The Times gives us some insight into the opaque (but powerful) HNA Group—the Chinese entity that began with Hainan Airlines and has grown into a global investing and acquisition powerhouse that is now the largest shareholder of Deutsche Bank – NYTimes
Bitcoin may have missed on the ETF scene, but it’s been a heck of a year for the virtual currency anyway – WSJ
A group of US Senators has called for a federal investigation of famed activist investor Carl Icahn to determine whether he violated insider trading and market manipulation laws in his role as special adviser to the President – NYTimes and MarketWatch and Law360
Apple’s lack of the next big thing has analysts and Jobsians hand wringing. But with a historic market cap of $800 billion (with a B), it’s hard to call these tough times for Tim Cook & co – WSJ and Bloomberg
Dealbook’s In Debt column considers an interesting (and unintended?) feature of the Dodd-Frank-replacing Financial Choice Act of 2017—by shuttering D-F’s orderly liquidation authority, the Choice Act’s likely increased the odds of future bailouts – NYTimes
Speaking of bailouts—a federal appeals court has overturned a district court decision that the 2008 federal bailout of insurance giant AIG was unlawful, a blow to former CEO Hank Greenberg, who had sued the government in 2011 for overstepping its authority – WSJ and Law360
The Upshot on the stock market’s surprising chillness these days – NYTimes
The winning proposal for a new Toronto civic center actually creates microclimates intended to preserve outdoor use by more than five weeks—nothing to scoff at in a northern clime. Lots more here – ArchDaily
