Be in the know. 27 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Nuclear Power, Natural Gas Secure EU Backing as ‘Green’ Investments (wsj)
  2. S. Private Sector Shed 301,000 Jobs in January, Says ADP (barrons)
  3. S. Deploying 3,000 Troops to European Allies in Russia-Ukraine Crisis (barrons)
  4. Alphabet Stock Split Could Permit Tech Giant to Join the Dow (barrons)
  5. Alphabet Delivers Big Time on Earnings (barrons)
  6. Medtronic Stock Can Gain 20% as Covid Subsides (barrons)
  7. Visa Is One of Our Top Picks. Its Latest Results Make It Look Even Better. (barrons)
  8. Why Anti-Vaxxers Could Help Boost Earnings for Pfizer (barrons)
  9. R. Horton Boosts Sales Forecast Amid ‘Robust’ Housing Market (barrons)
  10. Novartis Earnings Rise, Says Review of Sandoz Unit Progressing (barrons)
  11. Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. (marketwatch)
  12. The energy sector surged nearly 19% in January. Here’s what history says about returns following the only other 5 months it’s risen at least 15% (marketwatch)
  13. S. Job Openings, Quits Remained Elevated at End of Last Year (wsj)
  14. AT&T Sets WarnerMedia Spinoff Plan and Lowers Its Dividend (wsj)
  15. Tom Brady Is Going to Be Forever (wsj)
  16. Starbucks Sales Rise as Cost Pressures Increase at the Coffee Chain (wsj)
  17. Starbucks Decline Eases After Coffee Chain Updates Outlook (bloomberg)
  18. Even for Olympic Gold-Winning Team USA, the Women’s Hockey Pipeline Is Fractured (wsj)
  19. Goldman Sachs workers back to office Feb. 1 but some exceptions allowed (nypost)
  20. Little of the Paycheck Protection Program’s $800 Billion Protected Paychecks (nytimes)
  21. S. Talks to China, Japan, India About Sending Gas to Europe (bloomberg)
  22. Could an Iran Deal Sway the Next Election? (bloomberg)
  23. PayPal shares dive 22% after company blames inflation for weak guidance (cnbc)
  24. OPEC+ agrees on March output rise amid oil price rally, defying U.S. pressure (cnbc)
  25. George Soros Outlines Dangers Posed By CCP Authoritarian Rule In 2022 (zerohedge)
  26. Buybacks are Accelerating, Clients are Less Bullish But Not Yet Bearish – BofA (streetinsider)
  27. Goldman Sachs Has 5 Solar Stocks to Buy Now With 40% to Over 100% Upside Potential (247wallst)

Be in the know. 21 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Emerging Markets Took a Beating Last Year. Now They Could Be the Smart Play. (institutionalinvestor)
  2. AT&T to Spin Off WarnerMedia, Plans Deep Cut to Its Dividend (barrons)
  3. UPS Smashes Earnings and Guidance Is Even Better. Shares Are Rising. (barrons)
  4. Winter Olympics spotlights Beijing’s digital yuan: Will China’s CBDC plans push others to move faster? (fnlondon)
  5. Small-Caps Avoided Their Worst January in Decades. It Might Be Time to Buy. (barrons)
  6. JPMorgan’s Kolanovic is again pounding the table for stocks — but one market is close to triggering an ominous signal (marketwatch)
  7. Bears beware. Past corrections for the S&P 500 are only 15% on average, outside of recessions (marketwatch)
  8. Fed Nominee Has Focused His Research on Monetary Policy and Poverty (wsj)
  9. California Single-Payer Healthcare Plan Shelved at Last Minute (wsj)
  10. Qatar Airways Launches New Boeing Cargo Jet (wsj)
  11. Domino’s to ‘tip’ customers $3 for placing pickup orders as labor shortage continues (nypost)
  12. Stocks had a lousy start to the year, but Wall Street expects good times ahead. (nytimes)
  13. Rents are declining in several major US cities. Is yours on the list? (usatoday)
  14. Goldman Slashes 2022 GDP Forecast Again, Warns Of “Sharp Deceleration” In Growth” (zerohedge)
  15. Blackstone, Carlyle Mull Joint Bid for Novartis Generics Arm (bloomberg)
  16. Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Really Needs Energy (bloomberg)
  17. Goldman Sachs’ Kostin Says Correction is a Buying Opportunity (streetinsider)
  18. Aston Martin launches the DBX707, says it’s the most powerful luxury SUV in the world (cnbc)
  19. Legendary investor George Soros says China’s real-estate crisis is a major threat to Xi Jinping’s grip on power (businessinsider)
  20. Ultra-rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz Gullwing auctioned for record $6,825,000 (foxbusiness)
  21. Nelson Peltz wins board seat at Janus Henderson (ft)

