Be in the know. 15 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Senate OKs Bill to Address Competition From China (Barron’s)
  2. What a 15% Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate Means for the Stock Market (Barron’s)
  3. Say Hello to the ‘She-covery’: Post-Covid Rebound Accelerates Women’s Job Gains (Barron’s)
  4. FDA Approves Pfizer’s New Pneumococcal Vaccine, Setting Up Clash With Merck (Barron’s)
  5. Why stock traders say ‘never short a dull market’ (MarketWatch)
  6. Bill Hwang had been eyeing $100B club before blow up: sources (New York Post)
  7. FDA Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug May Boost Prospects of Other Treatments (Wall Street Journal)
  8. Discount Chain Big Lots Invests in New Stores as Stimulus Checks Boost Sales (Wall Street Journal)
  9. The Retreat of Exxon and the Oil Majors Won’t Stop Fossil Fuel (Bloomberg)
  10. From Cashier to Mortgage Billionaire: The Rise of Anthony Hsieh (Bloomberg)
  11. European banks are in a much better position now than when the pandemic first hit, Goldman says (CNBC)
  12. China’s producer prices rise faster than consumer prices by the most on record (CNBC)
  13. Cathie Wood agrees with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee that a demographic boom led by millennials will drive the stock market higher for years to come (Business Insider)
  14. 10Y Yields Plunge Below 1.50% As Record Short Squeeze Accelerates (ZeroHedge)
  15. Colgate-Palmolive is following in the footsteps of Pepsi and P&G to a ‘mega-cap turnaround’ (MarketWatch)