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)

Be in the know. 21 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. S&P 500 Has Jumped 14% Since Trump Said ‘Great Time to Buy’ (bloomberg)
  2. Bearish Stock Investors Left to Chase Rally, BofA Poll Shows (bloomberg)
  3. CTAs Now Buyers In Every Scenario As Buybacks Accelerate And Bearish Funds Capitulate (zerohedge)
  4. Short Squeeze Could Be Giving Stocks a Boost (barrons)
  5. JD.com’s Sales Rise 16% After China Stimulus Draws Shoppers Out (bloomberg)
  6. Alibaba pushes global adoption of Qwen3 AI models via more developer platforms online (scmp)
  7. China Removes Ban on Boeing Deliveries After US Trade Truce (bloomberg)
  8. Shipping demand set to explode as firms rush to exploit US-China tariff pause (scmp)
  9. Trump signals he could speak with China’s Xi by end of the week (reuters)
  10. How far is China from becoming self-sufficient in AI? (investing)
  11. Nomura Turns Bullish on China’s Stocks After Trade Truce With US (bloomberg)
  12. What the U.S.-China Trade Agreement Means for Markets (wsj)
  13. Nike and 3 More Top Stocks for the U.S.-China Tariffs Pause (barrons)
  14. Small Caps Soar on the U.S.-China Trade Deal. They Can Rally a Whole Lot More. (barrons)
  15. Goodbye, EV Tax Credit. Hello, Aid for Buyers of U.S.-Made Cars. (barrons)
  16. Traders See Fed Cutting Rates Just Twice in 2025 on Cooling Trade War (bloomberg)
  17. Trump’s Drug-Price Crackdown, Like His Trade War, Could Be More Bark Than Bite (wsj)
  18. Trump Executive Order Could Reshape How Americans Pay for Drugs. Why It Isn’t Bad for Pharma Stocks. (barrons)
  19. Boeing Stock Is Rising. Why It’s Getting a Boost From Tariff Talks Breakthrough. (barrons)
  20. NRG Buys 18 Natural-Gas Power Plants in Bet on Soaring Energy Demand (wsj)
  21. Are We Entering the Golden Age of Secondhand Shopping? (wsj)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Monday…

  1. U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough (cnbc)
  2. Alibaba Stock Soars. It’s Not Just the China Trade Deal. (barrons)
  3. Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal Gives Global Economy a Big Reprieve (wsj)
  4. ‘Decisive Moment’ in Trade Talks Puts China Rally Back on Track (bloomberg)
  5. US-China Trade Talks to Boost Sentiment in Asia, Strategists Say (bloomberg)
  6. New Alibaba method slashes costs of training AI for search by 88% (scmp)
  7. HEDGE FLOW Hedge funds re-enter Chinese equities on trade talk optimism, Morgan Stanley says (reuters)
  8. Nvidia, Intel, Marvell Stocks Jump. Why China Trade Progress Is Good for Chip Makers. (barrons)
  9. ‘Buy America’ Sweeps Across Global Markets After China-US Talk (bloomberg)
  10. Bullish Sign for S&P Flashes With More Stocks Shouldering Rally (bloomberg)
  11. The rally is real. The exposure? Still missing (zerohedge)
  12. The Ominous “Other”: Record Bearish Liquidation Is Misery For The Bears (zerohedge)
  13. Why JPMorgan says the U.S. lag vs. European stocks is just beginning (marketwatch)
  14. Investors Are Still Betting the Euro’s Rally Is in its Infancy (bloomberg)
  15. Americans Embrace Road Trips as Economic Fears Discourage Flying (bloomberg)
  16. Disney, Abu Dhabi and a growing theme park capital at ‘crossroads’ of world (cnbc)
  17. How to Think About the Stock Market When Earnings Guidance Becomes Meaningless (wsj)
  18. Spain’s unprecedented power outage sparks a blackout blame game over green energy (cnbc)

Be in the know. 14 key reads for Mother’s Day…

  1. Trump Touts “Great Progress” In China Tariff Talks, Suggests “Total Reset” On The Table (zerohedge)
  2. Stakes Rise as U.S. and China Open Second Day of Trade Talks (wsj)
  3. AI will be the mainstay of Alibaba’s business in next 3-5 years, chairman Joe Tsai says (scmp)
  4. Why the World Keeps Getting Shocked by China’s Technological Progress (bloomberg)
  5. China’s May Day holiday travel rebounds with surge in domestic, inbound, and outbound activity (technode)
  6. Donald Trump is right to ditch Joe Biden’s chip-export rules (economist)
  7. Huawei and other Chinese chip firms are catching up fast (economist)
  8. Why Warren Buffett matters beyond Wall Street (npr)
  9. Warren Buffett has created a $348bn question for his successor (economist)
  10. America’s Largest Grid Operator Warns Of Summer Power Shortages (zerohedge)
  11. Two online retailers think they have the key to beating tariffs (yahoo)
  12. Buy the dip: the trend that keeps stocks from crashing (economist)
  13. Why The Classic Ferrari 275 Is More Coveted Than Ever (maxim)
  14. 5 collector cars to put into your garage this week (classicdriver)