Be in the know. 25 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Earnings Estimates Are Rising Again. That’s Good for Stocks. (Barron’s)
  2. VMware’s Solo Act Should Sing (Wall Street Journal)
  3. No Responsibility. The Energy Report 11/03/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  4. The RBA’s Defeat Down Under Should Worry Central Bankers (Wall Street Journal)
  5. The Fed’s Two-Day Meeting Is About to End. What to Expect. (Barron’s)
  6. Powell Will Have a Tough Time Reeling in the Market’s Rate-Hike Expectations (Barron’s)
  7. Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Soars 59% on Likely Short Squeeze (Barron’s)
  8. CVS Boosts Forecast and Earnings Beat Expectations. The Stock Edges Higher. (Barron’s)
  9. Five Stocks With Safe and Growing Dividends (Barron’s)
  10. Buy DuPont Stock, Analysts Say. Its Strategic Shift Is ‘Transformative.’ (Barron’s)
  11. Activision Blizzard Stock Is Falling. Key Game Delays Trump an Earnings Beat. (Barron’s)
  12. Lyft Stock Gets a Lift from Better-Than-Expected Earnings (Barron’s)
  13. Jerome Powell’s Dashboard Casts Doubt on Inflation Easing Quickly (Wall Street Journal)
  14. BP, Buoyed by Resurgent Oil Price, to Boost Investor Returns (Wall Street Journal)
  15. China Binges on U.S. Gas to Manage Energy Shortage, Carbon Footprint (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Opioid Makers Win Major Victory in California Trial (New York Times)
  17. Hong Kong in Talks With China to Open Border, Report Says (Bloomberg)
  18. Short Sellers Crushed as Bed Bath & Beyond Adds to Avis Blow (Bloomberg)
  19. China’s PBOC Says Digital Yuan Users Have Surged to 140 Million (Bloomberg)
  20. Fed to Taper Bonds, Show Patience on Rates: Decision-Day Guide (Bloomberg)
  21. Companies add 571,000 jobs in October thanks to a big boost in hospitality hires, ADP says (CNBC)
  22. China Junk Bond Yields Hit All Time High As Property Default Contagion Spreads, Home Sales Plunge 32% (zerohedge)
  23. Goldman Sachs Upgrades Phillips 66 (PSX) to Conviction Buy (streetinsider)
  24. Fed prepares to start tapering as US inflation concerns persist (Financial Times)
  25. ‘It’s really a toy’: Zillow closes home-flipping business. What does that say about the reliability of its Zestimate home-valuation tool? (marketwatch)