Be in the know. 24 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan Completes $25 Million Stock Buy (barrons)
  2. Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Makes a Few More Long-Shot Bets (wsj)
  3. TSMC’s $100bn pledge to Trump will not revive US chipmaking, says ex-Intel chief (ft)
  4. Alibaba Shows Off New AI Model After Warning U.S. Big Tech. It Looks Made for Apple. (barrons)
  5. Xiaomi Stock and the Rest of China’s ‘Terrific 10’ Are the Tech Bet for 2025 (barrons)
  6. China Raises Record $200 Billion From Bonds in Stimulus Signal (bloomberg)
  7. Chinese consumer companies signal spending is picking up again (cnbc)
  8. Alibaba launches new open-source AI model for ‘cost-effective AI agents’ (cnbc)
  9. Vice Premier Promotes Internet Companies (chinalastnight)
  10. US Economy Grew 2.4% Last Quarter, Faster Than Previous Estimate (bloomberg)
  11. Bank of America mortgage applications jumped 80% in Q1, executive says (reuters)
  12. Trump announces 25% auto tariffs. What it means for your next car purchase (usatoday)
  13. Asian, European Auto Stocks Fall After Trump Pledge to Impose 25% Tariffs on Imported Vehicles (wsj)
  14. Don’t Blame Trump for All of the Stock Market’s Problems (wsj)
  15. Bankers Were Dreaming of M&A Riches Under Trump. It Hasn’t Worked Out, Yet (bloomberg)
  16. U.S. Stocks Will Lag for Some Time. Here’s the Good News. (barrons)
  17. Hedge Funds Scoop Up Cyclical Stocks as Tariff Fears Swirl (bloomberg)
  18. Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity, Not Oil (wsj)
  19. An Unusually Active Hurricane Season Is in Store for the Atlantic (bloomberg)
  20. Boeing Stock Could Gain From the Navy’s New Fighter Jet. How to Value the Decision. (barrons)
  21. Boeing-Lockheed’s Vulcan Approved for US Defense Launches (bloomberg)
  22. Why Brad Jacobs Is Spending $11 Billion on a Roofing Supply Business (bloomberg)
  23. Nvidia Stock Slumps. Everything Goes Wrong Everywhere, All at Once. (barrons)
  24. AI stocks weak on word Microsoft drops data center leases in U.S. and Europe (streetinsider)

Be in the know. 28 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Federal Land Can Be Home Sweet Home (wsj)
  2. A Solution to the Housing Shortage (cityjournal)
  3. Trump Moves Forward With Plans To Use Federal Land To Build Affordable Housing (realtor)
  4. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and DOI Secretary Doug Burgum Announce Joint Task Force To Use Federal Lands for Affordable Housing (hud.gov)
  5. Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers is strongest in nearly two months (cnbc)
  6. Home buyers could see more deals on new homes as builders worry about a pullback (marketwatch)
  7. US New-Home Sales Rise Slightly Following Weather-Related Plunge (bloomberg)
  8. China Stocks Getting Back Into Investors’ Good Books (wsj)
  9. ‘China is back’ with stock appetite at post-2021 high, Morgan Stanley raises targets (scmp)
  10. China seen leading in chipmaking investment again in 2025, SEMI group says (reuters)
  11. China Floods the World With AI Models After DeepSeek Success (bloomberg)
  12. China Will Ramp Up Stimulus If Growth Falters, PBOC Adviser Says (bloomberg)
  13. Alibaba Teams Up With BMW to Develop AI for Cars in China (bloomberg)
  14. Alibaba, Ant partner with home province Zhejiang to support China’s AI drive (scmp)
  15. U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns (nytimes)
  16. Nvidia Stock Stutters. Fears China Could Tighten AI Chip Controls Intensify. (barrons)
  17. Nvidia’s China sales face threat from Beijing’s environmental curbs (ft)
  18. Three Energy Charts Suggest China’s Demand Recovery Underway (zerohedge)
  19. Are There Now Real Alternatives To The US Equity Market? (zerohedge)
  20. Dollar Suffers Its Worst Month Since 2023 as Bullish Bets Recede (bloomberg)
  21. U.S. Faces Uphill Task to Refill Natural Gas Storage for Next Winter (wsj)
  22. Shell Wants to Be a Natural Gas Behemoth. Oil’s Growth Is Ending. (barrons)
  23. Boeing production of Patriot component hits record (reuters)
  24. Bring on the F-47 Fighter Jet (wsj)
