Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China’s Tech Giants Signal the First Steps in a Bumpy Recovery (nytimes)
  2. Powell Comments Lower Expectations of Rate Hike (barrons)
  3. Western Alliance Stock Is Positioned to Outperform Peers (barrons)
  4. Stock Market Shrugs Off Doomsday Scenarios. It Might Be Right. (barrons)
  5. Fed’s Powell warns of slow slog to bring inflation down to 2% (marketwatch)
  6. What is the G-7? Which countries are in it? Here’s what you should know about this year’s summit. (marketwatch)
  7. Brazil’s Market Likes Its New President. 6 Stocks to Play. (barrons)
  8. Powell Says Bank Stress Could Influence Rate Path (wsj)
  9. Debt-Limit Talks Resume After Optimism Curbed by GOP Walk-Out (bloomberg)
  10. Nobel economist Paul Krugman says he’s worried the Fed’s war on inflation may trigger future shocks, including more banking chaos (businessinsider)
  11. Alibaba Options Traders Bet On Stock Surging This Much By September Expiration (benzinga)
  12. Mario Gabelli and John Rogers talk Value Investing (Gabelli)