Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. The US needs to build 2 million houses to revive the American dream of homeownership (finance.yahoo)
  2. The S&P 500 would be nearly 20% lower without AI mania, says this chart (marketwatch)
  3. Ford Motor Director Scooped Up Stock (barrons)
  4. Yen, Japanese bond yields fall on Bank of Japan ‘stalling tactic’ (marketwatch)
  5. Import prices fall sharply in another sign of fading U.S. inflation (marketwatch)
  6. Chinese companies fuel convertible bond surge, likely ‘precursor’ to IPO rush (scmp)
  7. Premier Li says China’s economic upgrade to bring new opportunities for global development (people.cn)
  8. Stockton: The steady uptrend we’ve seen in tech since October may not keep repeating itself (cnbc)
  9. Both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are rolling out AI-GPUs designed to target Nvidia’s H100 GPU in high-compute data centers. (fool)
  10. China sees major rebounds in outbound, inbound tourism (people.cn)
  11. How a non-profit academy in Beijing is fuelling China’s adoption of AI (scmp)
  12. Home foreclosures are on the rise again nationwide (foxbusiness)
  13. Dollar’s Best Streak Since February Threatened as Bulls Retreat (bloomberg)
  14. Chinese company develops human-like robots that can display complex facial expressions, emotions (nypost)
  15. 10-year Treasury yield remains at lowest since March on fourth day of bond rally (morningstar)
  16. “A Major Step To Protect Women’s Sports”: Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Has Discrimination Case Against World Aquatics Dismissed (zerohedge)
  17. A Killer Golf Swing Is a Hot Job Skill Now (wsj)
  18. Inside Callaway’s aerodynamic research area where employees control a ‘ball launcher’ that can project balls at various launch angles, speeds and spin rates. (wsj)