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)

Be in the know. 23 key reads for Friday…

  1. Alibaba has staged a quiet $100 billion rally — AI and Jack Ma’s return are at the heart of it (cnbc)
  2. Alibaba (BABA) PT Raised to $170 at Mizuho, ‘Top Pick in Asia Internet’ (streetinsider)
  3. Alibaba launches AI model that can process images and video on phones and laptops (scmp)
  4. Apple Needs a Boost in China. Alibaba Might Have the Key. (barrons)
  5. Xi Jinping Meets Global Business Leaders Amid Trade Tensions (nytimes)
  6. Europe’s Industrial Outlook Buoyed by Defense Drive (wsj)
  7. UK Retail Sales Rise Again as Consumers Enjoy Higher Incomes (bloomberg)
  8. Trump Turmoil Has Macron Eyeing Euro Challenge to Dollar (bloomberg)
  9. What Trump’s Auto Tariffs Mean for Car Buyers and Automakers (wsj)
  10. Why AutoZone and Other Car- Part Stocks Are Gaining on Trump Tariffs (barrons)
  11. Toyota February Global Sales Rise as Japan Shipments Surge (bloomberg)
  12. Intel’s New CEO Vows to Compete with Nvidia’s Best AI Server (barrons)
  13. Three Intel board members to retire in latest shakeup amid turnaround (reuters)
  14. Etsy-eBay combination would make sense, could be worth $85/share, says Piper (thefly)
  15. US gas players refocus on Haynesville basin, buoyed by Trump LNG plans (reuters)
  16. The Best Basic Materials Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  17. US pending home sales rebound in February (reuters)
  18. Poor consumer sentiment is still just talk (ft)
  19. Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, hotter than expected; spending increases 0.4% (cnbc
  20. The Last Time Investors Really Got Excited for Tech Infrastructure (bloomberg)
  21. Is Ozempic Really the Reason Americans Are Snacking Less? (wsj)
  22. Lululemon Stock Falls as Financial Guidance Disappoints. Consumers Are Cautious, CEO Says. (barrons)
  23. Nvidia Stock Drops. Why the Chip Maker Can’t Find Its Footing. (barrons)

Be in the know. 24 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan Completes $25 Million Stock Buy (barrons)
  2. Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Makes a Few More Long-Shot Bets (wsj)
  3. TSMC’s $100bn pledge to Trump will not revive US chipmaking, says ex-Intel chief (ft)
  4. Alibaba Shows Off New AI Model After Warning U.S. Big Tech. It Looks Made for Apple. (barrons)
  5. Xiaomi Stock and the Rest of China’s ‘Terrific 10’ Are the Tech Bet for 2025 (barrons)
  6. China Raises Record $200 Billion From Bonds in Stimulus Signal (bloomberg)
  7. Chinese consumer companies signal spending is picking up again (cnbc)
  8. Alibaba launches new open-source AI model for ‘cost-effective AI agents’ (cnbc)
  9. Vice Premier Promotes Internet Companies (chinalastnight)
  10. US Economy Grew 2.4% Last Quarter, Faster Than Previous Estimate (bloomberg)
  11. Bank of America mortgage applications jumped 80% in Q1, executive says (reuters)
  12. Trump announces 25% auto tariffs. What it means for your next car purchase (usatoday)
  13. Asian, European Auto Stocks Fall After Trump Pledge to Impose 25% Tariffs on Imported Vehicles (wsj)
  14. Don’t Blame Trump for All of the Stock Market’s Problems (wsj)
  15. Bankers Were Dreaming of M&A Riches Under Trump. It Hasn’t Worked Out, Yet (bloomberg)
  16. U.S. Stocks Will Lag for Some Time. Here’s the Good News. (barrons)
  17. Hedge Funds Scoop Up Cyclical Stocks as Tariff Fears Swirl (bloomberg)
  18. Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity, Not Oil (wsj)
  19. An Unusually Active Hurricane Season Is in Store for the Atlantic (bloomberg)
  20. Boeing Stock Could Gain From the Navy’s New Fighter Jet. How to Value the Decision. (barrons)
  21. Boeing-Lockheed’s Vulcan Approved for US Defense Launches (bloomberg)
  22. Why Brad Jacobs Is Spending $11 Billion on a Roofing Supply Business (bloomberg)
  23. Nvidia Stock Slumps. Everything Goes Wrong Everywhere, All at Once. (barrons)
  24. AI stocks weak on word Microsoft drops data center leases in U.S. and Europe (streetinsider)

