Be in the know. 22 key reads for Friday…

  1. Jack Ma Engineered Alibaba’s Breakup From Overseas (wsj)
  2. This Week in China: Stock Market Starts to Believe in Recovery (bloomberg)
  3. Fed-Favored Inflation Gauge Rises by Less Than Forecast, Spending Moderates (bloomberg)
  4. BofA Says Investors Poured $508 Billion Into Cash This Quarter (bloomberg)
  5. 2023 has been bad for the bears. Here are 5 reasons why it’s going to get even worse. (marketwatch)
  6. Cornering Classic Cars (bloomberg)
  7. Mickey Drexler interview: Here’s what retailers could learn from Steve Jobs (nypost)
  8. Flight to Money Funds Is Adding to the Strains on Small Banks (bloomberg)
  9. How Moneyball Investing Ran Into a Data Squeeze Play (bloomberg)
  10. China’s Strong PMIs Show Economic Recovery Gaining Traction (bloomberg)
  11. Cooper Standard Honored by General Motors as Supplier of the Year (cps)
  12. Michael Burry Says He Was ‘Wrong to Say Sell,’ Congratulates Dip Buyers (bloomberg)
  13. Small Banks Are Losing to Big Banks. Their Customers Are About to Feel It. (wsj)
  14. Dungeons & Dragons’ Epic Quest to Finally Make Money (bloomberg)
  15. China’s chip industry will be ‘reborn’ under U.S. sanctions, Huawei says, confirming breakthrough (cnbc)
  16. The dollar slipped this quarter after surging in 2022. Its struggles could be a sign of things to come. (businessinsider)
  17. Ford just upped the price of electric F-150 Lightning pickup – again (usatoday)
  18. Billionaire investor Bill Gross says the Fed easing up in fighting inflation could fuel a rally in government bonds (businessinsider)
  19. China Home Sales Continue to Rise in Latest Sign of Recovery (bloomberg)
  20. U.S. consumer spending retreats in February; inflation cools (reuters)
  21. Chinese companies rush for U.S. listings ahead of new rules (reuters)
  22. Rolls-Royce replaces finance director as new chief shakes up top team (ft)