Be in the know. 16 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Vans Is Quietly Restocking Its Most Popular Shoe of the Year (wwd)
  2. Vans Opens Paris Flagship in Le Marais to Help Build Brand Heat (shopeatsurf)
  3. ‘Zootopia 2’ Crosses $1 Billion Globally, Fastest PG Film to Ever Reach Box Office Milestone (variety)
  4. Wall Street Eyes Lithium As Battery Storage Demand Poised To Spark New Upcycle (zerohedge)
  5. Nissan plans comeback with hybrid launch and US production boost (usatoday)
  6. Intel Nears $1.6 Billion Deal for AI Chip Startup SambaNova (bloomberg)
  7. Trump Says He Is Leaning Toward Warsh or Hassett to Lead the Fed (wsj)
  8. Fed’s Goolsbee Says He Sees More Cuts Than Most Others Next Year (bloomberg)
  9. BofA Says the Fed’s T-Bill Buying Can Help Lower 10-Year Yields (bloomberg)
  10. Big Businesses Are Cashing In on Trump’s Tax Cuts (nytimes)
  11. Fresh Concerns About AI Spending Are Rattling Wall Street (wsj)
  12. Oracle Debt Trades Like Junk as Bond, CDS Spreads Flare (bloomberg)
  13. Red-hot Texas is getting so many data center requests that experts see a bubble (cnbc)
  14. Mag 7 Stocks Still Dominate, Goldman Says. That Could Change Soon. (barrons)
  15. Boeing, GE, and 10 More Stocks to Play Aerospace & Defense ‘Megatrends’ (barrons)
  16. China Doubles Down on Boosting Domestic Demand (barrons)