Be in the know. 28 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Federal Land Can Be Home Sweet Home (wsj)
  2. A Solution to the Housing Shortage (cityjournal)
  3. Trump Moves Forward With Plans To Use Federal Land To Build Affordable Housing (realtor)
  4. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and DOI Secretary Doug Burgum Announce Joint Task Force To Use Federal Lands for Affordable Housing (hud.gov)
  5. Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is strongest in nearly two months (cnbc)
  6. Home buyers could see more deals on new homes as builders worry about a pullback (marketwatch)
  7. US New-Home Sales Rise Slightly Following Weather-Related Plunge (bloomberg)
  8. China Stocks Getting Back Into Investors’ Good Books (wsj)
  9. ‘China is back’ with stock appetite at post-2021 high, Morgan Stanley raises targets (scmp)
  10. China seen leading in chipmaking investment again in 2025, SEMI group says (reuters)
  11. China Floods the World With AI Models After DeepSeek Success (bloomberg)
  12. China Will Ramp Up Stimulus If Growth Falters, PBOC Adviser Says (bloomberg)
  13. Alibaba Teams Up With BMW to Develop AI for Cars in China (bloomberg)
  14. Alibaba, Ant partner with home province Zhejiang to support China’s AI drive (scmp)
  15. U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns (nytimes)
  16. Nvidia Stock Stutters. Fears China Could Tighten AI Chip Controls Intensify. (barrons)
  17. Nvidia’s China sales face threat from Beijing’s environmental curbs (ft)
  18. Three Energy Charts Suggest China’s Demand Recovery Underway (zerohedge)
  19. Are There Now Real Alternatives To The US Equity Market? (zerohedge)
  20. Dollar Suffers Its Worst Month Since 2023 as Bullish Bets Recede (bloomberg)
  21. U.S. Faces Uphill Task to Refill Natural Gas Storage for Next Winter (wsj)
  22. Shell Wants to Be a Natural Gas Behemoth. Oil’s Growth Is Ending. (barrons)
  23. Boeing production of Patriot component hits record (reuters)
  24. Bring on the F-47 Fighter Jet (wsj)
  25. Exclusive: Advance Auto Parts completes mass closures, plans to open over 100 new stores (usatoday)
  26. 10 Cheap Wide-Moat Stocks for 2025 (morningstar)
  27. Dollar Tree Loss Widens, Confirms Sale of Family Dollar Business (wsj)
  28. Mobileye Stock Gains. Why a New Deal Has Shares Soaring. (barrons)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Boeing Goes for Two Defense Wins in a Row With Navy Jet Fighter (barrons)
  2. Alibaba Stock Gains. Its AI Chips Could Be Gaining Traction in China. (barrons)
  3. Boeing Gets Lifeline in Pentagon Deal to Build Most Expensive Jet Fighter Ever (wsj)
  4. China Adviser Urges Boosting Consumption to 70% of GDP by 2035 (bloomberg)
  5. Alibaba says to restart hiring, sees signs of start of AI bubble in the US (reuters)
  6. Crown Castle Fires CEO After Selling Business Segments (wsj)
  7. Retailers Bulk Up Inventories to Blunt Tariff Impact (wsj)
  8. What Covid’s One-Hit Wonders Should Have Taught Us (wsj)
  9. Home Prices Likely Kept Climbing in January. Why a Slowdown Is Coming. (barrons)
  10. Housing Hopes! Goldman Sees Incremental Confidence From Prospective Buyers (zerohedge)
  11. Rising Temperatures Drive Surge in Energy Demand, IEA Says (wsj)
  12. German Business Confidence Climbs After Lawmakers Unlock Spending Increase (wsj)
  13. Tariffs Might Be Lighter Than Expected. It’s a Relief for Markets. (barrons)
  14. China explores services subsidy to boost weak domestic demand (ft)
  15. Chinese AI start-ups overhaul business models after DeepSeek’s success (ft)
  16. American CEOs Visit Beijing, Investors Ask: 5 BYDs or 1 Tesla? (chinalastnight)
  17. China’s commerce minister meets with Boeing Global president (reuters)
  18. Smithfield Foods expects growth in sales, profit on strong packaged meats demand (reuters)

