Be in the know. 28 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China Pledges Rapid, Sustainable Credit Growth Through 2024 (bloomberg)
  2. Goldman Says S&P 500 Earnings Forecast Could Rise Further (bloomberg)
  3. 33 Undervalued Stocks (morningstar)
  4. A failed Santa Claus rally dashes hope for a ‘January Trifecta’ – but stocks are still in shape for gains in 2024 (businessinsider)
  5. China Weighs Ending Freeze on Boeing With 737 Max Deal in US (bloomberg)
  6. US Recession Not Imminent in the Jobs Data: BlackRock’s Rieder (bloomberg)
  7. Market expert Kevin Mahn predicts 2024 will be an ‘expansion of the rally’ (foxbusiness)
  8. At The Money: Contrarian Investing (bloomberg)
  9. Here Are the Key Takeaways From the US Jobs Report for December (bloomberg)
  10. The Month That Labor Markets Fell Apart (thestreet)
  11. Stock Bears Retreat as Soft Landing Gains Credence: Markets Wrap (bloomberg)
  12. Historic UAW Pay Gains Provided Lift to US Wage Data in December (bloomberg)
  13. The Power Grid Is Changing. What It Means for Utility Stocks—and Your Electricity Bill. (barrons)
  14. Retail Stocks Are Starting 2024 in a Slump. Why That Might Not Last. (barrons)
  15. Comcast, Atlanta Braves, and 3 Other Forgotten Value Stocks With Potential to Grow (barrons)
  16. Beaten-down sectors in U.S. stock market last year get some revenge in the first week of 2024 (marketwatch)
  17. ‘Big Short’ predictor Michael Burry clams up after doomsday prophecies never panned out (nypost)
  18. How the 2023 ‘everything rally’ is unwinding in the new year (marketwatch)
  19. Amazon’s stock could be helped by this secret weapon in 2024, BofA says (marketwatch)
  20. Stocks’ Bad Start to 2024 Has Forecasters on Edge (wsj)
  21. Department of Justice edges toward antitrust case vs. Apple: report (marketwatch)
  22. These two bank stocks shine as the industry gets closer to turning a corner (marketwatch)
  23. Goldman Sachs and 2 Other Bank Stocks That Could Get an Earnings Boost (barrons)
  24. Buy These 5 Stocks to Play the Small-Cap Rally (barrons)
  25. Southwestern, Chesapeake Near $17 Billion Merger (wsj)
  26. Why MrBeast Is Rebuffing Elon Musk (wsj)
  27. Top Stock Pickers Seek Gains in China Energy, Japan Real Estate (bloomberg)
  28. A compact crossover is coming for America’s pickup trucks. Here are the top-selling cars of 2023 (cnbc)