Be in the know. 12 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Chicago Fed President Sees Promising Progress on Inflation (barrons)
  2. Intuitive Surgical Stock Jumps. ‘Da Vinci’ Robots Guide the Future. (barrons)
  3. Short Seller Hindenburg Research Closes Up Shop (barrons)
  4. Balance of Power Shifts Back Toward Bosses (wsj)
  5. Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs (wsj)
  6. Where Does L.A.’s Luxury Home Market Go From Here? (wsj)
  7. TikTok may get reprieve from Trump over US ban — after vow to go dark on Sunday (nypost)
  8. Strong Winds Ease in L.A. as Fire Crews Make Progress (nytimes)
  9. Chinese imports spiked as US buyers prepared for tariffs (usatoday)
  10. Bessent to Say Dollar’s Global Status Is Critical to US Economy (bloomberg)
  11. Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon says IPO market is ‘going to pick up’ along with dealmaking (cnbc)
  12. 10-year Treasury yield pulls back after core inflation is light in December (cnbc)