Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. Chinese Automaker FAW Group Taps Alibaba Cloud’s Gen AI for Business Intelligence (alizila)
  2. Yellen says US-China relations on ‘stronger footing’ (ft)
  3. Alibaba Cloud cuts prices again, this time for international customers as AI generates surging demand (scmp)
  4. Alibaba Group Invests for Strategic Growth with Cainiao Share Purchase Offer (alizila)
  5. Alibaba News Roundup: Share Repurchase Update; Alibaba Cloud Launches Open Source Video Generation Tools (alizila)
  6. These 10 perfect McLarens are for sale. Which one would you pick? (classicdriver)
  7. Moderate growth and disinflation still alive and well (scottgrannis)
  8. For the Ultimate Lesson in Car Control, Go Drifting (roadandtrack)
  9. Bugatti EB110: The First Modern Hypercar Is 30 Years Old (roadandtrack)
  10. Lexus GX550 vs. Land Rover Defender 130 vs. Mercedes-Benz G550: Which Luxury SUV Is Best Off-Road? (roadandtrack)
  11. Japan had a vibrant economy. Then it fell into a slump for 30 years. (npr)
  12. VF Corp. To Roll Out 300 Additional Mono-Brand Retail Stores (sgbonline)
  13. Vans’ OTW Label Is Taking the Past & Making It Better (highsnobiety)
  14. Earnings Season Is Coming. What the Market Needs Now. (barrons)
  15. Many investors are more exposed to China than they think, says Brendan Ahern (cnbc)
  16. 0:02 / 8:39There’s still ‘gas in the tank’ in this stock market rally, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (cnbc)
  17. The Big Read. Is Japan finally becoming a ‘normal’ economy? (ft)
  18. Global dominance of biggest stocks rises to highest in decades (ft)
  19. Jamie Dimon Says 8% Rates Could Lie Ahead (barrons)
  20. Doubts Creep In About a Fed Rate Cut This Year (wsj)