Be in the know. 23 key reads for Monday…

  1. Jack Ma-Backed Ant Touts AI Breakthrough Using Chinese Chips (bloomberg)
  2. Trump Ally Visits Beijing to Pave Way for Xi Summit (wsj)
  3. China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence (cnbc)
  4. Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum (cnbc)
  5. Global Investors Tout Improving China Sentiment at Milken (bloomberg)
  6. Chinese Stocks Show Signs of Rotation From Small-Caps to Large (bloomberg)
  7. And the Winner Is….China! (zerohedge)
  8. BYD sales surge 29% on strong Chinese demand for hybrid cars (ft)
  9. Emerging-Market Assets Rebound on Signs of Targeted Tariffs (bloomberg)
  10. Dollar Weakness Becomes Profit Boon for US Multinationals (bloomberg)
  11. UK PMI Hits Six-Month High in Early Sign of Economic Turnaround (bloomberg)
  12. Euro-Zone Private Sector Picks Up as Germany Fuels Recovery (bloomberg)
  13. It’s been 25 years since European stocks beat U.S. rivals this way. Deutsche Bank still prefers ‘MEGA’ to ‘MAGA.’ (marketwatch)
  14. EU Trade Chief Sefcovic to Meet Greer, Lutnick in US Tuesday (bloomberg)
  15. Americans Are Choosing Smaller Vehicles (kbb)
  16. Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Despite Controversies (barrons)
  17. Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid (bloomberg)
  18. US planning to exclude sector-specific tariffs on April 2, Bloomberg News, WSJ report (reuters)
  19. Exclusive: Airbus, Boeing eye fast output as plastics loom for future jets (reuters)
  20. Acting FAA Administrator on hiring air traffic controllers, airspace congestion and Boeing progress (youtube)
  21. BofA Securities resumes Generac stock with Buy, $182 target (investing)
  22. Google’s $32 billion Wiz deal may signal a turning point for slow IPO, M&A markets (cnbc)
  23. Shell CEO Seen Honing In on LNG at Strategy Day in New York (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting (economist)
  2. Why everyone is harping on about Guinness (economist)
  3. Carmakers rush to ship vehicles to US ahead of new round of April tariffs (ft)
  4. New-Vehicle Average Transaction Price Decreases Year Over Year and Incentives Increase (coxauto)
  5. Record 1.3 Million Electric Vehicles Sold (coxauto)
  6. Intel has great risk and great opportunity, strategist says (yahoo)
  7. Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America? (economist)
  8. U.S. tower stock valuations refreshed at MoffettNathanson (yahoo)
  9. Boeing’s double dose of good news: Fighter jets and cash (foxbusiness)
  10. Disney CEO Defends Park Pricing, Unveils New Tech and Plans 7 More Cruise Ships (yahoo)
  11. What might save China’s economy (npr)
  12. Just More Bull Market Stuff (allstarcharts)
  13. What Are AI Agents? Here’s How They Can Help You Get Stuff Done (inc)
  14. As Ovechkin nears the NHL goals record, the hockey world leans in to savor the moment (npr)
  15. Bugatti Just Made the New Tourbillon Hypercar Even Better (robbreport)
  16. 5 collector cars to put into your garage this week (classicdriver)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Boeing Wins Next-Generation Jet Fighter Contract (wsj)
  2. Can Healthcare Stocks Keep Outperforming the Market? (morningstar)
  3. Wall Street Investors With Diversified Bets Are Winning at Last (bloomberg)
  4. South-east Asian markets roiled as investors turn to China (ft)
  5. US Trade Chief Greer Set for China Counterpart Call Next Week (bloomberg)
  6. Home sales see a bump in February thanks to higher-income buyers (marketwatch)
  7. Booze faces big tobacco moment (ft)
  8. Stocks & Rate-Cut-Hopes Rebound As Tariff ‘Flexibility’ Trumps FedSpeak (zerohedge)
  9. Traders Bet on Weaker US Dollar for First Time Since Trump’s Win (bloomberg)
  10. Carnival Says All Signs Point to Robust Cruise Demand Continuing (bloomberg)
  11. The North Face’s Latest High-Fashion Collab is Already Nearly Sold Out (shopeatsurf)
  12. Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End (futurism)
  13. Housing Can Be Trump’s Legacy. Just Follow Lincoln’s Example. (barrons)
  14. Nike Stock Sinks. Its ‘Win Now’ Strategy Is Turning Into ‘Win Later.’ (barrons)
  15. Tesla Stock Sees 9th Straight Weekly Drop. Wall Street Is Worried. (barrons)

