Be in the know. 25 key reads for Monday…

  1. Wynn, MGM China lead casino stocks higher after winning Macau licences (scmp)
  2. China Protests Fuel Some Bets for an Earlier Covid Zero Exit (bloomberg)
  3. Tesla sets up autos chip JV in China with Annex Semiconductor (scmp)
  4. iPhone assembler Foxconn offers new incentives to get workers back (scmp)
  5. Chinese Stocks in US Rise, Erasing Drop Triggered by Protests (bloomberg)
  6. Joel Greenblatt Buys Buffett’s Snowflake in 3rd Quarter (gurufocus)
  7. Xi faces stiffest challenge to rule as Covid outrage sparks mass protests (ft)
  8. Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen-fuelled aircraft engine in aviation world first (ft)
  9. TSMC fever helps boost fortunes of Taiwan ETFs (ft)
  10. The week that could unravel the global oil market (ft)
  11. Pinduoduo stock jumps toward a 1-year high after big profit and revenue beats (yahoo)
  12. Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn and three others (marketwatch)
  13. China’s zero-COVID strategy ‘doesn’t make public health sense,’ says Fauci (marketwatch)
  14. Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China’s Xi to step down (marketwatch)
  15. Why the 5 Highest-Yielding Nasdaq Stocks Could Rip Higher With a Santa Claus Rally (247wallst)
  16. China Boosts Developer Funding by Resuming Local Share Sales (bloomberg)
  17. New Twitter Sign-Ups Hit All-Time Record (zerohedge)
  18. India and China are still snapping up Russian oil — but they are demanding huge bargains which is hitting Kremlin’s war chest (businessinsider)
  19. Chinese Protests Spread Over Government’s Covid Restrictions (wsj)
  20. Black Friday Lured Shoppers Back, in Early Test for Holiday Spending (wsj)
  21. Le Bernardin tops vaunted ‘Liste’ as NYC restaurants gear up for critical holiday season (nypost)
  22. Xi Is Caught in a Policy Trap He Set for Himself (bloomberg)
  23. Powell to Set Stage for Slowing Fed Rate Hikes Amid Hawkish Tone (bloomberg)
  24. China Covid Unrest Boils Over as Citizens Defy Lockdown Efforts (bloomberg)
  25. Has China’s Deleveraging Campaign Achieved Anything? (bloomberg)