Category: What I’m Reading Today

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Disney Stock Is Trading Like a Cruise Line. Now Could Be the Time to Buy. (barrons)
  2. Raymond James upgrades Disney stock rating on valuation opportunity (investing)
  3. Bearish Positioning Is Driving Stocks More Than Peace Prospects (bloomberg)
  4. CTAs Are Short $47 Billion And Will Rip Higher On Any Good News: Here Are All The Key Levels (zerohedge)
  5. Earnings forecasts up, stocks . . .  down (ft)
  6. The Economic Impact of Higher Oil May Be Smaller Than Feared (zerohedge)
  7. The Year Is Off to the Strongest Start for Big Deals Ever (wsj)
  8. Dividend Aristocrats Are on a Roll. Target and 5 More to Own. (barrons)
  9. U.S. Home Price Growth Slowed in January (wsj)
  10. QXO Completes Acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners (qxo)
  11. Trump-Xi Summit on Track Even as Iran War Drags On, Greer Says (bloomberg)
  12. Chinese Share Buybacks Surge as Iran War Jolts Global Markets (bloomberg)
  13. Biotechs Are a Healthy Growth Bet. Thank M&A and New Drugs. (barrons)
  14. US Job Openings Fell in February, Hiring Slowest Since 2020 (bloomberg)
  15. Boeing lands seven-year pact to triple missile seeker production (investing)
  16. Canaccord raises Generac stock price target on earnings outlook (investing)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Energy Stocks Set to Beat Broader Market by Biggest Margin Ever (bloomberg)
  2. Trump Tells Aides He’s Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz (wsj)
  3. Powell Says Fed Can Afford to Wait on Oil Shock (barrons)
  4. Powell Says Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Remain in Check (bloomberg)
  5. GM to Boost Heavy-Duty Truck Production (wsj)
  6. ‘Pump anxiety’ from soaring fuel prices prompts surge in EV interest (ft)
  7. Diageo upgraded to “buy” at Deutsche Bank as analysts signal “profitability reset” (investing)
  8. Trump’s Tax Cut Delivers at Least $65 Billion Windfall to Corporations (bloomberg)
  9. Big Tech’s $635 billion AI spending faces energy shock test, S&P Global says (reuters)
  10. Momentum Crushed By Worst Drawdown Since Covid (zerohedge)
  11. Chinese Stocks Fare Better Than Global Peers in Iran-Driven Rout (bloomberg)
  12. China’s factory activity returns to growth, expanding at its sharpest pace in a year (cnbc)
  13. China’s AI race enters a new phase (cnbc)
  14. Xiaomi, Alibaba ramp up AI recruitment amid global talent war (scmp)
  15. China’s BYD confident of reaching 1.5 million unit overseas sales in 2026 (reuters)
  16. Pharma Stocks Pfizer, GSK Offer Defensive Plays in an Uncertain Market: Charts (barrons)
  17. Baxter launches IV Verify automated labeling system for hospitals (investing)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Hong Kong Tech ETF Draws Record Bets as Investors Defy Jitters (bloomberg)
  2. Goldman Traders See Signs Hedge Funds Are Capitulating on Stocks (bloomberg)
  3. Trend-following investors sell $190B in stocks, hit net short position: Goldman (investing)
  4. Earnings Hold Up, Even as Markets Waver (zerohedge)
  5. U.S. dividend funds draw strong flows as investors seek safety (reuters)
  6. Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says S&P 500 Correction Nears End Stage (bloomberg)
  7. The market’s Iran war wobble has left world-beating U.S. stocks ‘extremely cheap,’ says Bill Ackman (marketwatch)
  8. Trump says U.S. will destroy Iran’s oil wells, Kharg Island without deal to ‘immediately’ reopen Hormuz Strait (cnbc)
  9. The Iran War Could Drag On. Where Investors Are Finding Winners Now. (barrons)
  10. GXO Expands Partnership with NHS England (gxo)
  11. BYD Signals It’s Confident Exports Will Beat 2026 Target By 15% (bloomberg)
  12. What Is Propelling the Fastest-Growing Metros? Plenty of Homes for Sale. (barrons)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Skater Sneakers Are Back—And They’re Cooler Than You Remember ’Em (vogue)
  2. Alibaba Bets Big on Agentic AI: A Multi-Trillion Dollar Market Opportunity (alizila)
  3. Alibaba to deploy AI ‘digital workforce’ for millions of merchants on Taobao, Tmall (scmp)
  4. China’s new masterplan for its tech economy in 2030 and beyond (economist)
  5. Nvidia Scales Inference And Intel Stock Stands To Win Big (forbes)
  6. Disney Has a New Theme Park. It Floats. (nytimes)
