Be in the know. 30 key reads for Monday…

  1. BofA investment chief reveals his 2nd-half playbook: Buy dips in bonds, and sell stocks after the first rate cut (businessinsider)
  2. How Billionaires Bought 70% of Detroit’s Offices and Transformed the City (bloomberg)
  3. Ed Yardeni: We’re still in the early stages of a bull market (cnbc)
  4. Retail Earnings Season Is Done. Here Are 5 Big Takeaways. (barrons)
  5. China Caixin PMI Signals Faster Manufacturing Growth in Contrast to Official Gauge (wsj)
  6. Joe Tsai on Why Alibaba is All In on AI (alizila)
  7. <Research>BABA-SW Forecasts to Finish Dual Primary Listing at End-Aug; M Stanley Expects Southbound Inclusion in Sep Soonest (aastocks)
  8. China Needs Much More Central Government Debt, Key Adviser Says (bloomberg)
  9. OPEC+ Agrees to Extend Production Cuts in Bid to Boost Oil Prices (wsj)
  10. The U.S. Gave Chip Makers Billions. Now Comes the Hard Part. (wsj)
  11. Hong Kong stocks rally lead by Alibaba, Tencent after factory index surges (scmp)
  12. The Market Is Packed with ‘Pain Trades.’ How to Avoid Getting Hurt. (barrons)
  13. BofA Says Drop in US Tech Could Be Next Pain Trade for Equities (bloomberg)
  14. Corporations Learned The Maximum Amount They Can Charge For a Product (bloomberg)
  15. Lots More on the Troubled NYC Office Buildings Everyone’s Talking About (bloomberg)
  16. The Big Read. The transformative potential of computerised brain implants (ft)
  17. How the US Electricity Grid Squeezes Out Nuclear Power (bloomberg)
  18. How Online Sports Bettors Actually Make Their Money (bloomberg)
  19. Introduction to Probability and Statistics (mit)
  20. Using anecdotes to predict recessions (npr)
  21. Will Siri Become More Like ChatGPT? All Eyes on Apple’s WWDC (cnet)
  22. 14 Free Online Tools You Should Know About (gizmodo)
  23. 10 best Alfred Hitchcock movies, ranked (digitaltrends)
  24. How Does the European Union Work? (cfr)
  25. Don’t Believe the AI Hype (project-syndicate)
  26. From Mille Miglia to Mexico, these Ferraris battled with motorsport’s best (classicdriver)
  27. Rockefeller’s Giant Lives On. Energy Industry Mergers Are Resurrecting Standard Oil. (barrons)
  28. Stocks are up but investor behavior is ‘fragile.’ Is the bull market still in its early stages? (marketwatch)
  29. Mnuchin Chases Wall Street Glory With His War Chest of Foreign Money (bloomberg)
  30. China Ramps Up Warning On Bond-Buying Frenzy With PBOC Selling in Focus (zerohedge)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Intel Betting on AI Well Beyond Data Centers (wsj)
  2. Alibaba signs David Beckham as AliExpress global ambassador (technode)
  3. Companies Counter Pushback on Price Increases With Promotions (nytimes)
  4. Masters in Business: Jeffrey Sherman (bloomberg)
  5. How Rage, Boredom and WallStreetBets Created a New Generation of Young American Traders (bloomberg)
  6. Inside Kevin Costner’s $38 Million Horizon Gamble (gq)
  7. S&P Downgrades France Credit Rating to AA- (tradingeconomics)
  8. June Better in Election Years: Average Gains Range from 0.9% DJIA to 1.9% NASDAQ (almanactrader)
  9. Let there be gamma (ft)
  10. Dr Pepper Ties Pepsi as America’s No. 2 Soda (wsj)
  11. We Drove a Trio of Classic Ferraris, and Now They’re up for Grabs (robbreport)
  12. The 5 Most Exciting New Restaurant Openings of May (robbreport)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Carl Icahn reportedly owns sizable stake in Caesars, sending shares soaring (nypost)
  2. VF Corp. Is Hiring Former Lululemon Product Chief. Analysts Are Upbeat. (barrons)
  3. Boeing Executives Unlikely to Be Charged for 737 Max Crashes (bloomberg)
  4. Disney Is Banking On Sequels to Help Get Pixar Back on Track (bloomberg)
  5. Why you should buy the dip in stocks before next week’s jobs report, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  6. Nvidia Stock Falls. What Dell’s Earnings Mean for the Chip Maker. (barrons)
  7. The Chips Act Is Working. Why a Big Investor Is Bullish on U.S. Production. (barrons)
  8. Nike Stock Is at a Crucial Moment. A Comeback Hangs in the Balance. (barrons)
  9. Where to Find 7% Yields on Preferred Stock (barrons)
  10. Don’t fear the PCE. The recent market dip leaves stocks more likely to rally in coming days (marketwatch)
  11. Buybacks Reach $201 Billion, a Record for May, Data Show (bloomberg)
  12. Our U.S. summer natural gas consumption forecast for electric power matches 2023 record (eia)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. VF Corporation Appoints Sun Choe (from lululemon) as Global Brand President, Vans® (vfc)
  2. The FAA Has a Boeing Update. It’s Good News. (barrons)
  3. New York Fed’s Williams Sees 2% Inflation in 2025, Soft Landing Ahead (barrons)
  4. Nvidia Stock Drops. CEO Jensen Huang Heads to Taiwan. (barrons)
  5. US Is Slowing AI Chip Exports to Middle East by Nvidia, AMD (bloomberg)
  6. What’s a Carry Trade Again? And When Is It Not a Moneymaker? (bloomberg)
  7. What Are Block Trades? Why Are They in the Spotlight? (bloomberg)
  8. Tokyo Inflation Picks Up, Keeping BOJ on Track for Rate Hike (bloomberg)
  9. Warning Signals Are Flashing for Homeowners in Texas and Florida (bloomberg)
  10. US Malls Avoid Death Spiral With Help of Japanese Video Arcades (bloomberg)
  11. SpaceX Weighs Plan to Sell Shares at $200 Billion Valuation (bloomberg)
  12. 3 signs the housing market’s affordability recession is finally ending (businessinsider)
  13. Ads will help Amazon’s retail margins hit new highs: BofA (streetinsider)
  14. 10 Life Lessons From Warren Buffett Everyone in Their 20s Should Hear (247wallst)
  15. Warren Buffett Says He Knows In ‘5 Minutes’ If An Investment Is Worth It (yahoo)
  16. Alibaba e-commerce unit’s latest executive reshuffle sees veterans retire as younger leaders take over (scmp)
  17. Semiconductor International Corporation Rallies on 3 Nanometer Chip News (chinalastnight)
  18. BABA-SW Plans to Pay Div. for FY24 in Jul (aastocks)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Thursday…

