Be in the know. 24 key reads for Monday…

  1. Goldman pushes back against bearish Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson with new 4,500 S&P 500 target (marketwatch)
  2. Novartis buys Chinook for $3.5 bln in race to treat rare kidney disease (reuters)
  3. S. to Allow South Korean, Taiwan Chip Makers to Keep Operations in China (wsj)
  4. Biogen rises as FDA panel backs Alzheimer’s drug, easing safety concerns (reuters)
  5. There are now 252 Chinese groups (companies) trading in the US or Hong Kong that meet the definition of a “net-net” — companies with current assets minus total liabilities greater than their market value, according to S&P Capital IQ. (ft)
  6. UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth (reuters)
  7. Wall Street Firms Up Bets on U.S. Consumers (wsj)
  8. Jerome Powell’s Big Problem Just Got Even More Complicated (wsj)
  9. This Company Makes Costco and Amazon’s Store Brands. Its Stock Could Climb 20%. (barrons)
  10. Rents Keep Rising, but More Slowly. It’s Good for Inflation. (barrons)
  11. Everyone’s Jumping on the AI Bandwagon—Even Campbell’s Soup (barrons)
  12. Carnival Stock Rises as Wall Street Sees ‘Zero Signs’ of Slowing Demand Momentum (barrons)
  13. The Stock Market Says the Fed Will Cut Rates Soon. It Just May Be Right. (barrons)
  14. S&P 500 exits longest bear market since 1948. What stock-market history says about what happens next. (marketwatch)
  15. Smile, it’s a bull market in stocks! (yahoo)
  16. Bye bye bear… New S&P 500 bull market has legs – BofA (streetinsider)
  17. Hedge Fund Bond Bears Are Relentlessly Shorting Treasuries (yahoo)
  18. How Hasbro Plans to Revive Its Toy Business (wsj)
  19. Rudin’s 3 Times Square in NYC lures in new tenants after $25M upgrade (nypost)
  20. India Inflation Cools Faster Than Expected to 4.25% in May (bloomberg)
  21. Fed Backs Away From Wages Focus, Bolstering Case for Rate Pause (bloomberg)
  22. A top analyst says Apple is on the cusp of another monster sales cycle for the iPhone 15 and its share price will break more records (businessinsider)
  23. Goldman Sachs: These are the 24 best AI stocks to buy now as the technology boosts productivity and profits for decades (businessinsider)
  24. China’s Plane Shortage Is Good News For Boeing (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. China’s Inflation Problem? It Has None (wsj)
  2. Google’s Generative AI Platform Is Now Available To Everyone (forbes)
  3. CEO Talk Of “Shrink” Hits Record On Earnings Calls Amid Nationwide Shoplifting Crisis (zerohedge)
  4. Wall Street’s Biggest Bear Admits Defeat: “The Bear Market Is Officially Over… New Bull Market Has Legs” (zerohedge)
  5. June’s Quad Witching Options Expiration Riddled With Volatility (almanac trader)
  6. The World’s 18 Highest-Paid Golfers 2023 (forbes)
  7. Review: The New Lamborghini Urus S Shows Why It’s Among the Best in Its Elite Class (robbreport)
  8. apple vision pro: all the details of the newest virtual & augmented reality headset (designboom)
  9. How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts. (cfr)
  10. Lights, camera, action! Why U.S. Open-host Los Angeles just may be the golfiest place in America (golf)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug (barrons)
  2. Opinion: Biotech stocks could soon get a M&A boost. Here are 3 likely takeover plays. (marketwatch)
  3. AI Stocks Aren’t in a Bubble. Look at the Numbers. (barrons)
  4. Why ‘Shareholder Yield’ Is Better Than Dividend Yield. Where to Find It. (barrons)
  5. Accelerated adoption of AI will drive growth in the public cloud players (barrons)
  6. Molson Coors Gets Another Bud Light-Driven Upgrade (barrons)
  7. Snowflake Stock Sees Big Buy From Director Mark D. McLaughlin (barrons)
  8. Copper Traders Are Net Long. That’s a Good Sign for the Red Metal. (barrons)
  9. Here’s the main driver of the S&P 500’s bull-market rally, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (marketwatch)
  10. Vista Equity President David Breach Sees Early Signs of Relief in IPO Bottleneck (bloomberg)
  11. US Household Net Worth Climbs as Stock Rally Offsets Real Estate Drop (bloomberg)
  12. The stock market is headed for a critical week as investors brace for new inflation data and a key Fed meeting (businessinsider)
  13. 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
  14. 5 Book Recommendations From Mohnish Pabrai (acquirersmultiple)
  15. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: The economy is still doing fine (cnbc)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. CSRC: Delisting Risk of US-listed CN Firms Subsides Hugely (aastocks)
  2. Alibaba Cloud wins deal with coal giant in bid to woo state-owned firms (scmp)
  3. BABA Dumps 70M SENSETIME Shrs on Mon to Pocket Over $150M (aastocks)
  4. S&P 500 Starts a New Bull Market as Big Tech Lifts Stocks (wsj)
  5. CSRC vice-chairman sees more foreign fund flows into A shares despite concerns (scmp)
  6. Amazon’s stock could be a sleepy AI play, according to UBS (marketwatch)
  7. Small-cap stocks just experienced their most explosive rally ever by this measure (marketwatch)
  8. China Central Bank Governor Reiterates Stable Policy Stance (bloomberg)
  9. Asos turnaround pace frustrates fast-fashion firm’s investors (sky)
  10. Tesla Stock Leaps On GM Charging Deal. Analyst Calls Move ‘Game, Set, Match’ For Market Control. (investors)
  11. Biogen Takes Alzheimer’s Drug to FDA Advisers (barrons)
  12. Less Haggling, More Upselling: How EVs Will Change How You Buy a Car (wsj)
  13. Boeing Is Rising Again as Travel Rebound Lifts Aviation Stocks (barrons)
  14. China Stocks Mixed After Weak Inflation Data. Hopes Rise for More Stimulus. (barrons)
  15. NYC mogul John Catsimatidis offers to buy CNN — and run it for just $1 per year (nypost)
  16. China Deflation Risk Prompts PBOC Governor to Downplay Fears (bloomberg)
  17. ‘Buying the dip’ is making a major stock-market comeback in 2023 as strategy heads for 3rd-best year ever (marketwatch)
  18. Used car prices drop for second straight month (foxbusiness)
  19. Wall Street has a new favourite phrase and it’s utterly nauseating (ft)
  20. com Beats as Chinese Travelers Pack Their Bags, Markets React to Major Policy Makers’ Speeches in Shanghai (chinalastnight)

