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Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why Elon Musk building a hyperloop is good for youWhat Kraft Heinz and Oprah have to do with one anotherCryptocurrency and the next boomAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Great News For Everyone! Elon Musk Is Building A Hyperloop (Wired)ELON MUSK IS back in the loop.Four years after encouraging anyone and everyone to try making his crazy hyperloop idea work, the Silicon Valley titan has decided he’s not too busy to do it himself after all. Read the Story ==> 2) Google Memo Drama Is CEO Sundar Pichai’s Greatest Trial Yet (Fortune) In almost two years as Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai has weathered multiple storms with relative ease. His search engine came out of the fake news brouhaha largely unscathed. Read the Story ==> 3) FREE Preview: Redler All-Access (T3 Live) Welcome to your FREE preview of T3 Live’s Redler All-Access newsletter. Redler All-Access gives you a complete trading plan from T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer and frequent CNBC guest Scott Redler. Continued Reading ==> 4) Kraft Heinz Hopes a Line of Oprah Products Will Boost Sales (Bloomberg) Kraft Heinz Co., struggling to ignite sales growth amid punishing grocery-industry competition, is turning to media magnate Oprah Winfrey to break out of a prolonged slump. Continued Reading ==> 5) Nvidia Earnings: Cryptocurrency Boom Could Lead to New Products (MarketWatch) The explosion in new cryptocurrency seems to be boosting graphics-card makers like Nvidia Corp., but acting on the demand is fraught with potential danger. Continue Reading ==> 6) Trading AAPL Step by Step (T3 Live)Apple (AAPL) hit a new record high at $161.40 today. To show you how I analyze and trade a big mover like this on a day-by-day basis, let’s take a look back at the 3 charts I’ve shared with Redler All-Access readers over the past few days: Continue Reading ==> 7) The New Smoking: Why Young People Are The Most Sleep Deprived (Triple J Hack) If you’re a young Australian who’s not getting enough sleep, the good news is you’ll probably sleep more when you’re older. The bad news is that we may also be heading to a dystopia of wakefulness as you battle to keep your job from sleepless robots. Continue Reading ==> 8) Disney’s New ESPN Streaming Service Is Launching Next Year (The Verge) Disney’s bombshell announcement today that it would be building its own branded direct-to-consumer streaming service, and ending its licensing deal with Netflix, came with another nugget of news… Continue Reading ==> 9) Wait. What? Floyd Mayweather breaks down the reasons Conor McGregor could (should?) upset him (MMA Junkie) We’re about two weeks away from all hell officially breaking loose in the combat sports world, if it hasn’t already. You’ve probably heard a thing or two about unbeaten boxing legend Floyd Mayweather (49-0 boxing) taking on UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) later this month. Continue Reading ==> 10) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Motivational Speech (YouTube) Here is a video for inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger, including his 6 rules of success speech.
