Be in the know. 11 key reads for Friday…

  1. Hong Kong stocks rebound as Beijing ramps up support for institutional buying (scmp)
  2. The American Worker Is Becoming More Productive (wsj)
  3. FMC shares pop as KeyBanc says selloff is overdone (streetinsider)
  4. What stocks’ worst stumble since 1952 in the final days of 2024 may mean for 2025 (marketwatch)
  5. Hindenburg Research shorts Carvana, calling company’s turnaround a ‘mirage’ (cnbc)
  6. China’s central bank plans policy overhaul as pressure mounts on economy (ft)
  7. Baidu’s Robin Li predicts ‘exponential’ boom in AI apps in 2025 (scmp)
  8. Roaring Kitty’s Stock Memes Can’t Fix Unity Software (barrons)
  9. Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes (marketwatch)
  10. The Debt Ceiling Makes a Comeback. What It Means for Bonds. (barrons)
  11. <Research>M Stanley: BABA-W’s Full Sale of SUNART RETAIL Expected to Enhance Yr-end Shareholder Returns (aastocks)