Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Alibaba aims to lift its return on invested capital into the double digits over the next couple of years (alizila)
  2. Investors dump dollar in bet that US rates have peaked (ft)
  3. “The group has said that while the level of illness is high for this time of year, it’s not unusual for winter to bring respiratory diseases. While the germ tends to cause only mild colds in older kids and adults with robust immune systems, younger children are prone to develop pneumonia — with symptoms lasting for weeks.” (bloomberg)
  4. Here’s What’s Driving the Boom in Private Credit (bloomberg)
  5. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Long Game (townandcountrymag)
  6. The Berserk Power of the McLaren 750S (roadandtrack)
  7. The Stock Market Had a Wonderful Thanksgiving. Now It’s Time to Celebrate Christmas. (barrons)
  8. Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year (cnbc)
  9. Chinese travel firms prepare for return of foreign tourists as outlook improves (scmp)
  10. The decline in China’s US Treasury holdings isn’t as big as it seems (businessinsider)
  11. These Are Some of the Stocks Leading the Market’s Year-End Rally (wsj)
  12. Some analysts see the investor balances in money-market funds as a bullish sign for stocks and bonds (wsj)