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why the stock market likes Donald TrumpApple’s big earnings report, and all the reasons to love the stockHow Apple came back from near-bankruptcy 20 years agoAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Why the Trump market keeps heading up, up, up (NY Post) The White House is in disarray, but the market isn’t scared. Indeed, the Dow is heading toward 22,000. And for good reason: For all the Trumpian hysterics of the last six-plus months, the fact that Hillary Clinton isn’t president is good for stocks. Read the Story ==> 2) Apple’s earnings have Wall Street learning to ‘stop worrying and love the super cycle’ (MarketWatch) It’s a strange love that analysts have for Apple Inc.’s stock, leading some of them to turn to Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie in order to describe the company’s latest quarterly results. Read the Story ==> 3) A Jaws of Death Divergence in the Dow (T3 Live) Over the last few months, we have flagged several big picture cycles that suggest an array of challenges will surface in the second half of 2017. Presumptively, this means the disconnect between the disarray in D.C. and geopolitics and the current calm in financial markets will end. Continued Reading ==> 4) Wall Street retreats after Dow breaches 22,000 (Reuters) The Dow breached the 22,000 mark briefly in early trading on Wednesday, powered by Apple’s stellar results, before stocks retreated sharply across sectors as investors locked in gains. Continued Reading ==> 5) Qatar Airways ends bid to buy stake in American Airlines (USA Today) Qatar Airways will drop its bid to acquire a stake in American Airlines, saying on Wednesday that its plan to buy as much as 10% in the USA’s biggest airline “no longer meets our objectives.” Continue Reading ==> 6) TRUTH: What You Need to Know About Prop Trading (T3 Live) Learn why training, community, and coaching can make you a more profitable, consistent trader. In this special webinar, T3 Live Senior Trading Counselor Amber Capra will teach you everything you need to get started as a prop trader: Continue Reading ==> 7) Inside Salesforce’s Quest to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Everyone (Wired) Five years after Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su first joined the company, and almost three years since she got the top job, the payoff for her radical turnaround strategy is finally arriving. Continue Reading ==> 8) The hyperloop just had its fastest test yet, nearly hitting 200 mph (The Verge) After over a year of incremental progress and underwhelming, low-speed tests, the hyperloop is finally starting to show us what it can do. On July 29th, Hyperloop One’s prototype pod accelerated down the length of its 500-meter-long test tube in the Nevada desert, reaching a top speed of 192 mph before gliding to a stop. Continue Reading ==> 9) Americans Die Younger Despite Spending the Most on Health Care (Bloomberg) Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that trend. Compared to the 35 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which promotes policies to improve social and economic well-being, the U.S. life expectancy of 78.8 years ranks 27th. Continue Reading ==> 10) Steve Jobs at the Absolute Bottom (YouTube) Today, Apple hit all-time highs after a very strong earnings report. So it’s easy to forget that 20 years ago, many investors thought the company was heading for bankruptcy. This video at Apple’s 1997 World Wide Developers Conference will help you understand the principles and values that brought Apple back from the dead:
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Twitter is no longer at death’s doorWhen Too Much of a Good Thing Could Spell Trouble10 Minutes For The Next 60 Years Of Your LifeAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Twitter no longer at ‘death’s door’ as earnings report approaches (Reuters) Twitter Inc heads toward its quarterly earnings report on Thursday with a stock that has risen more than 40 percent since April when much of Wall Street was ready to write off the tech company. Read the Story ==> 2) Market hype triggers ‘new major warning’ sign for stocks (CNBC) With a fresh round of record-breaking highs in the stock market has come a surge in investor optimism, and that eventually could create problems. Read the Story ==> 3) Is TSLA Positioning for a Minus One/Plus Two Ahead of Earnings? (T3 Live)TSLA dropped 80 points after our projected square-out at 384 in June. 360 degrees down from 284 is 309. Continued Reading ==> 4) Mark Zuckerberg double down defending A.I. after Elon Musk says his understsanding of it is ‘limited’ (CNBC) Two of the biggest tech titans in Silicon Valley have been publicly debating the potential of artificial intelligence this week: Mark Zuckerberg is optimistic, while Elon Musk is fearful — and says that the CEO of Facebook doesn’t