Be in the know. 21 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Canada Goose draws take-private bids valuing it at $1.35 billion as Bain Capital weighs exit (cnbc)
  2. Canada Goose Pushes Beyond Parkas in Bid to Become a Luxury Brand for Every Season (wsj)
  3. Canada Goose Stock Is Soaring. Here’s Why. (barrons)
  4. Trump Is Seeking Control of the Fed. He Says He’ll Have a ‘Majority’ Soon. (barrons)
  5. Jobs Are Harder to Get. What It Signals for Rates. (barrons)
  6. Bessent says US tariff revenue could be well over $500 billion a year (reuters)
  7. Small cap rally is positive signal for the market, says Bespoke’s Paul Hickey (youtube)
  8. US Home Prices Plunge For 4th Straight Month In June (zerohedge)
  9. Stock buybacks just passed the $1 trillion mark at the quickest rate ever (marketwatch)
  10. Chinese savers are a booming stock market’s next catalyst (reuters)
  11. China’s Local Hedge Funds Rush Into Liquidity-Driven Stock Rally (bloomberg)
  12. Chinese stocks at decade high lure hesitant retail investors (reuters)
  13. Yuan Reaches Highest Since November on Weak Dollar, Stock Gains (bloomberg)
  14. China seeks to triple output of AI chips in race with the US (ft)
  15. Meituan’s Profit Crumbles During Food Delivery War With Alibaba (bloomberg)
  16. Alibaba Upgrades Video AI Model to Keep Pace with Global Rivals (bloomberg)
  17. Boeing Has the Upper Hand in the Latest Labor Strike (bloomberg)
  18. Europe Is Spending Big on Defense. Will That Help Its Ailing Economy? (nytimes)
  19. Software’s Death by AI Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (wsj)
  20. The Best Basic Materials Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  21. 6 Key Takeaways From Examining 10 Years of Stock Performance by Sector (morningstar)