Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. China’s Digital Yuan Puts Ant and Tencent in an Awkward Spot (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Retailers Have Back-to-School in the Bag (Wall Street Journal)
  3. What’s Holding Back China’s Recovery? The Kids Aren’t Alright (Wall Street Journal)
  4. Hedge Fund CIO Explains When To Take A Profit (ZeroHedge)
  5. China blames US for ‘stalemate’ in relationship during tense meeting (FoxBusiness)
  6. China’s education sector crackdown hits foreign investors (Financial Times)
  7. US shale dealmaking wave is transforming the industry (Financial Times)
  8. Can a new commodities boom revive Brazil? (Financial Times)
  9. SoftBank Vision Fund’s bet on Didi falls $4bn into the red (Financial Times)
  10. Second quarter earnings are all about 2019: Morning Brief (Yahoo! Finance)
  11. China Unloads Grievances in U.S. Talks, Says Ties in ‘Stalemate’ (Bloomberg)
  12. FICO Score’s Hold on the Credit Market Is Slipping (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Here’s a Leveraged Way to Play Tripadvisor at a Discount (Barron’s)
  14. U.S. Set to Push Global Economy Over the Recovery Line (Wall Street Journal)
  15. China’s Tech Regulator Orders Companies to Fix Anticompetitive, Security Issues (Wall Street Journal)