Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…

  1. At Last, Weight-Loss Drugs That Actually Work. They Could Be the Blockbusters of the Decade. (barrons)
  2. Consumer Sentiment Rebounds in August (barrons)
  3. Nuclear Power’s Surprising Future—From Duke Energy’s CEO (barrons)
  4. The Big Winners—and Losers —in the Inflation Bill (barrons)
  5. Don’t Give Up on Chip Stocks—There Are Bargains to Be Had (barrons)
  6. Rocket CEO Jay Farner Bought Shares Before Earnings Miss (barrons)
  7. YouTube Advances Plans for Streaming Video Marketplace (wsj)
  8. The ‘gold standard’ US market needs to maintain rule of law even if that means major Chinese firms delist, former NYSE president says (businessinsider)
  9. Wall Street is more hawkish than the Fed and that suggests continued upside for stocks as sentiment improves, Fundstrat says (businessinsider)
  10. China’s Xi Jinping may visit Saudi Arabia next week with oil likely to top the agenda after Biden fails to secure a big production boost, report says (businessinsider)
  11. Why stock-market bulls are cheering the S&P 500’s close above the 4,231 mark (marketwatch)
  12. Opinion: These small-cap stocks will lead the market if the rally has legs (marketwatch)
  13. Legendary investor Howard Marks on markets, economy and carried interest (CNBC)
  14. The US-China Tit-For-Tat Escalations Are Very Dangerous (Ray Dalio)
  15.  Stocks that leave the Dow tend to outperform after their exit from the average (dgi)