Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. Cooper Standard Raises Full Year Adjusted EBITDA Guidance as Second Quarter and First Half Results Exceed Expectations (cps)
  2. Etsy Turns From TV Ads Toward Search, With AI as the Wild Card (wsj)
  3. Albemarle Cuts Costs as Lithium Prices Slump (wsj)
  4. Canada Goose Sales Defy Consumer Gloom as Demand Holds Steady, CEO Says (wsj)
  5. Fed governors Bowman, Waller explain their dissents, say waiting to cut rates threatens economy (cnbc)
  6. US Treasury chief says he expects Fed chair announcement by year’s end (reuters)
  7. Trump Urges Fed Board to ‘Assume Control’ If Rates Not Cut (bloomberg)
  8. Exclusive: Three Intel senior executives to retire amid manufacturing shake up (reuters)
  9. Medical products maker Baxter cuts 2025 forecast; shares plunge to 19-year low (reuters)
  10. Mainland China’s funds flood Hong Kong as ‘Southbound’ capital doubles to US$110.4 billion (scmp)
  11. Hong Kong Eases Listing Rules for One of World’s Hottest Markets (bloomberg)
  12. Alibaba, Meituan and JD Vow End to Food Delivery Price War (bloomberg)
  13. 10 Dividend Stocks Poised to Outperform (barrons)
  14. The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
  15. Investors glimpse pay-off for Big Tech’s mammoth spending on AI arms race (ft)
  16. Exxon Mobil Stock Rises on Earnings. CEO Cites Highest Upstream Production in 25 Years. (barrons)
  17. Cambodia to Scrap Tariffs, Buy Boeing Jets in US Trade Deal (bloomberg)
  18. Trump hits dozens more countries with higher tariffs that start Aug. 7 (marketwatch)