  1. PayPal’s stock packs nearly 50% upside, a renewed bull says. Here’s why. (marketwatch)
  2. ‘Father of emerging markets’ Mark Mobius turns bullish on China stock as property measures restore confidence (scmp)
  3. Container throughput at China’s ports up 9 pct in January-April (cn)
  4. IMF ups China’s 2024 GDP growth forecast to 5 pct (cn)
  5. The Rise in Consumers’ Late Debt Payments Is Slowing Down (wsj)
  6. This Record Stock Market Is Riding on Questionable AI Assumptions (wsj)
  7. You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill (wsj)
  8. Money Supply Rose for the First Time in More Than a Year. What That Signals for the Economy. (barrons)
  9. Warren Buffett Is a Big Fan of Shareholder Equity. 10 Companies With the Most. (barrons)
  10. The S&P 500 may be overbought, but most of its stocks are not (marketwatch)
  11. Blackstone executive says commercial real estate is bottoming (marketwatch)
  12. The South Park jinx could be coming for high-flying weight-loss stocks (businessinsider)
  13. US Pending Home Sales Plunged To Record Lows In April As Rates Rose (zerohedge)
  14. Richard Li States Strong Confidence in HK Economy (aastocks)
  15. High Interest Rates Are Working, Fed’s Williams Says (bloomberg)
  16. Fed’s Williams expects inflation to cool in the second half of the year (marketwatch)
  17. Alibaba expands AI portfolio with US$27 million start-up investment (scmp)

