Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Fed’s Powell Will Set the Stage for the First Rate Cut in Years at Jackson Hole (barrons)
  2. Consumer Sentiment Reading Erases S&P 500’s Decline (barrons)
  3. Walmart Lauds AI. That’s Good News for Tech Stocks. (barrons)
  4. Southwest Airlines, Rocket Lab USA, and More Stocks See Action From Activist Investors (barrons)
  5. What’s Wrong With Starbucks? (wsj)
  6. US Office Market Shows Bottoming Signs, Moody’s Analytics Says (bloomberg)
  7. Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America’s wealthiest Gilded Age families (businessinsider)
  8. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ becomes the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time (cnbc)
  9. Private jet flights are down 15% in two years as Covid-era demand wanes (cnbc)
  10. This Disney restaurant marked a Michelin first: What to expect at Victoria & Albert’s (usatoday)
  11. History shows investors should keep a tight leash on risk once the Fed cuts rates, strategist says (marketwatch)
  12. New-home construction plunges to lowest level since May 2020 (marketwatch)
  13. Japan’s economy bounces back, supporting case for more rate hikes (cnn)
  14. Disney has a price problem. It has ambitious plans to fix that (cnn)
  15. UAW president slams Stellantis CEO over job cuts, alleged price gouging (cnbc)