- “First, Support The Expansion Of Domestic Demand” (chinalastnight)
- China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year (reuters)
- Santa Claus Is a Reality for Markets. How History Points to a Rally. (barrons)
- China Plans Special Bonds Amid Vows to Spend (bloomberg)
- Oz ‘the Wall Street Mentalist’ leaves ‘Squawk Box’ hosts speechless (cnbc)
- China Mulls Record $411 Billion Special Bonds, Reuters Says (bloomberg)
- Why the mysteries of corporate longevity matter to investors (ft)
- Portfolio manager names Chinese and European stocks promising ‘strong returns’ despite market uncertainty (cnbc)
- Why the ‘Dogs of the Dow’ Stocks Just Might Deliver in 2025 (barrons)
- Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It? (bloomberg)
- ‘They don’t play’ Busted thieves baffled by ‘new laws’ in California that make shoplifting a felony, police video shows (nypost)
- After Years of Going Big, American Car Buyers Are Downsizing (wsj)
- Prime real estate Munich Re scoops up Park Avenue tower in $500M-plus deal to give slumping NYC office market a major boost (nypost)
- Cocaine for moody rats and climate-focused drag show-on-ice top Rand Paul’s annual ‘Festivus’ list of outrageous government waste (nypost)
- The Year of the Ugly Shoe: What’s Next for On, Deckers, and Crocs? (barrons)
- This contrarian investor says the tech bubble is getting scary. Here’s his game plan. (marketwatch)
- Did Elon Musk kill a bill blocking investments in China to help Tesla? (marketwatch)
- This may be why Trump is again calling to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and Panama Canal (marketwatch)
- Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners (com)
- Billionaire Brothers Turn $12,000 Loan Into Empire of Cheap Toys (bloomberg)
- Emerging Market Assets Advance in Final Push for 2024 Gains (bloomberg)
- Under Trump, Will Keystone XL Remain A Pipe Dream? (zerohedge)
- Nearly 2,000 American CEOs Quit In 2024, Setting New Record (zerohedge)
- How we fell out of love with dating apps (ft)
- Defaults on leveraged loans soar to highest in 4 years (ft)