Be in the know. 14 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China’s Consumers Are Spending in Smaller Cities. It’s the Power of the New Middle Class. (barrons)
  2. Chinese Listing Spree Sparks Revival Hopes in Hong Kong Stocks (bloomberg)
  3. The U.S. Plan to Hobble China Tech Isn’t Working (wsj)
  4. China Violated Trade Deal, but U.S. Will ‘Work That Out’ With Xi, Trump Says (barrons)
  5. Stocks Soar To Best May Since ’90; Gold Gains As Dollar Dumps To Three-Year-Low (zerohedge)
  6. Fed’s Daly Says Still Comfortable With Two Rate Cuts in 2025 (bloomberg)
  7. Tariff Confusion Has Investors in Search of the Boring (barrons)
  8. Investors must not let the tariff drama cloud their judgment (ft)
  9. The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
  10. Walt Disney theme parks explains massive expansion plans (thestreet)
  11. There are 500,000 more people selling their homes in the U.S. than those looking to buy them (fortune)
  12. Redfin says housing market bubble could deflate this year (thestreet)
  13. Volkswagen flags ‘massive’ US investments and says tariff talks constructive (reuters)
  14. Etsy’s CEO shares two key steps he took early in his career that set him up for later success (fortune)