Be in the know. 17 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Tool Up for Lower Rates With Stanley Black & Decker (wsj)
  2. “Nguyen said that rivals, such as Intel, could “chip away” at Nvidia’s market share” (bbc)
  3. Nvidia Tumbles After Disappointing Forecast, Blackwell Snags (bloomberg)
  4. Nvidia’s earnings report shows the problem of being priced for perfection (cnbc)
  5. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Sold $580 Million of Stock. How Much More He Can Sell. (barrons)
  6. NVIDIA Earnings: Here’s What You Need to Know (247wallstreet)
  7. Friday’s PCE inflation report: Here’s how financial markets may react (marketwatch)
  8. Retail investors are bullish on stocks ahead of the Fed’s rate cut next month (marketwatch)
  9. Retail investors loaded up on Nvidia ahead of the microchip maker’s poorly received results. (marketwatch)
  10. This $100 Million Tournament Gives Scottie Scheffler a Head Start. It Also Gives Him Fits. (wsj)
  11. Canada Goose, Known for Heavyweight Parkas, Leans Into T-Shirts and Shorts (wsj)
  12. AI Is Learning to Predict the Weather (wsj)
  13. Bosses Are Finding Ways to Pay Workers Less (wsj)
  14. California lawmakers pass controversial AI bill opposed by most of tech industry (nypost)
  15. Layoffs remain low as first-time jobless claims decline (marketwatch)
  16. China’s international use of renminbi surges to record highs (ft)
  17. Alibaba announced its conversion to a Hong Kong and New York dual primary listing, paving the way for a September inclusion in the Southbound Stock Connect. (chinalastnight)

Be in the know. 11 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Alibaba’s Connect Membership May Be a Boon for Overseas Stocks (bloomberg)
  2. Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference confirmed a regime change: Thomas Hayes (Fox Business)
  3. Hayes points to seasonality factors at play as the next few months could see heightened volatility (^VIX) ahead of the election. (Yahoo! Finance)
  4. New Boeing CEO’s engineer background ‘helpful’ to turnaround (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Protests in China on the Rise Amid Housing Crisis (bloomberg)
  6. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Is Selling Bank of America Stock Again (barrons)
  7. Chewy Stock Rises. Earnings Jump After Customers Spend More on Pets. (barrons)
  8. Food Is Getting Cheaper. The ‘Price Gouging’ Fight Has Nothing to Do with It. (barrons)
  9. Can a Closed Nuclear Power Plant From the ’70s Be Brought Back to Life? (wsj)
  10. US Mortgage Rates Drop Again to Lowest Level Since April 2023 (bloomberg)
  11. Reliance, Disney India’s $8.5 Billion Merger Wins Antitrust Nod (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Will stocks rally or fade after the Fed cuts rates? Here’s what history tells us. (marketwatch)
  2. There Are Opportunities in Beaten-Down Office Buildings. Where to Find Them. (barrons)
  3. Boeing Says a Travel Boom in China Will Double Demand for Planes (barrons)
  4. Fed Cut Could Lift Chinese Stocks. Here’s Who Could Benefit. (barrons)
  5. China’s PDD (Temu) suffers $55 bln market cap wipeout (reuters)
  6. Nvidia Earnings Arrive Tomorrow. What the Stock Needs to See. (barrons)
  7. Ford Says Its Pulling Back on EVs. That’s Not the Whole Story. (barrons)
  8. The Stock Market Rally Can Expand Beyond Big Tech. This Earnings Season Shows Why. (barrons)
  9. 6 Stocks That Look Like Buys for a Soft Landing (barrons)
  10. ‘FOMO’ returns to the options market as traders chase stocks higher (marketwatch)
  11. Pound hits more than two-year high, dollar back under pressure (streetinsider)
  12. Watch out for weaker seasonality in September, BofA says (streetinsider)
  13. Elliott Investment Critiques Southwest Leadership, Overdue Changes (wsj)
  14. Eli Lilly to sell half-price version of Zepbound weight loss drug (ft)
  15. China’s export curbs on semiconductor materials stoke chip output fears (ft)
  16. Temu’s global expansion now looks fraught with difficulty (ft)
  17. Investors’ expectations for European inflation fall to lowest since 2022 (ft)
  18. ‘T-Bill and Chill’ Is a Hard Habit for Investors to Break (bloomberg)
  19. JD.com Unveils $5 Billion Share Buyback as China Concerns Grow (bloomberg)
  20. The starter home is making a comeback as the housing market thaws for first-time buyers (businessinsider)