Be in the know. 15 key reads for New Year’s Eve…

  1. Chinese Tech Stocks Are in Hot Water. It May Not Last. (Barron’s)
  2. Why Nordstrom Looks Like a Department Store Survivor (Barron’s)
  3. Casino Stocks Just Might Make a Comeback (Barron’s)
  4. JPMorgan Chase Stock Is a Beaten-Down Bet on Better Times (Barron’s)
  5. Record IPO Surge Set to Roll On in 2021 (Wall Street Journal)
  6. Post-Vaccine Vacation Dreamers Plot to ‘Get the Hell Out of Their House’ (Wall Street Journal)
  7. Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues (New York Times)
  8. U.S. weekly jobless claims fall for second straight week (Reuters)
  9. 5 Very Contrarian Stocks to Buy Now for 2021 That All Pay Big Dividends (24/7 Wall Street)
  10. Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38 Billion in 2020 as Stock Surged (Bloomberg)
  11. Trading legend Art Cashin shares his poem to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome the New Year (CNBC)
  12. Why Jeff Bezos always thinks three years out and only makes a few decisions a day (CNBC)
  13. Bryn Mawr’s Jeff Mills believes the small-caps boom is only just beginning and 2021 will deliver even bigger gains (Business Insider)
  14. Google’s founders visited Warren Buffett more than a decade ago – and were so inspired they modeled Alphabet on Berkshire Hathaway (Business Insider)
  15. How One Rolex Became The NBA’s De Facto Starter Watch (Bloomberg)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. These Stocks Have Been Left Behind in the Rally. They May Be Ripe for Picking. (Barron’s)
  2. Here’s What Happens Now That Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Won U.K. Clearance (Bloomberg)
  3. Biotech Stocks Ready for More Covid-19 Results in First Quarter (Bloomberg)
  4. A Stretch of Pristine Land in Florida Is Finally Booming During Covid (Bloomberg)
  5. Warren Buffett paid out $60 million after the Red Sox won the World Series in 2007 (Business Insider)
  6. Here’s the difference between the dot-com bubble and today’s soaring stock market, according to DataTrek (Business Insider)
  7. The Vaccine Dominated 2020 for J&J. Next Year Should Be More Normal. (Barron’s)
  8. Bitcoins Dirty Little Secret. The Energy Report 12/30/2020 (Phil Flynn)
  9. Regeneron COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Shows Positive Response In Hospitalized Patients (Benzinga)
  10. Third Point Urges Intel To Explore Strategic Alternatives: Report (Benzinga)
  11. These are the 20 worst-performing S&P 500 stocks of 2020 — analysts see double-digit rebounds for 6 of them in 2021 (MarketWatch)
  12. Fed, Treasury Provide One-Week Reprieve for ‘Main Street’ Program After Demand Surges (Wall Street Journal)
  13. Lamborghini, Maserati, Mini, T-Bucket: Our Favorite My Ride Cars of 2020 (Wall Street Journal)
  14. Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at the Heart of a Price-Fixing Lawsuit (Wall Street Journal)
  15. Covid-19 Vaccine Outlook Prompts Businesses to Dust Off Return-to-Office Plans (Wall Street Journal)