Be in the know. 23 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Kenvue Is a New Dividend Aristocrat. Its Payout Will Grow. (barrons)
  2. Hedge funds have made a huge push into risky assets. Here’s what that means. (marketwatch)
  3. Amazon CEO reportedly tells remote workers that ‘it’s probably not going to work out for you’ (marketwatch)
  4. JPMorgan’s Badrichani: Can’t Ignore Investing in China (bloomberg)
  5. Fidelity Says Chinese Equities Remain a ‘Top Call’ (bloomberg)
  6. Apple’s iPhone 15 Looks Like a Bargain. Here’s the Math. (barrons)
  7. China approves 31 more foreign video games, pushing 2023 total past last year (scmp)
  8. BoCom, Chinese lenders seen cutting mortgage rates to help end housing slump (scmp)
  9. Hong Kong stocks hold at 2-week high amid bets on more support measures (scmp)
  11. Demand for Workers Cools, but Remains Elevated (wsj)
  12. U.S. Does Not Want to ‘Decouple’ From China, Commerce Chief Says (nytimes)
  13. China Moves to Shore Up Finances of Troubled Bank (bloomberg)
  14. Everything China Is Doing to Juice Its Flagging Economy (bloomberg)
  15. China Mortgage Rate Cuts Fall Short of ‘Game Changer’ Policy (bloomberg)
  16. Raimondo calls on China to provide more predictability for business (cnbc)
  17. Warren Buffett turns 93 today. Here are 6 of the investing icon’s best birthday stories. (businessinsider)
  18. Warren Buffett’s 93rd birthday is today. Here’s why the investing icon dreads his big day each year, and compares life to a snowball rolling down a hill. (businessinsider)
  19. US Commerce chief leaves China on upbeat note after ‘uninvestible’ remark (reuters)
  20. China chip stocks rally after Huawei’s low-key launch of new Mate 60 Pro phone (reuters)
  21. PVH jumps after beating expectations on top and bottom line (streetinsider)
  22. Market Momentum Rides Further, Pinduoduo’s Q2 Beats (chinalastnight)
  23. Generac CEO Aaron Jagdfeld talks demand for generators amid natural disasters and power outages (cnbc)