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)

“The Times They Are A-Changin'” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

Key Market Outlook(s) and Pick(s)

On Friday, I joined Ash Webster on Fox Business “Varney & Co” to discuss the bottoming process, Warren Buffett, sentiment, positioning, and outlook. Thanks to Ash and Christian Dagger for having me on:

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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)