Be in the know. 17 key reads for Monday…

  1. China and Japan are Citi’s top picks for Asia markets (cnbc)
  2. Four Ways the Iranian Nuclear Talks Could Upend Oil Markets (bloomberg)
  3. Market corrections are good buying opportunities, says Goldman Sachs — but only when this happens (marketwatch)
  4. Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero Strategy Is on the Brink of Collapse (bloomberg)
  5. The Auto Chip Shortage May Be Improving, According to This Company’s Earnings (barrons)
  6. China Manufacturing Slips in Latest Sign of Slowing Economy (bloomberg)
  7. Dollar to Peak After Fed Starts Hiking in March, JPMorgan Says (bloomberg)
  8. Goldman Strategist Sees Risk of Further Stock Market Pullback (bloomberg)
  9. Then and Now: How This Fed Liftoff Is Nothing Like That of 2015 (bloomberg)
  10. Dollar to Peak After Fed Starts Hiking in March, JPMorgan Says (bloomberg)
  11. Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings Bought $20 Million of Stock (barrons)
  12. Can music on Spotify shed light on stock market returns? A study says yes. (usatoday)
  13. BANK OF AMERICA: Buy these 28 unheralded ‘best ideas’ stocks now for upside of 20% to 180% as they make dramatic turnarounds in 2022 (businessinsider)
  14. UBS says to buy these 15 growth stocks that still look attractive amid the sell-off and could surge by at least 32% based on price targets (businessinsider)
  15. Crashing Pot Stocks Are Flush With Cash (wsj)
  16. Boeing to sign Qatar freighter deal on Monday – U.S. officials (reuters)
  17. Minneapolis Fed President: March rate hikes on the table (finance.yahoo)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Flight From Risk Drives Biotech Stocks to Worst Start Since 2016 (bloomberg)
  2. Drugmakers Raised Prices by 6.6% on Average Early This Year (wsj)
  3. Move Over, Meme Stocks: Retail Investors Go Back to the Blue Chips (wsj)
  4. Wall St Week Ahead Bargain hunters study stock valuations after big declines (reuters)
  5. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (advisorperspectives)
  6. Simply the best Tom Brady’s greatness undeniable whenever retirement day comes (nypost)
  7. 22 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Bugatti (robbreport)
  8. Chevrolet Reveals Corvette Z06 70th Anniversary Edition (maxim)
  9. 2022 Maserati MC20 Review: A Powerful Yet Nimble Track Sweeper (thedrive)
  10. Intel wants to get ‘millions of Arc GPUs’ to gamers every year (techradar)
  11. Winning by points: Putin’s judo match with the West (aei)
  12. Europe Fears Kremlin Will Cut Off Its Gas Supply (cfr)
  13. Led Zeppelin Gets Into Your Soul (newyorker)
  14. Walgreens Is Said to Kick Off Boots Sale as Sycamore Joins Fray (bloomberg)
  15. China Manufacturing Loses Steam as Growth Risks Mount (bloomberg)