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)