Be in the know. 21 key reads for Friday…

  1. U.S. and China Hold First Call Since Geneva. Why It’s a Good Sign for Trade Talks. (barrons)
  2. Alibaba CEO doubles down on ‘unified global cloud network’ as Chinese firms expand abroad (scmp)
  3. Emerging market equity funds lure investors fleeing overvalued U.S. assets (reuters)
  4. How the US plans to break China’s stranglehold on lithium (ft)
  5. US Tariff Countdown Has Nations Racing to Turn Talks Into Deals (bloomberg)
  6. U.K. Retail Sales Rise for Fourth-Straight Month, Boosted by Warm Weather (wsj)
  7. Japan inflation climbs at fastest rate in more than 2 years (ft)
  8. It’s Time to Worry About Japan and the Yen Carry Trade Again (barrons)
  9. Dollar Could Drop Another 10%, Says Morgan Stanley’s Wilson (youtube)
  10. Bond Market Sees Trump Tax Bill as Big, and Not Beautiful (barrons)
  11. House budget bill effectively halts US clean energy boom (reuters)
  12. Hybrids still in the mix despite boom in fully electric cars (ft)
  13. Gas prices hit 4-year low ahead of Memorial Day weekend (nypost)
  14. Buyers are gaining the upper hand in a shifting housing market. ‘Everybody wants a deal.’ (marketwatch)
  15. Housing affordability is showing marginal improvement in some parts of U.S., says ICE’s Andy Walden (youtube)
  16. Home Price Declines Could Be on the Horizon. Don’t Expect Them to Crater. (barrons)
  17. Boeing back in ‘dynamic’ production mode, engine supplier Safran says (reuters)
  18. Advance Auto Parts Stock Soars 55%. Guidance Is Holding Up in the Face of Tariffs. (barrons)
  19. Consumer Stocks Have Taken It on the Chin. Buy These 8. (barrons)
  20. 10 Stocks with the Largest Fair Value Estimate Increases During Q1 Earnings (morningstar)
  21. UBS raises S&P year end target, eyes more gains in 2026 (reuters)

Be in the know. 19 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Advance Auto Parts Maintains 2025 Outlook (wsj)
  2. Canada Goose Sales Unexpectedly Rise as Luxury Spending Holds Up (wsj)
  3. Canada Goose Avoids Tariff Woes With Made-in-Canada Supply Chain (bloomberg)
  4. Boeing’s Internal Safety Plan: Make Problems Easier to Report (wsj)
  5. Boeing increases 737 production pace as quality, safety culture improves (reuters)
  6. A Turnaround Stock to Buy Before It Rebounds Further (morningstar)
  7. A Building Boom on Federal Land? It Just Might Work. (bloomberg)
  8. The Best Financial-Services Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  9. Resilient European Earnings Support the Bull Case for Stocks (bloomberg)
  10. U.K. Consumer Sentiment Lifts From Post-Trump-Tariff Lows, BRC Says (wsj)
  11. Why it Isn’t Time to Panic About the 20-Year Treasury Auction Yet (barrons)
  12. Hedge funds are shorting stocks again, boosting leverage to new record (marketwatch)
  13. Hedge Fund Trend Monitor: Q1 Short Interest Soars To 6 Year High (zerohedge)
  14. House Narrowly Passes Trump Tax-and-Spending Bill, Sends Legislation to Senate (barrons)
  15. Emerging markets said to see the next bull run as the ‘sell U.S.’ narrative gains ground (cnbc)
  16. Vietnam Cites Progress in US Trade Talks, Will Continue in June (bloomberg)
  17. Alibaba.com sees more US buyers after tariff pause (techinasia)
  18. Ultra Rich Wanted More China Exposure Before Trade War, UBS Says (bloomberg)
  19. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks U.S. chip curbs failed — and he’s not alone (cnbc)

Be in the know. 26 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Toyota Goes All-Hybrid With Its Best-Selling US Vehicle (bloomberg)