understand the technology. Continued Reading ==> 5) General Electric: The End Is Near (Seeking Alpha) General Electric: (NYSE:GE) reported earnings and beat on both the top and bottom lines. Nevertheless, the stock sold off hard after an initial pop. Continue Reading ==> 6) TRUTH: What You Need to Know About Prop Trading (T3 Live) Learn why training, community, and coaching can make you a more profitable, consistent trader. In this special webinar, T3 Live Senior Trading Counselor Amber Capra going to show you the right way to get started as a prop trader: Continue Reading ==> 7) Why AMD’s Stock May Hit a 10 – Year High (Fortune) Five years after Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su first joined the company, and almost three years since she got the top job, the payoff for her radical turnaround strategy is finally arriving. Continue Reading ==> 8) Adobe Finally Kills Flash Dead (WIRED) IN 2010, STEVE Jobs banished Adobe Flash from the iPhone. It was too insecure, Jobs wrote, too proprietary, too resource-intensive, too unaccommodating for a platform run by fingertips instead of mouse clicks. All of those gripes hold true. And now, Adobe itself has finally conceded. Continue Reading ==> 9) Wall Street regulator sets sights on digital coin offerings (Reuters) Wall Street’s main regulator said on Tuesday that initial coin offerings (ICOs), a means of crowdfunding for blockchain technology companies, should be subject to the same safeguards required in traditional securities sales. Continue Reading ==> 10) 10 Minutes For The Next 60 Years Of Your Life (Be Inspired) Want to start taking clear, concrete steps towards achieving your goals? Check out this video for some inspiration and motivation to get started:
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Morgan Stanley’s surprise victory over its #1 rival Goldman SachsHow 2 ex-Tesla engineers are making big breakthroughs in self-driving cars10 steps you can take to achieve your dreamsAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Morgan Stanley claims another trading victory over rival Goldman Sachs (Reuters) Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street’s profit expectations on Wednesday, reporting gains across most of its businesses and producing more trading revenue than rival Goldman Sachs Group Inc, a rare feat. Read the Story ==> 2) 2 ex-Tesla engineers are using an old trick from Elon Musk to build their new startup (Business Insider) Andrew Kouri was working at Tesla when he noticed a big problem standing in the way of self-driving cars. Read the Story ==> 3) Scott Redler: Is Crude Oil the Next Big Market Catalyst? (T3 Live) On Monday, T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer Scott Redler appeared on CNBC’s Futures Now to discuss the action in crude oil, and energy stocks. Continued Reading ==> 4) Wall Street Efforts to Improve Its Image Fail to Sway Americans (Bloomberg) Bad news for financial titans like JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Lloyd Blankfein: Most Americans hold unfavorable views of Wall Street banks and corporate executives, and distrust billionaires more than they admire them. Continued Reading ==> 5) Vertex Pharma shares surge 26% after cystic fibrosis study results leaves Wall Street ‘speechless’ (CNBC) Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals surged more than 26 percent at the open of trading Wednesday, as the drugmaker crushed Wall Street’s expectations when it reported an improved response in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Continue Reading ==> 6) How to Learn to Trade Options Like a Pro (T3 Live) Want to create a safe, steady stream of income? You can do it with options. In this special webinar, T3 Live Options Strategist Doug Robertson’s going to show you the right way to get started as a highly profitable options trader: Continue Reading ==> 7) Nvidia and AMD must brace for competition from a super-powerful artificial-intelligence processor (Marketwatch) Increased competition may be coming to Nvidia and AMD in the form of a new artificial-intelligence processor that’s 10 times more powerful than their current offerings. Let’s take a look at this. Continue Reading ==> 8) Google introduces the feed, a personalized stream of news on iOS and Android (The Verge) Google today is rolling out its take on the news feed, a personalized stream of articles, videos, and other content. Google is hoping you’ll begin opening its app the way you do Facebook or Twitter, checking it reflexively throughout the day for quick hits of news and information. Continue Reading ==> 9) 9 tips to boost your energy — naturally (Harvard Medical School) Go to the store, and you’ll see a multitude of vitamins, herbs, and other supplements touted as energy boosters. But there’s little or no scientific evidence that energy boosters like ginseng, guarana, and chromium picolinate actually work. Thankfully, there are things you can do to enhance your own natural energy levels. Here are nine tips: Continue Reading ==> 10) 10 Steps to Achieving Anything You Want (Jim Rohn) Want to start taking clear, concrete steps towards achieving your goals? Check out this video from personal development legend Jim Rohn and get some hard-hitting advice about what it takes to succeed:
