Be in the know. 22 key reads for Saturday…

  1. China’s Economy Is on the Mend. That Could Help the World Avoid Recession. (barrons)
  2. Emerging Markets Haven’t Seen a Bull Run in a Decade. Why There’s Hope for 2023. (barrons)
  3. Barron’s 10 Favorite Stocks for 2023 (barrons)
  4. Leuthold’s Paulsen, a Stock Bull, Is Retiring After 40 Years (bloomberg)
  5. China Shows More Pragmatism—And Less Ideology—on Economy (wsj)
  6. The Fed Is Making a Mistake—and the Stock Market Will Pay the Price (barrons)
  7. Why the Fed Must Cause More Pain to the Job Market to Fix Inflation (barrons)
  8. Stock-market investors now fear recession more than inflation. Here’s why. (marketwatch)
  9. Royal Caribbean Stock Could Rise 35%. How It Beat Other Cruise Lines With its Recovery. (barrons)
  10. Best stock picks for 2023: Here are Wall Street analysts’ most heavily favored choices (morningstar)
  11. Opinion: This is the only stock market prediction for 2023 that you need to know (marketwatch)
  12. Wall Street places more bets on chip sector’s soft landing in 2023 (marketwatch)
  13. Roblox Has 57 Million Daily Users, Half Under 12. What Could Go Wrong? (barrons)
  14. It’s Been a Brutal Year for REITs. This Mall Operator Now Looks Like a Bargain. (barrons)
  15. Price Pressures Ease in U.S. and Europe, Businesses Say (wsj)
  16. Bob Iger vs. Bob Chapek: Inside the Disney Coup (wsj)
  17. Chinese Property Bonds Are Suddenly a Huge Winner (wsj)
  18. Post-2008 Changes Limit Danger of New Housing Crisis (wsj)
  19. Krispy Kreme Outlines Plans to Automate Doughnut Production, Reduce Debt (wsj)
  20. The Big Read. Peak inflation? The new dilemma for central banks (ft)
  21. Ultra-Rich Chinese Push Premier Singapore Golf Entry Fee to $618,000 for Expats (bloomberg)
  22.  Three countries provided almost 70% of liquefied natural gas received in Europe in 2021 (eia)