Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Splunk upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS (TheFly)
  2. Boeing Max Takes to China’s Skies in Test to End Flight Ban (Bloomberg)
  3. This Turning Point for Markets Merits a Hard Look (Bloomberg)
  4. 9 Industrial Stocks With 30% Upside (Barron’s)
  5. George Foreman Grills, Kwikset Locks—Spectrum Brands’ Sales Are Growing. And the Stock Is Inexpensive. (Barron’s)
  6. These 7 Warren Buffett quotes can help you stay sane in today’s manic market (Yahoo! Finance)
  7. SoftBank CEO to Take Stake in Vision Fund 2 (Barron’s)
  8. Ridgefield, Conn.: Arts, Culture and Open Space (New York Times)
  9. China’s Credit Expands at Slowest Pace Since February 2020 (Bloomberg)
  10. SEC’s Gensler Seeks Warren Help in Crypto Exchange Crackdown (Bloomberg)
  11. Consumer Prices in U.S. Increase at a More Moderate Pace (Bloomberg)
  12. Chinese giant NetEase targets major overseas growth with new battle royale game (CNBC)
  13. Billionaire investor Dan Loeb trumpeted his bets on Buffett-backed RH, crypto, and private companies in his Q2 letter (Business Insider)
  14. Warren Buffett’s pandemic-hit businesses came roaring back last quarter. Here are his 7 big winners. (Business Insider)
  15. Democrats push through $3.5 trillion budget resoluton to assist families and fight climate change (MarketWatch)
  16. ‘From unreasonable to ridiculous’: Here’s why Moderna is set to fall 76%, according to Bank of America (Business Insider)
  17. S. mortgage applications rise as rates remain below 3% -MBA (Reuters)
  18. Manchin concerned about “grave consequences” of U.S. Senate’s $3.5 trln spending plan (Reuters)
  19. Cathie Wood Keeps ‘Open Mind’ on China Shares After Dumping Them (Yahoo! Finance)
  20. China’s Strict Covid-19 Strategy Risks Slowing Economic Recovery as Delta Variant Hits (Wall Street Journal)