Be in the know. 25 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Goldman Sachs says China stocks may rise by 40% on market reforms as UBS goes overweight on mainland, Hong Kong shares
  2. Hong Kong stocks surge most in 3 weeks as China’s support pledge lifts the mood (scmp)
  3. Citi Strategists Say Buy the Dip in Stocks on Solid Earnings (bloomberg)
  4. GM Raises Profit Outlook After Strong First-Quarter Earnings (wsj)
  5. Triumphant homeowners who spent millions on houses reveal how they took on squatters — and won (nypost)
  6. Billionaire’s new building to soar over Midtown for one very specific reason (nypost)
  7. JPMorgan warns stock market sell-off has ‘further to go’ (yahoo)
  8. PepsiCo’s first-quarter results beat as international demand drives growth (yahoo)
  9. How US shale keeps sheltering America from the next oil price surge (ft)
  10. Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR (nytimes)
  11. Goldman’s Rubner Says the Pullback in US Stocks Is Not Over Yet (bloomberg)
  12. Apple’s China iPhone Sales Dive 19% in Worst Quarter Since 2020 (bloomberg)
  13. The UK Housing Market Has Turned a Corner (bloomberg)
  14. Google search boss warns employees of ‘new operating reality,’ urges them to speed up (cnbc)
  15. Goldman says we’re still in phase 1 of AI’s stock-market takeover. Here’s how they expect phases 2 through 4 to play out. (businessinsider)
  16. Goldman Sachs: These 30 stocks are primed to outperform in a strong economy since they’re investing heavily in future growth opportunities like artificial intelligence (businessinsider)
  17. Goldman Sachs: These 30 stocks are primed to outperform in a strong economy since they’re investing heavily in future growth opportunities like artificial intelligence (businessinsider)
  18. Goldman hasn’t given up on the stock-market rally, but is starting to get nervous (marketwatch)
  19. Why you shouldn’t be too quick to dump your stocks just yet (marketwatch)
  20. History says stock-market dips caused by geopolitical turmoil ‘should be bought, not sold’: BofA strategists (marketwatch)
  21. Boeing Slows Production of Its 787 Jet. Relax, It’s Not a Quality Problem. (barrons)
  22. Ford Doesn’t Have a Ferrari Division, but Ford Pro Could Be a Stock Catalyst (barrons)
  23. Ford Stock Soared Today for 1 Big Reason and 3 Smaller Ones (barrons)
  24. China Technology’s Outperformance vs. US Tech Since February Widens (chinalastnight)
  25. Big Tech Faces Earnings Test After Market Rout (wsj)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Strategists Split on US Profit Outlook as Stocks Pull Back (bloomberg)
  2. Strong Earnings Will Give S&P 500 a Boost (bloomberg)
  3. Nike Shifts Course as Innovation Stalls and Rivals Gain Ground (wsj)
  4. The Golfer Who Can’t Stop Winning (wsj)
  5. Making a splash Top women’s golfer celebrates historic run with epic cannonball (nypost)
  6. How NYC’s reclusive retail kingpin sold billions in buildings to Gucci, Prada in mere days (nypost)
  7. Alphabet’s Cash Boom Is Raising Dividend Hopes on Wall Street (bloomberg)
  8. 5 reasons why the stock market’s multi-week sell-off will end soon, according to a Wall Street bull (businessinsider)
  9. Mega-cap tech earnings kick off this week. Here’s what Wall Street is looking out for. (businessinsider)
  10. Car dealers throw cold water on electric vehicles versus gas options: ‘I wouldn’t feel safe’ (foxbusiness)
  11. Hong Kong stocks soar after China’s market regulator support pledge (scmp)
  12. EU approves new antibiotic to tackle rise of superbugs (ft)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Sunday…