  2. Toyota Mulls Making Tiny Trucks for US Market as Demand Booms (bloomberg)
  3. Toll Maintains Home Sales Forecast as Luxury Demand Holds Up (bloomberg)
  4. Lowe’s sticks by full-year forecast as sales from home professionals boost business (cnbc)
  5. Dimon slams mortgage regulations for pushing rates higher, hurting lower-income homebuyers (foxbusiness)
  6. Great News DIYers: Home Depot CFO Reveals No Tariff Price Hikes (zerohedge)
  7. Home Sellers Are Dropping Prices But Buyers Aren’t Budging. What Could Change That. (barrons)
  8. QXO targets $50 billion in annual revenue, plans to double Beacon EBITDA (investing)
  9. Why Disney’s ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Is Set to Beat ‘Mission: Impossible’ at the Box Office (wsj)
  10. Streamers Are Finally Making Money. For Consumers, It’s Getting Messier. (wsj)
  11. Boeing Nears Key 737 Factory Milestone as CEO Steadies Factories (bloomberg)
  12. Boeing Stock Price Targets Are Rising. Where Shares Can Go Now. (barrons)
  13. Goldman Says Hedge Funds Cut Magnificent Seven, Bought China Stocks (bloomberg)
  14. Alibaba lands US$250 million convertible bonds deal, AI pact with selfie app giant Meitu (scmp)
  15. Alibaba and DeepSeek’s home province launches AI spending spree to become innovation hub (scmp)
  16. Nvidia’s Chief Says U.S. Chip Controls on China Have Backfired (nytimes)
  17. The AI Diffusion Rule is Over. What That Means for Trump and China. (barrons)
  18. Morgan Stanley turns bullish on most US assets, except dollar (streetinsider)
  19. For Goldman’s Trading Desk, Only Three Things Matter: CTAs, Buyback And Retail Buying (zerohedge)
  20. Options Traders Are Boosting Bearish Dollar Views to Record (bloomberg)
  21. Travel to U.S. Rebounds After Slump. It’s a Boost for These Stocks. (barrons)
  22. Never Bet Against Corporate America (zerohedge)
  23. VF Falls After Vans Owner Rushes Products to US to Beat Tariffs (bloomberg)
  24. VF earnings beat by $0.01, revenue topped estimates (investing)
  25. Canada Goose shares surge over 6% as Q4 results top estimates (investing)
  26. Canada Goose Profit Up But Withholds Guidance, Cites Tariff Uncertainty (wsj)

Be in the know. 19 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. China cuts benchmark lending rates for the first time in 7 months in Beijing’s growth push (cnbc)
  2. Alibaba, JD, and Other China Stocks Rise. What’s Giving Them a Boost. (barrons)
  3. China Banks Cut Deposit Rates to Aid Margins, Drive Spending (bloomberg)
  4. Understanding the US Housing Market in 2025: Mortgage Rates, Affordability, and Growth Trends (morningstar)
  5. Home Depot Maintains Guidance as US Spending Holds Up (bloomberg)
  6. A Third Of Russell 3000 Energy Companies Trade Below Book Value (zerohedge)
  7. Natural Gas Power Plants are Energy’s Biggest Buyout Targets (barrons)
  8. JPMorgan and Citi See European Stocks Blowing Past the US (bloomberg)
  9. Citi Sees Weaker Dollar After G-7 Meeting as US Softens Tariffs (bloomberg)
  10. Dollar set for more weakness as ‘Brand USA’ falls further out of favor (reuters)
  11. Tax Cuts Are Coming. Moody’s Warning on Debt Won’t Make a Difference. (barrons)
  12. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: There’s not much signal in Moody’s U.S. downgrade (youtube)
  13. 5 Stocks to Buy to Profit From Trump’s Trade Deals (morningstar)
  14. Exclusive: Intel explores sale of networking and edge unit, sources say (reuters)
