Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. China Discusses Accelerating Stimulus to Counter Trump Tariffs (bloomberg)
  2. Yuan Devaluation Market Chatter Grows as Trade War Worsens (bloomberg)
  3. China sovereign fund steps in to support stocks plunging on trade war (reuters)
  4. Goldman Sachs expects significant Chinese fiscal easing to offset tariffs (reuters)
  5. Vietnam Offers to Remove Tariffs on US After Trump’s Action (bloomberg)
  6. India Seeks US Trade Talks, Signaling No Retaliatory Tariffs (bloomberg)
  7. Trump says he can’t say what will happen to markets as his team claims 50 countries are seeking tariff deals (marketwatch)
  8. South Korea’s Trade Minister Heads to US After Hit by 25% Tariff (bloomberg)
  9. Philippines Mulls Cutting Tariffs on US Products, Its Trade Chief Says (bloomberg)
  10. Ishiba to Talk With Trump as Japan’s Nikkei Enters Bear Market (bloomberg)
  11. Hedge funds capitulate, investors brace for margin calls in market rout (reuters)
  12. Americans Are Sitting on a Cash Pile as Stocks Reel (wsj)
  13. The Stock Market’s Fear Gauges Point to a Bounce, Not a Bottom (wsj)
  14. Treasury Yields Fall. Why They Could Have Further to Drop. (barrons)
  15. Automakers seek ‘opportunity in the chaos’ of Trump’s tariffs (cnbc)
  16. Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts (nytimes)
  17. Wall Street Starts to Speak Out Against Trump’s Tariffs (wsj)
  18. How Global Trade Could Survive Trump’s Tariffs (wsj)
  19. Warren’s Winning (zerohedge)
  20. Hisense Partners with GXO to Manage its Logistics Operations in Spain (investing)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. As Donald Trump’s trade war heats up, China is surprisingly confident (economist)
  2. China and America are racing to develop the best AI. But who is ahead in using it? (economist)
  3. Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Omni tops Hugging Face’s open-source Ai model list (technode)
  4. Employee Pricing Returns at Stellantis and Ford Amid Customer Uncertainty (thedrive)
  5. Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers (techcrunch)
  6. New Auto Tariffs Are Now in Place, Driving the Industry into Uncharted Territory (coxautomotive)
  7. Are there any business winners in Trump 2? (economist)
  8. Cautious Optimism for Building Products Distribution Rising as Sustained Demand for New Residential Construction Expected (morningstar)
  9. More homes are finally hitting the spring market. Will buyers take the plunge? (npr)
  10. How Investing Will Change if the Dollar No Longer Rules the World (wsj)
  11. The Complicated Relationship Between Consumer Sentiment and Stocks (wsj)
  12. ‘Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs’: Here’s Warren Buffett’s Classic Advice As Stock Market Plunges on Tariff Announcement (entrepreneur)
  13. Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record (npr)
  14. The Launch of the Torpedo Bat (newyorker)
  15. 5 collector cars to put into your garage this week (classicdriver)
  16. 5 holes that will decide the Masters (hint: not on the back 9) (golf)

Be in the know. 19 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Dalio Sees US, China Push for Yuan Deal as Part of Trade Relief (bloomberg)
  2. How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom (scmp)
  3. Nike, Lululemon Rebound as Trump Touts Call With Vietnam Leader (bloomberg)
  4. Mortgage Rates Are Heading Lower. Is It a Good Time to Buy a Home? (barrons)
  5. The Fed Is In ‘No Hurry’ to Lower Interest Rates. Don’t Be Surprised by Multiple Cuts. (barrons)
  6. The Big Losers in Trump’s Tariff Chaos—and a Couple of Survivors (wsj)
  7. Energy Tanked on Trump’s Tariffs. Natural-Gas Stocks Could Still Fire Back Up. (barrons)
  8. U.S. natural gas consumption set new winter and summer monthly records in 2024 (eia)
  9. Stellantis gives employee discount to US buyers as tariffs take effect (nypost)
  10. General Motors, Nissan to boost production at US plants due to Trump tariffs (nypost)
  11. Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid crisis (ft)
  12. Goldman: Biggest. Selling. Ever! (zerohedge)
  13. With value investing back in vogue, I’m taking a leaf out of Warren Buffett’s playbook (yahoo)
  14. Trump is calling for a rate cut to rescue markets. Why he might be right. (marketwatch)
  15. A weaker dollar and lower rates are part of Trump’s plan. Don’t say you weren’t warned. (marketwatch)
  16. Flight to safety pushes 10-year Treasury yield below 4% (ft)
  17. The Stock Market Had Its Worst Week Since the Pandemic. Keep Hope Alive. (barrons)
  18. Tariff impact manageable for commercial aero; Boeing exposure limited: Wells Fargo (investing)
  19. Something’s Gone Wrong With Microsoft’s Huge AI Data Center Investments (futurism)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Friday…

