Be in the know. 12 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies (reuters)
  2. Home sales climb to a 9-month high as sellers finally give in (marketwatch)
  3. Value stocks tend to lead small and mid-caps in January, BofA says (streetinsider)
  4. ‘A Rocky (But Still Higher) Path For Stocks’: UBS’ Key Considerations For 2026 (zerohedge)
  5. Big Year for Old School Wall Street Trades Gets Lost in AI Hype (bloomberg)
  6. Inside Disney and OpenAI’s Billion Dollar Deal (bloomberg)
  7. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ snares $12 million in Thursday previews (cnbc)
  8. GXO appoints Karen Bomber as Chief Commercial Officer (gxo)
  9. Boeing seeks FAA emissions waiver to sell 35 additional 777F freighters (reuters)
  10. Carnival Earnings Beat Is a Relief for Cruise Stocks (barrons)
  11. U.S. Labor Market Softened in October, November (wsj)
  12. Consumers say they are in a sour mood, but their spending habits say something else (marketwatch)