  15. Goldman: Biopharma Valuation Discount Hits Extreme Lows; Key Near-Term Catalysts In Focus (zerohedge)
  16. Bernstein raises Boeing stock price target to $249, maintains Outperform (investing)
  17. Retail Traders Go on Record Dip Buying Spree, Calming a Jumpy Stock Market (bloomberg)
  18. UnitedHealth Built a Giant. Now Its Model Is Faltering. (wsj)
  19. Nike Will Be the Winner If Dick’s Can Revive Foot Locker (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 21 key reads for Monday…

  1. Wall Street Banks Bet on Emerging Markets After Wasted Years (bloomberg)
  2. Despite US Rebound, International Stock Funds Continue to Lead (morningstar)
  3. Alibaba cements AI leadership as cloud unit reports fastest growth since 2022 (scmp)
  4. Exclusive | ‘Still a good time to buy’: Goldman urges value investors to make ‘precise’ stock picks (scmp)
  5. Ant Group Global Unit Brings in $3 Billion Ahead of Spinoff (bloomberg)
  6. Breaking down the US and Chinese markets’ recoveries (ft)
  7. Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says Buy US Stock Dips After Moody’s Cut (bloomberg)
  8. Goldman Prime: OWICs Galore, Hedge Funds Stopped-In During Biggest Squeeze Since Dec 2021 (zerohedge)
  9. M&A Target Stocks Surge in Bet on Wall Street Dealmaking Rebound (bloomberg)
  10. Big Tech Goes From Stock Market’s Safest Bet to Biggest Question (bloomberg)
  11. What are the key similarities and differences between 2025 and 2000 (streetinsider)
  12. Bessent Dismisses Moody’s Downgrade as ‘Lagging’ Indicator (barrons)
  13. Why the U.S. consumer may be more resilient than many think (marketwatch)
  14. Intel debuts AI GPUs for workstation system as it works to gain ground on Nvidia, AMD (yahoo)
  15. Johnnie Walker Maker Diageo Expects Tariff Hit, But Sticks With Guidance (wsj)
  16. Diageo plans $500 million in cost savings by 2028, lowers tariff impact view (reuters)
  17. House Republicans Advance Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” After Weekend Of Negotiations (zerohedge)
  18. Will Anyone Take the Factory Jobs Trump Wants to Bring Back to America? (wsj)
  19. Spain Boosts Costlier Gas Power to Secure Grid After Blackout (bloomberg)
  20. Clean Energy Is Under Attack Even Where It’s Booming (wsj)
  21. First LNG ship bunkering hub in US Gulf Coast secures permits to start work (reuters)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Hartnett: How To Trade The “Next Big Bull Market” (zerohedge)
  2. The U.S. Doesn’t Have a Perfect Credit Rating Anymore. Investors Shouldn’t Worry Yet. (barrons)
  3. Does Moody’s US downgrade matter? (ft)
  4. M2 charts look good (scottgrannis)
  5. The Trump Administration’s New ‘Big Star’ Could Make All the Difference for Markets (barrons)
  6. Housing market shift explained—and where it’s happening the fastest (fastcompany)
  7. Housing market standoff: Gen Z wants in, but boomers are staying put (fastcompany)
  8. Why aren’t Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have? (npr)
  9. Is the market up or down? Republicans and Democrats disagree (economist)
  10. America has given China a strangely good tariff deal (economist)
  11. AliViews: Eddie Wu on Alibaba’s Q4 Earnings (alizila)
  12. The invisible tech revolution poised to make in-chat AI shopping real (yahoo)
  13. Disney parks boss Josh D’Amaro touts Mouse House bona fides as succession chatter rages (yahoo)
  14. Consumers Face Challenges as New-Vehicle Inventory Drops 7.4% in April Amid Tariff Uncertainty (coxauto)
  15. Scottie Scheffler took control of PGA Championship with 4 superhuman swings (golf)

