Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Airbnb, Expedia Jump on Earnings. Travel Is Back. (Barron’s)
  2. Boeing Shareholders Reach Settlement in 737 MAX Board Oversight Suit (Wall Street Journal)
  3. A bargain you can’t ignore: Small-cap stocks are trading at their second-biggest discount in 20 years (marketwatch)
  4. Pfizer Says Covid-19 Pill Is 89% Effective in Study (Wall Street Journal)
  5. China Has the Jump on Building the Metaverse. These Tech Companies Are Leading the Way. (Barron’s)
  6. The Jobs News Was Better Than Expected as Hiring Picks Up (Barron’s)
  7. Small-Cap Stocks Are Making a Comeback. Here’s the Next Move. (Barron’s)
  8. Lions Gate stock jumps as company to explore spinoff or sale of Starz (marketwatch)
  9. Avoid Bonds as Inflation Rises, These Strategists Say. Look at Energy and Emerging Markets Instead. (Barron’s)
  10. 5 Stocks With Safe and Growing Dividends (Barron’s)
  11. Vodafone Is Getting a Boost From Fintech in Africa. The Stock Is Due for a Rebound. (Barron’s)
  12. Drug Industry Gets Mild Treatment From Congress (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Why Financing the Multi-Trillion-Dollar Transition to Net Zero Isn’t That Hard (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Nuclear Power Is the Best Climate-Change Solution by Far (Wall Street Journal)
  15. One of America’s Toughest CEO Jobs: Fixing PG&E (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Cigna sees FY22 EPS up at least 10% off increased FY21 guidance (thefly)
  17. S. Women Are Coming Back to the Job Market (Bloomberg)
  18. These U.S. Industries Hired the Most and Least in October (Bloomberg)
  19. Jay Powell urges patient approach to rate rises as taper begins (Financial Times)
  20. SoftBank under pressure from investors to prop up share price (Financial Times)