Be in the know. 7 key reads for Friday…

  1. Hiring rebounds in June as U.S. creates 224,000 jobs, unemployment rises to 3.7% (MarketWatch)
  2. OPEC’s Latest Move Shows It’s ‘Drawing a Line in the Sand’ on Falling Oil Prices (Barron’s)
  3. The 2020 Election Is Heating Up and That Makes the Trade War More Complicated (Barron’s)
  4. Deutsche plans separate ‘corporate bank’ in multi-billion dollar revamp (Reuters)
  5. ‘Kind of Blingy’: The Tricked-Out Golf Carts of the Villages, Fla. (New York Times)
  6. Farmers Built a Soybean Export Empire Around China. Now They’re Fighting to Save It. (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Lagarde Likely Would Keep ECB on Current Course (Wall Street Journal)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Independence Day!

  1. Trump officials say U.S.-China trade talks to resume next week (Reuters)
  2. OPEC, allies waging a battle to keep oil prices supported amid trade tensions (MarketWatch)
  3. Brevan Howard Main Hedge Fund Posts Best First Half in a Decade (Bloomberg)
  4. U.S. Farmers See the Light (Wall Street Journal)
  5. Bill Gates doesn’t believe that everyone should take vacations and weekends off (MarketWatch)
  6. What’s the Bottle Cap Challenge? Here’s what you need to know about the latest viral trend (USA Today)
  7. Earnings Season Is Coming and Expectations Couldn’t Be Much Lower (Barron’s)
  8. Trump, VIP Guests and Critics Prepare for July 4 ‘Show of a Lifetime’ (Wall Street Journal)