Be in the know. 17 key reads for Memorial Day…

  1. ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ Fuel Memorial Day Record (bloomberg)
  2. Cricket gives Disney-Ambani unit in India almost as many users as Netflix (ft)
  3. Goldman Sachs Expects Stronger Yuan to Boost Chinese Stocks (bloomberg)
  4. Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says company on a ‘good path’ after years of setbacks (scmp)
  5. Wealthy investors see ‘time to buy’ Hong Kong stocks amid trade war: Standard Chartered (scmp)
  6. Chinese tech giants reveal how they’re dealing with U.S. chip curbs to stay in the AI race (cnbc)
  7. Alibaba’s Amap offers ride-hailing function catering to foreign visitors in China (scmp)
  8. American Homes Are Shrinking. Why Are They Still So Unaffordable? (wsj)
  9. Housing market shift: 80 major markets that are seeing falling home prices (fastcompany)
  10. Memorial Day weekend will see a surge in road trips with record-breaking travel expected (fastcompany)
  11. Trump Pushes Back Deadline on EU Tariffs to July 9 (wsj)
  12. Warren Buffett will retire as a CEO—but still plans to go into the office: ‘I’m not going to sit at home and watch soap operas’ (cnbc)
  13. Investors Pile Into ETFs at Record Pace Despite Market Turmoil (wsj)
  14. These 10 Charts Keep Us From Getting Bearish (zerohedge)
  15. Soaring bond yields threaten trouble (economist)
  16. US Wins First World Hockey Title Since 1933 With Victory Over Switzerland (bloomberg)
  17. Alex Palou Conquers the Indianapolis 500 and Finally Wins on an Oval (roadandtrack)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Honda CEO Is All About Hybrids Now That EV Adoption Is ‘Pushed Back 5-6 Years’ (thedrive)
  2. Cox Automotive Q2 2025 Dealer Sentiment Index Reveals Market Momentum Amid Tariff Concerns (coxauto)
  3. More Homes Are for Sale. Who Is Listing in a Slow Market. (barrons)
  4. Zillow: Housing market to see first annual U.S. home price drop since 2011 (fastcompany)
  5. Investors Are Getting a Taste of a Stock Market Without Big Tech Leadership (inc)
  6. Hedge Funds Finally Bought Stocks As Market Flip-Flopped (zerohedge)
  7. BEYOND Expo 2025: Alibaba Cloud founder Jack Wang wants to take AI to space (technode)
  8. AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse (wired)
  9. How Trump made a 30% tariff feel like a relief (npr)
  10. America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses (golfdigest)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Bessent Sees Easing Capital Rule on Treasuries This Summer (bloomberg)
  2. U.S. Treasuries Might Be Wildly Undervalued. Here’s an Example. (barrons)
  3. New home sales unexpectedly surge despite high mortgage rates as builders lower prices (nypost)
  4. First-Time Home Buyers Downsize Amid Tight Supply, High Interest Rates (wsj)
  5. Healthcare Stocks Are So Bad, They’re Good. What to Buy Now. (barrons)
  6. Boeing’s stock has been surging. Here’s why it has become a FOMO play. (marketwatch)
  7. Boeing in Tentative Agreement to Pay $1.1 Billion to Avoid Trial for 737 MAX Crashes (wsj)
  8. Bessent Sees ‘Several Large’ Trade Deals in Next Few Weeks (bloomberg)
  9. Dollar Falls to Lowest Since 2023 as Investors Eye Trade Risks (bloomberg)
  10. Alibaba Chair Says Asian Firms Can Look For Growth Outside of US (bloomberg)
  11. The stock picker’s market is back: Chart of the Week (yahoo)
  12. The Best Basic Materials Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  13. ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Thwarts ‘Mission’ While Shattering Box Office Records (forbes)
  14. GOP Bill Benefits Fossil Fuels, and Compensates for Adverse Impact (barrons)
  15. Ed Yardeni Says It’s Not as Bad as You Think (bloomberg)

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)