Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal (nytimes)
  2. Trump Targets ‘Complete Deal’ With China When He Meets With Xi (bloomberg)
  3. China’s chipmakers are cleverly innovating around America’s limits (economist)
  4. China’s vehicle trade-in subsidy applications exceed ten million in 2025 (technode)
  5. News Roundup: 11.11 Brand Performance, Designer Brands Shine, and AI to Combat Extreme Heat (alizila)
  6. US, Vietnam agree to boost trade, tariffs on some Vietnamese goods may be removed (reuters)
  7. U.S. Stocks Are Breaking Records. The Rest of the World Is Doing Better. (wsj)
  8. Ford Bets It Can Sell Even More Pickups in 2026, So It’s Amping Up F-150, Super Duty Production (thedrive)
  9. Musk ready to ramp Tesla output “as fast as we reasonably can” (marklines)
  10. These New Patent Leather Timberlands Look Like One of the Brand’s Most Coveted Collaborations (wwd)
  11. Top stock picks: 2 small-cap names positioned to outperform (yahoo)
  12. Despite abstemious Gen Zs, the booze industry is going strong (economist)
  13. American big business faces a $1trn capex question (economist)
  14. Starter homes are scarce. But homebuyers can improve their odds (npr)
  15. Mortgage Rates Drop Near 3-Year Low, Opening Door For Homebuyers–But Few Are Walking Through (redfin)