Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. US Notches Worst Three Months for Jobs Growth Since Pandemic (bloomberg)
  2. Fed’s Dissenters Were Worried About Jobs. Now We All Are. (barrons)
  3. Treasuries Soar Most Since 2023 as Traders Boost Rate-Cut Bets (bloomberg)
  4. Fed Governor Adriana Kugler Resigns, Giving Trump an Opening to Reshape the Fed (barrons)
  5. Earnings Season Is Going Really Well. Don’t Overthink It. (barrons)
  6. US Consumer Sentiment Rises to Five-Month High on Stocks Rally (bloomberg)
  7. Senate bill aims to increase affordable housing supply. Here’s what renters, home buyers need to know (cnbc)
  8. Bessent says US has ‘makings of a deal’ with China (reuters)
  9. Trump Momentum Drives Stablecoin Urgency in Asian Financial Hubs (bloomberg)
  10. The Big Secret to Long-Term Investment Success (morningstar)
  11. Why value investing has worked better outside the US (yahoo)
  12. NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in billion-dollar agreement, the Athletic reports (reuters)
  13. Ford’s US July sales rise over 9% on SUV, pickup demand (reuters)
  14. Vans Sold-out, Chanel Bag-inspired Old Skool Is Getting a Restock and Second Colorway (footwearnews)
  15. The AI Race Has Big Tech Spending $344 Billion This Year (bloomberg)