Be in the know. 25 key reads for Friday…

  1. As Alibaba’s Stock Slides, Employee No. 52 Still Believes In Its “Tao” (forbes)
  2. As Historic Auto Union Strike Starts, White House Prepares Emergency Aid For Auto Suppliers (zerohedge)
  3. PBOC Adds More Cash Into Economy as Recovery Gathers Pace (bloomberg)
  4. There are 5.6 trillion reasons that stocks can enjoy a year-end rally (marketwatch)
  5. China’s Economy Picks Up in August on Travel Boom, Policy Push (bloomberg)
  6. China Boosts Economy With Second RRR Cut This Year (zerohedge)
  7. Buy Intel Stock, Analyst Says. It Is ‘Well Positioned’ for AI. (barrons)
  8. Stocks boosted by positive economic data from China (ft)
  9. 1 Growth Stock Down 72% to Buy Right Now (fool)
  10. YTD inflows to money markets hit $1 trillion – BofA (streetinsider)
  11. China May Dodge Deflation, After All (wsj)
  12. BABA’s Tmall Genie Reportedly Intends to Change Name; New Products to be Released Next Tue (aastocks)
  13. Why the Stock Market Is Ignoring a Slowing Economy (barrons)
  14. United Auto Workers are striking widely but softly, says Jefferies analyst (cnbc)
  15. Byron Allen Makes $10B Bid for ABC, Other Disney Networks (bloomberg)
  16. China Urges Brokers To Cut FX Trading In Support For Weak Yuan (bloomberg)
  17. Arm listing stirs hopes of fee revival at Wall Street banks (ft)
  18. Lunch with the FT. ‘He is driven by demons’: biographer Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk (ft)
  19. Instacart Was All About Grocery Delivery. No Longer. (nytimes)
  20. China Frees Banks to Lend More in Latest Attempt to Spur Economy (nytimes)
  21. Dow Industrials Paying Price for Leaving Out Amazon and Alphabet (bloomberg)
  22. BofA’s Hartnett Says Equity Inflows Surge on Soft Landing Hopes (bloomberg)
  23. Disney Says It Hasn’t Made a Decision About ABC After Report of Sale Talks (barrons)
  24. Lennar’s Earnings Are a Read on Housing. Demand for New Homes Is Strong. (barrons)
  25. Here are the iPhone 15 deals from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon as preorders kick off (marketwatch)