Be in the know. 20 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Energy crisis? What experts are saying as world faces historic energy-price crunch (marketwatch)
  2. Wells Fargo profit jumps nearly 60% in the quarter, revenue tops expectations (CNBC)
  3. Biting the Hand. The Energy Report 10/14/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  4. Bank of America Tops Earnings Estimates (Barron’s)
  5. Morgan Stanley’s Earnings Beat Expectations. (Barron’s)
  6. Walgreens Stock Gains as Earnings Top Estimates. (Barron’s)
  7. Accelerating Inflation Spreads Through the Economy (Wall Street Journal)
  8. JPMorgan posts surprisingly strong profits as bank releases pandemic reserves (New York Post)
  9. A. Port to Operate Around the Clock to Ease Cargo Logjams (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Michael Dell Talks About Covid, China, and Facing Carl Icahn (Bloomberg)
  11. China’s Power Crisis Will Affect Industries Worldwide: Fickling (Bloomberg)
  12. Fed Officials Saw Taper Starting in Mid-November or Mid-December (Bloomberg)
  13. Citigroup profit surges 48%, driven by strong trading revenue (CNBC)
  14. Jim Cramer says the Fed doesn’t need to ‘destroy the economy’ to beat inflation (CNBC)
  15. Taiwan Semiconductor posts record third-quarter profit on strong chip demand (marketwatch)
  16. Goldman Sachs says oil prices could be higher for much longer (CNBC)
  17. Uber Inc. (UBER) Driver Analysis Point to Potential Share Gains Over Lyft – RBC Capital (streetinsider)
  18. Evergrande crisis leaves Chinese developers shut out of global debt markets (Financial Times)
  19. Covid success of mRNA vaccines opens way to a new generation of drugs (Financial Times)
  20. The real question about China for investors (Financial Times)