  7. Five Lessons All Investors Need To Know In Today’s Volatile Times (carsongroup)
  8. Three Reasons the Stock Market Can Endure the War (wsj)
  9. This Is The 3rd Largest Hedge Fund Selling In Over 10 Years (zerohedge)
  10. M2 update: Ok for now, but the Fed should ease (scottgrannis)
  11. Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales Pace to Hold Steady in March, Despite the Uncertainty of War in the Middle East (coxauto)
  12. There Are 630,000 More Home Sellers Than Buyers—the Biggest Gap on Record (redfin)

Be in the know. 13 key reads for Saturday…

  1. BofA’s Hartnett Says Consumer Stocks Best Play for War Aftermath (bloomberg)
  2. Goldman Traders Warn Against Shorting Stocks Amid ‘Upside’ Risk (bloomberg)
  3. The Stock Market’s Bottom Is Closer Than You Think (barrons)
  4. Disneyland Paris Opens ‘Frozen’ Expansion in Theme Parks Push (bloomberg)
  5. Vans Is Adding Floral Stitching and Charms to a Classic Sneaker for Spring (wwd)
  6. Consumer Sentiment Declined in March, Michigan Survey Shows (wsj)
  7. Here’s the long-term case for investing in producers of oil and natural gas (marketwatch)
  8. Oil, gas exploration is back: Energy giants hunt to replenish reserves (reuters)
  9. Shale Oil Drilling Growth Primed to Restart in 2026, Citi Says (bloomberg)
  10. US seeks to scrap offshore wind projects in exchange for fossil fuel deals (ft)
  11. Solid rebound in Hormuz tanker flows backs Trump’s claim (investing)
  12. Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs (zerohedge)
  13. Private-Credit Problems Aren’t a Systemic Threat to the Financial System (barrons)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. China’s Carmakers Return to Growth in Europe With EV Sales (bloomberg)
  2. The two reasons higher oil prices may not trigger the inflationary spike that investors fear (marketwatch)
  3. Wall Street bets US corporate earnings will withstand surging oil prices (reuters)
  4. Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon (bloomberg)
  5. BofA’s Hartnett says policy panic to support markets; favors consumers (investing)
  6. There’s a clear path for U.S. stocks to rise next month after institutional deleveraging, say Goldman analysts (marketwatch)
  7. Investors move back to cash in 2022-style shift, JPM says (streetinsider)
  8. ‘Sifting Through the Wreckage’ to Find 7 Industrial Stocks to Buy (barrons)
  9. Federal Reserve could cut balance sheet by $2tn without market turmoil, says Miran (ft)
  10. Producers Are Looking Far Afield for Oil. It’s ‘An Old-Fashioned Land Grab.’ (barrons)
  11. Weight Loss Drug Frenzy: What’s Here and What’s Likely Coming Next (wsj)
  12. Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First Time (wsj)
  13. Generac CEO: We want to be 50/50 as a residential and commercial business (cnbc)
  14. Gen Z is making shopping malls cool again (usatoday)
  15. The Mag 7 stocks are stuck in a rut (yahoo)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Intel Stock Is Rising. Why the Chip Maker is Making ‘Pricing Updates.’ (barrons)
  2. Intel’s stock is climbing. Here’s why the company’s new chip launch is so significant. (marketwatch)
  3. The CPU Was Left for Dead by AI. Now AI Is Bringing It Back. (wsj)
  4. AI boom accelerates China’s chip industry growth as demand strains supply chain (reuters)
  5. The rise of China’s hottest new commodity: AI tokens (ft)
  6. Moonshot Is Said to Consider Hong Kong IPO as AI Stocks Flourish (bloomberg)
  7. Trump to Travel to China on May 14-15 for Summit With Xi (bloomberg)
  8. Trump Tells Aides He Wants Speedy End to Iran War (wsj)
  9. Forget the war headlines: Market fundamentals will win the long game, these strategists say (marketwatch)
  10. LNG Buyers Hunt for Deals in US After Qatar Is Shut From Market (bloomberg)
  11. Here’s how much it could cost to fix Mideast oil and gas production damaged by the Iran war (marketwatch)
  12. Bernstein sees 1970s-style supercycle for Middle East oil services (streetinsider)
  13. Korean Air plans 103 Boeing plane purchases valued at $36.2 bln until 2039 (reuters)
  14. Needham reiterates Generac stock rating on data center growth (investing)
  15. Stifel reiterates Buy stock rating on Cooper-Standard Holdings (investing)
  16. GM, Jeep Parent Stellantis Say No Disruptions After Ohio Glass Factory Fire (wsj)
