Be in the know. 21 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. JPMorgan’s Dimon says supply chain hiccups will soon ease, points to extraordinary consumer demand (CNBC)
  2. US Covid cases drop by 22% raising hopes the worst may be over (Financial Times)
  3. BYD Company (one of Charlie Munger’s greatest stock picks) is dominating China’s EV market (asiamarkets)
  4. House Takes Up Debt-Ceiling Fix as Clock Ticks on Biden’s Agenda (Bloomberg)
  5. Bitcoin Approaches a Record High. Jamie Dimon Still Believes It’s Worthless. (Barron’s)
  6. MGM Resorts’ Price Target Is Doubled. This Analyst Likes the Casino Operator’s ‘Transformation.’ (Barron’s)
  7. Oil Price Jumps Above $80 and Natural Gas Races Higher, Turbocharged by Supply Shortages (Wall Street Journal)
  8. These are the types of companies Warren Buffett says you should invest in during times of inflation (MarketWatch)
  9. Xi Jinping Scrutinizes Chinese Financial Institutions’ Ties With Private Firms (Wall Street Journal)
  10. Medicare Drug-Pricing Debate Pits Savings Against Innovation (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Booz Allen Plans to Spend Big on Acquisitions (Wall Street Journal)
  12. The Energy Report 10/12/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  13. American Airlines Projects Smaller Loss Than Analysts Expect (Bloomberg)
  14. Shale Drillers May Boost Spending, but Don’t Expect an Oil Bonanza (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Xi Jinping’s Two-Track Foreign Policy (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Goldman Sachs blows off investor fears over inflation, declining growth (Fox Business)
  17. SpaceX: how Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race (Financial Times)
  18. IMF cuts its global growth forecast, citing supply disruptions and the pandemic (CNBC)
  19. Scott Gottlieb says Merck’s Covid pill ‘can make a real difference’ (CNBC)
  20. Earnings are headed for an all-time high, if supply-chain and staffing woes don’t get in the way (marketwatch)
  21. Chinese Developers Report Sharp Drops in Monthly Home Sales (Wall Street Journal)