Be in the know. 17 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Taper Talk? Inflation Outlook? Here Are 4 Things to Watch in Fed’s Policy Update (Barron’s)
  2. Analysts Have Higher Hopes for These 4 Energy Stocks (Barron’s)
  3. Amazon Is Likely to Post Blowout Profits. The Question Is What Follows. (Barron’s)
  4. Inflation Is Coming. 5 Stocks to Buy Now. (Barron’s)
  5. Facebook Reports Earnings Wednesday. What to Expect. (Barron’s)
  6. What’s in $1.8 Trillion Biden Spending Plan Funded by Taxes (Bloomberg)
  7. Gundlach Says Fed Is Guessing That Inflation Will Be Transitory (Bloomberg)
  8. Shoemaker Allbirds reportedly in talks with banks for IPO (CNBC)
  9. Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan for families — here’s what’s in it (CNBC)
  10. General Electric (GE) Falls on Revenue Miss, But Still Plenty of Runway for the Turnaround Bull Case Says Analyst (Street Insider)
  11. The Best Managers Aren’t in It Just for the Money (Institutional Investor)
  12. GSK chief defends against accusations of flat performance (Financial Times)
  13. Apple To Slash AirPods Production Due To Competition From Cheaper Alternatives (Benzinga)
  14. India’s surging Covid-19 cases shouldn’t dissuade investors from buying emerging markets equities, UBS Wealth Management says (Business Insider)
  15. Investors are still keeping their cash levels high — but here’s what’s drawing them to stocks, UBS says (MarketWatch)
  16. Shoppers Return to Malls, With an Urge to Spend (Wall Street Journal)
  17. U.S. Warship Fires Warning Shots in Encounter With Iranian Vessels (Wall Street Journal)