Be in the know. 25 key reads for Saturday…

  1. The real Wendy Rhodes from “Billions” Denise Shull (video) (YouTube)
  2. Alibaba stock has taken a hit from China crackdown, but its earnings could be a different story (MarketWatch)
  3. Covid Has Boosted the Healthcare Sector. Pfizer Stock Is a Prime Example. (Barron’s)
  4. The Labor Shortage Is Worse Than It Looks, and Help Is Not on the Way (Barron’s)
  5. Elon Musk Sides With ‘Fortnite’-Maker Epic in Battle Over Apple App Store Fees (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Intel’s New CEO Vows to Move Faster. Will It Help the Stock? (Barron’s)
  7. Buy Glaxo Stock Because Its Turnaround Could Be Accelerated (Barron’s)
  8. It’s Open Season on Closed-End Fund Activists. How Fund Holders Can Win—and Lose. (Barron’s)
  9. Investors, Beware! Stocks Are Entering the Most Dangerous Stretch of the Year (Barron’s)
  10. World Economy Caps Extraordinary Return From Covid-19 Collapse (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Fed’s Brainard Says Labor Market Hasn’t Satisfied Goals for Reducing Bond Purchases (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Katie Ledecky says she’ll be back for 2024 Olympics (New York Post)
  13. China moves to reassure global investors who have been drawn to country’s strong growth, booming tech industry (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Elon Musk’s Trip Through Hell: Inside the 2018 Scramble to Avoid the Collapse of Tesla (Wall Street Journal)
  15. China’s Key Factory Gauge Slips as Economic Recovery Eases (Bloomberg)
  16. Hedge Funds Are Plowing Money Into Commodities Once Again (Bloomberg)
  17. From Miners to Big Oil, the Great Commodity Cash Machine Is Back (Bloomberg)
  18. F1 Season on Fire With Lewis Hamilton Vs Max Verstappen (Bloomberg)
  19. How Ron Popeil Rode Reagan’s Deregulatory Revolution (Bloomberg)
  20. China Targets Costly Tutoring Classes. Parents Want to Save Them. (New York Times)
  21. Tiny Neuralink Rival Wins Race for Approval To Test Brain Implant in Humans (Futurism)
  22. 19 Elite Small-Caps on Sale (Morningstar)
  23. Druckenmiller Warns Of ‘Dire Consequences’ Of More Government Spending (YouTube)
  24. How dividends protect income from inflation (DGI)
  25. Cathie Wood Is Just a Start as Stock Pickers Storm the ETF World (Bloomberg)