Be in the know. 30 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Futures Mixed With Earnings in Focus; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg)
  2. US official to visit China as diplomatic stand-off resolved (Financial Times)
  3. Novartis Sales Rise As Clients Restock Post-lockdown (Barron’s)
  4. Intel Can Do Self-Driving Cars, Too. Don’t Write Off Mobileye. (Barron’s)
  5. Novartis aims to beat rivals to novel $10bn cancer treatment market (Yahoo! Finance)
  6. Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Sees a ‘Travel Rebound of the Century’ (Barron’s)
  7. Oil Could Hit $80 by Year End, JPMorgan Says. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  8. SAP Boosts Guidance as It Gains Ground in Shifting to the Cloud (Barron’s)
  9. This technical support shows the strength of the buy-the-dip force in markets (MarketWatch)
  10. United Airlines Expects to Turn Profitable This Fall (Barron’s)
  11. J&J Stock Rises on Earnings. (Barron’s)
  12. Don’t Give Up on Value Stocks. 10 That Can Beat the Market. (Barron’s)
  13. JPMorgan Raised Its S&P 500 Price Target — Before Tuesday’s Rally. Here’s Why. (Barron’s)
  14. John Kerry Urges China to Help Break Climate ‘Suicide Pact’ (Bloomberg)
  15. Raytheon CEO Sees Hypersonic-Weapons Era: ‘Speed Trumps Stealth’ (Bloomberg)
  16. China’s Births May Drop Again This Year From 2020’s Low (Bloomberg)
  17. Netflix Promises Growth Ahead After Languid Start to Year (Bloomberg)
  18. Netflix Signals No Acquisition Plans as It Adds 1.5 Million Subscribers (Wall Street Journal)
  19. S. Investors Seek Bargains in U.K. Home-Building Industry (Wall Street Journal)
  20. An ‘Airbnb for Pools’ Is Making a Splash This Summer (Wall Street Journal)
  21. Coca-Cola quarterly revenue tops 2019 levels; company raises full-year forecast (CNBC)
  22. Johnson & Johnson expects $2.5 billion in global sales from Covid vaccine this year (CNBC)
  23. JPMorgan says the S&P 500 will rally another 8% this year as fears of slower growth are overblown (Business Insider)
  24. JPMorgan gives Jamie Dimon ‘special award’ worth millions to stick around as CEO (MarketWatch)
  25. Home Building Booms, but Not Enough (Wall Street Journal)
  26. Goldman Sachs Upgrades Halliburton (HAL) to Buy, Sees Dividend Raise (StreetInsider)
  27. 5 Highest Yielding Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now as Interest Rates Continue to Plunge (24/7 Wall Street)
  28. China says it will continue to open up financial sector (Reuters)
  29. Netflix To Begin Video-Gaming Foray With Free Mobile Offerings For Subscribers: What You Need To Know (Benzinga)
  30. Verizon Beats On Q2 Earnings, Issues Robust FY21 Outlook (Benzinga)