Be in the know. 17 key reads for Friday…

  1. Artisan Partners: “BABA’s Shares Could Double, and They Still Would Not Be Expensive” (yahoo)
  2. Biden & Xi Meet, Gensler Signals Progress On Audit Deal (chinalastnight)
  3. China’s top leadership vows to give ‘green light’ to a batch of tech deals in sign of policy relaxation (scmp)
  4. Jack Ma’s exit would smooth Ant’s IPO march (reuters)
  5. A year after China’s private tutoring crackdown, classes have moved underground as companies struggle to pivot (scmp)
  6. China’s Politburo Ignites Talk About $220 Billion More in Debt (bloomberg)
  7. Why the Retreat in Commodities Prices May Last a While Longer (barrons)
  8. Stock Gains for Apple and Amazon Lift All of Big Tech (barrons)
  9. Apple Earnings Beat Estimates Thanks to the iPhone. The Stock Is Rising. (barrons)
  10. Amazon Sales Were Better Than Expected. The Stock Is Soaring. (barrons)
  11. Elon Musk Says Inflation Might Be Trending Down (barrons)
  12. The Make-Or-Break Moment Is Here For Highly Rated Neurocrine Biosciences (investors)
  13. Taiwan Semi’s Spending Spree Will Pay Off Big in the Long Term (barrons)
  14. Christie’s Charity Auction to Mark the 60th Anniversary of James Bond Films (barrons)
  15. Alibaba is at the center of a huge Hong Kong-Wall Street realignment (yahoo)
  16. Biden, Xi Plan In-Person Meet as Taiwan Tensions Intensify (bloomberg)
  17. What It Would Take for Jack Ma’s Ant to Reboot an IPO (bloomberg)