Be in the know. 21 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump (bloomberg)
  2. PayPal’s stock pops on takeover hopes. Here’s who could swoop in with a purchase. (marketwatch)
  3. China Holiday Travel Booms in Sign of Consumer Sentiment Rebound (bloomberg)
  4. AI apps soar in China as Lunar New Year giveaway battle boosts user growth (scmp)
  5. China Is More Attractive as Inflows Rise, Deutsche Bank CIO Says (bloomberg)
  6. China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as Beijing signals tolerance for stronger yuan (cnbc)
  7. China’s BYD Opens 2026 With Blockbuster Sales Growth in Europe (wsj)
  8. New Jeep Cherokee set to lead Stellantis’ U.S. sales turnaround (cnbc)
  9. American homebuyers gain most purchasing power since 2022 (foxbusiness)
  10. Mortgage rates just dropped below 6%, matching lowest level since 2022 (cnbc)
  11. Home Depot Sees Steady Housing Demand as Sales Top Estimates (bloomberg)
  12. More Than Half a Million Customers Have Lost Power on East Coast (nytimes)
  13. XLE Shorts Carried Out On Stretchers As Oil Breaks Trendline (zerohedge)
  14. Oil prices hover near seven-month highs on US-Iran tensions (reuters)
  15. Shale Giant Diamondback Says Threat of Oil Glut Is Receding (bloomberg)
  16. Pfizer Nabs China Obesity Drug Rights in $495 Million Deal (bloomberg)
  17. Intel partners with AI chip startup SambaNova after acquisition talks reportedly failed (cnbc)
  18. This e-commerce stock could be among biggest beneficiaries of the tariff ruling (streetinsider)
  19. AI Is Repricing the Future. Tech Valuations May Not Be Done Falling. (barrons)
  20. Tariff Refunds Are Now In Play. Here’s What to Know. (barrons)
  21. All About Section 122, Trump’s New Go-To Tariff Provision (bloomberg)