Be in the know. 12 key reads for Monday…

  1. Wall Street’s biggest bear flips, raises S&P 500 price target by 20% (yahoo)
  2. Deck Maker’s $450 Million Bet on America’s Renovation Boom (wsj)
  3. Alibaba Shares Rise as Investors Grow Confident in Long-Term Outlook (wsj)
  4. ‘Dumb Money’ Loses $13.1 Billion In Latest GameStop Stock Mania (investors)
  5. Chinese stocks see ‘golden cross’ in latest sign rally could continue (marketwatch)
  6. <Research>G Sachs Raises 12-Mth Target of MSCI China Index to 70 pts, CSI 300 to 4,100 pts (aastocks)
  7. BABA’s Taobao Tmall ‘618’ To Offer RMB200B Rapid Repayment Quota to Merchants (aastocks)
  8. Will China’s plan for housing buys help smooth the road to economic recovery? (scmp)
  9. China’s capital markets set for ‘renewed growth for many years to come’ after Beijing’s rescue actions: investors (scmp)
  10. Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc (bloomberg)
  11. Opinion: Corporate insiders at these companies are telling us that consumers are cruising (marketwatch)
  12. Dollar rally falters as falling inflation raises hopes of rate cuts (ft)