Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Carl Icahn reportedly owns sizable stake in Caesars, sending shares soaring (nypost)
  2. VF Corp. Is Hiring Former Lululemon Product Chief. Analysts Are Upbeat. (barrons)
  3. Boeing Executives Unlikely to Be Charged for 737 Max Crashes (bloomberg)
  4. Disney Is Banking On Sequels to Help Get Pixar Back on Track (bloomberg)
  5. Why you should buy the dip in stocks before next week’s jobs report, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  6. Nvidia Stock Falls. What Dell’s Earnings Mean for the Chip Maker. (barrons)
  7. The Chips Act Is Working. Why a Big Investor Is Bullish on U.S. Production. (barrons)
  8. Nike Stock Is at a Crucial Moment. A Comeback Hangs in the Balance. (barrons)
  9. Where to Find 7% Yields on Preferred Stock (barrons)
  10. Don’t fear the PCE. The recent market dip leaves stocks more likely to rally in coming days (marketwatch)
  11. Buybacks Reach $201 Billion, a Record for May, Data Show (bloomberg)
  12. Our U.S. summer natural gas consumption forecast for electric power matches 2023 record (eia)

Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. VF Corporation Appoints Sun Choe (from lululemon) as Global Brand President, Vans® (vfc)
  2. The FAA Has a Boeing Update. It’s Good News. (barrons)
  3. New York Fed’s Williams Sees 2% Inflation in 2025, Soft Landing Ahead (barrons)
  4. Nvidia Stock Drops. CEO Jensen Huang Heads to Taiwan. (barrons)
  5. US Is Slowing AI Chip Exports to Middle East by Nvidia, AMD (bloomberg)
  6. What’s a Carry Trade Again? And When Is It Not a Moneymaker? (bloomberg)
  7. What Are Block Trades? Why Are They in the Spotlight? (bloomberg)
  8. Tokyo Inflation Picks Up, Keeping BOJ on Track for Rate Hike (bloomberg)
  9. Warning Signals Are Flashing for Homeowners in Texas and Florida (bloomberg)
  10. US Malls Avoid Death Spiral With Help of Japanese Video Arcades (bloomberg)
  11. SpaceX Weighs Plan to Sell Shares at $200 Billion Valuation (bloomberg)
  12. 3 signs the housing market’s affordability recession is finally ending (businessinsider)
  13. Ads will help Amazon’s retail margins hit new highs: BofA (streetinsider)
  14. 10 Life Lessons From Warren Buffett Everyone in Their 20s Should Hear (247wallst)
  15. Warren Buffett Says He Knows In ‘5 Minutes’ If An Investment Is Worth It (yahoo)
  16. Alibaba e-commerce unit’s latest executive reshuffle sees veterans retire as younger leaders take over (scmp)
  17. Semiconductor International Corporation Rallies on 3 Nanometer Chip News (chinalastnight)
  18. BABA-SW Plans to Pay Div. for FY24 in Jul (aastocks)