Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. China Housing Regulator Sees Stabilization Signs, Report Says (bloomberg)
  2. China will cut interest rates and reserve requirements next year, the People’s Bank of China research bureau director Wang Xin said at an event on Saturday (tradingeconomics)
  3. Opinion: Trump says he’ll ‘make housing affordable again.’ Here’s how to ease the crisis. (marketwatch)
  4. Trump’s tricky dollar problem (ft)
  5. Office Property Meltdown Is Starting to Surface at Regional Banks (bloomberg)
  6. Here’s a complete rundown of Wall Street’s 2025 stock market predictions (businessinsider)
  7. Mark Cuban says AI won’t have much of an impact on jobs that require you to think (businessinsider)
  8. Bull market hits an early December soft patch (cnbc)
  9. Record inflows into U.S. stocks to drive ‘Santa rally’ in last days of 2024, Goldman says (marketwatch)
  10. This Wall Street firm nailed its Fed forecast for this year — now it’s expecting a surprise in 2025 (marketwatch)
  11. Boeing laying off 236 employees in OC, part of plan affecting 566 California workers (ocregister)
  12. Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool (nytimes)
  13. An exclusive sneak peek at TGL, the new primetime golf league featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy (fastcompany)
  14. Kelly Reilly and the Yellowstone Succession Drama (townandcountrymag)
  15. Headwinds and tailwinds (scottgrannis)

Be in the know. 12 key reads for Sunday…

  1. “If investors warm to the depressed Chinese stock market, Alibaba could be up 50% in 2025.” (barrons)
  2. Boeing Commits $1 Billion to Speed Up 787 Dreamliner Production (wsj)
  3. The $1 Billion Cookie Empire That Teens Love and Parents Hate (wsj)
  4. The Secrets of the Man Who Made Nvidia the World’s Most Valuable Company (wsj)
  5. Tinder’s Tough Love Should Ultimately Serve Match Well (wsj)
  6. Inside the Hamptons’ Most Expensive Home: $425 Million 110,000-Square-Foot Estate Is Owned by Billionaire Tied Up in Lead Poisoning Scandal (wsj)
  7. “Chinese leaders this week pledged to do more to stimulate the economy, including by cutting interest rates and boosting government borrowing. But pressure is building on Beijing to take even more forceful action to prevent a downward spiral of deflation” (wsj)
  8. U.S. natural gas consumption reaches new highs driven by the electric power sector (eia)
  9. Bill Ackman: Stepping into the most pro-growth, pro-business administration in my adult lifetime (cnbc)
  10. Bears are dropping like flies (ft)
  11. Can Stocks Pull Off a Third Consecutive Year of Big Gains? (wsj)
  12. The 10 Best Dividend Stocks (morningstar)