Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Ant Group poured nearly $3 billion into technology research in 2023, including AI (technode)
  2. Bank of Japan to trim bond buying, keeps rates steady (reuters)
  3. Why Investors Don’t Believe the Fed (nytimes)
  4. The Business of Being Lorne Michaels (nytimes)
  5. What does Peltz want from Rentokil? (ft)
  6. The Big AI Question: Are You Ready to Pay for It? (wsj)
  7. The World’s Highest-Paid Golfers 2024 (forbes)
  8. From Pro Surfing Lessons to Golfing in Paradise: 7 Unforgettable Experiences Straight From The Vault by Robb Report (robbreport)
  9. Ferrari Is Removing Built-In Nav Because Who Even Uses That (thedrive)
  10. These stock sectors have fallen so much they now look attractive, analyst says (marketwatch)

Be in the know. 11 key reads for Saturday…

  1. May Inflation Data Was ‘Very Good,’ Fed’s Goolsbee Says (barrons)
  2. Don’t Bet on Fed Rate Cuts. Do This Instead. (barrons)
  3. Hurricane Season Begins With a Deluge in Florida. Are Insurers Ready? (barrons)
  4. Treasury yields see biggest two- and three-week declines since December as bonds keep rallying (marketwatch)
  5. Consumer sentiment falls to 7-month low on worries over inflation and weaker incomes (marketwatch)
  6. Inflation is cooling — but Americans’ concerns about it are hotter than ever, by one measure (marketwatch)
  7. Bank of America wins upgrade on business lending, healthier balance sheet (marketwatch)
  8. Goldman Sachs Boosts S&P 500 Target on Upbeat Profit Outlook (bloomberg)
  9. It Turns Out Apple Is Only Paying OpenAI in Exposure (futurism)
  10. Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova (#746) (timferriss)
  11. Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans (bloomberg)