- Goldman pushes back against bearish Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson with new 4,500 S&P 500 target (marketwatch)
- Novartis buys Chinook for $3.5 bln in race to treat rare kidney disease (reuters)
- S. to Allow South Korean, Taiwan Chip Makers to Keep Operations in China (wsj)
- Biogen rises as FDA panel backs Alzheimer’s drug, easing safety concerns (reuters)
- 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)
- UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth (reuters)
- Wall Street Firms Up Bets on U.S. Consumers (wsj)
- Jerome Powell’s Big Problem Just Got Even More Complicated (wsj)
- This Company Makes Costco and Amazon’s Store Brands. Its Stock Could Climb 20%. (barrons)
- Rents Keep Rising, but More Slowly. It’s Good for Inflation. (barrons)
- Everyone’s Jumping on the AI Bandwagon—Even Campbell’s Soup (barrons)
- Carnival Stock Rises as Wall Street Sees ‘Zero Signs’ of Slowing Demand Momentum (barrons)
- The Stock Market Says the Fed Will Cut Rates Soon. It Just May Be Right. (barrons)
- S&P 500 exits longest bear market since 1948. What stock-market history says about what happens next. (marketwatch)
- Smile, it’s a bull market in stocks! (yahoo)
- Bye bye bear… New S&P 500 bull market has legs – BofA (streetinsider)
- Hedge Fund Bond Bears Are Relentlessly Shorting Treasuries (yahoo)
- How Hasbro Plans to Revive Its Toy Business (wsj)
- Rudin’s 3 Times Square in NYC lures in new tenants after $25M upgrade (nypost)
- India Inflation Cools Faster Than Expected to 4.25% in May (bloomberg)
- Fed Backs Away From Wages Focus, Bolstering Case for Rate Pause (bloomberg)
- 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)
- Goldman Sachs: These are the 24 best AI stocks to buy now as the technology boosts productivity and profits for decades (businessinsider)
- China’s Plane Shortage Is Good News For Boeing (bloomberg)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…
- China’s Inflation Problem? It Has None (wsj)
- Google’s Generative AI Platform Is Now Available To Everyone (forbes)
- CEO Talk Of “Shrink” Hits Record On Earnings Calls Amid Nationwide Shoplifting Crisis (zerohedge)
- Wall Street’s Biggest Bear Admits Defeat: “The Bear Market Is Officially Over… New Bull Market Has Legs” (zerohedge)
- June’s Quad Witching Options Expiration Riddled With Volatility (almanac trader)
- The World’s 18 Highest-Paid Golfers 2023 (forbes)
- Review: The New Lamborghini Urus S Shows Why It’s Among the Best in Its Elite Class (robbreport)
- apple vision pro: all the details of the newest virtual & augmented reality headset (designboom)
- How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts. (cfr)
- 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…
- FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug (barrons)
- Opinion: Biotech stocks could soon get a M&A boost. Here are 3 likely takeover plays. (marketwatch)
- AI Stocks Aren’t in a Bubble. Look at the Numbers. (barrons)
- Why ‘Shareholder Yield’ Is Better Than Dividend Yield. Where to Find It. (barrons)
- Accelerated adoption of AI will drive growth in the public cloud players (barrons)
- Molson Coors Gets Another Bud Light-Driven Upgrade (barrons)
- Snowflake Stock Sees Big Buy From Director Mark D. McLaughlin (barrons)
- Copper Traders Are Net Long. That’s a Good Sign for the Red Metal. (barrons)
- Here’s the main driver of the S&P 500’s bull-market rally, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (marketwatch)
- Vista Equity President David Breach Sees Early Signs of Relief in IPO Bottleneck (bloomberg)
- US Household Net Worth Climbs as Stock Rally Offsets Real Estate Drop (bloomberg)
- The stock market is headed for a critical week as investors brace for new inflation data and a key Fed meeting (businessinsider)
- 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
- 5 Book Recommendations From Mohnish Pabrai (acquirersmultiple)
