Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Big Reversal in Chinese Internet Stocks Fuels Hopes (bloomberg)
  2. Xi Hints at Tweaks to China’s Covid Strategy: Virus Update (bloomberg)
  3. PayPal expands services in Ukraine (foxbusiness)
  4. Five Chinese companies approved to make cheaper version of Pfizer’s Covid-19 oral drug (scmp)
  5. Chinese Fund Managers Turn Poetic to Urge Patience After Stock Maelstrom (wsj)
  6. 5 Trillion Reasons To Brace For Massive Quad-Witching Expiration (zerohedge)
  7. Chinese tech hub Shenzhen eases lockdown restrictions in industrial areas (scmp)
  8. Russia Default Risk Tumbles as Bond Payment Sent to Citi (bloomberg)
  9. Investors keep out of European stocks, flock to U.S., Bank of America says (reuters)
  10. China Moves to Weaken Yuan With Record Push-Back Via Fixings (bloomberg)
  11. JPM, Credit Suisse expect China COVID spike to have minimal impact on GDP (reuters)
  12. Biden’s Call With China’s Xi Is a Diplomatic Duel With Seismic Ramifications (barrons)
  13. Liu He’s Speech Lifts Hong Kong (chinalastnight)
  14. Alibaba’s DingTalk buys streaming start-up to heat up China’s videoconferencing market (scmp)
  15. Oil Price Lockdown. The Energy Report 03/18/2022 (Phil Flynn)
  16. Maserati Is Launching an EV Ahead of Ferrari. It’s a Challenge to Tesla’s Model S. (barrons)
  17. Boeing (BA) in Advanced Talks With Delta (DAL) For Up To 100 737 MAX 10 Jets – Reuters (streetinsider)
  18. StoneCo (STNE) Stock Explodes 30% Following Earnings, Citi Upgrades to Buy (streetinsider)
  19. Cliff Asness: Value Stocks Are More Than Just an Interest-Rate Bet (institutionalinvestor)
  20. Oil Market’s Big Winners: ‘Little Guys’ Who Are Eager to Drill (wsj)