Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. Intel to sell 51% stake in Altera to Silver Lake (reuters)
  2. Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs (reuters)
  3. China launches all-out effort to boost consumption as US trade war boils over (scmp)
  4. Alibaba steps up AI adoption in auto industry with Nio, BMW deals (scmp)
  5. China’s Stock Rescue in Full Swing as ETF Inflows Hit Record (bloomberg)
  6. China’s Exports Surge as Orders Front-Loaded Before Tariffs (wsj)
  7. U.S. Stocks Downgraded on Tariffs Risk. Where Citi Says to Invest Instead. (barrons)
  8. Investors look to Europe as US market confidence wanes (yahoo)
  9. Bruised dollar languishes near three-year lows on tariff anxiety (streetinsider)
  10. Dollar Fears Grow as Traders Increase Hedges to Five-Year High (bloomberg)
  11. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Good stock opportunities emerging despite market zigzags (youtube)
  12. How the U.S. Lost Its Place as the World’s Manufacturing Powerhouse (wsj)
  13. Average new car price held steady in March, but pre-tariff inventory is selling fast (marketwatch)
  14. Pfizer Halts Development of Weight-Loss Pill (wsj)
  15. Rory McIlroy Wins the Masters to Complete a Career Grand Slam (wsj)