Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to become the first payments wallet in ChatGPT (cnbc)
  2. PayPal Posts an Earnings Beat, Unveils OpenAI Partnership. Making Sense of It All. (barrons)
  3. PayPal launches AI commerce services with Perplexity integration (investing)
  4. PayPal Joins With Bilt to Use Venmo for Rent, Mortgage Payments (bloomberg)
  5. Here’s how much money PayPal is making from Venmo — and more earnings takeaways as the stock soars (marketwatch)
  6. Vans parent VF Corp beats quarterly estimates on strong demand amid tariff pressure (reuters)
  7. Intel CEO Says He Joined to ‘Refocus’ Chip Giant on AI, Foundry (bloomberg)
  8. The ‘Best Boeing Salesman’ Is at Work in Asia. The Stock Is Up. (barrons)
  9. Most S&P 500 Companies in Four Years Are Beating Sales Estimates (bloomberg)
  10. The Good Vibes Are Back on Wall Street (wsj)
  11. Federal Reserve nears end of QT amid signs of stress in money markets (ft)
  12. The Coming AI Debt Deluge (zerohedge)
  13. China Vows to Significantly Boost Household Consumption Rate (wsj)
  14. China Streamlines Foreign Investor Rules to Lure Long-Term Funds (bloomberg)
  15. Trump’s ‘hot truck’ becomes symbol of Japan trade talks (reuters)
  16. Europe Car Sales Jump on Growing Offering of Cheaper EVs (bloomberg)
  17. Home Prices Likely Cooled in August. That’s Good News for Some Buyers. (barrons)
  18. Exxon and 9 More Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Rocky Market (barrons)