- Taobao and Tmall Group Records GMV Growth During 2023’s 11.11 (alizila)
- After “Record 14 Weeks Of Shorting”, Hedge Funds Steamrolled In Epic Meltup Squeeze (zerohedge)
- Wall St Week Ahead Bargain or trap? US bank stock outlook hinges on Fed’s path (reuters)
- Taobao and Tmall look to order volume as new Singles Day performance metric (technode)
- Hedge funds short US financial stocks at near record levels, Goldman Sachs says (reuters)
- Still Bullish – Even After S&P 500 Daily Winning Streak Ends (Almanac Trader)
- Private equity faces a reckoning (ft)
- What Elon Musk’s ‘Age of Abundance’ Means for the Future of Capitalism (wsj)
- Maserati’s Menacing New MC20 Notte Is an All-Black Track Monster (robbreport)
- Alibaba to transform into an open tech platform, says CEO (technode)
- Feast your eyes on the new Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (classicdriver)
Category: What I’m Reading Today
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Saturday…
- Small-Cap Stocks Have Had a Rough Year. It’s Time to Buy. (barrons)
- Moody’s turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (reuters)
- Hedge funds short US financial stocks at near record levels -Goldman Sachs (reuters)
- Intel’s stock flirts with highest close in 15 months (marketwatch)
- President Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping meet face-to-face next week. Here’s what they will likely discuss. (marketwatch)
- Clean-Energy Stocks Have Collapsed. What Comes Next. (barrons)
- Will Joe Manchin Run for President? (wsj)
- Biden and Xi to Meet Next Week in San Francisco Area (wsj)
- How Risky Is Private Credit? Analysts Piece Together Clues (wsj)
- Rare Racer Runs Again Under Actress’s Direction (wsj)
- China’s Support for Top Builder Revives Calls for Broader State Rescue (bloomberg)
- Peter Luger Opens in Las Vegas With $1 Million Worth of Dry-Aged Beef (bloomberg)
- Billionaire investor Ron Baron says he’s never owned a bond and he almost never holds cash — ‘I’m always invested’ (businessinsider)
- Jim Cramer picks Disney as best of the major media stocks (cnbc)
- Harvard-trained expert says successful people ‘practice humility’ more than most: It’s ‘absolutely crucial’ (cnbc)
Be in the know. 21 key reads for Friday…
- China “Next year we can raise the fiscal deficit again to inject a fresh source of energy into the economy, which is the government’s credit, and to drive the economy’s recovery” (bloomberg)
- China Made Enormous Purchase of US Soy This Week, Cargill Says (bloomberg)
- Citi’s Stock Is in the Doghouse. Here’s How It Could Break Out. (barrons)
- U.S. and China to Meet as Shifting Economic Fortunes Alter Relationship (wsj)
- Biden and Xi Will Meet in California, Seeking to Stabilize Relations (nytimes)
- Disney Wears Its New Look Well (wsj)
- Even if the Fed Stays on Hold, Jerome Powell Is Keeping His Options Open (wsj)
- Energy Stocks Look Tempting. Don’t Take the Bait. (barrons)
- A Costly Lesson: How Koch’s Green Push Ended in the Red (barrons)
- The Stock Market Is Incredibly Expensive. What History Says Happens Next. (barrons)
- Illumina Stock Is the Worst Performer in the S&P 500. Grail Isn’t the Only Issue. (barrons)
- U.S. Stocks Are Relatively Pricey. Here Are 3 Bargains From Europe. (barrons)
- Meta Has a Path Back Into China. It’s a Rare Win for Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Push. (barrons)
- Behind ICBC Hack Is a Gang for Hire That Holds Systems Hostage (bloomberg)
- China AI Startup Stockpiled 18 Months of Nvidia Chips Before Ban (bloomberg)
- Xi Visits China’s Flood-Hit Regions, Calls for Use of Stimulus (bloomberg)
- Logan Says Fed Could Bolster Liquidity Tools For Crises (bloomberg)
- Wall Street Managers Pile Into Closed-End Funds on Discounts (bloomberg)
- China’s Deflation Pressures Are ‘Temporary,’ PBOC Adviser Says (bloomberg)
- Prediction markets can tell the future. Why is the US so afraid of them? (ft)
- ChatGPT frenzy to lift PC sales as hardware makers from Lenovo to Oppo bet on generative AI, analysts say (scmp)
Be in the know. 17 key reads for Thursday…
- Chinese Stocks Start Recovery When No One Is Watching (zerohedge)
- Disney Stock Rises On Earnings, Dow Giant Lifts Cost-Cutting Goal To $7.5 Billion (investors)
- The U.S. dollar has peaked — now it gets ‘messy’: SocGen (marketwatch)
- Disney Stock Jumps on Solid Earnings. Disney+ Was a Bright Spot. (barrons)
- Could yield curve control reach the US? (ft)
- The Actors’ Strike Is Over. Warner Bros., Paramount, and Disney Stocks Climb. (barrons)