  1. Why This Is China’s Year in Markets (bloomberg)
  2. China Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs With 34% Levy on U.S. Goods (barrons)
  3. Cheap Shein and Temu Finds Are History. This Import Loophole Is Now Closed. (barrons)
  4. Gold and Foreign Stocks Are Winning. Here Are the Losers. (barrons)
  5. Donald Trump triggers race to offer US concessions before tariffs hit (ft)
  6. A Market-Rattling Attempt to Make the American Economy Trump Always Wanted (wsj)
  7. Ford rolls out discounts — and Volvo, Mercedes eye upping US production as Trump’s auto tariffs rev up (nypost)
  8. Volvo Cars’ new CEO vows to produce more cars in US (reuters)
  9. Fed to cut rates five times in 2025 to shore up economy amid tariff storm: Citi (streetinsider)
  10. Fed to go big with June start to interest-rate cuts, traders bet (yahoo)
  11. Euro Emerges as Unlikely Winner From Trump’s Trade Shock (bloomberg)
  12. Dollar Weakens as Investors Seek Safety Elsewhere (wsj)
  13. Mortgage Rates in US Slip for a Second Week, Dropping to 6.64% (bloomberg)
  14. Hiring Defied Expectations in March, With 228,000 New Jobs (wsj)
  15. Intel Gains on Report of Joint Venture Deal With TSMC (bloomberg)
  16. Alcohol Industry Dodges Worst of Trump’s Tariffs — For Now (bloomberg)
  17. Consumer Staples Gain on Rush to Safety After Tariffs Spark Market Rout (wsj)
  18. Exempt or Not, the Chip Industry Won’t Escape Tariffs (wsj)
  19. Lululemon stock falls as Trump’s tariffs put it in the ‘bullseye.’ This analyst still says buy. (marketwatch)
  20. The ‘Magnificent Seven’ saw a record $1 trillion wipeout — and Apple led the way (marketwatch)
  21. Mizuho maintains PayPal stock Outperform rating, $96 target (investing)
  22. Retail Traders Step In to Buy as Others Flee in Tariff Rout (bloomberg)
  23. US Energy Chief Plans to Use Federal Land to Build Data Centers (bloomberg)
  24. These Are Scary Times. Market Downturns Can Be a Buying Opportunity. (barrons)
  25. Why You Should Ignore Everything Going On in the Market Right Now (barrons)

Be in the know. 28 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Traders Bet on More Fed Cuts With 10-Year Yield Headed Toward 4% (bloomberg)
  2. What to Know About the U.S. Trade Imbalance, in Charts (wsj)
  3. Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff Formula Is All About Trade Deficits (bloomberg)
  4. Trump’s Tariffs Were Supposed to Boost the Dollar. Why the Opposite Happened. (wsj)
  5. 10-year Treasury yield falls to lowest level since October after Trump unveils sweeping tariffs (cnbc)
  6. Dollar Drops by Most Since 2022 as Traders Brace for More Pain (bloomberg)
  7. Will Today Go Down In History As The Beginning Of A New Era? (zerohedge)
  8. Chinese Stock Investors Flock to Hong Kong to Bargain Hunt (bloomberg)
  9. China Stocks Post Modest Losses as US Tariffs Spur Stimulus Bets (bloomberg)
  10. Alibaba Steps Up AI Game With Qwen 3, Challenging DeepSeek’s Low-Cost AI Success (yahoo)
  11. China Services Gauge Shows Acceleration in Activity Expansion (wsj)
  12. Tariff Loophole That Helped Temu, Shein Will Close May 2 (bloomberg)
  13. Xiaomi delivers record cars in March as winners emerge in China’s EV race (cnbc)
  14. Ford Motor Company will offer employee pricing to all US shoppers: ‘Handshake deal with every American’ (foxbusiness)
  15. Hyundai Motor says no plan for price hikes in US for now (reuters)
  16. Auto giants surprisingly resilient as sweeping U.S. tariffs spare Canada and Mexico for now (cnbc)
  17. Euro jumps over 2% against dollar after hefty US tariffs announced (streetinsider)
  18. Europe LNG Demand Is So Hot That Cargoes Land at Wider Discounts (bloomberg)
  19. Intel Stock Has Broken Its Winning Streak. This Could Help It Rally Again. (barrons)
  20. Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan makes his case for a revived Intel (yahoo)
  21. Boeing Has Made ‘Drastic’ Changes to Root Out Defects, CEO Says (bloomberg)
  22. Is Apple Pay really a problem for PayPal? Wall Street analyst weighs in (streetinsider)
  23. Growing Recession Worries Are Hitting Fintechs. 2 Bargain Stocks to Consider. (barrons)
  24. This Ultracheap Stock to Buy Is a Compelling Value Investment (morningstar)
  25. GXO Logistics, Inc. renews multi-year contract with Grupa Żywiec in Poland (investing)
  26. Retailers Are Dreading Tariffs. 8 Companies That Could Weather the Storm. (barrons)
  27. Want to Bring Factories Back? This Is What It Takes. (barrons)
  28. In shaky times, investors should hold their nerve (ft)

