Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. U.S. Economy Added 428,000 Jobs in April (wsj)
  2. U.S. regulators are in China for audit deal talks: Reuters, citing sources (cnbc)
  3. Cigna stock gains after big profit beat, upbeat full-year outlook (marketwatch)
  4. Ferrari Purists Can Breathe Easy as SUV Gets V12 Engine Only (bloomberg)
  5. Cinemark Stock Rises as Revenue Gets Boost From Higher Admissions (barrons)
  6. Tesla’s Shanghai Plant Again Is Ramping Up. Will That Help Q2 Deliveries? (barrons)
  7. The Number the Fed Is Watching as It Raises Rates (barrons)
  8. How Fortune Brands Stock Can Sparkle Again With a Spinoff (barrons)
  9. AB InBev Stock Rises. People Are Drinking More Expensive Beer. (barrons)
  10. Alphabet, PayPal, and 7 Other Stocks That Can Thrive in a Labor Shortage (barrons)
  11. Biden Officials Divided Over Easing China Tariffs to Slow Inflation (wsj)
  12. China Has to Be Part of the Solution to the Russia-Ukraine War, Steven Mnuchin Says (barrons)
  13. Mortgage Rates Hit 5.27%, Highest Level Since 2009 (wsj)
  14. Amazin! Mets pull off biggest ninth-inning comeback win in 25 years (nypost)
  15. Restaurants Are Seeing a 39% Jump in Mother’s Day Reservations (bloomberg)
  16. Elon Musk’s Fixer Is Quietly Tending the World’s Biggest Fortune (bloomberg)
  17. Billions in Wrong-Way ETF Bets Placed Just Before Thursday Rout (bloomberg)
  18. China’s Politburo Doubles Down On Support For COVID Lockdowns (zerohedge)
  19. Alipay, WeChat Pay deliver new features to support expanded e-CNY roll-out (scmp)
  20. Mainland China Gains On Reopen, Economic Daily Editorial Marks Shift In Regulatory Tone (chinalastnight)