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Hedge funds lose $18bn betting against tech stock rally (ft)
  2. China’s big banks cut deposit rates, signaling monetary easing ahead (cnbc)
  3. China Auto Sales Jump 55% Year Over Year (zerohedge)
  4. China’s services activity picks up in May on improved demand (reuters)
  5. CICC Predicts CN Annual GDP Growth at Near 6%; Real Estate Investment Growth May Turn Positive (aastocks)
  6. Google to crack down on office attendance, asks remote workers to reconsider (cnbc)
  7. Semtech Stock Soars. It’s Not Just a Surprise Profit That’s Lifting Hopes. (barrons)
  8. Forget the Naysayers. Why the Stock Market Can Keep Rising. (barrons)
  9. A ‘perfect business.’ Why investors may want to follow the Saudis into golf, says this strategist. (marketwatch)
  10. Martha Stewart says she’s opposed to remote work: ‘Should America go down the drain?’ (marketwatch)
  11. As tech companies take over the market again, don’t forget these bargain dividend stocks (marketwatch)
  12. S. jobless claims leap to nearly two-year high of 261,000 (marketwatch)
  13. S. and China Prepare for Possible Blinken Visit to Beijing (wsj)
  14. Amazon Plans Ad Tier for Prime Video Streaming Service (wsj)
  15. A $1 Trillion Borrowing Binge Looms After Debt Limit Standoff (nytimes)
  16. Why the World Can’t Quit Its Addiction to Chinese Goods (bloomberg)
  17. China’s big banks cut deposit rates, signaling monetary easing ahead (cnbc)
  18. Warren Buffett has made predictions about crypto, table tennis, and even his own death. Here are 12 forecasts and how they’ve turned out. (businessinsider)
  19. Investors should buy the dip as the stock market will keep climbing amid a trifecta of bearish voices, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  20. China’s securities regulator touts long-term value investing to soothe investors. CSRC will also continue to encourage sales of stock-focused funds, possibly with tax breaks and favourable accounting rules as incentives. (scmp)
  21. Political Relationship Green Shoots Lift Markets (chinalastnight)
  22. Copper Slump Will Give Way to Record Buying Spree, Citi Says (yahoo)

 

