Be in the know. 14 key reads for Friday…

  1. Estee Lauder Ends Acquisition Talks With Spain’s Puig (wsj)
  2. Why Estée Lauder Stock Is Surging Today (barrons)
  3. Advance Auto Parts Gets Sales Boost From Pro Business (wsj)
  4. RBC Capital raises Advance Auto Parts stock price target on strong Q1 results (investing)
  5. US Manufacturing Expands Most in Four Years on Stockpiling Rush (bloomberg)
  6. Jeep and Ram Parent Stellantis to Launch Nine New Vehicles Under $40,000 (wsj)
  7. Star Wars Turns to a ‘Baby Yoda’ Puppet to Break Its Box-Office Funk (wsj)
  8. Williams Trading raises VF Corp. stock price target on margin outlook (investing)
  9. Crown Castle Names Kris Hinson as Chief Commercial Officer and Mark Lennon as Chief Information Officer (crowncastle)
  10. Blame AI for the Strange Death of Dividends (wsj)
  11. The Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy (morningstar)
  12. Hedge funds are taking profit after mouthwatering chip stocks rally (streetinsider)
  13. Chinese Brands Snap Up Record 15% of Europe’s Electric-Car Sales (bloomberg)
  14. The European cars made in China (ft)