Be in the know. 25 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Iran will return to nuclear talks before the end of November, its chief negotiator said, restoring the Biden administration’s hopes that it can revive the 2015 nuclear deal. (Wall Street Journal)
  2. Oil hits two-week low on Iran talks and U.S. stocks build (streetinsider)
  3. Caterpillar Stock Is Regaining Lost Ground as Earnings Beat Forecasts (Barron’s)
  4. Merck Stock Is Gaining. Earnings Came in Strong (Barron’s)
  5. S. Economy Slowed on Delta Surge, Supply Crunch (Wall Street Journal)
  6. President Biden Set to Announce Framework of Revised Social Spending Bill (Barron’s)
  7. S. Jobless Claims Drop to Pandemic Low of 281,000 (Bloomberg)
  8. Nokia Earnings Smashed Expectations Despite Supply Chain Issues. The Stock Is Rising. (Barron’s)
  9. Fund managers are tossing out their losers. Here are the bargains investors might not want to miss. (marketwatch)
  10. Merck’s Covid-19 Pill Licensed to U.N.-Backed Nonprofit to Increase Global Supplies (Wall Street Journal)
  11. Third Point Has Big Shell Stake, Urges Energy Giant to Break Up (Wall Street Journal)
  12. Antidepressant Significantly Reduces Covid-19 Hospitalization (Wall Street Journal)
  13. China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Is Close to ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. Military Chief Says (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Boeing Loss Driven by Dreamliner, Space Problems (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Evergrande Crisis All But Shuts Bond Market for China’s Junk Borrowers (Wall Street Journal)
  16. Budweiser’s New Growth Recipe Goes Down Easy (Wall Street Journal)
  17. ‘Transitory’ Inflation Gets a Stress Test (Bloomberg)
  18. China Has Started Making the Same Mistakes as the Soviets (Bloomberg)
  19. How China Is Rolling Out a Property Tax on Homes, and Why (Bloomberg)
  20. European Central Bank holds policy steady despite soaring inflation (CNBC)
  21. Australia’s exports to China are jumping despite their trade fight (CNBC)
  22. Mario Gabelli has racked up a 7,000% gain on Berkshire Hathaway stock. The billionaire investor explains why he likes Robinhood, still backs Warren Buffett, and worries about the Fed taper. (businessinsider)
  23. Bernstein Starts Li Auto (LI) and Xpeng (XPEV) at Outperform and NIO (NIO) at Market Perform, Says EV Adoption in China Picking Up (streetinsider)
  24. Democrats’ proposed billionaires tax collapses after resistance from moderates (Financial Times)
  25. Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso in Halloween video (businessinsider)