Be in the know. 15 key reads for Martin Luther King Jr. Day…

  1. Forget Meme Stocks and Bitcoin. These Investors Are Hunting Quality. (wsj)
  2. Buy stocks because a recession is extremely unlikely in 2024, according to a Wall Street strategist (businessinsider)
  3. What the Rich and Powerful Will Be Doing in Davos (barrons)
  4. Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES trade show, setting the tone for 2024 (scmp)
  5. Vanguard’s Bitcoin ETF Snub Highlights Wall Street Divide (barrons)
  6. Banks Can Boost Valuations By $7 Trillion, Report Says. Here’s How. (barrons)
  7. Market Forecasters Got It Wrong Last Year. It Wasn’t the First Time. (barrons)
  8. Consumers Just Don’t Care About Inflation, for Snacks (barrons)
  9. Energy Prices Are Falling, and the Stocks Are Out of Favor. That’s the Good News. (barrons)
  10. The Businesses That Rescued America From Inflation, Recession, Lost Jobs (wsj)
  11. Hertz, Tesla and the Perils of CEO Groupthink (wsj)
  12. Crash Parties, Escape Dull Chitchat and Make Powerful Friends: What Davos Elites Know (wsj)
  13. Biotech and pharma companies are betting on a promising class of cancer drugs to drive growth (cnbc)
  14. Goldman Sachs offers 10 reasons why it’s more confident about the U.S. economy (marketwatch)
  15. Douyin Denies Contact with BABA-SW for Taking over Digital Media & Entertainment Biz (aastocks)