Be in the know. 18 key reads for Monday…

  1. China May retail sales beat expectations (cnbc)
  2. Goldman ups S&P 500 target for a third time — and says 6,300 is possible (marketwatch)
  3. A Big Bond Rally Is Promising Some Help for Home Buyers(wsj)
  4. The Dow Has Been a Dog. Markets Won’t Throw It a Bone. (barrons)
  5. Investors Fear Long Stretch of Calm in Markets Can’t Last (wsj)
  6. If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud (wired)
  7. Review: McLaren Artura Spider Hybrid (wired)
  8. These Are the Best AI Music Generators You Can Use Right Now (gizmodo)
  9. Bryson DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with a clutch finish to deny Rory McIlroy (npr)
  10. Bryson DeChambeau fixed his swing with this state-of-the-art tech (golf)
  11. The Bizarre Scientific Experiment That Helped Bryson DeChambeau Win the U.S. Open (wsj)
  12. Taobao and Tmall Upgrades Consumer Shopping Experience and Merchant Support Through AI (alizila)
  13. How the US Mopped Up a Third of Global Capital Flows Since Covid (bloomberg)
  14. Bill Gates Says He’s Ready to Put Billions Into Nuclear Power (bloomberg)
  15. China Home-Price Slump Accelerates Despite More Stimulus (bloomberg)
  16. China Leaves Key Rate Unchanged on Currency Pressure, Liquidity (bloomberg)
  17. Activist Starboard amasses Autodesk stake (cnbc)
  18. The Dial-Toning of AI (wsj)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Ant Group poured nearly $3 billion into technology research in 2023, including AI (technode)
  2. Bank of Japan to trim bond buying, keeps rates steady (reuters)
  3. Why Investors Don’t Believe the Fed (nytimes)
  4. The Business of Being Lorne Michaels (nytimes)
  5. What does Peltz want from Rentokil? (ft)
  6. The Big AI Question: Are You Ready to Pay for It? (wsj)
  7. The World’s Highest-Paid Golfers 2024 (forbes)
  8. From Pro Surfing Lessons to Golfing in Paradise: 7 Unforgettable Experiences Straight From The Vault by Robb Report (robbreport)
  9. Ferrari Is Removing Built-In Nav Because Who Even Uses That (thedrive)
  10. These stock sectors have fallen so much they now look attractive, analyst says (marketwatch)

Be in the know. 11 key reads for Saturday…

  1. May Inflation Data Was ‘Very Good,’ Fed’s Goolsbee Says (barrons)
  2. Don’t Bet on Fed Rate Cuts. Do This Instead. (barrons)
  3. Hurricane Season Begins With a Deluge in Florida. Are Insurers Ready? (barrons)
  4. Treasury yields see biggest two- and three-week declines since December as bonds keep rallying (marketwatch)
  5. Consumer sentiment falls to 7-month low on worries over inflation and weaker incomes (marketwatch)
  6. Inflation is cooling — but Americans’ concerns about it are hotter than ever, by one measure (marketwatch)
  7. Bank of America wins upgrade on business lending, healthier balance sheet (marketwatch)
  8. Goldman Sachs Boosts S&P 500 Target on Upbeat Profit Outlook (bloomberg)
  9. It Turns Out Apple Is Only Paying OpenAI in Exposure (futurism)
  10. Jerry Seinfeld and Maria Popova (#746) (timferriss)
  11. Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans (bloomberg)