Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. China Hints Its Crackdown on Tech Giants Is Coming to an End (Bloomberg)
  2. RBC Initiates Boeing (BA) at Outperform, Analyst Sees it as a High Conviction Call (streetinsider)
  3. 5 Top Analyst Favorite Stock Picks to Buy Come With Big Dividends (24/7 Wall Street)
  4. Evergrande pays missed dollar bond coupon, says Chinese state media (Financial Times)
  5. Biden vows to defend Taiwan from Chinese military action (Financial Times)
  6. Biden Says He Doesn’t Have Enough Votes to Hike Corporate Taxes (Barron’s)
  7. Four Utility Stocks That Can Juice Up Your Portfolio (Barron’s)
  8. Here’s what worked the last time stagflation reared its ugly head, according to Goldman Sachs (marketwatch)
  9. S. Home Sales Jumped 7% in September (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Stocks Hit a Record as Investors See Progress Toward a Spending Deal (New York Times)
  11. American and Southwest post profits as the airline industry recovers. (New York Times)
  12. China Tears Up the Rule Book in the Race to Fix Its Energy Crisis (Bloomberg)
  13. Brazil’s Economy Chief to Stay in Job to Avoid Further Crisis (Bloomberg)
  14. Big-name U.S. tech investors are moving in on Europe in increasing numbers (CNBC)
  15. Intel Gets the Bad News Out Early (Wall Street Journal)