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Wednesday…

    1. China Stocks Too Cheap to Ignore for JPMorgan Asset, Invesco (bloomberg)
    2. Blinken to visit China this month in sign of easing tensions (ft)
    3. China Decoupling Unfeasible, Would Carry Huge Costs: Merck CEO (asiafinancial)
    4. Top-Performing Fund Favors China Stocks as Bearish Tide Grows (bloomberg)
    5. Lose your bias against Chinese stocks as the tide could turn with policy support in store, JPMorgan Private Bank says (scmp)
    6. Alibaba, Tencent and Sun Hung Kai among 21 firms approved by HKEX for yuan share trading counters starting on June 19 (yahoo)
    7. China’s stimulus could focus on its ‘dire’ property sector. Here’s what economists expect (cnbc)
    8. Jamie Dimon Says US Is Pursuing the Right Strategy on China (bloomberg)
    9. Blinken looks to travel to China for talks in coming weeks -US official (reuters)
    10. Blinken Plans To Visit China In Coming Weeks, Follows “Candid” Dialogue (zerohedge)
    11. China Rate-Cut Expectations Grow as Signs of Weak Recovery Mount (bloomberg)
    12. Citigroup CEO Visits China as Wall Street Seeks Closer Ties (bloomberg)
    13. China’s exports plunge by 7.5% in May (cnbc)
    14. Citadel’s Ken Griffin says the A.I. community is making a mistake by creating so much hype (cnbc)
    15. CEOs Scored Big by Buying Up These Three Stocks (barrons)
    16. Starbucks’ China rival Luckin Coffee opens 10,000th shop (scmp)
    17. Tech, casinos lead Hong Kong stock rally as export slump spurs stimulus bets (scmp)
    18. Shenzhen’s central business district courts chip makers with big subsidies (scmp)
    19. JPM Asset Mgmt Adding CN Stocks on Cheap Valuation (aastocks)
    20. Deutsche Bank rejects fears Treasury cash build will hurt stocks (yahoo)
    21. A First Try of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset (nytimes)
    22. Google Cloud partners with Mayo Clinic as it tries to expand use of generative A.I. in health care (cnbc)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Buy Ford Stock Because Americans Look Ready to Buy More Cars (barrons)
  2. US, China Hold ‘Candid’ Talks Days After Security Forum Spat (bloomberg)
  3. China Asks Big Banks to Cut Deposit Rates to Boost Growth (bloomberg)
  4. This Is How Xi Jinping Can Fix China (bloomberg)
  5. Apple Is Going Big on Pricey Goggles. Here Are 6 Key Takeaways. (barrons)
  6. Mobileye Stock Falls on Stake Sale. Intel Finds a Way to Cash in on the AI Rally. (barrons)
  7. With Debt-Ceiling Deal Done, House GOP Looks to Cut Taxes (wsj)
  8. A New CEO Says Employees Can’t Work Remotely After All (wsj)
  9. IBM CEO: AI Will Actually Create Jobs (barrons)
  10. LIV Golf, PGA Tour Agree to Merge (wsj)
  11. The stock market could rally 20% through the rest of this year if it can clear 3 key hurdles, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  12. This Rally Is All About a Few Star Stocks—And Some Investors Are Worried (wsj)
  13. World Bank Brightens View of Global Growth This Year, Downgrades 2024 (wsj)
  14. Third Point Takes a Large Amazon Stake (institutionalinvestor)
  15. PBOC Cuts Deposit Rates, Reserve Requirement Cuts Likely In 2nd Half (chinalastnight)

