Be in the know. 27 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China Outlines Plan to Stabilize Economy in Crucial Year for Xi (nytimes)
  2. China Signals More Policy Support With 5.5% Growth Target (bloomberg)
  3. As it happened: ‘Two sessions’ 2022 – China increases defence spending, sets GDP growth target of ‘around 5.5 per cent’ (scmp)
  4. Boeing Aims to Nearly Double 737 Max Production by 2023: Reuters (bloomberg)
  5. China Defense Budget Rises 7.1%, Fastest Pace in Three Years (bloomberg)
  6. China Seeks to Ease Simmering Social Issues in Political Year (bloomberg)
  7. Carl Icahn Slashes Stake in Occidental Petroleum (barrons)
  8. China’s 2022 Budget: A Breakdown of the Key Numbers (bloomberg)
  9. China’s GDP Target Will be Challenging to Meet, Economists Say (bloomberg)
  10. China to Set Up Financial Stability Fund, Steady Home Prices (bloomberg)
  11. China Reassures Role of Venture Capitalists After Tech Crackdown (bloomberg)
  12. China Gets Burned by Russia’s Ukraine Invasion (bloomberg)
  13. Oil Prices Are Soaring. It’s Time to Hedge or Sell. (barrons)
  14. Buy Take-Two Interactive, Analyst Says. There’s More Than Just the Zynga Deal to Like. (barrons)
  15. New pipelines carrying natural gas plant liquids increase natural gas processing (eia)
  16. Morgan Housel — The Psychology of Money, Picking the Right Game, and the $6 Million Janitor (#576) (blog)
  17. Oakmark’s Nygren: Focus on the long term, not on current events and chaos (moneylifeshow)
  18. 15 Cheap Growth Stocks Amid the Volatility (morningstar)
  19. US economy added 678,000 jobs in February, cementing case for rate rises (ft)
  20. Iran Nuclear Deal Threatened by Russian Demands (wsj)
  21. Average Wages Rose by One Penny in January, Falling Behind Inflation (wsj)
  22. Once Slated to Be America’s Priciest Home, The One Sells at Auction for Just $126 Million (wsj)
  23. Here Are 7 Stocks to Play the Rally in Natural Gas (barrons)
  24. UnitedHealth Group Director Paul Garcia Bought Up Stock (barrons)
  25. Iran inches closer to nuclear deal (ft)
  26. 7 investing legends including Bill Miller and John Rogers reveal 22 favorite stock picks and what they’re doing with their money as inflation hits a 40-year high (businessinsider)
  27. David Rubenstein: Putin will blink due to pressure on Russian economy (foxbusiness)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. Why Alibaba Is the ‘Cheapest Company in the World’ Outside Russia (barrons)
  2. Howard Marks Calls China Market a ‘Buy’ in Oaktree WeChat Debut (bloomberg)
  3. Hiring Took Off in February. The Jobless Rate Dropped to 3.8%. (barrons)
  4. Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood on everything from deflation to Elon Musk (ft)
  5. Expect a Post-Omicron Boom as Americans Binge on Services. Workers Are the Wild Card. (barrons)
  6. Major Banks Doubt Chinese Potential GDP Goal Is Reachable (zerohedge)
  7. Metaverse Fever Is High in China. Regulators Are Watching. (barrons)
  8. Splunk Stock Edges Higher as Hellman & Friedman Takes 7.5% Stake (barrons)
  9. Foot Locker Stock Has Gotten Hit Hard. Why It’s a Buy. (barrons)
  10. China Declared Its Russia Friendship Had ‘No Limits.’ It’s Having Second Thoughts. (wsj)
  11. Putin Thought Ukraine Would Fall Quickly. An Airport Battle Proved Him Wrong. (wsj)
  12. Invest in these 15 newly-cheap growth stocks that have become undervalued after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a surge in stock market volatility, according to Morningstar (businessinsider)
  13. Ukraine Leans on Armed Turkish Drones, Western Missiles to Thwart Russian Invasion (wsj)
  14. Biden Called to Unleash Shale to Counter Deepening Energy Crisis (yahoo)
  15. JPMorgan Warns Russia Faces 1998-Like Collapse in Economy (yahoo)
  16. China investors drive frenzy for ‘Sino-Russian trade’ stocks (ft)
  17. In China, Fewer Are Willing to Splurge as Economic Worries Mount (wsj)
  18. Putin’s Financial Isolation Is a Cautionary Tale for China’s Xi (bloomberg)
  19. World Powers, Iran Near Deal on Staggered Return to Nuclear Pact (bloomberg)
  20. Alibaba-backed electric car cruises into market crowded by Tesla, NIO (scmp)