Be in the know. 14 key reads for Friday…

  1. Intel Stock Has Been Beaten Down. How a New CEO Could Shake Things Up. (barrons)
  2. Home Insurers Are Exiting California. The Wildfires Could Make It Worse. (barrons)
  3. Hollywood Hills and Other L.A. Fire News: 5 Dead; Economic Toll Nears $60 Billion (barrons)
  4. Dividends Will Keep Growing in 2025. Where to Find Them. (barrons)
  5. Trump’s Team Is Stocked With Billionaires. Why the Super Rich Are Taking Over Washington. (barrons)
  6. Can DOGE Really Slash $2 Trillion? Even Elon Musk Says This Number Is More Likely. (barrons)
  7. Bank of America Bond Losses Could Top $100B (barrons)
  8. Fed Minutes Suggest Officials Will Hold Rates Steady for Now (wsj)
  9. S. Dockworkers and Port Employers Reach Labor Deal (wsj)
  10. Ozempic, Lego Bricks and Hearing Aids: What Trump’s Greenland Plan Could Hit (nytimes)
  11. Former President Jimmy Carter credited his longevity to his happy marriage: ‘Marry the best spouse’ (cnbc)
  12. December jobs report forecast is 155,000. But here’s the number investors really should watch. (marketwatch)
  13. Why Donald Trump wants Greenland (ft)
  14. China steps up defence of renminbi against Wall Street bets (ft)

Be in the know. 5 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Disney Says 157 Million Viewers Seeing Ads on Streaming Services (bloomberg)
  2. China Ramps Up Yuan Support With Record Hong Kong Bill Issuance (bloomberg)
  3. How Analyst Job Cuts on Wall Street Are Reshaping Equity Research
  4. Hershey Wants Special Permission to Buy Over 90,000 Metric Tons of Cocoa (bloomberg)
  5. Fed Isn’t Certain Where Rates Will Land, Minutes Show (barrons)