Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday..

  1. ECB Hikes Rates as Fed Expected to Pause (barrons)
  2. The bull case for bonds (ft)
  3. UAW President Readies His Union for Big Three Strikes (barrons)
  4. Retail Sales Rise Again, Bucking Downbeat Expectations (barrons)
  5. Arm Sets IPO Price at $51 a Share. Trading Is Just Hours Away. (barrons)
  6. ‘This Is Not a Covid Vaccine Company,’ Moderna CEO Says (barrons)
  7. Lennar’s Earnings Are a Read on Housing. Demand for New Homes Is Strong. (barrons)
  8. Carnival and Norwegian Stocks Are Now a Buy, Analyst Says. The Pandemic Ache Is Over. (barrons)
  9. When will inflation cool to the Fed’s 2% target? By late next year, says JP Morgan strategist. (marketwatch)
  10. Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay—and So Are Exploding Budget Deficits (wsj)
  11. How Peter Thiel, ‘PayPal Mafia’ ousted Elon Musk from CEO job — and saved SpaceX (nypost)
  12. China Denies Banning iPhones, but Cites Unspecified Security Concerns (nytimes)
  13.  Citi, Falling Behind Peers, Unveils ‘Uncomfortable’ Changes and Layoffs (nytimes)
  14. US Producer Prices Rise Most in More Than a Year on Energy Costs (bloomberg)
  15. Goldman Sachs says buy these 50 stocks that have the greatest cash returns, one yielding 29% from dividends and buybacks (businessinsider)
  16. Cable TV Is on Life Support, but a New Bundle Is Coming Alive (nytimes)
  17. Amazon (AMZN) shares could surge to $230 says Morgan Stanley. Here’s how (streetinsider)
  18. China asks big banks to stagger and adjust dollar purchases, sources say (reuters)
  19. US companies opt for short-term debt in bet that yields have peaked (ft)
  20. BABA Reportedly In Talks to Buy SK Square’s 11STREET (aastocks)