Be in the know. 25 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Bond Yields Are Rising. These Stocks Could Be Good Bets. (Barron’s)
  2. It’s time to increase investment in Chinese stocks as risks of government intervention are priced in, BlackRock says (businessinsider)
  3. China asking state-backed firms to pick up Evergrande assets – sources (Reuters)
  4. Boeing Stock Is Rising After Getting Good News From an Unusual Source (Barron’s)
  5. Iran says nuclear talks to resume ‘very soon,’ gives no date (Reuters)
  6. AMD CEO Sees Chip Shortage Easing in 2022 (Barron’s)
  7. Ford Just Went All-In on EVs. It Will Have a Megacampus to Compete With Tesla’s Gigafactories. (Barron’s)
  8. Merck Reportedly Close to Buying Acceleron Pharma (Barron’s)
  9. Xi Jinping Grasps for Power, Even If It Means Hurting Business (Barron’s)
  10. Here Are the 10 Cheapest Mid-Cap Stocks (Barron’s)
  11. Which Stocks Corporate Insiders Are Buying Now (Barron’s)
  12. In China, Even Jump-Rope is Competitive—So Parents Pay for Lessons (Wall Street Journal)
  13. China Releases Two U.S. Citizens Blocked From Leaving Since 2018 (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Tom Brady Speaks His Mind (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Bank Mergers Are On Track to Hit Highest Level Since the Financial Crisis (Wall Street Journal)
  16. OPEC Predicts a Winner in Global Energy Transition: OPEC (Wall Street Journal)
  17. Fed Chief Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is Elevated but Likely to Moderate (Wall Street Journal)
  18. China’s Xi Calls For More R&D Spending and High-Tech Talent (Bloomberg)
  19. Goldman Sachs cuts its China GDP forecast for 2021, warning the economy’s energy crunch is yet another growth shock (businessinsider)
  20. Is energy sector now so cheap that investors will put their green preferences on a back burner? (MarketWatch)
  21. Exclusive-Fed’s Bullard: More aggressive Fed stance best to ensure longer expansion (Reuters)
  22. General Electric (GE) Price Target Raised at Cowen Ahead of Q3 Print (streetinsider)
  23. 5 Dow Stocks With the Biggest Dividends Are Great Q4 Buys Now (247wallst)
  24. China’s Electricity Crunch Is World’s Latest Supply-Chain Threat (Yahoo! Finance)
  25. Oil prices rise above $80 a barrel for first time in three years (Financial Times)