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Why This Legendary Value Manager Likes Alphabet and Citigroup Stock (barrons)
  2. Fed Rate Cuts Are Coming. Get Ready for the Stock Market’s Next Phase. (barrons)
  3. Cruise Stocks Are Steaming Ahead. It Isn’t Too Late to Jump Aboard. (barrons)
  4. Chewy Stock Gains After Earnings. Autoship Sales Are Strong. (barrons)
  5. Hedge funds sell out of U.S. cyclical stocks at fastest rate this year (marketwatch)
  6. Activist Investor Irenic Builds Stake in Forward Air (wsj)
  7. Consumer confidence rebounds for first time in 3 months (finance.yahoo)
  8. Yen May Ironically Get Help From The Fed Of All Places (zerohedge)
  9. A ‘robust’ earnings outlook is driving further optimism for stocks in 2024 (finance.yahoo)
  10. IMF raises China growth forecast but warns on industrial policy (ft)
  11. In China’s Tech Sphere, Everything Eventually Descends Into a Price War (bloomberg)
  12. ECB member says rates to ease ‘gradually,’ as market awaits June cut (cnbc)
  13. How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy (nytimes)

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. PayPal Is Planning an Ad Business Using Data on Its Millions of Shoppers (wsj)
  2. China, Hong Kong stock markets are back in favour with global investors, HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan says (scmp)
  3. CPC leadership reviews measures to further energize central region, provisions to defuse financial risks (cn)
  4. China’s Xi Pledges to Make Youth Employment a Top Priority (bloomberg)
  5. U.S. consumer confidence rebounds in May after three months of decline (marketwatch)
  6. Home prices reach new high in March, Case-Shiller says, fueled by scarcity (marketwatch)
  7. This Wall Street Shake-Up Will Put Money in Your Hands Faster (barrons)
  8. UBS leapfrogs UBS with new S&P 500 price target (marketwatch)
  9. Apple iPhone Shipments In China Rebound 52%, Market Share Loss To Huawei May Be Stabilizing (zerohedge)
  10. 7 Biases That Can Cloud Investors’ Judgment About Finances (barrons)
  11. New Rules for Buying a Home Are Coming. A Guide to Getting the Best Deal. (barrons)
  12. China Raises $48 Billion for Semiconductor Fund to Bolster Chip-Making Capabilities (wsj)
  13. Hate Chatbots? You Aren’t the Only One (wsj)
  14. How to Have a Great Vacation: What Science Tells Us (wsj)
  15. Bullish Investors Are Piling Into Stock and Bond Funds (wsj)
  16. Bankruptcies Have Left More Stores Vacant, but the Space Doesn’t Sit Empty for Long (wsj)
  17. AI Is Driving ‘the Next Industrial Revolution.’ Wall Street Is Cashing In. (wsj)
  18. San Francisco’s Hot Tourist Attraction: Driverless Cars (nytimes)
  19. The small town life beckons for many as Americans continue to flee big cities (usatoday)
  20. Hedge Funds Split Over Stocks’ Move From Here (zerohedge)
  21. Guangzhou Follows Shanghai Real Estate Policy (chinalastnight)
  22. Western businesses backtrack on their Russia exit plans (ft)

