Barron’s Picks And Pans: Arconic, Facebook, iHeartMedia And More

Also featured: the prospects for a radio-station giant, a metals manufacturer, a troubled social media giant and more. Picks include Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Avi Salzman's "How to Play the Trade War's Scary Next Phase" points out that what's even more dangerous than losing a trade war is thinking you can "win." Picks from Barron's for what comes next include Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG). Read More...

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The cover story in this weekend's Barron’s offers eight stock picks for a bizarre market.” data-reactid=”18″>The cover story in this weekend’s Barron’s offers eight stock picks for a bizarre market.

Other featured articles discuss how to play the next stage of the trade war and list some winners and losers from earnings season.

Also featured: the prospects for a radio-station giant, a metals manufacturer, a troubled social media giant and more.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content=""8 Stocks for a Really Strange Market" by Jack Hough suggests that while the markets are strange and there could be more oddities to come, the path for investors is straightforward. Picks include Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ).” data-reactid=”21″>”8 Stocks for a Really Strange Market” by Jack Hough suggests that while the markets are strange and there could be more oddities to come, the path for investors is straightforward. Picks include Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ).

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Avi Salzman's "How to Play the Trade War’s Scary Next Phase" points out that what’s even more dangerous than losing a trade war is thinking you can "win." Picks from Barron’s for what comes next include Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG).” data-reactid=”22″>Avi Salzman’s “How to Play the Trade War’s Scary Next Phase” points out that what’s even more dangerous than losing a trade war is thinking you can “win.” Picks from Barron’s for what comes next include Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG).

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="In "IHeartMedia Stock Is Poised to Climb After Bankruptcy," Andrew Bary makes the case that iHeartMedia Inc (NASDAQ: IHRT) is ready for its next chapter after the radio-station giant exited from Chapter 11 looking slimmer and fitter.” data-reactid=”23″>In “IHeartMedia Stock Is Poised to Climb After Bankruptcy,” Andrew Bary makes the case that iHeartMedia Inc (NASDAQ: IHRT) is ready for its next chapter after the radio-station giant exited from Chapter 11 looking slimmer and fitter.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="After it was spun out three years ago, Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) is now worth more and looks better-positioned than its former parent, according to Al Root’s "Arconic Looks to Unlock Value in a Potential Split. Alcoa May Get Left Behind."” data-reactid=”24″>After it was spun out three years ago, Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) is now worth more and looks better-positioned than its former parent, according to Al Root’s “Arconic Looks to Unlock Value in a Potential Split. Alcoa May Get Left Behind.”

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="In Tae Kim's "4 Tech Stocks That Can Beat Expectations," see why companies with better-than-expected earnings have better-than-average stock returns. Barron's thinks Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and others will continue to shine.” data-reactid=”25″>In Tae Kim’s “4 Tech Stocks That Can Beat Expectations,” see why companies with better-than-expected earnings have better-than-average stock returns. Barron’s thinks Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and others will continue to shine.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="See also: The Lesson From The Capital One Data Breach: The Cloud Is Vulnerable, And We Shouldn’t Forget It” data-reactid=”26″>See also: The Lesson From The Capital One Data Breach: The Cloud Is Vulnerable, And We Shouldn’t Forget It

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content=""REITs to Take Shelter In From Stock-Market Storms" by Lawrence Strauss asks whether rental-housing real-estate investment trusts like Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (NYSE: MAA) are worth a look when so many REITs appear fully valued.” data-reactid=”27″>”REITs to Take Shelter In From Stock-Market Storms” by Lawrence Strauss asks whether rental-housing real-estate investment trusts like Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (NYSE: MAA) are worth a look when so many REITs appear fully valued.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="In "Why Fund Managers Still Like Facebook," Leslie Norton shares what there is to like about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) despite its raft of problems and a stock that’s 45% higher this year. Hint: It’s partly about Libra, its cryptocurrency.” data-reactid=”28″>In “Why Fund Managers Still Like Facebook,” Leslie Norton shares what there is to like about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) despite its raft of problems and a stock that’s 45% higher this year. Hint: It’s partly about Libra, its cryptocurrency.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="See the five best-performing and the five worst stocks since earnings season began in Al Root's "Earnings Season's Winners and Losers." In which category did Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) end up?” data-reactid=”29″>See the five best-performing and the five worst stocks since earnings season began in Al Root’s “Earnings Season’s Winners and Losers.” In which category did Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) end up?

Also in this week’s Barron’s:

Where to hide from trouble in the bond market
Rethinking what is fair in corporate governance
Why U.S. interest rates could go to zero
How the bull market will end
How to close the trade gap without tariffs

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