Be in the know. 21 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. INTEL’S BOARD SHORTLISTING POTENTIAL CEO CANDIDATES, INCLUDING FORMER BOARD MEMBER LIP-BU TAN, SOURCES SAY (wikipedia)
  2. Devils dominate struggling Rangers, cruise to easy win at MSG (cbsnews)
  3. China Leaders Plan to Discuss GDP Target, Stimulus Next Week (bloomberg)
  4. Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners (scmp)
  5. Long Island couple wants to ‘Make Christmas Great Again’ — with this giant 42-foot, $3K inflatable lawn Santa (nypost)
  6. A Santa Rally Could Lead to a Sober January. Be Cautious—Not Bearish. (barrons)
  7. Small-Cap Stocks Are Breaking Out. The Big Test Is Coming. (barrons)
  8. The S&P 500 Is Set for Back-to-Back 20% Gains. What History Says Happens Next. (barrons)
  9. China Bans Export of Materials Key to Making Chips. How These Stocks Reacted. (barrons)
  10. ‘Contrarians aren’t being rewarded,’ and short sellers of U.S. stocks are giving up, says Citigroup (marketwatch)
  11. This bank’s outrageous predictions include the dollar tanking (marketwatch)
  12. Trump reportedly jokes Canada could be 51st U.S. state if tariffs wreck economy (marketwatch)
  13. AI data centers need power. How long can our aging grid meet demand? (marketwatch)
  14. Yelp reveals its Best New Restaurants of 2024 — and an NYC spot topped the list (nypost)
  15. Art Cashin, Wall Street veteran for over 60 years, dead at 83: ‘True giant in our industry’ (nypost)
  16. Musk, Vivek face target-rich environment for vile federal regs and waste (nypost)
  17. Intel’s Chief Executive Is Out Amid Chipmaker’s Struggles (nytimes)
  18. Trump’s Election Powers US Business Sentiment to Multi-Year High (bloomberg)
  19. China’s AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing’s rule (cnbc)
  20. Intel has more than 65% of the market for traditional PCs and 85% of the server market, according to Edward Jones. (businessinsider)
  21. China Economic Work Conference Dates Announced (chinalastnight)