Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Disney Stock Has Struggled. One Solution: Go Big on Cruise Ships. (barrons)
  2. Hollywood Is Reeling—and These Movies Have Never Been So Popular (wsj)
  3. K-POP Demon Hunters x Vans Collaboration Is Happening (sneakernews)
  4. Timberland’s $85,000 Louis Vuitton 6-Inch Boot Is So Rare You Can’t Buy It (wwd)
  5. Ford Says Latest Fire at Aluminum Plant Won’t Hurt 2025 Profits (bloomberg)
  6. Natural Gas Prices are Jumping. Consumers Beware. (barrons)
  7. Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather (cnbc)
  8. The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters? (nytimes)
  9. US Consumer Sentiment Falls to Near Lowest on Record (bloomberg)
  10. Live Cattle Futures See Sharpest Monthly Slide In Five Years As Trump’s “Operation Affordability” Begins (zerohedge)
  11. Fed Divisions Show Powell Isn’t the Biggest Hurdle to a Rate Cut (wsj)
  12. Trump needs to tackle housing supply, not mortgage rates (ft)