Be in the know. 25 key reads for Monday…

  1. China’s Central Bank Vows Greater Support for Real Economy (bloomberg)
  2. Investors relieved as China clarifies VIE status in draft on offshore IPOs (scmp)
  3. Holiday Retail Sales Jumped 8.5%, Led by Clothes, Jewelry (barrons)
  4. ‘The biggest reason to stay bullish is because of millennials’: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee sees the S&P 500 soaring 313% by 2029 (businessinsider)
  5. Locked Indoors. The Energy Report 12/27/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  6. What to Watch This Week: Manufacturing Numbers, Home Prices, and More (barrons)
  7. Retailers Have Become More Agile in Navigating Volatility. The Outlook Is Positive. (barrons)
  8. Omicron Isn’t Standing in the Way of a Recovery. Just Look at ‘Spider-Man.’ (barrons)
  9. January will be a huge month for these hard-hit stocks. 10 riskier names to load up on, from JPMorgan. (marketwatch)
  10. Opinion: Five stocks to buy because company insiders love them as they get hit by year-end tax-loss selling (marketwatch)
  11. Opinion: Santa Claus gives you attractive odds of a stock market rally (marketwatch)
  12. New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch (marketwatch)
  13. Bank stocks may struggle to repeat gains of 2021 next year, but analysts see some grounds for optimism (marketwatch)
  14. GameStop Is ‘Very Early in Its Transformation.’ Its Stock Could Tumble. (barrons)
  15. Oculus Was a Popular Gift. There May Be Hope for the ‘Metaverse.’ (barrons)
  16. China’s Securities Regulator Lays Out Overseas Listing Rules (wsj)
  17. A Porsche, a Lotus and a Vintage Firetruck: Our 11 Favorite My Ride Vehicles of 2021 (wsj)
  18. Wall Street Bets S&P 500 Will Say Goodbye to Outsize Stock Gains in 2022 (wsj)
  19. China Imposes Curbs on Foreign IPOs From Restricted Sectors (bloomberg)
  20. The 19 Best Dishes I Ate in 2021 (bloomberg)
  21. 2022 stock market outlook: The top strategists at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and more share their predictions for the S&P 500 next year and how you should invest your money (businessinsider)
  22. JPMorgan Says Investors Too Bearish, Doesn’t See Stock Selloff (bloomberg)
  23. JPMorgan Expects Strong ‘January Effect’, Sees Potential for a Large High Beta Squeeze (streetinsider)
  24. Cigna (CI) Reaffirms FY EPS Guidance (streetinsider)
  25. 4 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks Hammered in 2021 Could be Huge 2022 Winners (247wallst)