Be in the know. 11 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Surged. What It Means for the Market. (Barron’s)
  2. Merck: Covid-19 Pill Looks Good Against Variants (Barron’s)
  3. China’s Factory Activity Shocker Is Another Sign That Its Problems Aren’t Over Yet (Barron’s)
  4. China’s Next Bull Market Is Coming. How to Prepare. (Barron’s)
  5. S. and Chinese Regulators Are in a Bind Over a Three-Letter Acronym (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Virgin Galactic shares surge after FAA clears it for launch, ends probe (New York Post)
  7. Musk says he’ll send Bezos a ‘silver medal’ after passing him in wealth (New York Post)
  8. Hedge fund Elliott builds stake in Toshiba – FT (Reuters)
  9. Rosenblatt Upgrades Fox Corporation (FOXA) to Buy On a Likely Favorable FanDuel Outcome (streetinsider)
  10. KeyBanc Outlines Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Electronic Arts (EA) as Video Game Favorites, Analyst Sees Buying Opportunities and Attractive Valuations (streetinsider)
  11. Facebook, Alphabet and Twitter are among the worst internet stocks for investors right now. These are the best, says Citi. (MarketWatch)