Be in the know. 16 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Disney’s ESPN inks $2 bln deal with Penn to launch sports betting business (reuters)
  2. Reaction to China inflation data (reuters)
  3. Bank Stocks Fall After Moody’s States the Obvious. It’s Time to Buy.(barrons)
  4. Fed Officials Make Rounds as Attention Turns to September Meeting (barrons)
  5. China Slides Into Deflation as Consumer, Factory Prices Drop (bloomberg)
  6. Dell Stock Spikes on High Hopes for AI-Related Servers (barrons)
  7. Hanesbrands Draws Activist Investor Seeking to Shake Up Underwear Maker (wsj)
  8. UAW Leader Slams Jeep Maker Stellantis for ‘Lowball’ Bargaining Demands (wsj)
  9. Elon Musk Calls Cybertruck Tesla’s ‘Best Product Ever.’ Here Comes the Test.(wsj)
  10. ‘Don’t Be So Picky About a Job, China’s College Graduates Are Told (nytimes)
  11. In China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Cars (bloomberg)
  12. What the UAW Wants From Its Fight With the Big Three (bloomberg)
  13. Surveillance: Invesco’s Waldner Leans In and Buys Long-Bond Rout (bloomberg)
  14. PayPal is trying to drag its 435 million users into the $120 billion stablecoin market — here’s why (cnbc)
  15. “The CPI deflation may put more pressure on the government to consider additional fiscal stimulus to mitigate the challenge” (cnbc)
  16. Disney reportedly creating a task force to explore A.I. across all divisions (cnbc)