Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. China’s Central Bank Turns to Niche Policy Tool to Boost Growth (Bloomberg)
  2. Airlines warn sales could fall 30 percent, but investors see a chance to buy (New York Post)
  3. Biden Calls Xi Over U.S. Frustration With Dead-End Talks (Bloomberg)
  4. Stocks Relieved by Biden-Xi Talk (Barron’s)
  5. What Stocks Could Gain When the Chip Shortage Ends? It’s More Than Just Car Makers. (Barron’s)
  6. Why Sequoia Capital’s Michael Moritz Thinks SpaceX Is More Important Than Tesla (Barron’s)
  7. Biden Boosts Vaccine Requirements for Large Employers, Federal Workers (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Wholesale prices in August rose a record 8.3% from a year ago (CNBC)
  9. European Stocks Advance as Tapering Worries Start to Recede (Bloomberg)
  10. Utility Stocks Aren’t Getting Much Respect From the Market — but They Have Big Dividends (Barron’s)

Be in the know. 33 key reads for Thursday…

  1. BlackRock and Ray Dalio Say Investors Should Be in China. Weighing the Risks. (Barron’s)
  2. S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall by Most Since Late June in Week (Bloomberg)
  3. ECB Slows Pandemic Bond Buying as Europe’s Economy Rebounds (Bloomberg)
  4. Atlanta Fed’s Bostic tells Wall Street Journal a taper decision is unlikely to come this month (marketwatch)
  5. Tiananmen Massacre Vigil Organizers Arrested by Hong Kong Authorities (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Wall Street Strategists Are Cautious About This Fall. Why They’re Worried. (Barron’s)
  7. 6 Energy Stocks That Don’t Deserve to Be Left Behind (Barron’s)
  8. 5 Incredibly Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy (247wallst)
  9. Intel Expects Huge Growth in Auto Chips. It’s Bulking Up in Europe. (Barron’s)
  10. Natural-gas futures rally to highest finish since 2014 on slow U.S. output recovery, tight supplies (MarketWatch)
  11. Chinese state op-ed defends Xi’s regulatory crackdown and foreign investment (New York Post)
  12. Hurricane Ida’s Fallout Continues to Cripple U.S. Oil Production (Wall Street Journal)
  13. A Vintage Lotus That Stays Ahead of the Curve (Wall Street Journal)
  14. China Stocks Hammered Again On Regulations Despite Some Optimism (IBD)
  15. Cathie Wood’s Ark cuts China positions ‘dramatically’ (Financial Times)
  16. As a Delta Wave Peaks in Some States, Others Brace for What’s Next (Wall Street Journal)
  17. BlackRock-Soros Feud Is a Microcosm of Wall Street’s China Dilemma (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Eric Church and Chris Stapleton top CMA Awards 2021 nominations (USA Today)
  19. Tencent Leads $60 Billion Loss as Game Crackdown Fears Grow (Bloomberg)
  20. Fidelity Cuts Ant Valuation Again as China Crackdown Spreads (Bloomberg)
  21. China Tells Gaming Firms to End ‘Solitary’ Focus on Profit (Bloomberg)
  22. What Xi Means by ‘Disorderly Capital’ Is $1.5 Trillion Question (Bloomberg)
  23. Walmart Rethinks Its China ‘Hypermarket’ Strategy Amid Alibaba Gains (Bloomberg)
  24. Traders Rush to Dump China Tech Stocks as Gaming Targeted Again (Bloomberg)
  25. European Central Bank slows its bond purchases as euro zone inflation surges (CNBC)
  26. Tencent, NetEase shares dive after Chinese regulators summon firms; report of game approval freezes (CNBC)
  27. Yellen urges Congress to raise debt limit, warns about extraordinary measures running out soon (CNBC)
  28. The six reasons why Jim Cramer is concerned about the stock market in September (CNBC)
  29. TEXT-Lagarde’s statement after ECB policy meeting (Reuters)
  30. JPMorgan Raises PT on Netflix (NFLX), Analyst Says 4Q Should Become Strongest Content Quarter Ever (StreetInsider)
  31. Analysis-Investors betting on ‘stable’ choice of Powell renomination at Fed (Reuters)
  32. China’s factory inflation hits 13-year high as materials costs soar (Reuters)
  33. ECB Preview: The First Taper, But Don’t Call It That (ZeroHedge)