Be in the know. 27 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China Outlines Plan to Stabilize Economy in Crucial Year for Xi (nytimes)
  2. China Signals More Policy Support With 5.5% Growth Target (bloomberg)
  3. As it happened: ‘Two sessions’ 2022 – China increases defence spending, sets GDP growth target of ‘around 5.5 per cent’ (scmp)
  4. Boeing Aims to Nearly Double 737 Max Production by 2023: Reuters (bloomberg)
  5. China Defense Budget Rises 7.1%, Fastest Pace in Three Years (bloomberg)
  6. China Seeks to Ease Simmering Social Issues in Political Year (bloomberg)
  7. Carl Icahn Slashes Stake in Occidental Petroleum (barrons)
  8. China’s 2022 Budget: A Breakdown of the Key Numbers (bloomberg)
  9. China’s GDP Target Will be Challenging to Meet, Economists Say (bloomberg)
  10. China to Set Up Financial Stability Fund, Steady Home Prices (bloomberg)
  11. China Reassures Role of Venture Capitalists After Tech Crackdown (bloomberg)
  12. China Gets Burned by Russia’s Ukraine Invasion (bloomberg)
  13. Oil Prices Are Soaring. It’s Time to Hedge or Sell. (barrons)
  14. Buy Take-Two Interactive, Analyst Says. There’s More Than Just the Zynga Deal to Like. (barrons)
  15. New pipelines carrying natural gas plant liquids increase natural gas processing (eia)
  16. Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million Janitor (#576) (blog)
  17. Oakmark’s Nygren: Focus on the long term, not on current events and chaos (moneylifeshow)
  18. 15 Cheap Growth Stocks Amid the Volatility (morningstar)
  19. US economy added 678,000 jobs in February, cementing case for rate rises (ft)
  20. Iran Nuclear Deal Threatened by Russian Demands (wsj)
  21. Average Wages Rose by One Penny in January, Falling Behind Inflation (wsj)
  22. Once Slated to Be America’s Priciest Home, The One Sells at Auction for Just $126 Million (wsj)
  23. Here Are 7 Stocks to Play the Rally in Natural Gas (barrons)
  24. UnitedHealth Group Director Paul Garcia Bought Up Stock (barrons)
  25. Iran inches closer to nuclear deal (ft)
  26. 7 investing legends including Bill Miller and John Rogers reveal 22 favorite stock picks and what they’re doing with their money as inflation hits a 40-year high (businessinsider)
  27. David Rubenstein: Putin will blink due to pressure on Russian economy (foxbusiness)