Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. As Donald Trump’s trade war heats up, China is surprisingly confident (economist)
  2. China and America are racing to develop the best AI. But who is ahead in using it? (economist)
  3. Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Omni tops Hugging Face’s open-source Ai model list (technode)
  4. Employee Pricing Returns at Stellantis and Ford Amid Customer Uncertainty (thedrive)
  5. Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers (techcrunch)
  6. New Auto Tariffs Are Now in Place, Driving the Industry into Uncharted Territory (coxautomotive)
  7. Are there any business winners in Trump 2? (economist)
  8. Cautious Optimism for Building Products Distribution Rising as Sustained Demand for New Residential Construction Expected (morningstar)
  9. More homes are finally hitting the spring market. Will buyers take the plunge? (npr)
  10. How Investing Will Change if the Dollar No Longer Rules the World (wsj)
  11. The Complicated Relationship Between Consumer Sentiment and Stocks (wsj)
  12. ‘Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs’: Here’s Warren Buffett’s Classic Advice As Stock Market Plunges on Tariff Announcement (entrepreneur)
  13. Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record (npr)
  14. The Launch of the Torpedo Bat (newyorker)
  15. 5 collector cars to put into your garage this week (classicdriver)
  16. 5 holes that will decide the Masters (hint: not on the back 9) (golf)