Be in the know. 10 key reads for Friday…

  1. Activist Investor Peltz Builds Up Stake in Unilever. The Stock is Up. (barrons)
  2. GE Hosted Analysts in South Carolina. Its ‘Lean’ Management Techniques Impressed the Street. (barrons)
  3. Daughter’s show-stealing HOF speech brings out different side of Tiger Woods (nypost)
  4. Ukraine Update: Putin Cites ‘Positive’ Developments in Talks (bloomberg)
  5. Biden’s got a gas and oil crisis on his hands — here are 5 reasons why the Saudis will bail him out (foxbusiness)
  6. Inside Putin’s circle — the real Russian elite (ft)
  7. Markets are ‘far more treacherous’ than expected but the S&P 500 could still rally to 5,100 or higher by year’s end, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee (businessinsider)
  8. AT&T Outlines ‘New Era’ in Broadband Growth After Spinoff (bloomberg)
  9. Xi Weighs Tapping Loyalist as China’s Next Economic Czar (wsj)
  10. Southern California’s Ports Are Catching Their Breath During Import Lull (wsj)