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why the Fed just joined the masses of traders worried about the low VIXGoldman’s big bad bear case on hot momentum stocks Tesla (TSLA)What you can do to start your day like a winnerAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Now Fed Officials Are Starting to Wonder If the VIX Is Too Low (Bloomberg) Wondering why three Federal Reserve officials were moved last week to make public pronouncements about rising asset prices? Evidently, it’s the potential for “buildup of risk to financial stability.” Read the Story ==> 2) Goldman predicts Tesla shares will get cut in half on ‘plateauing’ Model S sales (CNBC) While some investors may be optimistic on Tesla’s Model 3 production plans, Goldman Sachs is concerned over slowing sales growth of the company’s current electric cars. Read the Story ==> 3) Why You Need a Trading Checklist (T3 Live) Checklists keep planes in the air. Checklists keep nuclear power plants operating safely. And checklists can keep traders like you avoid simple errors that can cost you money. Continued Reading ==> 4) Cryptocurrencies: Coming To A Quote Screen Near You (Forbes) When Amazon announced last week that it will acquire Whole Foods Market… you could almost hear the three-year plans of every grocer, and nearly every other traditional retailer, grinding through the shredding machines. Continued Reading ==> 5) Milton Friedman: Why Economists Disagree (Economically Speaking via YouTube) In this video, free market proponent Milton Friedman sits down for an in-depth discussion with fellow economist Walter Heller. 6) 5 Sentiment Indicators You Need to Know About (T3 Live)Permabulls always say everyone’s bearish. And permabears always say everyone’s bullish. Most of the time, neither actually gives evidence for their views. Continue Reading ==> 7) Nvidia and Baidu team on AI across cloud, self-driving, academia and the home (TechCrunch) Baidu and Nvidia announced a far-reaching agreement to work together on artificial intelligence today, spanning applications in cloud computing, autonomous driving, education and research, and domestic uses via consumer devices. Continue Reading ==> 8) Apple News is a sleeping giant — and Apple might be about to wake it up (Business Insider) Apple released a news-aggregator app called Apple News in 2015, and nearly two years later, it may be gaining substantial traction. Continue Reading ==> 9) Poor Sleep Tied to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk (NY Times) Poor sleep may be an indication of increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study of older people suggests. Sleep problems and daytime sleepiness were associated with increased spinal fluid indicators of Alzheimer’s disease. Continue Reading ==> 10) How to Solve the “I Wake Up With No Motivation” Problem (Thomas Frank) Need help getting started in the morning? Check out this video from blogger and education expert Thomas Frank, and get some helpful tips on starting your day off on the right foot:
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why we’re seeing the biggest oil slide in 20 yearsReasons not to fear the low volatility marketHow Amazon + Whole Foods changed the retail game… againAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Oil drops to 10-month low; biggest first-half slide in 20 years (Reuters) Oil prices fell about 3 percent to a 10-month low in heavy trading on Wednesday, as nagging fears about the global crude glut fed a sell-off that was interrupted only briefly after news of a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories. Read the Story ==> 2) Not being invested in a low volatility market ‘can be costly,’ Goldman Sachs says (CNBC) The low volatility that’s frustrated traders gives longer-term investors all the more reason to buy stocks, Goldman Sachs portfolio strategists say. Read the Story ==> 3) Are Traders More Bearish Today Than in 2007? (T3 Live) It’s trendy to say that everyone’s bullish. But the evidence shows that many investors don’t trust the market. Continued Reading ==> 4) The Amazon–Whole Foods Deal Means Every Other Retailer’s Three-Year Plan Is Obsolete (Harvard Business Review) When Amazon announced last week that it will acquire Whole Foods Market… you could almost hear the three-year plans of every grocer, and nearly every other traditional retailer, grinding through the shredding machines. Continued Reading ==> 5) In Saudi Shakeup, Economics Tops Counterterrorism (Bloomberg) The latest big news out of the Middle