Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Alibaba Jumps as SoftBank Denies Involvement in Stock Filing (bloomberg)
  2. Billionaire investor and Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein says the US won’t spiral into a recession and inflation will dip to as low as 4% in 2022 (businessinsider)
  3. BlackRock says markets are expecting too many interest rate hikes, stays bullish on stocks (businessinsider)
  4. Disney’s Earnings Are Today. Parks and Streaming Are Key. (barrons)
  5. Streamers Are Dominating Hollywood. Netflix Has Chance for Its First Best Picture Prize. (barrons)
  6. Debt Could Become a Problem for the Market. These Stocks Could Offer Protection. (barrons)
  7. GlobalFoundries Stock Is Rising. Earnings Bucked the Chip Shortage. (barrons)
  8. SoftBank Pitches IPO for Arm After Deal With Nvidia Falls Through (wsj)
  9. Relentless Wall Street Billionaire Has a Secret Cause (wsj)
  10. S. Households Took On $1 Trillion in New Debt in 2021 (wsj)
  11. The Big Read. Luckin Coffee: can China’s Starbucks win back investors? (ft)
  12. Lyft’s Revenue Jumps 70% as Higher Fares Offset Fewer Riders (wsj)
  13. He Retired. He Coached Pop Warner. Now He’s Playing in the Super Bowl. (wsj)
  14. Hong Kong stocks in for a roaring Year of the Tiger, Feng Shui Index shows (scmp)
  15. China’s “National Team” Is Good At Killing Stock Volatility (zerohedge)
  16. Fed’s Bostic says more than 3 hikes possible this year, but needs to see how economy responds (cnbc)
  17. Alphabet’s 20-for-1 stock split could entice other companies to do the same and draw fresh inflows into the stock market this year, Bank of America says (businessinsider)
  18. Fusion Energy Moves ‘Huge’ Step Closer After Landmark Experiment (bloomberg)
  19. China and Taiwan Have a Big Stake in What Happens in Ukraine (bloomberg)
  20. Edgewell CEO Says the Worst of Supply-Chain Snarls Are Behind It (bloomberg)