Be in the know. 19 key reads for Saturday…

  1. After more than a decade of little change, U.S. electricity consumption is rising again (eia)
  2. Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills (nytimes)
  3. 13 Energy Stocks to Buy Even as Oil Prices Fall, According to Roundtable Pros (barrons)
  4. Builder Stocks Shrug Off Bad Construction Data. Mortgage Rates Matter More. (barrons)
  5. U.S. Housing Starts Ticked Up in April (wsj)
  6. Hedge Fund Insider Sees Dollar Rout as Biggest Players Eye Exit (bloomberg)
  7. What a Weaker US Dollar Means for the Economy (bloomberg)
  8. Businesses Made a Big Tax-Cut Request. Republicans Said Yes—and Then Some. (wsj)
  9. Value investing is poised to rise from the dead (reuters)
  10. There’s a big disconnect between US economic vibes and what the data actually says (marketsinsider)
  11. Elite CEOs Don’t Need Earnings Guidance (wsj)
  12. Why Small Cap Stocks Are Ready For A Rebound (forbes)
  13. Push To Exempt Treasuries From Liquidity Ratio Is Boon For Bond Rally (zerohedge)
  14. Here’s What Hedge Funds Bought And Sold In Q1: 13F Summary (zerohedge)
  15. Trump Says He’s Willing to Travel to China for Xi Meeting (bloomberg)
  16. Alibaba Earnings: Results In Line, With Cloud Business to Drive Growth (morningstar)
  17. Vietnam steps up talks with US to reduce hefty tariff (reuters)
  18. U.S. Credit Gets Downgraded by Moody’s, the Last Triple-A Rating (barrons)
  19. U.S. Won’t Prosecute Boeing Over 737 MAX Crashes, WSJ Reports (barrons)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. BofA’s Hartnett Says EM Stocks Will Outperform Everything Else (bloomberg)
  2. Earnings Sank Alibaba. The Stock Can Make a Comeback. (barrons)
  3. Big Chinese companies like Alibaba show that AI-powered ads are giving shopping a boost (cnbc)
  4. China calls U.S. trade talks ‘good’ but quiet on next steps, as Trump hints at Xi call (cnbc)
  5. Capital flows back to US-listed China ETFs post big selloff (reuters)
  6. Alibaba, NetEase, & KE Holdings Report Q1 (chinalastnight)
  7. A Trade Made for Buffett: Energy Stocks Priced Below Book Value (bloomberg)
  8. US set to cut capital requirements for banks, FT reports (reuters)
  9. Boeing Stock Rises Again. Wall Street Is More Positive on Sales. (barrons)
  10. Trump announces $14.5 billion Etihad order for 28 Boeing planes with GE engines (reuters)
  11. Boeing stock target raised to $230 by TD Cowen (investing)
  12. Goldman Unveils New ‘Trump Trade’ (zerohedge)
  13. From Panic to FOMO: Wall Street’s Sentiment Whiplash (zerohedge)
  14. Smart Money Loses to Retail Crowd That Bet on Stock Rebound (bloomberg)
  15. How to Invest Like Warren Buffett (morningstar)
  16. EU Exports to U.S. Surge Ahead of Trump Tariffs (wsj)
  17. Weight-Loss Drugs Providing a Boost to US Meat Demand, JBS Says (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 24 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Alibaba Revenue Grows Despite Competition, Boosting Profit (wsj)
  2. Alibaba’s quarterly revenue grows 7% as AI-driven cloud business remains buoyant (scmp)
  3. Alibaba’s financial health in 12 charts (techinasia)
  4. Alibaba Sustains AI Frenzy With Second Video Upgrade in Weeks (bloomberg)
  5. Boeing inks record-breaking deal for Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 planes (cnbc)
  6. Boeing stock target raised at Wolfe after ’a big beautiful order’ from Qatar (investing)
  7. Boeing Booms From Trump’s Trade Deals. This Can Lift Aerospace, Defense Stocks Higher. (barrons)
