Takeaway: A quick look at some stories Hedgeye is reading this morning.

Keith McCullough – CEO

Obama's Nomination Of Janet Yellen Is A Blow To Recovery-Starved Americans (via Forbes)

New CEO cuts Chesapeake Energy's lifestyle largesse (via Reuters)

Red Sox Grind Rays Down and Out of the Playoffs (via NYT)

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Josh Steiner – Financials

GM Executive Warns of Impending Auto Bubble (via Free Beacon)

GM Ramps Up Risky Subprime Auto Loans To Drive Sales (via IBD)

Gates’s Future Fuels Speculation as Microsoft Seeks New Chief (via NYT)

Jonathan Casteleyn – Financials

Fidelity Billionaire Johnson Taps ETFs as Profits for Funds Fad (via Bloomberg)

 

Kevin Kaiser – Energy

Ex-Chesapeake CEO McClendon raises $1.7 billion to drill in Utica Shale (via Reuters)

Tom Tobin – Healthcare

Oxford Nanopore Raises $64 Million for Infrastructure (via Bloomberg)

Brian McGough – Retail

What you should know ahead of Nike’s analyst meeting  (via Marketwatch)

Filling a void: Saks CEO Stephen Sadove is joining J.C. Penney’s board (via Dallas News)

Jay Van Sciver – Industrials

Fastenal Misses Q3 Earnings, Sales (via Zacks)

Matt Hedrick – Macro

Germany's Greens turn frosty towards any alliance with Merkel (via Reuters)