  1. This chart shows why the stock-market rally should broaden out later this year (marketwatch)
  2. 30 Big Ideas from Seth Klarman’s Margin of Safety (Special Report) (niveshak)
  3. Belated March CPI analysis (scottgrannis)
  4. Higher Interest Rates Have Done Their Work. Start the Cuts. (barrons)
  5. S. natural gas trade will continue to grow with the startup of new LNG export projects (eis)
  6. House Passes Bill Banning TikTok Unless Chinese Owner Divests. Aid to Ukraine and Israel Is Approved. (barrons)
  7. Nvidia’s stock plunge leads ‘Magnificent Seven’ to historic weekly market-cap loss (marketwatch)
  8. Apple Has Been Left Behind in the AI Rally. Why It Might One Day Still Be the Big Winner (marketwatch)
  9. MasterCraft Boat, SentinelOne, and More Stocks See Action From Activist Investors (barrons)
  10. Alphabet, United Airlines, GE Vernova, and More Stocks Set to Climb (barrons)
  11. The Secret Retreats That Have CEOs, VIPs and Billionaires Jockeying for Invites (wsj)
  12. Wall Street Has Abandoned Wall Street (wsj)
  13. He Loves Speed, Hates Bureaucracy and Told Ferrari: Go Faster (wsj)
  14. These Home Sellers Are Done Waiting for the Fed to Lower Rates (wsj)
  15. Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Is Set to Back Rate-Cut Patience (bloomberg)
  16. Tesla Cuts US Prices by $2,000 as Sales Slow, Inventories Swell (bloomberg)
  17. Reed Hastings shares the 3-word tactic that helped make Netflix a $240 billion company—it’s called ‘farming for dissent’ (cnbc)
  18. Report: Thanks to AI, China’s Data Centers Will Drink More Water Than All of South Korea by 2030 (futurism)
  19. Florida Is Not So Cheap Compared With New York These Days (bloomberg)
  20. Semiconductors (SMH) Could Be Rolling Over At Key Fibonacci Level, Says Joe Friday (kimblechartingsolutions)
  21. A contrarian take on the US inflation freakout (ft)
  22. A Legacy Structure Turns Cars Into Sculptures (forbes)
  23. Meet The Skydiving Billionaire With Sky-High Returns (forbes)
  24. 3 Easy Steps That Will Make You the Most Interesting Person in a Conversation (inc)
  25. T&C Hotel Awards 2024: The Best New Hotels on the Planet (townandcountrymag)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Friday…

  1. Nvidia Won AI’s First Round. Now the Competition Is Heating Up. (barrons)
  2. China’s Ant Group in talks to launch Alipay+ in Indonesia, says executive (reuters)
  3. Investors underestimating China’s middle class ‘tidal wave’: private equity CEO (scmp)
  4. The Cloud Giants Are Taking On Nvidia in AI Chips. Here’s Why—and How. (barrons)
  5. American Express Profit Rises as Cardholder Spending Jumps (barrons)
  6. Google consolidates teams with aim to create AI products faster (scmp)
  7. $4 Million Bugatti Bolide Hypercar That Can Reach 300 MPH Will Be Track-Only (barrons)
  8. Oil Prices Fall Back After Spike Following Israel Attack on Iran. Here’s Why. (barrons)
  9. This Chemicals Stock Is Ready to Power Higher. Clean Hydrogen Is Helping. (barrons)
  10. Five reasons the stock market’s ‘painful’ pullback may be nearing its end (marketwatch)
  11. Why buying stocks in this hot sector may turn out to be a money-losing bet (marketwatch)
  12. 3M may be poised to cut its dividend — and break with a 64-year tradition, says analyst (marketwatch)
  13. Nordstrom Says It Will Evaluate if Family Should Take Company Private (barrons)
  14. Israel Strikes Iran in Narrow Attack Amid Escalation Fears (wsj)
  15. Millennials Are Coming for Your Golf Communities (wsj)
  16. Ultra-rich put off buying yachts, jets in hope of massive Trump tax break if he wins (nypost)
  17. Is this the last stand for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers? (theathletic)
  18. Everything we know about the Coyotes’ move to Utah: What went wrong? Will team name change? (theathletic)
  19. Banks Believe They Are Well-Prepared for Commercial Real Estate Fallout (wsj)
  20. Bridgewater Adds China Stocks (bloomberg)
  21. Is pickle juice good for you? Here’s what experts want you to know (usatoday)
  22. China Vows to Support Hong Kong IPOs to Bolster Hub Position (bloomberg)
  23. Yields fall as investors weigh economic data, Israel strike against Iran (cnbc)
  24. The world’s largest chipmaker just issued a warning that the industry’s red-hot growth could slow (businessinsider)
  25. JPMorgan warns of need for ‘reality check’ on phasing out fossil fuels (ft)

 

