What I Am Reading
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Markets
- BofA, Goldman Sachs latest on Wall Street to lift S&P 500 index's annual targetReuters
- Global stock markets call president's bluffCNBC
- Stocks nearly flat, yen extends slide as investors take in tariff developmentsReuters
- Nasdaq Futures, Asian Stocks Rise After Trump Extends Tariff PauseWall Street Journal
Central banks
Trade I
- ‘Tariff Man’ Is Back for More ‘Liberation’Wall Street Journal
- Trump Says ‘No Extensions’ After August 1 Tariff DeadlineBloomberg
- EU Closes In on U.S. Trade Deal, Testing Bloc’s UnityWall Street Journal
Trade II
- U.S.’s Biggest Asian Allies Ready Last-Ditch Trade Appeal to TrumpWall Street Journal
- From 'fantastic' to 'spoiled': How Japan's trade effort to woo Trump backfiredReuters
- Japan Determined to Strike Fair Trade Deal With U.S.Wall Street Journal
- Read an Annotated Version of Trump’s Tariff Letter to JapanWall Street Journal
US
Europe
- Europe’s Crackdown on Speech Goes Far and WideWall Street Journal
- German Exports Fall Again as Tariffs Drag on EconomyWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Aerospace:Boeing delivers most airplanes since late 2023 as 737 Max output risesCNBC
- Autos:Trump’s Megabill Gives Chinese EV Makers a Leg Up, Says Head of Auto GroupWall Street Journal
- Consumer:Amazon Turns Prime Day Into Prime WeekWall Street Journal
- Media:The AI-Optimization Startups Betting on the End of Google SearchWall Street Journal
Geopolitics
Artificial Intelligence
- How Unilever Used AI to Make Soap Go ViralWall Street Journal
- How the Owner of Hidden Valley Ranch Learned to Love AIWall Street Journal
- Meta Hires Top Apple AI Expert Ruoming Pang, Continuing Mark Zuckerberg’s Recruitment PushWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- Elon Musk Says He’s Forming ‘America Party’Wall Street Journal