- Charter and 7 Other Stocks That Hit the Trifecta: Growth, Value, and Momentum (barrons)
- Intel Discloses Arm Holdings Stake of 1.2 Million Shares (barrons)
- CMA Awards 2023: The Complete List of Winners, Including Lainey Wilson, Newly Crowned Entertainer of the Year (variety)
- A tech stock breakout defies market bears and signals strength into year-end, analyst says (marketwatch)
- Iger Lays Out Vision for Disney’s Future (wsj)
- This CEO Just Bet $1 Million on Herself (wsj)
- Look, Up in the Sky! It’s a Can of Soup! (nytimes)
- New Ozempic Rival Is About to Make Your Weight Loss Drugs Cheaper (bloomberg)
- Legendary oil mogul Harold Hamm eyes the next stage in the US shale oil boom: ‘Generation 3’ rock (businessinsider)
- 3M’s Bryan Hanson to lead health care unit spinoff (marketwatch)
- The 7 Highest Yielding Dividend Aristocrats You Can Buy and Hold Forever (247wallst)
Be in the know. 17 key reads for Wednesday…
- Foreign investors trickle back into Asian equities on hopes of Fed rate cycle peak (reuters)
- The Oreo CEO Isn’t Scared of Ozempic. The Weight-Loss Drug Fad Will Fade. (barrons)
- Real Estate Rises, Did The CSRC Front Run The PCAOB On Audit Reviews? (chinalastnight)
- IMF Raises China’s GDP Forecast As Mainland Investors Buy The Hong Kong Dip In Size (chinalastnight)
- China’s President Xi to meet business executives in Silicon Valley: report (marketwatch)
- Morningstar: These are 10 of the best stocks to buy in November, and all of them are way cheaper than they should be (businessinsider)
- Bloomberg’s gauge of the dollar is heading for its worst month since July after the Federal Reserve signaled its almost two-year long tightening cycle may be coming to an end (bloomberg)
- Data on Pfizer’s New Weight Loss Pill Is Coming. Why it’s Crucial for the Stock. (barrons)
- Big Banks Cook Up New Way to Unload Risk (wsj)
- Some investors said it is possible that Chinese policy makers will pursue a fresh round of economic stimulus that could lead to a sharp rally in China-focused stocks. (wsj)
- Disney’s board is in focus as activist investor Peltz considers his next move (cnbc)
- Pain Trade Is to Lower Yields, Says Academy’s Peter Tchir (bloomberg)
- It’s Disney Earnings Day. Here’s What to Expect. (yahoo)
- ‘Powell has to be on high alert’: Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says the Fed needs to consider rate cuts a lot sooner than the market thinks (businessinsider)
- ‘$4 trillion of cash is sloshing around the sidelines,’ says BlackRock exec. Here’s where he thinks that’s headed. (marketwatch)
- China’s economy still in medium-speed growth stage – c.bank advisor (reuters)
- Bonds are back in fashion just weeks after a historic rout. Here’s why fixed-income is suddenly luring in hordes of investors – including Warren Buffett. (businessinsider)
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Tuesday…
- Alibaba logistics spin-off Cainiao to boost overseas position with Best buyout (scmp)
- Wall Street veteran sees ‘once in a generation buying opportunity’ in unloved areas of global stocks (marketwatch)
- Fed likely to cut rates below 3%, making bonds attractive now, Guggenheim says (marketwatch)
- Intel Has an Edge on Its Competitors. It’s Not AI. (barrons)
- ‘Stock-market correction is over’ after broad surge amid ‘epic’ market rallies (marketwatch)
- PepsiCo CFO leaves after 13 years, to become Disney’s CFO (marketwatch)
- Intel is leading candidate to get billions for defense-chip facilities: report (marketwatch)
- China Gives Rare Show of Support to Distressed Developer Vanke (bloomberg)
- China’s imports surprise with growth in October, but exports fall more than expected (cnbc)
- Stellantis’ new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out (cnbc)
- The New Headache for Bosses: Employees Aren’t Quitting (wsj)
- Fed’s Goolsbee: Slowdown in job growth in October was welcome, as it brought labor market into better balance (marketwatch)
- Amazon and Other ‘All Weather’ Stocks That Could Do Fine. (barrons)
- There’s a once-in-a-decade opportunity in a sector that pays high dividends. Morningstar’s chief strategist shares 5 stocks trading at discounts not seen since 2009. (businessinsider)
- Disney Names PepsiCo Executive Hugh Johnston as Its New Financial Chief (wsj)
Be in the know. 23 key reads for Monday…
- Hedge Funds Catapulted Treasury Shorts to Record at Wrong Time (bloomberg)
- AliExpress has overtaken Amazon to become Europe’s biggest e-commerce site (daoinsights)
