- U.S. New-Vehicle Sales Rise an Estimated 13% in First Half of the Year (wsj)
- Beijing Needs A Spending Binge To Bring Back Growth (zerohedge)
- Janet Yellen arrives in Beijing on mission to find common ground for U.S. and China (cnbc)
- Billionaire Mike Ashley Adds £150 Million to London Property Bet (bloomberg)
- Billionaire Mike Ashley Is Still Toying With Britain’s Retail Sector (bloomberg)
- Big Tech Is Running Out of Steam. These 3 AI Stocks Still Have More in the Tank. (barrons)
- 6 Small Bank Stocks With Big Upsides (barrons)
- Taiwan’s Impossible Choice: Be Ukraine or Hong Kong (wsj)
- U.S. private sector added 497,000 jobs in June, ADP says, in biggest increase since July 2022 (marketwatch)
- Some Fed Officials Supported Raising Rates in June (wsj)
- More Manhattan Homebuyers Paying Cash in Sign of Luxury Strength (bloomberg)
- Tom Cruise, Barbie Are Hollywood’s Last Hope for Summer Success (bloomberg)
- What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments (bloomberg)
- 30% of Americans say ‘tipping culture is out of control’ — even some businesses agree (cnbc)
- Bill Ackman says it’ll be a ‘huge loss’ if JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon doesn’t run for US president (businessinsider)