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. U.S. auto sales up 8.8% in March as pre-tariff rush boosts new car sales (marklines)
  2. Trump Tariff Threat Mobilizes Car Shoppers (wsj)
  3. Is Trump’s Plan Working? ADP Shows Biggest Jump In US Manufacturing Jobs Since Oct 2022 (zerohedge)
  4. US construction spending beats expectations in February (reuters)
  5. US LNG exports soar in March on ramp up of Plaquemines plant (reuters)
  6. Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model coming this month, sources say, in bid to cement industry lead (scmp)
  7. How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce (scmp)
  8. Joe Tsai Is Becoming AI’s Voice of Reason (bloomberg)
  9. China’s Improving Profits May Help Soften Tariff Blow for Stocks (bloomberg)
  10. EMJ’s Eric Jackson says Alibaba is a better AI play than Nvidia right now (youtube)
  11. March Economic Data Stronger Than Expected Despite Lack of Media Coverage (chinalastnight)
  12. Intel’s new CEO is known to ‘underpromise and overdeliver.’ Can he do it again? (marketwatch)
  13. Intel analyst says this is the ‘best ever messaging’ from the new CEO, management (streetinsider)
  14. Diageo Divests From Third African Brewer in Less Than a Year (bloomberg)
  15. Boeing CEO to Tout Culture, Safety Reforms Prompted by Missteps (bloomberg)
  16. PayPal set to launch ad platform in the UK (investing)
  17. 33 Undervalued Stocks to Buy for 2025 (morningstar)
  18. How Caution and Contrarianism Paid Off for Investors During Q1 (morningstar)
  19. Investors are turning bearish on the U.S. dollar as Trump tariffs loom (cnbc)
  20. No need to wait: Goldman slashes 10-year yield forecast (marketwatch)
  21. Germany Offers the Global Economy a Glimmer of Hope (barrons)
  22. A Big Coal Plant Was Just Imploded to Make Way for an AI Data Center (wsj)

Be in the know. 23 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Intel’s new chief promises ‘cultural change’ at chipmaker (ft)
  2. Intel’s New CEO Plots Turnaround; ‘We Need to Improve’ (wsj)
  3. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Company Will Spin Off Non-Core Units (bloomberg)
  4. The Clock Is Ticking Loudly for Intel’s New Boss (wsj)
  5. Alibaba woos back DingTalk founder to lead office app’s AI push (scmp)
  6. Chinese stocks get ‘shot in the arm’ from stimulus moves, HSBC survey says (scmp)
  7. Global stocks trounced the U.S. during the first quarter. Is ‘American exceptionalism’ in trouble? (marketwatch)
  8. China Manufacturing Activity Gauge Shows Continued Expansion (wsj)
  9. Boeing stock is a new Top Pick at JPMorgan (yahoo)
  10. Boeing awarded $2.46 billion contract modification for C-17 sustainment (investing)
  11. Boeing denies fluctuations in 737 MAX jet production (reuters)
  12. Car Sales Poised for Boost as Buyers Beat Tariff Price Hikes (bloomberg)
  13. US Automakers Make Mad Dash to Persuade Trump to Temper Tariffs (bloomberg)
  14. Mizuho maintains PayPal stock Outperform rating, $96 target (investing)
  15. The 1 Scenario That Would Send the Stock Market Soaring (barrons)
  16. Energy Stocks Defy Market Turmoil in Hunt for Inflation Hedge (bloomberg)
  17. 3 Long-Term Stocks to Buy That We Still Believe In (morningstar)
  18. The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
  19. U.S. Natural Gas Gains With Help From Weather (wsj)
  20. CVS Health and Deckers Are the S&P 500’s Best and Worst for the Quarter. Here’s Why. (barrons)
  21. Meta Stock Slumps the Least in a Bad Quarter for the Mag 7. Tesla Is Set to See Its Worst First Quarter Ever. (barrons)
  22. Nasdaq 100’s Worst Quarter in Years Sealed by AI Bubble Fears (bloomberg)
  23. Palantir Stock Is Dropping. 3 Reasons It’s in the Selling Crosshairs. (barrons)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Monday…