  25. Exclusive: Advance Auto Parts completes mass closures, plans to open over 100 new stores (usatoday)
  26. 10 Cheap Wide-Moat Stocks for 2025 (morningstar)
  27. Dollar Tree Loss Widens, Confirms Sale of Family Dollar Business (wsj)
  28. Mobileye Stock Gains. Why a New Deal Has Shares Soaring. (barrons)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Boeing Goes for Two Defense Wins in a Row With Navy Jet Fighter (barrons)
  2. Alibaba Stock Gains. Its AI Chips Could Be Gaining Traction in China. (barrons)
  3. Boeing Gets Lifeline in Pentagon Deal to Build Most Expensive Jet Fighter Ever (wsj)
  4. China Adviser Urges Boosting Consumption to 70% of GDP by 2035 (bloomberg)
  5. Alibaba says to restart hiring, sees signs of start of AI bubble in the US (reuters)
  6. Crown Castle Fires CEO After Selling Business Segments (wsj)
  7. Retailers Bulk Up Inventories to Blunt Tariff Impact (wsj)
  8. What Covid’s One-Hit Wonders Should Have Taught Us (wsj)
  9. Home Prices Likely Kept Climbing in January. Why a Slowdown Is Coming. (barrons)
  10. Housing Hopes! Goldman Sees Incremental Confidence From Prospective Buyers (zerohedge)
  11. Rising Temperatures Drive Surge in Energy Demand, IEA Says (wsj)
  12. German Business Confidence Climbs After Lawmakers Unlock Spending Increase (wsj)
  13. Tariffs Might Be Lighter Than Expected. It’s a Relief for Markets. (barrons)
  14. China explores services subsidy to boost weak domestic demand (ft)
  15. Chinese AI start-ups overhaul business models after DeepSeek’s success (ft)
  16. American CEOs Visit Beijing, Investors Ask: 5 BYDs or 1 Tesla? (chinalastnight)
  17. China’s commerce minister meets with Boeing Global president (reuters)
  18. Smithfield Foods expects growth in sales, profit on strong packaged meats demand (reuters)

Be in the know. 23 key reads for Monday…

  1. Jack Ma-Backed Ant Touts AI Breakthrough Using Chinese Chips (bloomberg)
  2. Trump Ally Visits Beijing to Pave Way for Xi Summit (wsj)
  3. China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence (cnbc)
  4. Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum (cnbc)
  5. Global Investors Tout Improving China Sentiment at Milken (bloomberg)
  6. Chinese Stocks Show Signs of Rotation From Small-Caps to Large (bloomberg)
  7. And the Winner Is….China! (zerohedge)
  8. BYD sales surge 29% on strong Chinese demand for hybrid cars (ft)
  9. Emerging-Market Assets Rebound on Signs of Targeted Tariffs (bloomberg)
  10. Dollar Weakness Becomes Profit Boon for US Multinationals (bloomberg)
  11. UK PMI Hits Six-Month High in Early Sign of Economic Turnaround (bloomberg)
  12. Euro-Zone Private Sector Picks Up as Germany Fuels Recovery (bloomberg)
  13. It’s been 25 years since European stocks beat U.S. rivals this way. Deutsche Bank still prefers ‘MEGA’ to ‘MAGA.’ (marketwatch)
  14. EU Trade Chief Sefcovic to Meet Greer, Lutnick in US Tuesday (bloomberg)
  15. Americans Are Choosing Smaller Vehicles (kbb)
  16. Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Despite Controversies (barrons)
  17. Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid (bloomberg)
  18. US planning to exclude sector-specific tariffs on April 2, Bloomberg News, WSJ report (reuters)
  19. Exclusive: Airbus, Boeing eye fast output as plastics loom for future jets (reuters)
  20. Acting FAA Administrator on hiring air traffic controllers, airspace congestion and Boeing progress (youtube)
  21. BofA Securities resumes Generac stock with Buy, $182 target (investing)
  22. Google’s $32 billion Wiz deal may signal a turning point for slow IPO, M&A markets (cnbc)
  23. Shell CEO Seen Honing In on LNG at Strategy Day in New York (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting (economist)
  2. Why everyone is harping on about Guinness (economist)
  3. Carmakers rush to ship vehicles to US ahead of new round of April tariffs (ft)
  4. New-Vehicle Average Transaction Price Decreases Year Over Year and Incentives Increase (coxauto)
  5. Record 1.3 Million Electric Vehicles Sold (coxauto)
  6. Intel has great risk and great opportunity, strategist says (yahoo)
