Be in the know. 25 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up (cnbc)
  2. ESPN’s New Streaming Service Will Cost $29.99 a Month (wsj)
  3. Will ESPN’s new streaming service spell the end for cable television? (marketwatch)
  4. Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Dana Walden goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer (youtube)
  5. JD.com Stock Is Rising. How China’s Economic Rebound Boosted Earnings. (barrons)
  6. Chinese Stocks Advance on Growing Optimism Over Tech Earnings (bloomberg)
  7. Tencent Grows Fastest Since 2021 in Solid Start to Rocky Year (bloomberg)
  8. Alibaba pushes global adoption of Qwen3 AI models via more developer platforms online (scmp)
  9. U.S. Scraps ‘AI Diffusion’ Rule in Revamp of Biden-Era Chip Curbs (wsj)
  10. Top Asia Advisers at Morgan Stanley, UBS See China Revival (bloomberg)
  11. Funds Kept Shifting Out of U.S. Stocks as Rally Picked Up (barrons)
  12. Global EV sales rise in April despite trade disruptions, research finds (reuters)
  13. Banking sector says easing of US leverage rules could support Treasury market (reuters)
  14. Boeing delivered 45 jets in April, nearly double last year (investing)
  15. Saudi Wealth Fund to Order 30 Boeing 737s During Trump Visit (bloomberg)
  16. Trump and MBS Tout $1 Trillion Pledge as Details Remain Elusive (bloomberg)
  17. Intel’s New CEO to Focus on Executing Its Existing Strategy (bloomberg)
  18. Hedge Funds Capitulate With Second Biggest Short Covering Panic On Record During Monday Meltup (zerohedge)
  19. Investors Chasing Stock Rally Will Find It Gets Harder From Here (bloomberg)
  20. US inflation slows unexpectedly to 2.3% in April — Trump presses Fed to slash rates: ‘Just let it all happen’ (nypost)
  21. The 10 Best Dividend Stocks (morningstar)
  22. Yardeni cuts U.S. recession odds to 25%, lifts S&P 500 target to 6,500 (streetinsider)
  23. There won’t be another Buffett because no one will have his advantages (ft)
  24. Citi lifts Cooper-Standard price target to $25 from $12, keeps neutral (investing)
  25. UnitedHealth Places New Bet on Old CEO Who Made It a Giant (wsj)

“The Magic’s Still There” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

Key Market Outlook(s) and Pick(s)

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