Be in the know. 30 key reads for Monday…

  1. The $200 Billion Reason The Biotech Buying Spree Will Persist (investors)
  2. Many Biotechs Have Net Assets That Top Their Market Values (barrons)
  3. China seeks dialogue, says clash with US would be ‘unbearable disaster’ (investing)
  4. China Stocks Rise Again Amid PMIs and Stimulus Hopes. It Bodes Well for Alibaba. (barrons)
  5. Beauty Brands L’Oréal, Estée Lauder Sales Surge In China’s 6.18 Shopping Festival (alizila)
  6. Alibaba Cloud’s Latest Generative AI Update Takes The Admin Out Of Business Meetings (alizila)
  7. Morgan Stanley Expects 6% CN Econ Growth in 1H23; Momentum to Continue Until 4Q24 (aastocks)
  8. Settlement Talks Prompt Delay Request in 3M ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial (wsj)
  9. How 10-BAGGERS can happen: (twitter)
  10. Alibaba News Roundup: International Brands’ Sales Double During 6.18; Cainiao Delivers This Mid-year Shopping Festival; Foodies Make the Most of 6.18 Discounts (alizila)
  11. DingTalk begins testing of new AI features with enterprise clients (technode)
  12. China Says Local Debt Under Control, No Systemic Risk Seen (bloomberg)
  13. PayPal’s 80% Stock Plunge Hasn’t Soured Wall Street (bloomberg)
  14. ‘From the Fed’s perspective, the rise in unemployment coupled with the drop in average hourly earnings should outweigh the shock of another huge job gain’ (marketwatch)
  15. Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession (wsj)
  16. Bearish Bets Against S&P 500 Are Surging, Despite Love for Big Tech (wsj)
  17. The Case for Investing in Value Stocks (wsj)
  18. Big Banks Could Face 20% Boost to Capital Requirements (wsj)
  19. The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World (nytimes)
  20. How to Use A.I. to Edit and Generate Stunning Photos (nytimes)
  21. The Fed’s Interest Rate Strategy Is Getting Tricky as Plans to Skip a Hike Emerge (bloomberg)
  22. US-China Ties Need More Than a Quick Handshake (bloomberg)
  23. How new lithium extraction technology could help us meet electric vehicle targets (cnbc)
  24. China may be ‘disruptive’ and fueling anxiety — but talks must continue, defense chiefs say (cnbc)
  25. “As the (China) recovery broadens over time, the economy will enter another upward spiral with stronger demand and better confidence,” Hu said. (cnbc)
  26. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says investors’ hopes of a Fed pause are pushing stocks higher – and skipping a rate hike would lower the risk of a US recession (businessinsider)
  27. Morningstar says buy these 10 cheap stocks that will generate steady cash flows well into the future (businessinsider)
  28. Will Very Narrow Breadth Lead To Broad Equity Upside? (zerohedge)
  29. Apple to offer vision of mixed-reality future beyond the smartphone (ft)
  30. Alibaba, Tencent and Sun Hung Kai among 21 firms approved by HKEX for yuan share trading counters starting on June 19 (scmp)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Alibaba opens public testing for its third Tongyi Qianwen-powered AI product (technode)
  2. DingTalk begins testing of new AI features with enterprise clients (technode)
  3. Watch The 1,001-HP Lamborghini Revuelto Scorch Nurburgring Test Track (maxim)
  4. Hartnett: “We Remain Bearish (And Wrong)” (zerohedge)
  5. OPEC+ Discussing 1 Million Bpd Output Cut (zerohedge)
  6. June Better in Pre-Election Years (AlmanacTrader)
  7. MARKET RALLY BROADENS OUT — DOW LEADS FRIDAY RALLY — CYCLICALS HAVE A STRONG WEEK (stockcharts)
  8. First Drive: 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 Proves Three Rows Can Be Exciting (mensjournal)
  9. Rose Zhang? Yeah, in her pro debut, she’s LEADING an LPGA event (golf)
  10. US-China Handshake Fails to Stem Asia’s Fear of Another Ukraine (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…

  1. CIA chief made secret visit to China in bid to thaw relations (ft)
  2. Musk and Dimon lead corporate charge to Beijing as ties with US fray (ft)
  3. 3M, DuPont Stocks Are Soaring on PFAS Settlement. A Big Overhang Is Gone. (barrons)
  4. 3M Is in at Least $10 Billion Forever-Chemicals Pollution Settlement (bloomberg)
  5. Litigation risk has made 3M stock ‘uninvestible,’ analyst says (bloomberg)
  6. 5 Undervalued Semiconductor Stocks (morningstar)
  7. The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
  8. 5 Value Stocks With Oakmark’s Bill Nygren (morningstar)
  9. 5 Book Recommendations From Ray Dalio (acquirersmultiple)
  10. 2023 Value Investing Conference | Keynote Speaker: Howard Marks (youtube)
  11. The ‘Lone Wolf of Wall Street’ loses billions as the hunter becomes the hunted (smh)
  12. 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
  13. Charlie Munger on U.S-China tensions: Both sides are equally ‘guilty of being stupid’ (cnbc)
  14. Verizon and AT&T Slump on Reports Amazon to Offer Wireless Service (barrons)
  15. The Jobs Report Was Very Strong. Why the Stock Market Is Up Anyway. (barrons)
  16. Bank Stocks Are Too Beaten Down. JPMorgan Chase, Citizens Financial, and More to Buy Now. (barrons)
  17. Auto Stocks Are Soaring. 1 Reason Is a Golden Cross. (barrons)
  18. The Stock Market Throws a Party—and Everyone’s Invited (barrons)
  19. This AI Play Is Hiding in Plain Sight. It Also Happens to Pay a Big Dividend. (barrons)
  20. Twilio Looks Ripe for More Activists to Get on Board (barrons)
  21. China Offers ‘All Means’ of Outreach to Resolve War in Ukraine (bloomberg)
  22. Top US Treasury Official Meets China Ambassador as Contacts Grow (bloomberg)
  23. China hopes to boost economy with fresh support for the property market amid signs of renewed weakness (businessinsider)
  24. Intel Options Traders Betting On Stock Moving Higher By June Expiration (benzinga)
  25. The Aston Martin DB12 Is The ‘World’s First Super Tourer’ (maxim)