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Billionaire Brad Jacobs: Meditation, thought experiments, and cognitive behavior therapy helped me succeed—and can do the same for you (fortune)
  2. BMO shares 4 charts showing why stock investors shouldn’t fear higher-for-longer interest rates (businessinsider)
  3. Alibaba has made dramatic changes to its corporate restructuring plan as founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai return to the driver’s seat (scmp)
  4. Chip Giant TSMC Offers Reassurance—and a Warning (wsj)
  5. Inside Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals (wsj)
  6. Buyers Are Back in Control as Luxury Home Sellers Slash Prices (wsj)
  7. China’s Youth Unemployment Level Remains Steady in March (bloomberg)
  8. High rates haven’t always been a problem for stocks (yahoo)
  9. Chinese and US firms collaborate on first global generative AI standards (scmp)
  10. Alibaba’s Taobao launches 3D-capable app for use on Apple’s Vision Pro headset (scmp)
  11. John Catsimatidis’ Red Apple Group taps energy exec to lead rollout of small nuclear reactors (nypost)
  12. How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok (nytimes)

Be in the know. 14 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Dealmaking Is Looking Up as Companies Stop Waiting Out the Fed (wsj)
  2. ASML Orders Plunge as Chipmakers Pause High-End Gear Purchases (bloomberg)
  3. Serious investors need China exposure, should ‘forget about the short-term pain’, asset managers say (scmp)
  4. Fed’s Beige Book Holds Clues to Predicting Downturn, Study Shows (bloomberg)
  5. The stock market just flashed bullish a signal suggesting 19% upside by August 2025, BofA says (business)
  6. Fund managers are giving up on bonds in a way they haven’t in 20 years (marketwatch)
  7. Do cash-gushing stocks outperform the S&P 500? Here’s what history has to say. (marketwatch)
  8. Consumer spending has slowed but is hanging in there, says BofA CEO Brian Moynihan (cnbc)
  9. Oakmark’s Bill Nygren shares his thoughts on CITI (cnbc)
  10. Bonds are a good diversifier for risk assets over most cycles: Steve Laipply (foxbusiness)
  11. China warns west of ‘survival of the fittest’ as manufacturing boosts economy (ft)
  12. Powell Dials Back Expectations on Rate Cuts (wsj)
  13. Rents have finally stopped skyrocketing. (marketwatch)
  14. Boeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower’s Claims (nytimes)

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. China Q1 GDP grows 5.3%, more than expected (streetinsider)
  2. How Legatum Succeeds at Generating Capital, Ideas, and Helping People Prosper (barrons)
  3. Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected interest income, investment banking (cnbc)
  4. BofA Beats Estimates for Trading and Profit Even as Costs Soar (bloomberg)
  5. China’s Economy, Propelled by Its Factories, Grew More Than Expected (nytimes)
  6. China’s Rising Youth Unemployment Needs Attention, Official Says (bloomberg)
  7. Alibaba strengthens commitment to open-source development of AI model (scmp)
  8. European bank stocks are a better bet than U.S. peers, says JPMorgan (marketwatch)
  9. What If Fed Rate Hikes Are Actually Sparking US Economic Boom? (bloomberg)
  10. Why the Dollar Is Causing Chaos in Emerging Markets (bloomberg)
  11. New York Tops Destinations for Relocating Tech Workers (wsj)
  12. Boeing defends 787 Dreamliner safety after whistleblower allegations (cnbc)
  13. Stock-market pullbacks are price of admission. Historically, markets rise afterwards, this strategist says. (marketwatch)