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: The economy is still doing fine (cnbc)
Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…
- CSRC: Delisting Risk of US-listed CN Firms Subsides Hugely (aastocks)
- Alibaba Cloud wins deal with coal giant in bid to woo state-owned firms (scmp)
- BABA Dumps 70M SENSETIME Shrs on Mon to Pocket Over $150M (aastocks)
- S&P 500 Starts a New Bull Market as Big Tech Lifts Stocks (wsj)
- CSRC vice-chairman sees more foreign fund flows into A shares despite concerns (scmp)
- Amazon’s stock could be a sleepy AI play, according to UBS (marketwatch)
- Small-cap stocks just experienced their most explosive rally ever by this measure (marketwatch)
- China Central Bank Governor Reiterates Stable Policy Stance (bloomberg)
- Asos turnaround pace frustrates fast-fashion firm’s investors (sky)
- Tesla Stock Leaps On GM Charging Deal. Analyst Calls Move ‘Game, Set, Match’ For Market Control. (investors)
- Biogen Takes Alzheimer’s Drug to FDA Advisers (barrons)
- Less Haggling, More Upselling: How EVs Will Change How You Buy a Car (wsj)
- Boeing Is Rising Again as Travel Rebound Lifts Aviation Stocks (barrons)
- China Stocks Mixed After Weak Inflation Data. Hopes Rise for More Stimulus. (barrons)
- NYC mogul John Catsimatidis offers to buy CNN — and run it for just $1 per year (nypost)
- China Deflation Risk Prompts PBOC Governor to Downplay Fears (bloomberg)
- ‘Buying the dip’ is making a major stock-market comeback in 2023 as strategy heads for 3rd-best year ever (marketwatch)
- Used car prices drop for second straight month (foxbusiness)
- Wall Street has a new favourite phrase and it’s utterly nauseating (ft)
- 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…
- Hedge funds lose $18bn betting against tech stock rally (ft)
- China’s big banks cut deposit rates, signaling monetary easing ahead (cnbc)
- China Auto Sales Jump 55% Year Over Year (zerohedge)
- China’s services activity picks up in May on improved demand (reuters)
- CICC Predicts CN Annual GDP Growth at Near 6%; Real Estate Investment Growth May Turn Positive (aastocks)
- Google to crack down on office attendance, asks remote workers to reconsider (cnbc)
- Semtech Stock Soars. It’s Not Just a Surprise Profit That’s Lifting Hopes. (barrons)
- Forget the Naysayers. Why the Stock Market Can Keep Rising. (barrons)
- A ‘perfect business.’ Why investors may want to follow the Saudis into golf, says this strategist. (marketwatch)
- Martha Stewart says she’s opposed to remote work: ‘Should America go down the drain?’ (marketwatch)
- As tech companies take over the market again, don’t forget these bargain dividend stocks (marketwatch)
- S. jobless claims leap to nearly two-year high of 261,000 (marketwatch)
- S. and China Prepare for Possible Blinken Visit to Beijing (wsj)
- Amazon Plans Ad Tier for Prime Video Streaming Service (wsj)
- A $1 Trillion Borrowing Binge Looms After Debt Limit Standoff (nytimes)
- Why the World Can’t Quit Its Addiction to Chinese Goods (bloomberg)
- China’s big banks cut deposit rates, signaling monetary easing ahead (cnbc)
- 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)
- Investors should buy the dip as the stock market will keep climbing amid a trifecta of bearish voices, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
- 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)
- Political Relationship Green Shoots Lift Markets (chinalastnight)
- Copper Slump Will Give Way to Record Buying Spree, Citi Says (yahoo)
Be in the know. 22 key reads for Wednesday…
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- China Stocks Too Cheap to Ignore for JPMorgan Asset, Invesco (bloomberg)
- Blinken to visit China this month in sign of easing tensions (ft)
- China Decoupling Unfeasible, Would Carry Huge Costs: Merck CEO (asiafinancial)
