Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Alipay gets approval for operating without controller (technode)
  2. Alibaba News Roundup: Share Buyback Update; Ant Improves Governance; McDonald’s China Joins Forces With Cainiao (alizila)
  3. “When Gretzky was young, he sat in front of the TV watching NHL games every night during the season. In his lap, he held a blank piece of paper and a pencil, and as he watched, he’d slowly start to trace. He wouldn’t look down at the doodle, just at the screen, but as the puck moved, his pencil followed. He was charting the path of the puck, for the entire game, with constant loops and zigzags. At the end of each period, Gretzky would look down and study the movement.” (inc)
  4. ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ honors Carleton English in her final show (foxbusiness)
  5. Just how strong was Friday’s jobs report? (ft)
  6. US Services Growth Slows Sharply: ISM (tradingeconomics)
  7. US Factory Orders Rise More than Expected (tradingeconomics)
  8. Ken Langone Just Invested $3 Million in This Struggling Green Stock (barrons)
  9. Short sellers lost $195 billion in 2023 bets against US, Canadian stocks -S3 (reuters)
  10. Citi targets China investment bank unit launch, 30 new hires by end 2024-source (reuters)
  11. Here are 10 of Morningstar’s top undervalued stocks (thestreet)
  12. Millions of Chinese have embraced skiing (economist)
  13. This Barely Driven, Ultra-Rare McLaren Could Fetch $2.5 Million at Auction (robbreport)
  14. Here’s How Much The Ferraris In ‘Ferrari’ Are Actually Worth (maxim)
  15. Why AI will spark exponential economic growth (ted)
  16. Brad Jacobs Has Plans For a New Multi-Billion Dollar Venture (bloomberg)
  17. The Best Private Jet Cards and Membership Programs (worth)