Be in the know. 27 key reads for Memorial Day…

  1. What’s Andy Jassy’s Best Business Advantage? A Positive Attitude (inc)
  2. Alibaba News Roundup: Alibaba Raises $4.5B Via Convertible Bonds; Alibaba Cloud Partners with Olympic Broadcasting Services (alizila)
  3. Alibaba Cloud Expands Data Center Network and Global Gen AI Offerings (alizila)
  4. Explore our latest Top 100 Courses in the World ranking (golf)
  5. How the world’s best memorizers remember things (fastcompany)
  6. The Curse is Broken, Charles Leclerc Wins the Monaco Grand Prix (roadandtrack)
  7. I analyzed 1,353 shots from Scottie Scheffler’s historic streak—these are the secrets to his success (golfdigest)
  8. The Best Cars That Still Offer a Manual Transmission in 2024, Ranked (roadandtrack)
  9. Google Set to Make Its Largest Acquisition Ever, Threatening Microsoft (gizmodo)
  10. For AI to Deliver on Its Promises, People Need to Trust It (cnet)
  11. Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search (theverge)
  12. 5 best Netflix comedy movies you should watch on Memorial Day (digitaltrends)
  13. Darshan Shah’s KPIs for Healthy Aging (ypo)
  14. With AI, anyone can be a coder now (ted)
  15. An activist investor on challenging the status quo (ted)
  16. How Red Lobster got cooked and other indicators (npr)
  17. How Horsepower Works (howstuffworks)
  18. Spy Slang: 24 Top Secret Terms You Should Know (mentalfloss)
  19. The Origins of All 32 NHL Team Names (mentalfloss)
  20. Nuclear Energy’s Bottom Line (theatlantic)
  21. The Man Who Moves Markets (theatlantic)
  22. Don’t Believe the AI Hype (project-syndicate)
  23. Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China (project-syndicate)
  24. Surfing the American Dream (slate)
  25. Something Just Flipped in the Credit Market for the First Time Since 2020 (bloomberg)
  26. 4 Predictions for What Happens If TikTok Gets Banned in the U.S., According to a Harvard Business School Professor (inc)
  27. Here are the companies OpenAI has made deals with to train ChatGPT (fastcompany)

Be in the know. 8 key reads for Sunday…

  1. The Hidden Driver of Soaring Home Insurance Costs (wsj)
  2. US equity funds see massive weekly inflows on rate cut expectations (reuters)
  3. Weekly Leading Economic Index (advisorperspectives)
  4. Banks don’t want to inspect your home office, so they’re forcing hundreds of employees to come in five days a week (fortune)
  5. Could drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy help people live longer? Some experts see them as potential longevity pills (fortune)
  6. Can the rich world escape its baby crisis? (economist)
  7. AI tutors are quietly changing how kids in the US study, and the leading apps are from China (techcrunch)
  8. ‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.’ (psyche)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. The ECB May Beat the Fed to Cutting Rates. Here Are the Risks. (barrons)
  2. Cancer Biotech Stocks Are on the Move Ahead of a Big Event. What to Know. (barrons)
  3. Warner Bros. Discovery Exec Bought Up the ‘Undervalued’ Stock (barrons)
  4. In early May, Stellantis unveiled the new sales program for dealers, which provides cash awards for hitting aggressive monthly targets. (wsj)
  5. Bearish Trades Crater Fast in Wall Street’s High-Momentum Rally (bloomberg)
  6. Nvidia ‘seems bubbly’ because it won’t be able to maintain its dominant market share, investing legend Rob Arnott says (businessinsider)
  7. ‘‘I told the guy that if he reads Security Analysis [by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd] and The Intelligent Investor [by Benjamin Graham] and then reads all of Warren Buffett’s annual reports, and if he really understands what they were saying, he will know everything there is to know about investing.’’ (Bill Miller)
  8. Benetti Superyachts Are Favored by Everyone From Jay-Z To James Bond (maxim)
  9. How The Ferrari 250 GTO Became The World’s Most Valuable Production Car (maxim)
  10. This N.Y.C. Steakhouse Is America’s Best, According To Meaty New Rankings (maxim)