- Ant Receives Chinese Government Nod to Roll Out AI Services (bloomberg)
- 80% of China’s technology companies & half of the large model companies run on Alibaba Cloud (alizila)
- China’s Li Vows to Boost Imports, Expand Market Access. Premier also says rights of foreign investors to be protected (bloomberg)
- Yellen to Meet With China Counterpart This Week Before Biden-Xi Talks (bloomberg)
- The Magnificent Seven are trading at an average price-to-earnings ratio of 41, compared with the equal-weighted S&P 500’s P/E of 15, according to RBA. (barrons)
- Citigroup mulls deep job cuts for CEO Jane Fraser’s corporate overhaul, called ‘Project Bora Bora’ (cnbc)
- How the market’s forgotten stocks could lead a ‘once-in-a-generation’ buying opportunity (businessinsider)
- Empire State Building office occupancy rate tops 90% to buck NYC’s woes (nypost)
- Markets Got an Unexpected Boost From Washington. Will It Mark a Turning Point? (wsj)
- Disney is the No. 1 cruise line for families, travelers say (cnbc)
- Disney Faces Peltz’s Second Assault (barrons)
- Taobao’s generative AI chatbot has been used by more than 5 million people (alizila)
- Alibaba Cloud unveiled a suite of industrial models built on Alibaba Cloud’s foundational model, Tongyi Qianwen. The models can boost productivity and enhance user experience for individual and corporate users (alizila)
- Who’s Who of China’s Influencers Turbocharge 11.11 Shopping Bonanza (alizila)
- Legendary investor Charlie Munger blasted gamblers, touted Heinz and Hermès, and revealed Warren Buffett’s views in a rare interview this week. Here are his 22 best quotes. (businessinsider)
- Freshippo Keeps Competitive Edge with Price Cuts (alizila)
- Bank of America: Buy these 56 losing stocks that are on the verge of becoming winners, thanks to a little-known investing strategy that has consistently outperformed the market since 1986 (businessinsider)
- China, Australia agree to turn the page as tensions ease (reuters)
- Hedge funds pile into US stock rally at fastest pace in 2 years – Goldman Sachs (reuters)
- Chinese brokerages surge as regulator lowers risk control requirements (scmp)
- Jim Cramer gets to the core of Apple after earnings (cnbc)
Be in the know. 15 key reads for Sunday…
- Hedge funds caught in crowded trades suffered in Thursday’s stock rally -Goldman Sachs (reuters)
- Top 100 Courses in the World (golf)
- The number of operating U.S. natural gas rigs has declined 24% since start of 2023 (eia)
- S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say (nbcnews)
- Stocks rally and bond yields tumble as investors trim interest rate outlook (ft)
- The Big Read. Is this the turning point for interest rates? (ft)
- The ‘Cash Is King’ Trade Is Ending. Which Stocks to Buy Now. (barrons)
- Expedia Leads Online Travel Stocks Higher, Lifts Holiday Hopes (bloomberg)
- Here are 5 reasons why U.S. stocks will likely rally into the end of 2023, says one Wall Street veteran (marketwatch)
- The 10 Best Companies to Invest in Now (morningstar)
- AI Is About to Remake the PC. These 2 Stocks Could Be Big Winners. (barrons)
- Berkshire Operating Profit Hits a Record $10.8 Billion. Buybacks Picked Up in October. (barrons)
- The Bank of Japan’s Early Warning for the U.S. (barrons)
- CRISPR cure for HIV now tested in 3 patients (bigthink)
- This Hellephant-Powered Dodge Charger Has a Manual (roadandtrack)
Be in the know. 5 key reads for Saturday…
- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger scoops up $250,000 in stock (marketwatch)
- Alibaba’s cloud unit unveils new industry-specific tools built on its AI model (scmp)
- Cedar Fair to Buy Six Flags in $1.9 Billion Theme-Park Deal (bloomberg)
- Paramount stock rises after strong earnings report, adding to blockbuster day (cnbc)
- CHART OF THE DAY: The stock market may have just bottomed (businessinsider)
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Friday…
- Cooper Standard Reports Strong Third Quarter Results, Raises Full Year 2023 Guidance (cooperstandard)
- China’s Services Activity Clings to Growth, Private Survey Shows (bloomberg)
- Starbucks CEO Tells Investors He Plans to Follow Schultz Roadmap (barrons)
- Bond Yields May Have Peaked. Consider These Stocks. (barrons)
- The Treasury Refunding Announcement Boosted Stocks and Bonds Today. Here’s Why. (barrons)
- Treasury Yields Are Heading Lower. What’s Behind the Slide. (barrons)
- Dollar weakens as risk appetite rises on view Fed rate hikes are done (streetinsider)
- Buy Amazon Stock, Analyst Says. AWS Is the Company’s ‘Crown Jewel.’ (barrons)