Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Morgan Stanley Highlights Boeing (BA) Shares As Attractive After the 13% Pullback (StreetInsider)
  2. Was Intel’s (INTC) Second Quarter a Speedbump or Inflection? (StreetInsider)
  3. Earnings season so far has been great with profit margins holding up
  4. Biden’s order could make it easier for Americans to borrow (Yahoo! Finance)
  5. Airbnb Stock Has Been Under Pressure. The Case for Investing Now. (Barron’s)
  6. ‘Black Widow’ Enters a Gray Area (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Pfizer and BioNTech to supply U.S. govt with additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine (MarketWatch)
  8. Airline Earnings Show Signs of Life. But New Challenges Are Emerging. (Barron’s)
  9. Las Vegas Sands Is Falling Amid Concern Over Covid and Asian Operations (Barron’s)
  10. How Options Trading Is Driving Up Stocks—and Driving Them Down (Barron’s)
  11. Here’s what a Bank of America strategist says investors should do next as market rotation enters round four (MarketWatch)
  12. Eurozone business activity expands at fastest pace for 21 years (Financial Times)
  13. Thermal coal prices soar as demand for electricity rebounds (Financial Times)
  14. Intel chief says more consolidation needed in chip industry (Financial Times)
  15. Energy expert warns of ‘serious oil crisis’ within next five years (Fox Business)
  16. Intel beats, but guides to lower margins for Q3 (CNBC)
  17. China Considers Turning Tutoring Companies Into Non-Profits (Bloomberg)
  18. Fed Ramps Up Debate Over Taper Timing, Pace (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Palm Beach Real Estate Is So Hot, at Least 22 Homes Sold for $40M-Plus Since Covid (Wall Street Journal)
  20. EV Batteries: The Next Victim of High Commodity Prices? (Wall Street Journal)