Be in the know. 30 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Rocket Is a ‘Clear Industry Leader.’ The Stock Receives a Double Upgrade. (barrons)
  2. Homebuyers are rushing to get mortgages before higher rates price them out (cnbc)
  3. ‘Buy Now’: Boeing (BA) Stock Gains as Bernstein Names it Top Choice for 2022, Sees Several Near-Term Catalysts (streetinsider)
  4. SoFi Gets Regulatory Clearance for Bank Charter. The Stock Is Surging. (barrons)
  5. 5 Biotech Stocks That Are Bucking the Selloff (barrons)
  6. China Considers Major Step to Ease Developer Cash Crunch (bloomberg)
  7. Bitcoin mining startup GRIID inks major deal with Intel (foxbusiness)
  8. Housing Starts Beat Expectations to End Year on a Strong Note (barrons)
  9. $87 in a Flash. The Energy Report 01/19/2022 (Phil Flynn)
  10. Procter & Gamble Tops Earnings Estimates and Lifts Organic Sales Outlook (barrons)
  11. Bank of America Earnings Rise 28% and Top Forecasts. (barrons)
  12. Texas, Arizona Have Recovered All the Jobs Lost When Covid-19 Hit (wsj)
  13. Pfizer’s New Covid-19 Pill Works Against Omicron in Lab (wsj)
  14. With Rate Increases Looming, Investors Dump Shares of Money-Losing Companies (wsj)
  15. Pfizer’s new Covid-19 pill, Paxlovid, was effective against the Omicron variant in laboratory tests, the company said. (wsj)
  16. UnitedHealth Logged Steady Revenue Growth to Close 2021 (wsj)
  17. Oil Demand to Exceed Pre-Covid Levels in 2022, IEA Says (wsj)
  18. Can Anyone Satisfy Amazon’s Craving for Electric Vans? (nytimes)
  19. One Year Into His Term, Biden Finds Himself Boxed In on China (bloomberg)
  20. Developers Soar on China’s Easing Proposals: Evergrande Update (bloomberg)
  21. 10 trends that will shape the travel landscape in 2022 (usatoday)
  22. Airlines Step Up Hygiene to Keep Covid Out of the Air (bloomberg)
  23. One Year Into His Term, Biden Finds Himself Boxed In on China (bloomberg)
  24. After years of 5G hype and investment, Wednesday’s network launch makes it real (cnbc)
  25. UBS upgrades Las Vegas Sands, says new Macao rules should boost stock (cnbc)
  26. Oil prices have surged, but here’s why one fund manager warns they’ve gone too far (marketwatch)
  27. Why do so many investors sell out too early? (ft)
  28. Elon Musk Reiterates Warning About ‘Population Collapse:’ There Aren’t Enough People For Earth, Let Alone Mars (benzinga)
  29. Shanghai offers big subsidies to attract chip talent and investment (scmp)
  30. These are the 4 hottest IPO prospects for 2022, including 2 that could reach a valuation of $50 billion, according to a retail investment expert (businessinsider)