Be in the know. 52 key reads for Monday…

  1. The Best Chinese Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  2. Alibaba News Roundup: Alipay Sees Inbound Payment Surge; Hong Kong Consumers Score Festive Deals at Freshippo; Alibaba Cloud AI Assistant Helps Write Code (alizila)
  3. Chinese Stocks Advance as Beijing Renews Regulatory Support (bloomberg)
  4. Wharton legend Jeremy Siegel sees Tesla’s fall from grace in Wall Street’s ‘Magnificent 7’ as a sign of good market health (yahoo)
  5. Rory McIlroy is close to joining LIV Golf for a whopping $850,000,000 according to reports (sportskeeda)
  6. Want to play Augusta National? Here are 10 ways to get a tee time (golf)
  7. Boeing’s CEO search has a new front-runner—and insiders say it could mean a radical change for the $104 billion ailing planemaker (yahoo)
  8. Masters 2024: The clubs Scottie Scheffler used to win at Augusta National (golfdigest)
  9. Energy grid faces demand strains from AI, EVs: Generac CEO (yahoo)
  10. Retail sales rose sharply in the first quarter — and could boost U.S. GDP (marketwatch)
  11. Wall Street Powers Goldman to Higher Quarterly Earnings (wsj)
  12. What Higher for Longer Means for the Stock Market (wsj)
  13. Inside the Controversial Bid to Buy the Studio Behind The Godfather and Top Gun: Maverick (vanityfair)
  14. The United States exported a record volume of natural gas in 2023 (eia)
  15. To Answer the Question of Why I Invest in China (Ray Dalio)
  16. JP Morgan Annual Letter (Jamie Dimon)
  17. 4 Undervalued Stocks That Just Raised Dividends (morningstar)
  18. The Best Technology Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  19. Citigroup Earnings: Laser Focus on Expenses Needed to Achieve Long-Term Targets (morningstar)
  20. 3 Cheap Stocks to Watch in the Fight Over Sports Streaming (morningstar)
  21. The Crazy Swing That Made Scottie Scheffler a Two-Time Masters Champion (wsj)
  22. Here’s What Higher for Longer Means for the Stock Market (wsj)
  23. The Home-Solar Boom Gets a ‘Gut Punch’ (wsj)
  24. Steve Mnuchin seeks AI partner to rebuild TikTok’s algorithm in takeover bid: sources (nypost)
  25. Iran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown War (bloomberg)
  26. Why Car Insurance Keeps Getting More Expensive (bloomberg)
  27. There’s a global shortage of stocks that will backstop the market for the foreseeable future (businessinsider)
  28. 3 Facts That Help Explain a Confusing Economic Moment (nytimes)
  29. The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now (nytimes)
  30. A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up (nytimes)
  31. UK’s Smaller Stocks Are Ripe for a Catchup as Profits Reignite (bloomberg)
  32. The U.S. Is Trying to Cripple Russia’s Vast Arctic LNG Project (wsj)
  33. The New, More-Hopeful Face of Alzheimer’s Disease (wsj)
  34. April Monthly Option Expiration Week – DJIA Up 33 of Last 42 (almanactrader)
  35. Meet The New AI-Robot Billionaire (forbes)
  36. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Moves Sideways for 4th Straight Month (advisorperspectives)
  37. Weekly Leading Economic Index (advisorperspectives)
  38. Nike’s boss says remote work was hurting innovation, so the company realigned and is ‘ruthlessly’ focused on building a disruptive pipeline (fortune)
  39. Car of the Week: This Restored 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Could Be Yours for $2.6 Million (robbreport)
  40. The 9 Best Vintage Ferraris Ever Made (robbreport)
  41. The 20 Most Expensive Cities in the US—And Why They Might Be Worth It (architecturaldigest)
  42. Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next (techcrunch)
  43. 2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante First Drive Review: Possibly the Best Aston, Roofless (thedrive)
  44. Apple iPhone Shipments Drop 10% in First Quarter (barrons)
  45. Intel Has Slumped This Year. Why One Analyst Sees a Rebound Ahead. (barrons)
  46. Cisco Stock Gets Upgraded to Buy. Why Wall Street Is Abuzz. (barrons)
  47. Defense Stocks Haven’t Rallied, but There’s Opportunity (barrons)
  48. What do the royals do all day, anyway? (npr)
  49. Why companies spin off (npr)
  50. Hal Lawton on Tractor Supply’s Phenomenal Growth (bloomberg)
  51. Former auto executives warn electric vehicle push happened ‘too soon and too fast’ (foxbusiness)
  52. Meta’s AI chief: LLMs will never reach human-level intelligence (tnw)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Third Point, Saddle Point win board seats at Advance Auto Parts. A plan to improve margins may unfold (cnbc)
  2. Generac Eyes Power Deals With $1 Billion to Spend (bloomberg)
  3. Texas Warns of Possible Power Emergency Next Week (bloomberg)
  4. High Rates Have Been a Profit Machine for Banks. Not Anymore. (wsj)
  5. China Tells Telecom Carriers to Phase Out Foreign Chips in Blow to Intel, AMD (wsj)
  6. China Exports Rise as Trade Tensions Mount (wsj)
  7. The 18 Handicap Who’s Spending Billions on Golf (wsj)
  8. Two Brothers, a Big Biotech Bet and an $8 Billion Payout (wsj)
  9. Warehouse Rents Slipping on Declining Demand (wsj)
  10. Iran Launches Drone and Missile Attack at Israel (wsj)
  11. Tiger Woods’s Record-Breaking 23-Hole Marathon (wsj)
  12. Who can run Disney? The four insiders competing for Bob Iger’s job (ft)
  13. The pound is no longer so vulnerable (ft)
  14. The Golf Apps and Gear Changing Our Love of the Game (bloomberg)
  15. The stunning strength of the US economy means the soft landing may already be here, Evercore founder says (businessinsider)