  7. Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America? (economist)
  8. U.S. tower stock valuations refreshed at MoffettNathanson (yahoo)
  9. Boeing’s double dose of good news: Fighter jets and cash (foxbusiness)
  10. Disney CEO Defends Park Pricing, Unveils New Tech and Plans 7 More Cruise Ships (yahoo)
  11. What might save China’s economy (npr)
  12. Just More Bull Market Stuff (allstarcharts)
  13. What Are AI Agents? Here’s How They Can Help You Get Stuff Done (inc)
  14. As Ovechkin nears the NHL goals record, the hockey world leans in to savor the moment (npr)
  15. Bugatti Just Made the New Tourbillon Hypercar Even Better (robbreport)
  16. 5 collector cars to put into your garage this week (classicdriver)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Boeing Wins Next-Generation Jet Fighter Contract (wsj)
  2. Can Healthcare Stocks Keep Outperforming the Market? (morningstar)
  3. Wall Street Investors With Diversified Bets Are Winning at Last (bloomberg)
  4. South-east Asian markets roiled as investors turn to China (ft)
  5. US Trade Chief Greer Set for China Counterpart Call Next Week (bloomberg)
  6. Home sales see a bump in February thanks to higher-income buyers (marketwatch)
  7. Booze faces big tobacco moment (ft)
  8. Stocks & Rate-Cut-Hopes Rebound As Tariff ‘Flexibility’ Trumps FedSpeak (zerohedge)
  9. Traders Bet on Weaker US Dollar for First Time Since Trump’s Win (bloomberg)
  10. Carnival Says All Signs Point to Robust Cruise Demand Continuing (bloomberg)
  11. The North Face’s Latest High-Fashion Collab is Already Nearly Sold Out (shopeatsurf)
  12. Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End (futurism)
  13. Housing Can Be Trump’s Legacy. Just Follow Lincoln’s Example. (barrons)
  14. Nike Stock Sinks. Its ‘Win Now’ Strategy Is Turning Into ‘Win Later.’ (barrons)
  15. Tesla Stock Sees 9th Straight Weekly Drop. Wall Street Is Worried. (barrons)

Be in the know. 14 key reads for Friday…

  1. Home Sales Rose 4.2% in February, Beating Expectations (wsj)
  2. ASOS Expects In-Line Revenue, Earnings Ahead of Views (wsj)
  3. Japan’s Inflation Slows Less Than Expected, Backing BOJ Hikes (bloomberg)
  4. Disney’s Robotic Droids Are the Toast of Silicon Valley (wsj)
  5. Germany Set for Trillion-Euro Defense and Infrastructure Splurge (wsj)
  6. High-End Travel Bookings Are Up. It’s a Good Sign for the Economy. (barrons)
  7. BofA Says Tariff Risk Dismissed as Stocks Get ‘Monster’ Inflows (bloomberg)
  8. Jacobs’ QXO acquires Beacon in first step to build $50 billion revenue powerhouse (streetinsider)
  9. Malaysia Airlines Orders Up to 60 Boeing Jets to Revamp Fleet (bloomberg)
  10. Tech war: Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices (scmp)
  11. Billions Flowed Into New Leveraged ETFs Last Year. Now They’re in Free Fall. (wsj)
  12. Hedge fund pessimism over Wall Street hits 5-year high, Goldman says (yahoo)
  13. Nike Forecast Steeper Fourth-Quarter Sales Drop in Early Days of Turnaround (wsj)
  14. FedEx Stock Drops. Trade Fears Take a Bite Out Of Business Activity. (barrons)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Building-Products Distributor QXO Clinches Deal for Beacon Roofing (wsj)
  2. China is tackling weak consumption with child care subsidies (cnbc)
  3. Boeing Sees Cash Flow Improve as Jet Factories Stabilize (bloomberg)
  4. Exclusive: Air India in talks for dozens of new widebody jets from Airbus, Boeing, sources say (reuters)
  5. BofA: Boeing’s March deliveries set for end of quarter surge (streetinsider)
  6. Fed Projections See an Economy Dramatically Reset by Trump’s Election (wsj)
  7. The Fed Pencils in 2 Rate Cuts. Anything Could Happen. (barrons)
  8. A Housing Expert Sizes Up the Outlook for Home Sales, Mortgage Rates, and Tariff Impacts (barrons)
  9. Is this the start of a period of European exceptionalism in markets? (ft)
  10. Hold the Obituary: Europe Comes to Life as U.S. Stumbles (wsj)
  11. US natural gas prices up on record flows to LNG export plants, cooler weather forecasts (reuters)
  12. Disney and Universal Prepare for a Theme Park Brawl. What’s at Stake in Orlando. (barrons)
