Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Warren Buffett calls stock buyback critics ‘economic illiterate’ in Berkshire Hathaway annual letter (cnbc)
  2. PayPal’s Outgoing CEO Dan Schulman Buys Up Stock (barrons)
  3. Private-Equity Firms Snap Up Data Centers as Cloud Demand Soars (wsj)
  4. Our Ultimate Stock-Pickers’ Top 10 High-Conviction and New-Money Purchases (morningstar)
  5. Zero-Dated Options Are Hot—but Not Hazardous (barrons)
  6. Meta unveils new language model in race against ChatGPT rivals (nypost)
  7. Berkshire Posts Record Operating Earnings Amid Economic Turmoil (bloomberg)
  8. China’s Flu Infections Are on the Rise as Covid Ebbs (bloomberg)
  9. Hong Kong’s Rich Are Ready to Party Again as VIP Events Multiply (bloomberg)
  10. More Americans Are Turning to Part-Time Jobs (wsj)
  11. How to Invest Like Warren Buffett (morningstar)
  12. Warren Buffett Wannabes Lose Luster (wsj)
  13. How ‘Base Effects’ Trip Up Our Understanding of the Economy (wsj)
  14. Dude Perfect Conquered YouTube, Now They Want the World (wsj)
  15. The Big Read. Rishi Sunak’s high-stakes gamble to finally get Brexit done (ft)
  16. Warren Buffett touts his iconic Coca-Cola and American Express bets in his annual letter – and trashes managers who manipulate earnings (businessinsider)
  17. Read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders (cnbc)
  18. ‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Bets on Alibaba and JD. This Time, Wall Street Agrees. (barrons)
  19. Jeremy Siegel on CNBC (cnbc)
  20. The Classic Ferrari From ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Can Now Be Yours (maxim)