Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Transport Stocks Are Flashing Bullish Signals for Broader Market (wsj)
  2. Biden’s Budget Calls for Increase in Defense Spending (wsj)
  3. Tesla, Alphabet, and Amazon Are Planning Stock Splits. Will That Help Them Join the Dow? (barrons)
  4. JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Sees Three Reasons for More Stocks Upside (bloomberg)
  5. Shanghai offers US$22 billion aid for businesses to survive lockdown (scmp)
  6. Billionaires like Jeff Bezos are big on owning farmland. Here are some ways average investors can play this sought-after commodity. (marketwatch)
  7. Biden Budget Targets Stock Buybacks. It Could Boost Dividends, if It Passes. (barrons)
  8. Elon Musk reveals 3 biggest existential threats to humanity’s survival (nypost)
  9. Blockchain bros are turning a South Pacific island into ‘crypto paradise’ (nypost)
  10. com, Bilibili trigger outcry after dismissals rebranded as ‘graduations’ amid wave of job cuts (scmp)
  11. Meituan Leads Hong Kong Internet Rebound (chinalastnight)
  12. Antitrust Bill Targeting Amazon, Google, Apple Gets Support From DOJ (wsj)
  13. Russia Says Military Will Reduce Operations Around Kiev & Chernihiv After Positive Ceasefire Talks (zerohedge)
  14. Bank of America’s Data Shows Hedge Funds Continue to Sell Equities (streetinsider)
  15. Investor Redemptions from China Funds Hit Pandemic High (institutionalinvestor)
  16. Oil prices resume slide after Russia-Ukraine talks (marketwatch)
  17. Consumer confidence rises for first time in 2022, but inflation and Ukraine still big worries (marketwatch)
  18. Xi Battles Distrust by Global Investors Burned in China Before (bloomberg)
  19. ‘Meme-Mania’ Is Back: Nomura Cautions Return Of “Foaming At The Mouth” Behavior In Options Markets (zerohedge)
  20. Warren Buffett disciple Joel Greenblatt doesn’t own bitcoin because he believes there’s no intelligent way to value it — and has no FOMO about that (businessinsider)
  21. Market bull Tony Dwyer says fears of a recession driven by bond yields are overdone (businessinsider)
  22. Elon Musk Says He’s ‘Giving Serious Thought’ to Creating a New Social-Media Platform (wsj)