Friday 12/29
Gold prices wrap up 2017 near highest level in three months – Marketwatch
10 things you need to know before the opening bell – businessinsider
Japanese Economy Could Get a Boost in 2018 From Bitcoin’s Surge – Bloomberg
Why Much Is at Stake in Italy’s March 4 Elections – Bloomberg
Hong Kong eyes blockbuster China tech IPO queue, led by Xiaomi – Reuters
Italy’s President Dissolves Parliament: “The Current Situation Is One That Fuels Populism” – Zerohedge
Thursday 12/28
Trump’s infrastructure overhaul to be detailed next month – fox
Crushed It! Amazon Shows No Signs of Slowing Down in 2018 – barrons
Housing Bubble 2.0: U.S. Homeowners Made $2 Trillion On Their Houses In 2017 – Zerohedge
Bitcoin is so volatile its risk-adjusted return is worse than stocks – businessinsider
The 10 most important tech stories of 2017 – cnbc
Bolivia seeks investors to power up lagging lithium output – Reuters
Battery Makers’ Great Hope for Cheap Lithium Faces Talent Crunch – Bloomberg
Everything you need to know about the 2018 midterm elections – nbcnews
Bitcoin drops 11% as South Korea moves to regulate cryptocurrency trading – cnbc
The U.S. Inflation Mystery Made Economists Look Bad in 2017 – Bloomberg
Copper’s Rally Is Longest in a Generation – Bloomberg
Asian Equities Poised for Another Record Amid Technology Rebound – Bloomberg
Wednesday 12/27
U.S. stocks had a banner year in 2017. These markets did even better – cnn
A U.S. Private Equity Firm Has Officially Delisted for the First Time Ever – Bloomberg
IPOs in 2018: Here are six tech companies that could go public – Marketwatch
Could 2018 surprise with the same outsize gains as 2017 – cnbc
Is This The Most Important Chart In The World? – Zerohedge
Tuesday 12/26
Oil Surges Past $59 as Apple Drags on Tech Stocks: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg
This Holiday Shopping Season May Be the Best in More Than a Decade – Bloomberg
Market internals confirm the bull market has more room to run – businessinsider
Commodities Are ‘Screaming to Be Bought’ on Valuation to Stocks – Bloomberg
Oil at Three-Week High Amid Reports of Libya Oil Pipe Explosion – Bloomberg
US stocks open mostly lower; Apple falls – cnbc
Five Years of Abenomics: The Good, the Bad and the Sluggish – Bloomberg
Bitcoin rises 10 percent, recovers from last week’s brutal selloff – Reuters
Holiday hangover; China debts; U.S. housing data – cnn
Monday 12/25
The true value of bitcoin might be zero – businessinsider