Be in the know. 10 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Valentino’s Just-Launched Collab With Vans Turns the Humble Skate Shoe Into a Status Symbol — Here’s How to Shop (wwd)
  2. From shopping carts to superchips: Alibaba rediscovers edge with bold billion-dollar AI pivot (cnbc)
  3. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea as US president hails TikTok deal (ft)
  4. Trump Hails ‘Very Good’ Call With Xi: ‘I Appreciate The TikTok Approval’ (zerohedge)
  5. Benchmark upgrades Intel after ‘watershed’ Nvidia pact (investing)
  6. Nvidia Solves 4 of Intel’s 5 Big Problems. The Final One Is a Doozy. (barrons)
  7. Boeing Closing In on 250-Jet Order as Trump to Host Erdogan (bloomberg)
  8. Wall Street Bets Rates Will Drop Much More Than the Fed’s Forecasts (wsj)
  9. Stephen Miran Makes His Case for More—and Bigger—Interest Rate Cuts (wsj)
  10. The Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy (morningstar)