Be in the know. 15 key reads for Friday…

  1. Even this longtime bull is worried about cracks in the tech-stock rally. Here’s how Tom Lee expects the market to shake out. (marketwatch)
  2. AutoNation Beats Profit Estimates on Demand for New Cars (barrons)
  3. China’s $100 Billion Tutoring Ban Backfires, Spawning Black Market (bloomberg)
  4. Comerica stock up 5% after earnings beat target on increased loan activity (marketwatch)
  5. Housing’s Recession Already Happened (wsj)
  6. These Energy Companies Don’t Need Sky-High Oil and Gas Prices (wsj)
  7. Sergey Brin Is Back in the Trenches at Google (wsj)
  8. Threads User Engagement Continues to Decline (wsj)
  9. Road Trip Like James Bond in Aston Martin’s DB12 (barrons)
  10. Xi Jinping Praises Henry Kissinger in Beijing, in Veiled Message to Biden Administration (wsj)
  11. Buffett’s Florida Bet Bodes Well for Troubled Insurance Market (bloomberg)
  12. China Vows Urban Redevelopment Support to Boost Construction (bloomberg)
  13. Starwood chairman, known as a bargain-hunting investor during downturns, sees opportunities in bank failures, commercial-property slump. (bloomberg)
  14. McIlroy pleased with level-par start (theopen)
  15. President Xi commented China is ready to “…explore with the United States the right way for the two countries to get along and take their relations steadily forward, which will be good for both sides and deliver benefits to the world.” (chinalastnight)