Be in the know. 13 key reads for Saturday…

    1. China’s Stimulus Aims to Boost Consumption, Top Official Says (bloomberg)
    2. These Are the Absolute Cheapest Stocks in the S&P 500 Right Now (barrons)
    3. Where Will Rates End Up? Inside the Fed’s Chase for the Magic Number. (barrons)
    4. Markets are moving in mysterious ways — and Wall Street is struggling to explain why (marketwatch)
    5. Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Deepening a Cycle of Military Escalation (barrons)
    6. What Is Behind the Rise in Bond Yields? Look to Powell, Not Trump. (barrons)
    7. Boeing Explores Sale of Space Business (wsj)
    8. America’s Newest Hit Candy Is Gummy, Crunchy and Printing Money (wsj)
    9. Big Food Is Learning to Love Weight-Loss Drugs (wsj)
    10. Joe Rogan Takes Center Stage in an Election Season Dominated by Podcasts (wsj)
    11. How Boeing’s new CEO is tackling the ultimate management test (businessinsider)
    12. S. shale natural gas production has declined so far in 2024 (eia)
    13. Small-caps have better value and momentum than large, says Miller Value’s Bill Miller IV (cnbc)

Be in the know. 23 key reads for Friday…

  1. PayPal Knows Your Pants Size—and Will Share It With Marketers (wsj)
  2. Michael Burry Is Betting the House on Chinese Stocks and This Billionaire Investor Is Too. Should You Follow Them? (fool)
  3. The Intelligent Investor Is Still Worth Reading 75 Years Later (bloomberg)
  4. Star Chinese fund manager bets on Alibaba, liquor stocks (scmp)
  5. China schedules meeting expected to reveal fiscal stimulus details (cnbc)
  6. Inflation Has Cooled, but Americans Are Still Seething Over Prices (wsj)
  7. Boeing Workers Want the Pension Plan Restarted. It Won’t Happen. (barrons)
  8. Centene Earnings Are Another Win for Health Insurer Stocks. What to Know. (barrons)
  9. Deckers Outdoor Stock Jumps 14% After Guidance Hike. How Hoka, Ugg Are Boosting Sales. (barrons)
  10. Nomad’s Brass polishes up to give diners a glimpse of NYC’s golden age (nypost)
  11. The Pro Golfer Hitting His Prime—at 52 Years Old (wsj)
  12. Keurig Dr Pepper to Buy Energy-Drink Maker Ghost for Over $1 Billion (wsj)
  13. Hermes Sales Continue to Grow Despite Wider Luxury Slowdown (wsj)
  14. Intel Wins Fight to Scrap $1.14 Billion EU Antitrust Fine in Long-Running Case (wsj)
  15. What Are ‘Mansion Taxes’ and Why Do Real-Estate Pros Hate Them So Much? (wsj)
  16. Americans Who Want to Do Business in China Need to Meet This Man (wsj)
  17. The former president has repeatedly praised a period in American history when there was no income tax, and the country relied on tariffs to fund the government. (nytimes)
  18. Xi’s Stimulus Package Met With Wall of Skepticism in Washington (bloomberg)
  19. Here Are 5 Industries With the Most at Stake in Presidential Election (bloomberg)
  20. Elon Musk’s Dream of a Drive-In Movie Diner With EV Charging Is Taking Shape (bloomberg)
  21. Tim Cook got his first job at age 12 to save for college: ‘Everybody was expected to work in my family’ (cnbc)
  22. Hong Kong stocks rise to pare weekly loss as China growth prospects brighten (scmp)
  23. Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules (ft)