Alibaba, Baidu, Bilibili stocks climb in Hong Kong on the last day of the year - CNN

Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it's far from enough to make up for what has been a historically tumultuous time for the sector.

Why Meta, Amazon and Zynga Are Baird's Top Internet Stock Picks - MarketWatch

The stocks stand to gain as investors focus on short-term tends, near-term comps and macro influences.

These stocks are down at least 20% from 2021 highs, but Wall Street sees them gaining as much as 87% in 2022 - MarketWatch

More than 90 large-cap stocks are down at least 20% from their 2021 highs, but analysts love many of them, including JD.com, PayPal and Disney.

The Meme Gang Cheers on Spidey for Saving the Movie Theaters | Barron's

The new Spider-Man movie packed them in last weekend, and drew raucous support from some folks who have a self-interest in theaters vs. streaming: AMC’s CEO and his fans at Reddit.

China Evergrande chief's stake in services unit drops on forced selling - filing | Reuters

The shareholding of China Evergrande Group's chairman in its property services unit has fallen to 58.18% from 60.96% after forced selling of pledged shares by a third party, a Hong Kong stock exchange filing showed.

A Christmas Wish List For EV Makers - Tesla Motors (TSLA) | Benzinga

Wall Street is unanimous about the massive electric vehicle market opportunity set to unfold in the coming years. Against this backdrop, an an...

Google tells employees it won’t raise everyone’s wages to keep up with inflation - The Verge

Months after announcing its fifth-straight quarter of record profits, Google told employees concerned about rising inflation rates that it won’t be doing a company-wide pay raise to match rising prices.

JPMorgan set to pay $200 mln fine over staff communications lapse - Bloomberg News | Reuters

JPMorgan Chase & Co is preparing to pay nearly $200 million to settle U.S. regulatory investigations into lapses over monitoring employee communications, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Biden orders U.S. to stop financing new carbon-intense projects abroad | Reuters

The Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing new carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas and prioritize global collaborations to deploy clean energy technology, according to U.S. diplomatic cables.

Oil prices post biggest weekly gain since August | Reuters

Oil prices rose slightly on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain since late August, with market sentiment buoyed by easing concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant's impact on global economic growth and fuel demand.