Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Boeing CEO Sees Company Reaching Key 737 Milestone This Year (bloomberg)
  2. If you liked deepseek you’re going to LOVE Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5-Max, the #1 performing AI globally. (Alibaba)
  3. Boeing’s Rosy Outlook Negates the Need for a Fire Sale (bloomberg)
  4. U.S. manufacturers show signs of recovery from 2-year slump. (marketwatch)
  5. GM sees fatter profits ahead on strength of gas-powered SUVs and electric cars (marketwatch)
  6. DeepSeek Challenges Everyone’s Assumptions About AI Costs (bloomberg)
  7. Billionaire Castel to Acquire Diageo’s Unit And Expand in Ghana (bloomberg)
  8. US Consumer Confidence Drops to Four-Month Low on Job Market (bloomberg)
  9. Billionaire Beal’s Bank Scored Record Year After Tapping the Fed (bloomberg)
  10. GM Earnings Beat Expectations. Why the Stock Is Getting Crushed. (barrons)
  11. Boeing Confirms Its Bad Earnings. Why the Stock Is Higher. (barrons)
  12. Bets on Bigger Treasuries Rally Are Booming Before Fed Decision (bloomberg)
  13. New US Transportation Chief Orders Fuel Economy Rule Rewrite (bloomberg)
  14. Fed’s Balance-Sheet Plans Mystify Wall Street as Officials Meet (bloomberg)
  15. Yahoo’s big bet (businessinsider)
  16. Boeing CEO: Don’t expect a major restructuring, but maybe a ‘pruning’ (marketwatch)
  17. Wall Street’s AI ‘bubble’ echoes dotcom excesses, Ray Dalio warns (ft)
  18. Wynn looks to Vegas to help revamp Macau’s US$28 billion casino economy (scmp)