East is that Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ousted the crown prince and installed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, in that position. Continue Reading ==> 6) The 7 Deadly Sins of Trading, and How You Can Cure Them (T3 Live) A little greed goes a long way. But greed can also eat you alive… even if you have all the money in the world. Continue Reading ==> 7) Nvidia is getting a huge boost from a red-hot cryptocurrency (NVDA) (Markets Insider) Graphic processing units are used to power games, but that’s not what is driving Nvidia’s stock skyward right now. Cryptocurrency mining is one of the biggest drivers to the GPU maker’s shares in recent weeks. Continue Reading ==> 8) Uber’s toxic culture risks its driverless future, too (Engadget) So Uber’s blowhard-in-chief Travis Kalanick is finally out, out as CEO — after some of its most prominent investors put the squeeze on him to go (not just take a time out). Continue Reading ==> 9) With Health Law in Flux, Insurers Scramble to Meet Filing Deadline (NY Times) There’s a potential new major player in the autonomous vehicle industry, and its a seasoned player in the automotive market. Veteran car maker General Motors (GM) announced Tuesday that it’s completed 10 self-driving test vehicles of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV). Continue Reading ==> 10) What Discipline Really Means (Jocko Willink) Former Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink, recipient of the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service in the Iraq War, has some great advice for you on discipline:
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Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:What exactly happened with the Fed todayWhat Morgan Stanley just said about Bitcoin7 things you need to know before you short a stockAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Fed raises rates, unveils cuts to bond holdings in sign of confidence (Reuters) The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the second time in three months, citing continued U.S. economic growth and job market strength, and announced it would begin cutting its holdings of bonds and other securities this year. Read the Story ==> 2) Dutch Speed-Trader Turns to Currencies After Conquering ETFs (Bloomberg) The 110 traders here, along with 30 colleagues in offices elsewhere, traded €640 billion ($719 billion) in ETFs last year and at least that much in futures, commodities, bonds, stocks, and foreign exchange. Read the Story ==> 3) 7 Things You Should Know Before You Short a Stock (T3 Live) The stock market is the greatest wealth creation machine ever created. But every so often, you’re going to be tempted to bet against the market, or a particular stock or ETF. Continued Reading ==> 4) Regulation Is Only Hope For Bitcoin: Morgan Stanley (The Cointelegraph) In a move that’s certain to irk lovers of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Morgan Stanley came out with a statement on Tuesday calling for greater governmental control and regulation. Continued Reading ==> 5) Gangsters, Grandmothers and Gold: Japan’s New Crime Wave (NY Times) Sometimes the perpetrators are gangsters. Sometimes they are rather less accustomed to the criminal life. In one case, the ringleader of a middle-aged, female crime ring was said to be a 66-year-old woman. Continue Reading ==> 6) Vintage Wall Street: The Paul Tudor Jones Documentary ‘Trader’ (T3 Live) Paul Tudor Jones, founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, is one of the greatest traders of all time. In the 1987 documentary Trader, PBS takes us inside Jones’ world of high-stakes, practically 24/7 trading. Continue Reading ==> 7) Oil drops to 7-month low, roiled by bearish U.S. inventory report (MarketWatch) Oil prices dropped to their lowest settlement in seven months Wednesday, after U.S. government data showed a smaller-than-expected weekly decline in domestic supplies and an increase in gasoline stockpiles and crude production. Continue Reading ==> 8) Virtual Reality’s Missing Element: Other People (MIT Technology Review) Although it looks as if it must feel isolating to strap on a headset that shuts out the world around you, it could be great for socializing. Continue Reading ==> 9) General Motors Just Became the First Car Manufacturer to Mass Produce Autonomous Cars (Futurism) There’s a potential new major player in the autonomous vehicle industry, and its a seasoned player in the automotive market. Veteran car maker General Motors (GM) announced Tuesday that it’s completed 10 self-driving test vehicles of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV). Continue Reading ==> 10) Prove Everyone Wrong (YouTube) The bigger your dream is, the earlier you’ll have to get up. Watch this video and get motivated for success! Watch the Video ==>
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