Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. 3M Stock Soars on Reported Earplugs Settlement. $5.5 Billion Is a Win for Investors. (barrons)
  2. U.S. and China Agree to Broaden Talks in Bid to Ease Tensions (nytimes)
  3. Chinese Shares Rally After Beijing Cuts Tax on Trades (barrons)
  4. Markets Show China Needs a Stimulus ‘Bazooka’ to Woo Investors (bloomberg)
  5. 3M Agrees to Pay More Than $5.5 Billion Over Combat Earplugs (bloomberg)
  6. Powell sounds ‘like a man who thinks he is probably done raising rates’: Evercore’s Guha (marketwatch)
  7. How the Stock Market Performs After Jackson Hole, According to History (barrons)
  8. China stocks climb after authorities attempt to lure investors with stock tax cut, other moves (marketwatch)
  9. Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires (wsj)
  10. ‘Look, Muffy, a Book for Us.’ The 1980s Preppy Handbook Is Again a Must-Read. (wsj)
  11. U.S. Commerce Secretary Faces a Wide Range of Issues in China (nytimes)
  12. Auto Union Boss Wants 46% Raise, 32-Hour Work Week in ‘War’ Against Detroit Carmakers (bloomberg)
  13. Why Tractor Supply Is One of the Most Interesting Retailers on the Planet (bloomberg)
  14. How to Become a Professional Cornhole Player (bloomberg)
  15. China Extends Preferential Tax Policies for Foreigners to 2028 (bloomberg)
  16. US and China agree to export control information dialogue (reuters)
  17. US Commerce chief raised Micron, Intel with Chinese officials (reuters)
  18. Tech IPOs are coming back — now they have to perform (cnbc)
  19. Bank of America: Hedge funds are unusually bullish about these 20 stocks as they brace for tough times in markets (businessinsider)
  20. This beaten-down Brazilian stock is ‘too cheap to ignore’, could rally 50% – Citi (streetinsider)