Be in the know. 27 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Hang Seng’s Stellar Run Takes It Toward Highest Level in 3 Years (bloomberg)
  2. Wall Street Banks Lift China Growth Outlook After Bright Quarter (bloomberg)
  3. Foreign investors flock back to China, chasing the next AI star (cnbc)
  4. Alibaba-Backed Chinese AI Startup Files for Hong Kong IPO (wsj)
  5. China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower (nytimes)
  6. Alibaba, JD.com, Baidu Stocks Rise. China’s Economy Shows Resilience to Trump Tariffs. (barrons)
  7. Nvidia Boss Expects US to Move Fast on First H20 China Licenses (bloomberg)
  8. Trump Can’t Ignore Our Housing Crisis (wsj)
  9. Can Wall Street Help Solve the US Housing Crisis? (bloomberg)
  10. US Home Prices Are Losing Steam With Most Big Markets Below Peak (bloomberg)
  11. Ford Promises a Parade of Affordable Electric Vehicles (bloomberg)
  12. China and Europe power 24% growth in global EV sales in June (scmp)
  13. GM outlines $4 billion plan to expand production of gas trucks and SUVs (reuters)
  14. Automakers adding shifts and overtime amid a shift in U.S. production (youtube)
  15. Battered dollar a boon for U.S. multinational companies (reuters)
  16. The Market Marches Higher. Tariff Inflation Is Not Yet a Reality. (barrons)
  17. Forget TACO. Trump Is Winning His Trade War. (wsj)
  18. Indonesia to Face 19% Tariff and Buy 50 Boeing Jets, Trump Says (bloomberg)
  19. Guinness owner Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew (ft)
  20. Estée Lauder, a Late Digital Adopter, Makes New Push to Reach Shoppers Online (wsj)
  21. Intel Cuts Thousands of Jobs. It Faces These Big Questions. (barrons)
  22. Are Mid-Cap Stocks the Sweet Spot for Investors Today? (morningstar)
  23. Systematic Funds Poised to Deploy $48 Billion Into US Stocks (bloomberg)
  24. Global Oil Consumption Reaches All-Time High (zerohedge)
  25. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on AI energy demands (youtube)
  26. Citi initiates QXO stock with Buy rating on building products consolidation (investing)
  27. TD Cowen raises Advance Auto Parts stock price target to $62 on margin view (investing)