Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Alibaba’s AI model outperforms Chinese rivals, ranks just behind OpenAI, Anthropic (scmp)
  2. Traders boost bets on Fed rate cut in Sept after CPI data (reuters)
  3. Goldman Strategists Say Big Tech’s AI Splurge Worries Investors (bloomberg)
  4. PepsiCo Earnings Beat Expectations. Why the Stock Is Dropping. (barrons)
  5. Glamorous Garages and Beautiful Barns: The New Must-Have Amenities (barrons)
  6. Ford Is Making a Comeback. It’s Time to Buy the Stock. (barrons)
  7. Pfizer Moves Forward With Weight-Loss Pill. The Stock Is Rising. (barrons)
  8. There’s a very short window to bet against the dollar, says Goldman Sachs. (marketwatch)
  9. The Golf Putter That Works So Well, ‘It Feels Like Cheating’ (bloomberg)
  10. The Risky-Loan Trade Is Back (wsj)
  11. Tony Robbins Bet $200 Million on a Green-Energy Breakthrough. Proof It Works Remains Elusive. (wsj)
  12. What’s Behind Powell’s Latest Shift on Rates (wsj)
  13. American Workers Have Quit Quitting, for Now (wsj)
  14. How Drug Middlemen Keep Beating the System (wsj)
  15. Apple Settles E.U. Case by Opening Its Payment Service to Rivals (nytimes)
  16. Private Equity’s Creative Wizardry Is Obscuring Danger Signs (bloomberg)
  17. China’s plenum must offer action not rote slogans (ft)
  18. Hong Kong stocks rise after China unveils fresh curbs on short-selling to lift confidence (scmp)
  19. 3 Reasons to Buy Intel Stock Like There’s No Tomorrow in 2024 (fool)
  20. Treasury yields fall on rate-cut optimism (wsj)