Be in the know. 20 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. France Lifts U.K. Blockade as Leaders Reach Deal on Covid-19 Testing at Border (Barron’s)
  2. U.S. approves NYSE listing plan to cut out Wall Street middlemen (Reuters)
  3. Monday reversal signals ‘lot more gas’ left in U.S. stock market for 2020, says Lee (MarketWatch)
  4. BioNTech CEO Optimistic Vaccine Can Work Against New Virus Strain (Barron’s)
  5. This Fund Is Bullish on Emerging Markets for a ‘Laundry List’ of Reasons (Barron’s)
  6. Investors Think Republicans Will Win Georgia’s Senate Seats. What That Means for Stocks. (Barron’s)
  7. Pfizer to Supply U.S. With 100 Million More Vaccine Doses (Bloomberg)
  8. New York Luxury Real Estate Could Be a Bargain in 2021 (Bloomberg)
  9. Brian Sullivan: 5 predictions for 2021 (CNBC)
  10. BC surveyed 75 big-money investors and found that these are the 3 biggest stock-market trends to watch in 2021 (Business Insider)
  11. Warren Buffett’s favorite business is a little chocolate maker with an 8000% return. Here are 5 reasons why he loves See’s Candies. (Business Insider)
  12. Jobless claims fall to 3-week low of 803,000 (MarketWatch)
  13. It’s Beginning. The Energy Report 12/23/2020 (Phil Flynn)
  14. Private equity dealmaking defies pandemic to hit post-crisis high (Financial Times)
  15. Billionaire Gabelli eyeing investments in sports betting, infrastructure (Fox Business)
  16. Durable Goods Orders Surge Back Into The Green For The Year (ZeroHedge)
  17. Hiring Frenzy for Pharmacists as Covid-19 Vaccines Roll Out (Wall Street Journal)
  18. Publishers Feel Validated by States’ Google Antitrust Lawsuit (Wall Street Journal)
  19. Airlines to Bring Back Thousands of Workers After Passage of Covid-19 Aid Bill (Wall Street Journal)
  20. Goldman Unit Makes New Push Into Real Estate With Stake in Sale-Leaseback Firm (Wall Street Journal)