Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. When Will China Rule the World? Maybe Never (Bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba’s Position In E-Commerce, Cloud Stronger Than Feared By Wall Street, Says Analyst (Benzinga)
  3. 11 Quality Stocks That Are Relatively Cheap (Barron’s)
  4. Why This Value Manager Thinks Facebook and Citi Stock Are Deals (Barron’s)
  5. It’s Time to Buy Europe’s Underperforming Oil Sector, Broker Says (Barron’s)
  6. 5 Stock Picks to Play the Back-to-School Shopping Season (Barron’s)
  7. All Eyes Are on the Fed After Friday’s Strong Jobs Report (Barron’s)
  8. China Targets Firms Listed Overseas After Launching Didi Probe (Wall Street Journal)
  9. Small-Cap Stocks Look to Extend Winning Streak (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Milton Friedman Knew China Needed More Than Markets (Wall Street Journal)
  11. For China’s Business Elites, Staying Out of Politics Is No Longer an Option (New York Times)
  12. Expect Lower Credit Standards, More Risk From Housing Authority (Wall Street Journal)
  13. China Considers Closing Loophole Used by Tech Giants for U.S. IPOs (Bloomberg)
  14. How the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt mentally prepares for a race (CNBC)
  15. Supermarkets Are Stockpiling Inventory as Food Costs Rise (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Cash Is Good for Green Energy but a Grid Authority Is Better (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Should You Invest in Chinese Companies After China’s Didi Crackdown? (Bloomberg)
  18. Royal Dutch Shell to increase shareholder distributions (MarketWatch)
  19. BigCommerce (BIGC) Teams with Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment To Help Merchants Process Orders Faster (Street Insider)
  20. China moving in the ‘wrong direction’ under Xi: Jon Hilsenrath (Fox Business)