  8. AI Boom Has Generac Looking to Data Centers for Growth (bloomberg)
  9. Millions of Americans at Risk of Summer Power Shortfall, Regulator Says (bloomberg)
  10. Generac Rethinking Supply Chain Amid Tariffs, CEO Jagdfeld Says (youtube)
  11. A Less-Generous Warren Buffett Would Be $67 Billion Richer Than Elon Musk (bloomberg)
  12. There Are Still Stock Bears Left To Throw In The Towel (zerohedge)
  13. Wall Street’s sudden rebound catches investors ‘offside’ (ft)
  14. US poised to dial back bank rules imposed in wake of 2008 crisis (ft)
  15. Why Trade Deals and Tax Cuts May Be a Recipe for US Success (bloomberg)
  16. Trump’s Tax Bill Could Give Babies $1,000 ‘MAGA’ Accounts. How It Works. (barrons)
  17. A Trade War Winner? The Booming Business of Returned Products. (nytimes)
  18. Ford and Tesla Are Best-Positioned for Trump’s Car Tariffs. These Companies Are the Worst. (barrons)
  19. Ford CEO Jim Farley says company will be ‘advantaged’ around tariffs: ‘Fairest fight in decades’ (nypost)
  20. EU Trade Officials See Signs of Optimism for US Tariff Deal (bloomberg)
  21. Trump Says India Offered to Remove All Tariffs on US Goods (bloomberg)
  22. UK Economy Has Best Quarter in a Year With 0.7% Expansion (bloomberg)
  23. Perplexity, PayPal partner to provide easy payment checkouts to users (reuters)
  24. BofA lifts Albemarle stock price target to $93 on cost cuts (investing)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up (cnbc)
  2. ESPN’s New Streaming Service Will Cost $29.99 a Month (wsj)
  3. Will ESPN’s new streaming service spell the end for cable television? (marketwatch)
  4. Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Dana Walden goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer (youtube)
  5. JD.com Stock Is Rising. How China’s Economic Rebound Boosted Earnings. (barrons)
  6. Chinese Stocks Advance on Growing Optimism Over Tech Earnings (bloomberg)
  7. Tencent Grows Fastest Since 2021 in Solid Start to Rocky Year (bloomberg)
  8. Alibaba pushes global adoption of Qwen3 AI models via more developer platforms online (scmp)
  9. U.S. Scraps ‘AI Diffusion’ Rule in Revamp of Biden-Era Chip Curbs (wsj)
  10. Top Asia Advisers at Morgan Stanley, UBS See China Revival (bloomberg)
  11. Funds Kept Shifting Out of U.S. Stocks as Rally Picked Up (barrons)
  12. Global EV sales rise in April despite trade disruptions, research finds (reuters)
  13. Banking sector says easing of US leverage rules could support Treasury market (reuters)
  14. Boeing delivered 45 jets in April, nearly double last year (investing)
  15. Saudi Wealth Fund to Order 30 Boeing 737s During Trump Visit (bloomberg)
  16. Trump and MBS Tout $1 Trillion Pledge as Details Remain Elusive (bloomberg)
  17. Intel’s New CEO to Focus on Executing Its Existing Strategy (bloomberg)
  18. Hedge Funds Capitulate With Second Biggest Short Covering Panic On Record During Monday Meltup (zerohedge)
  19. Investors Chasing Stock Rally Will Find It Gets Harder From Here (bloomberg)
  20. US inflation slows unexpectedly to 2.3% in April — Trump presses Fed to slash rates: ‘Just let it all happen’ (nypost)
  21. The 10 Best Dividend Stocks (morningstar)
  22. Yardeni cuts U.S. recession odds to 25%, lifts S&P 500 target to 6,500 (streetinsider)
  23. There won’t be another Buffett because no one will have his advantages (ft)
  24. Citi lifts Cooper-Standard price target to $25 from $12, keeps neutral (investing)
  25. UnitedHealth Places New Bet on Old CEO Who Made It a Giant (wsj)