Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. China Cuts Policy Interest Rate for First Time Since April 2020 (bloomberg)
  2. China’s Xi says countries must abandon ‘Cold War mentality,’ warns against confrontation (cnbc)
  3. A quiet comeback is starting in emerging markets (ft)
  4. Hundreds of U.S.-listed companies are off more than 20% from highs. (wsj)
  5. Tom Brady surprises 10-year-old cancer survivor with Super Bowl tickets (nypost)
  6. China’s Population Stalls With Births in 2021 the Lowest in Modern History (wsj)
  7. China’s Population Crisis Is Complicated. What It Means for the Country’s Economy. (barrons)
  8. Angi Could Be the Next Uber. Its Stock Looks Too Cheap. (barrons)
  9. Here Are 13 Stocks Whose Pandemic Dividend Suspensions Remain (barrons)
  10. China Seeks to Cushion Blow of Economic Pain as Momentum Slows (wsj)
  11. China GDP Grew 8.1% in 2021, but Momentum Slowed in Quarter (wsj)
  12. Big Tech Braces for a Wave of Regulation (wsj)
  13. These TikTok Stars Made More Money Than Many of America’s Top CEOs (wsj)
  14. Why China’s Central Bankers Are Still Worried (wsj)
  15. Amazon Scraps Plan to Stop Accepting Visa’s U.K. Credit Card (barrons)
  16. Day Traders as ‘Dumb Money’? The Pros Are Now Paying Attention (wsj)
  17. How to Use a Free Password Manager—and Make Your Logins Safer (wsj)
  18. Analysis: China’s ‘zero-COVID’ campaign under strain as Omicron surges (reuters)
  19. Boom Times for Classic Car Auctions Conducted Online (nytimes)
  20. Wells Fargo price target raised to $67 from $57 at Keefe Bruyette (thefly)

Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. January Monthly Option Expiration Week Mixed Last 23 Years (almanactrader)
  2. The Campbell Soup Company Is A Lot Bigger Than You Ever Realized (digg)
  3. Bank Investors Must Wait for the Benefits of Rising Interest Rates (wsj)
  4. Welcome To “Billionaires’ Dirt Road”: This Pastoral Town Is Home To Larry Fink, Georgina Bloomberg, David Letterman, Richard Gere And More (forbes)
  5. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (advisorperspectives)
  6. Disney’s CEO reveals his strategy for 2022 and beyond—including creating a metaverse with your favorite characters (fortune)
  7. Understanding the Metaverse and Web 3.0 (goldmansachs)
  8. 5G’s next big launch could make its improved speed promises a reality (cnet)
  9. TikTok made me buy it (npr)
  10. Disappointing Decade for European Bank Stocks Gives Way to Rally (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 28 key reads for Saturday…

  1. 10 key debates on, and reasons to buy, China in 2022 (Goldman Sachs)
  2. Expect a Tough Year for Stocks but Lots of Opportunities for Bargain Hunters, Barron’s Experts Say (barrons)
  3. Retail Sales Fell in December. Why Some Economists Say the Decline Will Be Short-Lived. (barrons)
  4. In Proof That Irony Is Dead, People are Trying to Make Beanie Babies NFTs (futurism)
  5. Banks’ Earnings Show Lenders Aren’t All the Same. It’s Time to Pick and Choose. (barrons)
  6. The Misery Index Is Rising. What That Says About Rates. (barrons)
  7. Macau Reveals Casino Law Changes. Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Are Soaring. (barrons)
  8. Get ready for the climb. Here’s what history says about stock-market returns during Fed rate-hike cycles. (marketwatch)
  9. Las Vegas Sands Stock Could See Better Luck Ahead (barrons)
  10. After Scramble to Replace NHL Players, USA Hockey Reveals Men’s Olympic Team (wsj)
  11. How Game Theory Changed Poker (wsj)
  12. Wells Fargo profits soar thanks to increase in loans, cost-cutting steps (nypost)
  13. The Big Read. Zero-Covid policies threaten Hong Kong’s place in the world (ft)
  14. Opinion: Four reasons why value stocks are poised to outperform growth in 2022 — and 14 stocks to consider (marketwatch)
  15. JPMorgan plots ‘astonishing’ $12bn tech spend to beat fintechs (ft)
  16. opinion content. Person in the News. Ken Griffin, financial prodigy turned industry giant (ft)
  17. US accuses Russia of planning ‘false-flag operation’ in eastern Ukraine (ft)
  18. Elon Musk’s Tunnel System Works, but the Real Test Is Still to Come (bloomberg)
  19. The Virus Has Changed. Maybe We Should, Too. (bloomberg)
  20. Here Are the Most Eye-Popping Cars at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon (bloomberg)
  21. As bond yields spike to their highest levels of the recovery, a Wall Street firm shares exactly how investors can maximize their hunts for yield — and how to adjust portfolios now (businessinsider)
  22. GE suspends Covid vaccine, testing rules after high court nixes Biden mandate (cnbc)
  23. How Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski stays motivated: ‘I’m competitive’ (cnbc)
  24. Opinion: Nasdaq near a 10% correction isn’t the sell signal you probably think it is (marketwatch)
  25. Opinion: Why interest rates aren’t really the right tool to control inflation (marketwatch)
  26. Netflix is raising prices (cnn)
  27. Selling Out (oaktreecapital)
  28. Legendary investor Mario Gabelli breaks down auto, aerospace stocks to watch (youtube)