Be in the know. 20 key reads for New Year’s Eve…

  1. Elon Musk planned to take on Warren Buffett’s See’s Candies — but scrapped the idea after failing to find a far superior candy (businessinsider)
  2. Brazil Stocks Sink 12% in Year for First Annual Drop Since 2015 (bloomberg)
  3. Dow and S&P 500 Cap Blockbuster Year—and What Else Is Happening in the Stock Market on New Year’s Eve (barrons)
  4. This Mini Berkshire Hathaway Flies Under the Radar. And Its Stock Is Cheap. (barrons)
  5. Here Are Barron’s Best Income Investments for the New Year (barrons)
  6. After a Rip-Roaring Year, These Stocks Could Be the New Winners (barrons)
  7. Iran Sends Rocket Into Space Amid Faltering Nuclear Talks (wsj)
  8. Desktop PC Sales Rebound as Pandemic Work Evolves (wsj)
  9. BlackRock, Vanguard Brace for a Fresh Year of Treasuries Losses (bloomberg)
  10. China’s Tech Stocks End Tumultuous Year With Rebound (bloomberg)
  11. Mark Zuckerberg Sells Stock Every Day as Billionaires Cash Out (bloomberg)
  12. 2022 will be the ‘do or die’ moment for Congress to take action against Big Tech (cnbc)
  13. Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan (cnbc)
  14. Tech stocks in Hong Kong surge in shortened trading day for some Asia markets (cnbc)
  15. China’s big challenge for 2022: Getting people to spend money (cnbc)
  16. Exxon (XOM) Expects Strong 4Q Profit Numbers Driven by Upstream and Strong Oil/Gas Prices, Goldman Sachs Sees XOM Stock Well Positioned For 2022 (streetinsider)
  17. Native American chairman says tribe would feel effect of pipeline shutdown (foxbusiness)
  18. How NFTs became a $40bn market in 2021 (ft)
  19. What’s Behind Value and Growth’s Odd Behavior Last Month? Confusion and Mixed Signals. (institutionalinvestor)
  20. Forecasting the world in 2022 (ft)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. S&P 500’s Energy Sector on Pace to Hit Record Annual Gain (wsj)
  2. 2022 stock market outlook: Here’s where Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley say you should invest as inflation starts cooling off from multi-decade highs next year (businessinsider)
  3. Take It Easy. The Energy Report 12/30/2021 (Phil Flynn)
  4. Study Shows J&J Booster Cuts Omicron Hospitalizations (barrons)
  5. These States Saw the Biggest Population Gains. Their Home Prices Surged. (barrons)
  6. IPOs Had a Record 2021. Now They Are Selling Off Like Crazy. (wsj)
  7. Hong Kong Stocks on Track for Worst Year in a Decade (wsj)
  8. Elon Musk addresses mystery of bitcoin creator’s identity (nypost)
  9. Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Declined in Latest Week (bloomberg)
  10. Global Economic Growth Set for 3.2% Pace in Next Decade (bloomberg)
  11. Walmart drew one in four dollars spent on click and collect — with room to grow in 2022 (cnbc)
  12. ‘Best-Case Exit Strategy’: Biogen (BIIB) Stock Falls as Takeover Rumor Denied, But Analysts Bullish on Takeover Prospect (streetinsider)
  13. The inside story of how ETFs weathered the March 2020 storm (ft)
  14. Hong Kong stocks advance as tech climbs from record-low while SenseTime IPO delivers upside surprise (scmp)
  15. Financial stability, reform will be top priorities next year, says China’s securities chief (scmp)

 

“Paying the Bank” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…

This summer my wife Kaitlyn and I took our girls out to Omaha to see the Olympic Trials for swimming.  As a regular attendee at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting – for many years – I finally got to show them Warren Buffett’s favorite steakhouse, Gorat’s (yes, that is a cutout at the restaurant)! Continue reading ““Paying the Bank” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)…”