Be in the know. 16 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Stanley Black & Decker’s $1.8 bln aerospace unit sale will ease debt load (streetinsider)
  2. How Alex Chriss has changed PayPal’s ‘focus’ (americanbanker)
  3. BofA upgrades Intel for balance sheet strength, Micron on memory upcycle (streetinsider)
  4. Alibaba Has Soared. China Tech Stocks Can Ride the AI Wave Further, Says Goldman. (barrons)
  5. Alibaba’s DingTalk rolls out Agent OS as it bets bigger on AI agents (scmp)
  6. Holiday retail spending rose 4.2% this season, driven by e-commerce and electronics: Visa report (cnbc)
  7. Retail Stocks Could Get a Tax Refund Boost in 2026 (barrons)
  8. Wall Street Sees Cyclicals Rallying as Economic Growth Picks Up (bloomberg)
  9. 5 Key Investing Themes From Warren Buffett’s Early Letters (morningstar)
  10. New car sales in Europe rise for fifth month helped by EVs (reuters)
  11. Gas prices fall to four-year lows as millions embark on holiday road trips (cnbc)
  12. Car Payments Now Average More Than $750 a Month. Enter the 100-Month Car Loan. (wsj)
  13. 12 Stocks That Dropped After Tax-Loss Selling—and Can Bounce Back (barrons)
  14. Dollar’s Worst Slide Since 2017 Has Further to Go, Options Show (bloomberg)
  15. AI debt boom pushes US corporate bond sales close to record (ft)
  16. Once Wall Street’s High Flyer, Private Equity Loses Its Luster (nytimes)