Here are your selected highlights to start the week:
* Navarro: There’s No Softening on China * US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Fed Chief Powell * How Google Got Its Groove Back * The Year of the $100M House * Even Buffett couldn’t keep beating the market without fail.
You can access the full reading list here: https://ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-monday-am-reads-458/
* Stop, Shop, and Scroll * Prediction Markets Are Becoming a National Security Problem * Peter Navarro, Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man * Small-Time Crypto Investors Are Facing Violent Attacks * Living in the Lie + How Not To * Wrath of Stephen Miller
View the full list here: https://ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-sunday-reads-215/
**Venezuela Deemed ‘Uninvestable’ as Trump Advances Oil Plan**
Exxon CEO Darren Woods, whose assets were previously seized by Caracas on two separate occasions, stated:
“If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela today, it’s uninvestable. How durable are the protections from a financial standpoint? What will the returns look like? What are the commercial arrangements, the legal frameworks? All those things have to be put in place in order to make a decision to understand what your return would be over the next several decades.”
Here are your 10 Weekend Reads, featuring a mix of market insights, technology trends, and cultural analysis:
* Dopamine Markets * $2B Experiment to Transform Restaurants w/Robots+AI * Killer AI Drones * Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry” * The Front-Runner * How to Do Great Work * How Poeher's ‘Good Hang’ broke thru celebrity podcast fatigue
You can find the full list and details here: https://ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-weekend-reads-73/
- Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now - Sephora: Beauty Has Never Been More Cutthroat. - 1,000+ Companies Are Suing Over Trump Tariffs - 25 Lessons on Money & Meaning - Sci-Fi & the Art of Prediction.
* The Great Credit Convergence * The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth * On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion * A tale of 2 Ralphs — and the reality of a K-shaped economy * America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza * The Worst Shot Ever Taken
How did a layoff spark a revolution in financial data?
Mike Bloomberg shares the origin story of the Bloomberg Terminal, lessons from his time as NYC Mayor, and his philosophy on risk-taking and leadership: