Be in the know. 33 key reads for Friday…

  1. Biotech Stocks Are Down And Out; Can These 2022 Trends Save Them? (investors)
  2. Nokia Is Remaking Itself Into a 5G Leader. Now Might Be the Time to Plug Into the Stock. (barrons)
  3. Americans Are Emerging From the Pandemic Ready to Splurge on Events and Travel (wsj)
  4. Biotech Is Creating the Jobs of the Future. Give It a Boost. (barrons)
  5. A $2.2 Trillion Crunch Time Looms for Traders Loaded With Stock Hedges (bloomberg)
  6. Intel CEO Sees Revenue Growth Gaining Pace Starting Next Year (wsj)
  7. China Orders Cuts for Food-Delivery Fees, Sparking Tech Selloff (wsj)
  8. S. Existing-Home Sales Hit One-Year High Ahead of Higher Rates (bloomberg)
  9. Junk Bonds Aren’t Predicting the Stock-Market Apocalypse You Think They Are (barrons)
  10. The Best Bargains in Megacap Tech Now (barrons)
  11. Walmart Withstands Pandemic Blows, Higher Costs to Boost Business (wsj)
  12. On The Blinken. The Energy Report 02/18/2022 (Phil Flynn)
  13. Intel Can Be the ‘Next Great Growth Story,’ CEO Pat Gelsinger Says (barrons)
  14. DuPont Sells Materials Business for $11 Billion. The Stock Rises. (barrons)
  15. Alibaba and Tencent E-Commerce Sites Added to U.S. Counterfeit and Piracy List (barrons)
  16. Netflix Could Add More Subscribers Than Expected This Quarter, Says Analyst (barrons)
  17. Angi Stock Tanked After Earnings. Patient Investors Should Buy the Dip. (barrons)
  18. Watch these junk bonds for recession signals (marketwatch)
  19. Bond Yields Close to Flashing Recession Signal: Bank of America (barrons)
  20. Recession 2023? Why the Fears of a Fed-Induced Hard Landing Are Overblown. (barrons)
  21. No reversal on China’s tech crackdown in sight as Xi calls for more work on laws (cnbc)
  22. Inflation Should Moderate in Coming Months, White House Economist Says (wsj)
  23. A Jeff Koons Paint Job on a BMW Canvas (nytimes)
  24. A $2.2 Trillion Crunch Time Looms for Traders Loaded With Stock Hedges (bloomberg)
  25. Hong Kong’s Brain Drain Is Causing Real Pain (bloomberg)
  26. Recession Risks are Rising, Says BofA’s Hartnett After Seeing Largest Inflow to Treasuries Since Pandemic Started (streetinsider)
  27. Cisco (CSCO) Stock Gains on Earnings Beat, JPMorgan Sees ‘Strong Move’ Playing Out in Next 12-24 Months (streetinsider)
  28. Appalachia Shale-Gas Drillers Move to Buy Billions in Own Shares (yahoo)
  29. JPMorgan Quants Say Sudden Earnings Gloom Spells Market Trouble (yahoo)
  30. News in-depth. Shari Redstone won the battle for her media empire. Now comes the streaming war (ft)
  31. Is Los Angeles ready for a billionaire mayor? (ft)
  32. What Happens When The Yield Curve Flattens And Potentially Inverts? (benzinga)
  33. Intel Puts a Price on its Leap of Faith (wsj)