Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Warren Buffett Is Still at the Top of His Game at 94. Berkshire Hathaway Faces a Future Without Him. (barrons)
  2. Americans Are Downbeat on the Economy. They Keep Spending Anyway. (wsj)
  3. As Markets Swooned, Pros Sold—and Individuals Pounced (wsj)
  4. The Mistake You’re Making in Today’s Stock Market—Without Even Knowing It (wsj)
  5. America’s Factory Era Isn’t Coming Back. Where the Jobs of the Future Really Are. (barrons)
  6. Donald Trump claims to have received call from Xi Jinping and to have cut ‘200 deals’ on trade (ft)
  7. Trump Administration Lays Out Roadmap to Streamline Tariff Talks (wsj)
  8. China Quietly Exempts Some U.S.-Made Products From Tariffs (wsj)
  9. Alipay leads China’s payments apps with tap-and-pay service amassing 100 million users (scmp)
  10. China’s Xi calls for self sufficiency in AI development amid U.S. rivalry (reuters)
  11. China Reiterates Hitting 2025 Growth Target Amid Trade Tension (bloomberg)
  12. Asked about delisting Chinese companies, SEC Chair Atkins says agency will take action if companies do not abide by laws (investing)
  13. Reeves and Bessent can see ‘landing zone’ for a UK-US trade deal, say British officials (ft)
  14. Bullish Signal Coming From Stock Breadth (zerohedge)
  15. Etsy to sell music gear marketplace Reverb (retaildive)