Be in the know. 10 key reads for Sunday…

  1. 2021 markets preview: 2 rare events are a sign of what’s to come (Yahoo! Finance)
  2. US holiday retail sales rise 3.0% – Mastercard report (Fox Business)
  3. Warren Buffett swapped stock for cocoa in the 1950s. Here’s the story of the billionaire investor’s chocolate arbitrage (Business Insider)
  4. Don’t Blame the Fed for Today’s Low Rates, Says Minneapolis Fed Chief (Barron’s)
  5. Amgen’s Competition Heated Up in 2020. What’s Ahead for the Stock. (Barron’s)
  6. UPDATE 2-China financial regulators urges Ant Group to set ‘rectification’ plan swiftly (Reuters)
  7. Stimulus Bill’s Fate Remains in Limbo. The Stock Market Isn’t Reacting So Far. (Barron’s)
  8. What could rattle markets in 2021, even as vaccines are rolling out (MarketWatch)
  9. Berkshire Hathaway Is One of Barron’s Top Stock Picks for the New Year (Barron’s)
  10. The U.S. real estate markets that are poised for a post-pandemic boom in 2021 (MarketWatch)