MarketWatch rounds up 10 of its most interesting topics over the past week.
1. How about an Apple-Tesla combo?
Apple AAPL, +1.00% CEO Tim Cook has plenty of experience with manufacturing and handling suppliers, while the company he leads is itching to get into the car business. Tesla TSLA, -1.13% and its CEO, Elon Musk, continue to suffer from growing pains. This could be the perfect time for Apple to acquire Tesla.
Then again, Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -0.50% CEO Warren Buffett doesn’t like the idea of an Apple combination with Tesla.
More on Apple:
• Buffett says he took another bite out of Apple’s stock
• Apple to hold expected iPhone launch event on Sept. 12
More on Tesla:
• Lingering doubts, harsh realities ended Elon Musk’s plan to take Tesla private
• Tesla’s going-private debacle shows why companies may need different leaders
• Tesla stock battered anew as analyst questions Elon Musk’s leadership
• Elon Musk tweets ‘!’ after watching this crazy footage of an airborne Tesla
• China’s Tesla is going public: 5 things to know about the Nio IPO
2. Not playing nice with Brexit
Here’s what may happen if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a trade deal in place.
Read on: After EU’s Brexit olive branch, some fear sterling optimism may get ‘washed away’
3. Playing on the grass
Marijuana stocks, including Cronos Group CRON, +8.33% have been quite volatile amid reports of an effort by the federal government to fight legalization.
More on Marijuana:
• Canopy Growth is ‘at the top of the food chain’ as Canada gears up for legal weed
• Weed beer is near, and it’s gonna get weird
4. Lessons from the 2008 crisis
Ten years have gone by quickly from the financial crisis that hit critical mass in September 2008. Mark Hulbert shares lessons from the collapse of Lehman Brothers that can help you avoid losing money in the stock market.
From Project Syndicate: Was the financial crisis wasted?
5. J.C. Penney’s dark road
J.C. Penney JCP, +1.24% might be heading toward bankruptcy.
6. Thinking of retiring early?
Here’s a look at various decision points to consider if want to start your golden years at a young age.
7. Trump’s trade deal with Mexico
President Trump announced a trade deal with Mexico, and Jeffrey Bartash says the subtleties of the deal may point the way to settlements of other trade conflicts.
Don’t miss: Kansas City Southern upgraded as Mexico trade deal suggests stock returns to pre-Trump valuations
8. Tech-hardware stocks
August was an excellent month for the information technology sector of the S&P 500. Jeff Reeves names five tech-hardware companies expected to continue rewarding investors.
More on the hot tech sector: The biggest winners in the stock market’s hottest sector in August
9. Turkey and Argentina
The Turkish Lira rose on Friday after Argentina’s peso hit an all-time low.
10. Cheering and jeering the U.S. economy
The U.S. GDP growth rate for the second quarter was revised to 4.2% from 4.1.%. Some forecasters expect the growth rate to hit 5% in 2019, but economists remain a dismal lot.
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