Be in the know. 22 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Disney’s new ESPN flagship streaming app launches Thursday. Here’s what we know (cnbc)
  2. Disney’s new ESPN app reaches for sports fans outside cable TV (reuters)
  3. New ESPN, Fox Streaming Services Join a Baffling Landscape for Fans (wsj)
  4. Stifel initiates Cooper-Standard Holdings stock with Buy rating (investing)
  5. 12 Small-Cap Stocks That Should Outperform as the Fed Cuts Rates (barrons)
  6. What Happens When The Fed Cuts At The Highs? (zerohedge)
  7. Healthcare Stocks Are Trading at Their Biggest Discount in 30 Years. Why a Turnaround May Have Already Started. (barrons)
  8. Boeing in Talks to Sell as Many as 500 Planes to China (bloomberg)
  9. Alibaba says smart car spinoff Banma plans to list shares in Hong Kong (cnbc)
  10. Exclusive: China considering yuan-backed stablecoins to boost global currency usage, sources say (reuters)
  11. EU, US Reach Agreement on Joint Statement Outlining Trade Deal (bloomberg)
  12. Euro-Zone Business Activity at 15-Month High Despite Tariffs (bloomberg)
  13. America’s Housing Crisis Is a Job for Congress (bloomberg)
  14. Fed Minutes Show a Growing Disagreement Over Rate Cuts (barrons)
  15. Interviews To Replace Fed Chair To Start After Labor Day, Bessent Says (zerohedge)
  16. AI Is Ushering in a ‘Power Revolution.’ Buy These 5 Energy Stocks, Melius Says. (barrons)
  17. Estée Lauder Cuts Some Prices Despite the Continued Tariff Toll (bloomberg)
  18. RBC Capital raises Estee Lauder stock price target to $107 on solid results (investing)
  19. Intel: BofA breaks down pros and cons of a potential U.S. government stake (streetinsider)
  20. Companies have invested billions into AI, 95 percent getting zero return (thehill)
  21. More U.S. Companies Plan to Slow Hiring in Second Half of 2025 (wsj)
  22. Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree (wsj)