Be in the know. 14 key reads for Friday…

  1. Home Sales Rose 4.2% in February, Beating Expectations (wsj)
  2. ASOS Expects In-Line Revenue, Earnings Ahead of Views (wsj)
  3. Japan’s Inflation Slows Less Than Expected, Backing BOJ Hikes (bloomberg)
  4. Disney’s Robotic Droids Are the Toast of Silicon Valley (wsj)
  5. Germany Set for Trillion-Euro Defense and Infrastructure Splurge (wsj)
  6. High-End Travel Bookings Are Up. It’s a Good Sign for the Economy. (barrons)
  7. BofA Says Tariff Risk Dismissed as Stocks Get ‘Monster’ Inflows (bloomberg)
  8. Jacobs’ QXO acquires Beacon in first step to build $50 billion revenue powerhouse (streetinsider)
  9. Malaysia Airlines Orders Up to 60 Boeing Jets to Revamp Fleet (bloomberg)
  10. Tech war: Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices (scmp)
  11. Billions Flowed Into New Leveraged ETFs Last Year. Now They’re in Free Fall. (wsj)
  12. Hedge fund pessimism over Wall Street hits 5-year high, Goldman says (yahoo)
  13. Nike Forecast Steeper Fourth-Quarter Sales Drop in Early Days of Turnaround (wsj)
  14. FedEx Stock Drops. Trade Fears Take a Bite Out Of Business Activity. (barrons)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Building-Products Distributor QXO Clinches Deal for Beacon Roofing (wsj)
  2. China is tackling weak consumption with child care subsidies (cnbc)
  3. Boeing Sees Cash Flow Improve as Jet Factories Stabilize (bloomberg)
  4. Exclusive: Air India in talks for dozens of new widebody jets from Airbus, Boeing, sources say (reuters)
  5. BofA: Boeing’s March deliveries set for end of quarter surge (streetinsider)
  6. Fed Projections See an Economy Dramatically Reset by Trump’s Election (wsj)
  7. The Fed Pencils in 2 Rate Cuts. Anything Could Happen. (barrons)
  8. A Housing Expert Sizes Up the Outlook for Home Sales, Mortgage Rates, and Tariff Impacts (barrons)
  9. Is this the start of a period of European exceptionalism in markets? (ft)
  10. Hold the Obituary: Europe Comes to Life as U.S. Stumbles (wsj)
  11. US natural gas prices up on record flows to LNG export plants, cooler weather forecasts (reuters)
  12. Disney and Universal Prepare for a Theme Park Brawl. What’s at Stake in Orlando. (barrons)
  13. Temu-Owner PDD’s Revenue Misses Estimates as Expansions Slow (bloomberg)
  14. Nike’s Earnings Are Here. Expect News About Its Turnaround. (barrons)
  15. Signs of an Office Market Bottom: ‘The Worst Is Probably Over’ (nytimes)
  16. The Dream Team With a ‘Miracle’ Coach: Can Anyone Stop This Hockey Powerhouse? (wsj)