 10 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. DuPont Has Narrowed Its Focus. Analyst Sees a Winner for 2020. (Barron’s)
  2. 8 Oil Stocks Goldman Sachs Says to Buy in 2020 (Barron’s)
  3. Stanley Druckenmiller Is Embracing Risk Again, Just ‘Timidly’ (Bloomberg)
  4. U.S. Energy Chief Shrugs Off Permian Oil Slowdown as a ‘Pause’ (Barron’s)
  5. Saturday before Christmas expected to be the biggest U.S. shopping day of 2019 (Reuters)
  6. Why Fund Managers Are Cranking Up the Risk (Institutional Investor)
  7. Trump adviser hints at next big trade deal (Fox Business)
  8. The U.S. housing market is taking off: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  9. A Berkshire Hathaway decade in review: Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letters (Business Insider)
  10. Dollar Is Poised to Weaken Just in Time (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. The Two Countries Dictating Oil Prices In 2020 (Yahoo! Finance)
  2. The Trade Deal Doesn’t Fix Everything. The Market Doesn’t Care. (Barron’s)
  3. Animal-Care Provider Zoetis and 6 More Companies Are Raising Dividends (Barron’s)
  4. Global Economy Shows Signs of Regained Footing (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Upbeat Chinese Economic Data Buoy Commodities (Wall Street Journal)
  6. This year’s really big rally doesn’t mean 2020 needs to be a down year, history shows (CNBC)
  7. UK unemployment falls to lowest level since 1975 (BBC)
  8. US Single-Family Building Permits Reach 12-Year High (Zero Hedge)
  9. Worst to First in 2020 (Oil Stocks)? (Yahoo! Finance)
  10. 7 Greatly Undervalued Dow Stocks for Upside and Dividends in 2020 (24/7 Wall Street)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Monday…

  1. Embattled Oil Stocks Occidental and Chesapeake See Large Insider Buys (Barron’s)
  2. Lighthizer Scores a Trifecta of Wins for Trump’s Trade Agenda (Bloomberg)
  3. A Warren Buffett Protégé on the Most Critical Thing She’s Learned About Turning Companies Around (Fortune)
  4. Opinion: There’s more upside for biotech even after 24% gains in two months (MarketWatch)
  5. Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say ‘greenwash’ (Reuters)
  6. Fresh off election win, Boris Johnson seeks new Brexit legislation ‘before Christmas’ (MarketWatch)
  7. Stock market ‘melt-up’ coming soon: Bank of America (FoxBusiness)
  8. Bond funds revel in white-hot year for fixed income (Financial Times)
  9. Analysts: 9 Stocks Will Grow Sales The Most Next Year (Investor’s Business Daily)
  10. Barron’s Picks And Pans: Charles Schwab, Disney, Sprint, Netflix And More (Yahoo! Finance)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. It’s Time To Get Greedy In The Energy Sector (The Felder Report)
  2. GOLDMAN SACHS: These 20 unloved stocks are spring-loaded for surprisingly big gains in 2020 (Business Insider)
  3. U.S.-China trade deal swaps tariff rollbacks for farm, energy purchases (Reuters)
  4. Here are the best-performing stocks of the decade (CNBC)
  5. PBD TOP 100 MOVIES (Patrick Bet-David)
  6. U.S. and China Reach ‘Phase-One’ Deal Easing Trade Tensions (Bloomberg)
  7. McDonald’s launching first vegan meal in the UK (New York Post)
  8. Boris Johnson’s chance to forge a new role for Britain (Financial Times)
  9. Here’s what the new trade deal means for the markets (CNBC)
  10. What you need to save monthly to retire with $1 million to $3 million, broken down by age (CNBC)
  11. Tradeoffs: The Currency of Decision Making (Farnam Street)
  12. Automation and artificial intelligence could save banks more than $70 billion by 2025 (Business Insider)
  13. These 3D-Printed Houses Could Solve Homelessness (Futurism)
  14. Gary Keller — How to Focus on the One Important Thing (#401) (Tim Ferriss)
  15. Hedge Funds Have Taken Smaller Active Bets — and Delivered Less Alpha — Since the Financial Crisis (Institutional Investor)
  16. Bull Markets Last Much Longer Than You Think (A Wealth of Common Sense)
  17.  One Ratio to Rule Them All: EV/EBITDA (Focused Compounding)
  18. John Malone Has A Very Simple Approach To Screening For Opportunities (GreenBackD)
  19. Copper’s seasonal rally underway (Almanac Trader)
  20. The NHL’s Best Fans 2019: No. 4 Golden Knights Prove Hockey Can Thrive In The Desert (Forbes)

2020 Earnings Estimates Stand Strong

Data Source: Factset

S&P 500 Earnings estimates for 2020 held in strong this week at $178.47 – down modestly from $178.57 last week.  While the normal trajectory over the next two weeks – heading into earnings season – would be to lower estimates further, we may find that this time is different. Continue reading “2020 Earnings Estimates Stand Strong”

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Regeneron (REGN) Upgraded to “Top Pick for 2020” and “Outperform” by Credit Suisse (TheFly)
  2. US and China agree to phase one trade deal, December Chinese tariffs canceled (Fox Business)
  3. 100 Books Everyone Should Consider Reading (AOM)
  4. Fed Statement on Repo Operations (NY Fed)
  5. Fed Aims a Half-Trillion Dollar Liquidity Hose at Year-End Risks (Bloomberg)
  6. Johnson secures crushing UK election victory (Financial Times)
  7. Watch Out, China: Why Investors May Flock to India Next (Institutional Investor)
  8. Shares and sterling soar as trade and Brexit fog lifts (Reuters)
  9. Trump says Britain, U.S. free to strike new trade deal after Brexit (Reuters)
  10. Are Energy Stocks Hot Again? (Oil Price)
  11. Emerging Markets Cut Rates With Russia Following Turkey, Brazil (Bloomberg)
  12. Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! (New York Post)
  13. The Hedge Fund CQS Is Looking at Unloved Parts of the Credit Market for 2020 (Barron’s)
  14. Big Pharma’s Coming Back in 2020. ()
  15. Navy SEAL: How To Pick Yourself Back Up From Failure (Investor’s Business Daily)