Be in the know. 18 key reads for Friday…

  1. Semiconductor Shares Sink as Chip Stockpiles Grow (wsj)
  2. Unboxing Amazon: The Case for the Stock to Double (barrons)
  3. PayPal Stock Can Still Pay Off for Patient Investors: Analysts (barrons)
  4. Alphabet and Amazon Look Ready to Join DJIA After Stock Splits (barrons)
  5. Ford Now Has Enough Batteries to Grow EV Deliveries Faster Than Tesla—Profitably (barrons)
  6. 4 Retail Stocks for Tougher Times, According to This Analyst (barrons)
  7. ECB Raises Rates by Half-Percentage Point in First Hike Since 2011 (wsj)
  8. U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to New High for Year (wsj)
  9. ‘The Gray Man’ Review: Assassins, Action and Wit (wsj)
  10. Nokia Boosts Sales as Turnaround Gains Steam (wsj)
  11. Baidu Races Ahead of Tesla With Launch of Robotaxi With Detachable Steering Wheel (wsj)
  12. Boeing Ends Airshow with New Max Jet, 777-8 Freighter Deals (bloomberg)
  13. Bigger Focus on Subscriptions Could Help Apple Stock Exceed $200 – Morgan Stanley (streetinsider)
  14. Global equity funds see biggest weekly outflow in five weeks (reuters)
  15. Is Biopharma Bottoming? (institutionalinvestor)
  16. The semiconductor chip pendulum is slowly swinging west (ft)
  17. Hang Seng caps best week in July as China seen ending housing crisis (scmp)
  18. Ukraine and Russia poised for deal to release millions of tonnes of grain (ft)