  1. Chinese Stocks Power Ahead of Emerging Peers Amid AI Frenzy (bloomberg)
  2. China’s factory activity growth at 1-year high, official survey shows, as stimulus measures kick in (cnbc)
  3. A Wild Quarter for U.S. Stocks Sends Investors Abroad (wsj)
  4. This Investing Trend Is Your Friend—Until It Isn’t (wsj)
  5. Consumers Are Worried About the Economy. Why It Isn’t all Gloom and Doom. (barrons)
  6. Car Shoppers Outracing Trump Tariffs Poised to Lift Auto Sales (bloomberg)
  7. The Housing Market Will Have Some Bargains This Spring (bloomberg)
  8. The M&A Boom Wall Street Wanted Is Here, if You Know Where to Look (wsj)
  9. BOC Aviation Buys 120 Single-Aisle Jets From Airbus, Boeing (bloomberg)
  10. Last Week Saw The 2nd Largest Selling Of Tech Stock By Hedge Funds In 5 Years (zerohedge)
  11. Goldman Sees More Fed Cuts This Year as Tariffs Dent Growth (bloomberg)
  12. China’s Big State Banks to Get $71.6 Billion Capital Injection (wsj)
  13. Make Europe Great Again trades are gaining traction (reuters)
  14. Alibaba.com Records Double-Digit Order Growth in the USA During March Expo (morningstar)
  15. Disney is raising the stakes with bold new menu in bid to lure more customers (nypost)
  16. Markets could have the ‘right pieces’ for a bottom this week, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (youtube)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Sunday…

  1. How Diageo CEO Debra Crew’s time in military intelligence shaped her leadership style at the Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker (fortune)
  2. How Disney creates a ‘Disney Bubble’ around its theme parks (fastcompany)
  3. BofA maintains Walt Disney stock Buy rating, $140 target (investing)
  4. Ducks Team Up with Vans for Exclusive Player-Designed Sneakers on Sale Sunday, March 30 (nhl)
  5. Ducks and Vans Join Forces for Special Shoes Collaboration (thehockeynews)
  6. Can foreign investors learn to love China again? (economist)
  7. Tmall Doubles Down on Brand Growth with Expanded Resources (alizila)
  8. How PayPal, Sam’s Club, and Nordstrom Plan to Grow Their Ad Businesses (adweek)
  9. Altra President Jen McLaren Shares Go-Forward Plan (shopeatsurf)
  10. Advance Auto Parts to open 30 new stores in 2025; 100 through 2027 (foxbusiness)
  11. Used Cars Love Tariffs. So Do Auto Parts Stocks. (ibd)
  12. The AI Data-Center Boom Is Coming to America’s Heartland (wsj)
  13. Homebuilder inventory hits 2009 levels: These are the housing markets where you can find deals (fastcompany)
  14. Europe’s Stock Surge Outpaces Wall Street in Historic Run (bloomberg)
  15. Maserati Just Unveiled a Program That Lets You Design Your Own One-of-a-Kind Sports Car (robbreport)
  16. Aston Martin’s Vanquish Volante Is The World’s Fastest Front Engine Convertible (maxim)
  17. 8 simple tips for improving your golf game (golf)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Car Buyers Who Fear Tariff Price Hikes Are Rushing to Dealers (bloomberg)
  2. Selling Your House This Spring? You Might Need to Cut the Price (wsj)
  3. AI Agents Are a Moment of Truth for Tech (wsj)
  4. Americans Feel Bad About the Economy. Whether They Act on It Is What Really Matters. (wsj)
  5. How the Reversal of the ‘American Exceptionalism’ Trade Is Rippling Around the Globe (wsj)
  6. Forget the Mag 7. The ‘Terrific 10’ Are the Tech Bet for 2025. (barrons)
  7. Intel Board Members Leaving as Chipmaker Looks to Add Expertise (bloomberg)
  8. Intel Received $1.9 Billion From Final Close of SK Hynix Deal (barrons)
  9. Exclusive: Buyout, aerospace firms close in on $8 billion-plus Boeing navigation unit, sources say (reuters)
  10. Wall Street Analysts Adore Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Here’s Why That’s Problematic. (barrons)
  11. Disney Stock Is Under Pressure. Why Wall Street Is Singing Hakuna Matata. (barrons)
  12. Can ESPN and Major League Baseball Still Play Ball? (vanityfair)
  13. The United States remained the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter in 2024 (eia.gov)
  14. Xi Jinping pitches China to global CEOs as protector of trade (ft)
  15. US car tariffs help Chinese EVs to race ahead (ft)
  16. Nvidia Stock Falls. It Has Problems at Home and Abroad. (barrons)