- Top-Performing Fund Favors China Stocks as Bearish Tide Grows (bloomberg)
- Lose your bias against Chinese stocks as the tide could turn with policy support in store, JPMorgan Private Bank says (scmp)
- Alibaba, Tencent and Sun Hung Kai among 21 firms approved by HKEX for yuan share trading counters starting on June 19 (yahoo)
- China’s stimulus could focus on its ‘dire’ property sector. Here’s what economists expect (cnbc)
- Jamie Dimon Says US Is Pursuing the Right Strategy on China (bloomberg)
- Blinken looks to travel to China for talks in coming weeks -US official (reuters)
- Blinken Plans To Visit China In Coming Weeks, Follows “Candid” Dialogue (zerohedge)
- China Rate-Cut Expectations Grow as Signs of Weak Recovery Mount (bloomberg)
- Citigroup CEO Visits China as Wall Street Seeks Closer Ties (bloomberg)
- China’s exports plunge by 7.5% in May (cnbc)
- Citadel’s Ken Griffin says the A.I. community is making a mistake by creating so much hype (cnbc)
- CEOs Scored Big by Buying Up These Three Stocks (barrons)
- Starbucks’ China rival Luckin Coffee opens 10,000th shop (scmp)
- Tech, casinos lead Hong Kong stock rally as export slump spurs stimulus bets (scmp)
- Shenzhen’s central business district courts chip makers with big subsidies (scmp)
- JPM Asset Mgmt Adding CN Stocks on Cheap Valuation (aastocks)
- Deutsche Bank rejects fears Treasury cash build will hurt stocks (yahoo)
- A First Try of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset (nytimes)
- 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…
- Buy Ford Stock Because Americans Look Ready to Buy More Cars (barrons)
- US, China Hold ‘Candid’ Talks Days After Security Forum Spat (bloomberg)
- China Asks Big Banks to Cut Deposit Rates to Boost Growth (bloomberg)
- This Is How Xi Jinping Can Fix China (bloomberg)
- Apple Is Going Big on Pricey Goggles. Here Are 6 Key Takeaways. (barrons)
- Mobileye Stock Falls on Stake Sale. Intel Finds a Way to Cash in on the AI Rally. (barrons)
- With Debt-Ceiling Deal Done, House GOP Looks to Cut Taxes (wsj)
- A New CEO Says Employees Can’t Work Remotely After All (wsj)
- IBM CEO: AI Will Actually Create Jobs (barrons)
- LIV Golf, PGA Tour Agree to Merge (wsj)
- The stock market could rally 20% through the rest of this year if it can clear 3 key hurdles, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
- This Rally Is All About a Few Star Stocks—And Some Investors Are Worried (wsj)
- World Bank Brightens View of Global Growth This Year, Downgrades 2024 (wsj)
- Third Point Takes a Large Amazon Stake (institutionalinvestor)
- PBOC Cuts Deposit Rates, Reserve Requirement Cuts Likely In 2nd Half (chinalastnight)
Be in the know. 30 key reads for Monday…
- The $200 Billion Reason The Biotech Buying Spree Will Persist (investors)
- Many Biotechs Have Net Assets That Top Their Market Values (barrons)
- China seeks dialogue, says clash with US would be ‘unbearable disaster’ (investing)
- China Stocks Rise Again Amid PMIs and Stimulus Hopes. It Bodes Well for Alibaba. (barrons)
- Beauty Brands L’Oréal, Estée Lauder Sales Surge In China’s 6.18 Shopping Festival (alizila)
- Alibaba Cloud’s Latest Generative AI Update Takes The Admin Out Of Business Meetings (alizila)
- Morgan Stanley Expects 6% CN Econ Growth in 1H23; Momentum to Continue Until 4Q24 (aastocks)
- Settlement Talks Prompt Delay Request in 3M ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial (wsj)
- How 10-BAGGERS can happen: (twitter)
- 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)
- DingTalk begins testing of new AI features with enterprise clients (technode)
- China Says Local Debt Under Control, No Systemic Risk Seen (bloomberg)
- PayPal’s 80% Stock Plunge Hasn’t Soured Wall Street (bloomberg)
- ‘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)
- Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession (wsj)
- Bearish Bets Against S&P 500 Are Surging, Despite Love for Big Tech (wsj)
