Be in the know. 20 key reads for New Year’s Eve…

  1. Elon Musk planned to take on Warren Buffett’s See’s Candies — but scrapped the idea after failing to find a far superior candy (businessinsider)
  2. Brazil Stocks Sink 12% in Year for First Annual Drop Since 2015 (bloomberg)
  3. Dow and S&P 500 Cap Blockbuster Year—and What Else Is Happening in the Stock Market on New Year’s Eve (barrons)
  4. This Mini Berkshire Hathaway Flies Under the Radar. And Its Stock Is Cheap. (barrons)
  5. Here Are Barron’s Best Income Investments for the New Year (barrons)
  6. After a Rip-Roaring Year, These Stocks Could Be the New Winners (barrons)
  7. Iran Sends Rocket Into Space Amid Faltering Nuclear Talks (wsj)
  8. Desktop PC Sales Rebound as Pandemic Work Evolves (wsj)
  9. BlackRock, Vanguard Brace for a Fresh Year of Treasuries Losses (bloomberg)
  10. China’s Tech Stocks End Tumultuous Year With Rebound (bloomberg)
  11. Mark Zuckerberg Sells Stock Every Day as Billionaires Cash Out (bloomberg)
  12. 2022 will be the ‘do or die’ moment for Congress to take action against Big Tech (cnbc)
  13. Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan (cnbc)
  14. Tech stocks in Hong Kong surge in shortened trading day for some Asia markets (cnbc)
  15. China’s big challenge for 2022: Getting people to spend money (cnbc)
  16. Exxon (XOM) Expects Strong 4Q Profit Numbers Driven by Upstream and Strong Oil/Gas Prices, Goldman Sachs Sees XOM Stock Well Positioned For 2022 (streetinsider)
  17. Native American chairman says tribe would feel effect of pipeline shutdown (foxbusiness)
  18. How NFTs became a $40bn market in 2021 (ft)
  19. What’s Behind Value and Growth’s Odd Behavior Last Month? Confusion and Mixed Signals. (institutionalinvestor)
  20. Forecasting the world in 2022 (ft)