  17. 22 S&P 500 Stocks Yield More Than 5%. 6 That Are Worth Buying. (barrons)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Diageo Sells Cricket Team to Blackstone-Backed Consortium for $1.8 Billion (wsj)
  2. Diageo Bought an Indian Cricket Team, Set for $1 Billion Payout (bloomberg)
  3. Alibaba Stock Rises. Why China’s Food Delivery War Could End Soon. (barrons)
  4. Meituan, Alibaba Shares Jump as Beijing Vows to End Price Wars (bloomberg)
  5. China’s AI Stocks Gain as State Media Tout Rising Token Usage (bloomberg)
  6. Venezuelan Opposition Leader Vows to Fully Privatize Oil (barrons)
  7. NOV to double Brazil flexible pipe capacity with $200M investment (investing)
  8. US Forms 15-Point Plan to End Iran War as Trump Pushes Talks (bloomberg)
  9. Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Sees S&P Profit Boom Despite Iran War (bloomberg)
  10. ‘Upside Tail-Risks Are Underpriced’: Citadel Securities Chief Strategist Offers April’s ‘Capitulation Checklist’ (zerohedge)
  11. Retail Traders Are Selling Stocks for First Time Since 2023 (bloomberg)
  12. Private credit’s ‘zero-loss fantasy’ is coming to an end as defaults and fund exits rise (cnbc)
  13. OpenAI to end Disney deal and Sora video app (ft)
  14. US Easter spending to touch a record $24.9 billion in 2026, NRF forecasts (reuters)
  15. IRS Data Show Average Tax Refund Up Over 10% This Year (zerohedge)
  16. Big Returns From AI Investments Are Here, CFOs Say (wsj)
  17. United to Add Over 250 Planes in Next Two Years as Part of Premium Push (wsj)
  18. BofA reiterates Buy on Estee Lauder stock, keeps $130 target (investing)

Be in the know. 19 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Estée Lauder in Talks to Acquire Spain’s Puig to Create Global Beauty Giant (wsj)
  2. Comstock Resources, Inc. announces selection of Western Haynesville site to host power generation hub (comstock)
  3. 200 Million More Friends on Venmo — Send Money to PayPal Users Around the World (paypal)
  4. Alibaba Unveils New Chip Design to Meet Surging Demand for AI (bloomberg)
  5. From infrastructure to AI: how Alibaba Cloud powers the global ambitions of Chinese companies (scmp)
  6. Alibaba unveils AI agent platform to automate global e-commerce for small businesses (scmp)
  7. China’s open-source dominance threatens US AI lead, US advisory body warns (reuters)
  8. China’s AliExpress tells EU lawmakers it is working to comply with law (reuters)
  9. European Car Sales Rise as EV Demand Gains Momentum (bloomberg)
  10. Toyota to Invest Further $1 Billion to Boost Output at US Plants (bloomberg)
  11. Citadel Securities’ Rubner Sees Short Squeeze Fueling US Stocks Rally (bloomberg)
  12. ‘Peak Pessimism’ Toward Consumer Stocks Flashes a Buy Signal (bloomberg)
  13. Financials have the biggest underweight across sectors (zerohedge)
  14. U.S. Energy Secretary Wright Says Oil Price Rise Hasn’t Destroyed Demand (wsj)
  15. Fed’s Miran Still Backs Rate Cuts Despite Surging Oil Prices (wsj)
  16. Guggenheim raises Pfizer stock price target on drug trial outlook (investing)
  17. BofA reiterates Buy on Disney stock, cites experiences growth (investing)
  18. Trump Sets Up ‘Pax Silica’ Fund to Reduce Global Dependencies (nytimes)
  19. Apollo caps investor withdrawals from flagship private credit fund (ft)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Pfizer Says Long-Awaited Lyme Vaccine Was Effective in Study (bloomberg)
  2. Pfizer and Valneva Announce Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate Demonstrates Strong Efficacy in Phase 3 VALOR Trial (pfizer)
  3. President Trump Postpones Strikes Against Iran’s Energy Infrastructure. Stocks Spike. (barrons)
  4. How investors should think about oil and stocks in the Iran war – in 3 simple steps (nypost)
  5. Two More Indian LPG Ships Transit Hormuz Along Iran Coast (bloomberg)
  6. More than 40 Middle East energy assets ‘severely damaged,’ IEA chief says (cnbc)
  7. China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus (reuters)
  8. What is ‘tokenomics’ and how would China gain the edge in artificial intelligence era? (scmp)
  9. China Is Ripping Up the Rulebook for the Global Auto Industry (bloomberg)
  10. Fannie, Freddie Place Large Bids for Mortgage-Backed Securities (bloomberg)
  11. On again, off again: ‘Relisted’ homes see highest January since 2016. Does this mean big opportunities for homebuyers? (marketwatch)
  12. Nissan’s new hybrid is a U.S.-first that mixes EV driving with a gas engine (cnbc)