  13. Temu-Owner PDD’s Revenue Misses Estimates as Expansions Slow (bloomberg)
  14. Nike’s Earnings Are Here. Expect News About Its Turnaround. (barrons)
  15. Signs of an Office Market Bottom: ‘The Worst Is Probably Over’ (nytimes)
  16. The Dream Team With a ‘Miracle’ Coach: Can Anyone Stop This Hockey Powerhouse? (wsj)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. US Factory Production Rises by Most in a Year on Auto Output (bloomberg)
  2. Investors Are Ditching U.S. Stocks. When That Could Be a Buy Signal. (barrons)
  3. China markets are set to outperform Wall Street as U.S. exceptionalism comes to a pause (cnbc)
  4. China Banks Cut Consumer Loan Rates to Record Low to Spur Demand (bloomberg)
  5. Confidence in German economy surges as parliament approves huge spending plan (marketwatch)
  6. Tencent AI Plans Seen as Key for Further China Tech Stock Gains (bloomberg)
  7. Retail investors ditch buy-the-dip mentality during the market correction (cnbc)
  8. Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators (reuters)
  9. The ‘Energy Transition’ May Be Disappearing, but Renewable Energy Isn’t (barrons)
  10. Why China is suddenly flooding the market with powerful AI models (ft)
  11. China Electric Vehicles Roar (Silently) (chinalastnight)
  12. Dollar Is In The Crosshairs As Europe Jumps US Ship (zerohedge)
  13. Japan Airlines to buy 17 more Boeing 737-8s (reuters)
  14. Ram Owner Wants to Bring Cheaper Pickup Back to US (bloomberg)
  15. Dell CEO explains why he thinks the PC refresh cycle is starting (cnbc)
  16. The North Face Just Took an Era-Defining ’90s Jacket Off Ice (gq)
  17. Nike Returns to Sports While Investors Impatiently Await Reset (bloomberg)
  18. 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
  19. March Dot Plot to Highlight Fed Officials’ Outlook (wsj)
  20. Nvidia Was Once a Hot Stock, Why It’s Now Leaving the Market Cold. (barrons)

Be in the know. 26 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Intel’s new CEO is putting his money where his mouth is (marketwatch)
  2. Exclusive: Intel’s new CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations (reuters)
  3. Intel’s New CEO Faces ‘Show Me’ Moment After $22 Billion Rally (bloomberg)
  4. Why is China spending billions to get people to open their wallets? (bbc)
  5. Alibaba and Other Chinese Stocks Are Crushing U.S. Shares. Here’s Why. (barrons)
  6. More China Consumers Feel Better Off, Deutsche Bank Survey Shows (bloomberg)
  7. China’s Onshore Markets See Record Inflows Despite Trade Angst (bloomberg)
  8. Hong Kong stocks hit 3-year high on hopes Trump-Xi talks could ease trade tensions (scmp)
  9. Alibaba’s ‘killer app’: Quark draws positive reviews in China as AI agent race heats up (scmp)
  10. The Action Plan For Boosting Consumption Includes Stock Market & Real Estate Support (chinalastnight)
  11. Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping to visit US in ‘not too distant future’ (ft)
  12. Cheap Chinese Cars Are Taking Over Roads From Brazil to South Africa (bloomberg)
  13. Warren Buffett said it’s best to ‘be greedy when others are fearful,’ Thomas Hayes says (foxbusiness)
  14. BofA Survey Shows Biggest-Ever Drop in US Stock Allocations (bloomberg)
  15. Corporate Insiders’ Buying Burst Gives Confidence to S&P Bulls (bloomberg)
  16. Bessent Sees No Reason for Recession, Economic Data ‘Healthy’ (bloomberg)
  17. How many rate cuts does the market expect this year? (foxbusiness)
  18. Cadillac expects one of every three vehicle sales to be EVs in 2025 (cnbc)
  19. More home builders cut prices to lure buyers put off by high costs (marketwatch)
  20. US Housing Starts Increase by More Than Forecast After Storms (bloomberg)
  21. Germany’s economic sentiment hits 2-year high, EU exports to US soar (yahoo)
  22. Euro hits five-month high before German vote on massive spending surge (streetinsider)
  23. Short Positioning Can Push Euro Yet Higher (zerohedge)
  24. What to Expect During Disney’s Annual Meeting (morningstar)
  25. Norwegian Cruise Stock Gets an Upgrade. Why Demand Fears Are Just ‘Noise.’ (barrons)
  26. Yeti Stock Surges on Deal with Activist (barrons)