- The Case for Investing in Value Stocks (wsj)
- Big Banks Could Face 20% Boost to Capital Requirements (wsj)
- The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World (nytimes)
- How to Use A.I. to Edit and Generate Stunning Photos (nytimes)
- The Fed’s Interest Rate Strategy Is Getting Tricky as Plans to Skip a Hike Emerge (bloomberg)
- US-China Ties Need More Than a Quick Handshake (bloomberg)
- How new lithium extraction technology could help us meet electric vehicle targets (cnbc)
- China may be ‘disruptive’ and fueling anxiety — but talks must continue, defense chiefs say (cnbc)
- “As the (China) recovery broadens over time, the economy will enter another upward spiral with stronger demand and better confidence,” Hu said. (cnbc)
- 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)
- Morningstar says buy these 10 cheap stocks that will generate steady cash flows well into the future (businessinsider)
- Will Very Narrow Breadth Lead To Broad Equity Upside? (zerohedge)
- Apple to offer vision of mixed-reality future beyond the smartphone (ft)
- 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…
- Alibaba opens public testing for its third Tongyi Qianwen-powered AI product (technode)
- DingTalk begins testing of new AI features with enterprise clients (technode)
- Watch The 1,001-HP Lamborghini Revuelto Scorch Nurburgring Test Track (maxim)
- Hartnett: “We Remain Bearish (And Wrong)” (zerohedge)
- OPEC+ Discussing 1 Million Bpd Output Cut (zerohedge)
- June Better in Pre-Election Years (AlmanacTrader)
- MARKET RALLY BROADENS OUT — DOW LEADS FRIDAY RALLY — CYCLICALS HAVE A STRONG WEEK (stockcharts)
- First Drive: 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 Proves Three Rows Can Be Exciting (mensjournal)
- Rose Zhang? Yeah, in her pro debut, she’s LEADING an LPGA event (golf)
- US-China Handshake Fails to Stem Asia’s Fear of Another Ukraine (bloomberg)
Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…
- CIA chief made secret visit to China in bid to thaw relations (ft)
- Musk and Dimon lead corporate charge to Beijing as ties with US fray (ft)
- 3M, DuPont Stocks Are Soaring on PFAS Settlement. A Big Overhang Is Gone. (barrons)
- 3M Is in at Least $10 Billion Forever-Chemicals Pollution Settlement (bloomberg)
- Litigation risk has made 3M stock ‘uninvestible,’ analyst says (bloomberg)
- 5 Undervalued Semiconductor Stocks (morningstar)
- The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
- 5 Value Stocks With Oakmark’s Bill Nygren (morningstar)
- 5 Book Recommendations From Ray Dalio (acquirersmultiple)
- 2023 Value Investing Conference | Keynote Speaker: Howard Marks (youtube)
- The ‘Lone Wolf of Wall Street’ loses billions as the hunter becomes the hunted (smh)
- 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
- Charlie Munger on U.S-China tensions: Both sides are equally ‘guilty of being stupid’ (cnbc)
- Verizon and AT&T Slump on Reports Amazon to Offer Wireless Service (barrons)
- The Jobs Report Was Very Strong. Why the Stock Market Is Up Anyway. (barrons)
- Bank Stocks Are Too Beaten Down. JPMorgan Chase, Citizens Financial, and More to Buy Now. (barrons)
- Auto Stocks Are Soaring. 1 Reason Is a Golden Cross. (barrons)
- The Stock Market Throws a Party—and Everyone’s Invited (barrons)
- This AI Play Is Hiding in Plain Sight. It Also Happens to Pay a Big Dividend. (barrons)
- Twilio Looks Ripe for More Activists to Get on Board (barrons)
- China Offers ‘All Means’ of Outreach to Resolve War in Ukraine (bloomberg)
- Top US Treasury Official Meets China Ambassador as Contacts Grow (bloomberg)
- China hopes to boost economy with fresh support for the property market amid signs of renewed weakness (businessinsider)
- Intel Options Traders Betting On Stock Moving Higher By June Expiration (benzinga)
- The Aston Martin DB12 Is The ‘World’s First Super Tourer’ (maxim)