Be in the know. 18 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Gearing up for the year of interest rate cuts (ft)
  2. Alibaba’s DingTalk Hits 700M Users and Unveils AI Agent to Boost Workspace Productivity (alizila)
  3. Alibaba invites merchants to test AI chat tool designed to improve shopper interaction (technode)
  4. China Export Growth Beats Forecasts (tradingeconomics)
  5. China Wants To Ditch The Dollar (noemamag)
  6. The People Who Brought You Travis Kelce (nytimes)
  7. Taiwan Voters Defy Beijing in Electing New President (wsj)
  8. ‘This Has Been Going on for Years.’ Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess. (wsj)
  9. China’s 2023 bank lending at record high, but economy still struggling (reuters)
  10. Weekly leading economic index (WLEI) (advisorperspectives)
  11. Where To Eat, Drink, & Stay In Santorini (maxim)
  12. Production of the Dreamy De Tomaso P72 Hypercar Will Begin This Year (thedrive)
  13. Alibaba’s Animate Anyone makes historical people dance (technode)
  14. CES 2024: Chinese tech companies return in numbers with robot cleaners, giant TVs, and lots of AI (technode)
  15. The case of the serial sinking Spanish ships (NPR)
  16. Economic slowdown on top of lower inflation begs for major adjustments (scottgrannis)
  17. This Lamborghini Islero doesn’t just wear the Raging Bull, it’s part of the family (classicdriver)
  18. Alibaba News Roundup: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie Distributed in China By Alibaba Pictures; Alibaba.com Launches Digital Pavilion for French Brands; AliExpress Opens Official Youth Olympic Games Online Store (alizila)