Be in the know. 14 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. China’s Industrial Profits Jump Though Deflation Concerns Linger (bloomberg)
  2. Dividends, stock buy-backs a bright spark in China market: JPMorgan fund (scmp)
  3. S&P 500 Reaches New 52-Week Closing High (barrons)
  4. What a strong Santa Claus rally says about the stock market in January and 2024 (marketwatch)
  5. Biotech M&A Is Back—and So Are Biotech Stocks (barrons)
  6. 3 Medical-Device Stocks Could Click in 2024 (barrons)
  7. Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’ (wsj)
  8. Billionaire-Built Cities Would Be Better Than Nothing (nytimes)
  9. Biden’s Strict Hydrogen Tax Rules to ‘Loosen,’ Plug Power CEO Expects (bloomberg)
  10. Tencent Recoups Some Losses After China Soothes Crackdown Fears (bloomberg)
  11. U.S. home prices hit an all-time high in October, Case-Shiller says (marketwatch)
  12. Centenarians share the secrets to living a long, healthy life (foxbusiness)
  13. Banks shed 60,000 jobs in one of worst years for cuts since financial crisis (ft)
  14. *JPM Believes Shr Price Reaction to CN Opinion Draft as Overdone, Thus It Creates Attractive Entry Pt for Tencent & Netease (aastocks)