Be in the know. 13 key reads for Friday…

  1. Alibaba wins Beijing’s approval in end to years-long scrutiny (finance.yahoo)
  2. IBM Cloud to offer Intel’s Gaudi 3 AI chips next year (techcrunch)
  3. Intel Weighs Options Including Foundry Split to Stem Losses (finance.yahoo)
  4. Yuan Hits Strongest in Over a Year as Flows Offset Fundamentals (bloomberg)
  5. Disney CEO Bob Iger says he’s ‘obsessed’ with finding his replacement. The clock is ticking. (finance.yahoo)
  6. China PBOC Starts Bond Trading After Warning of Market Stampede (bloomberg)
  7. Dell Stock Rises on Strong Earnings. AI Server Demand Is Booming. (barrons)
  8. Lululemon’s diagnosis of its current woes? Not enough ‘newness.’ (marketwatch)
  9. ‘The Claman Countdown’ panelists Scott Bauer and Thomas Hayes react to Nvidia beating estimates. (foxbusiness)
  10. Yen’s Rapid Advance Pressures Earnings Once Thought Easy to Beat (bloomberg)
  11. Chinese central bank’s $56bn debt purchase sparks talk of bond market intervention (ft)
  12. China’s internet users near 1.1 billion, driven by short videos and mobile payments (scmp)
  13. How golfing — and putting in particular — can be applied to investing, according to one strategist (marketwatch)