Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s American depository receipts, for example, recently traded at about 9.6 times expected earnings over the next 12 months. That compares with a valuation that approached 30 times earnings in 2019 and 2020. The S&P 500 has a forward multiple of about 17.5. “I think history has demonstrated time and again that stocks can feel uninvestable today but turn out to be great investments going forward.” (wsj)
  2. Why Bank Carnage in the West May Boost China’s Appeal (bloomberg)
  3. Spinoffs usually outperform their parent companies, Goldman Sachs research finds (marketwatch)
  4. Goldman Strategists See More US Spinoffs With Companies Squeezed (bloomberg)
  5. Banks Survived Another Week—and the Biggest Ones Look Like Winners (barrons)
  6. The Fed Gets a Dose of Its Own Medicine (barrons)
  7. Seagen, Newell Brands See Activist Action (barrons)
  8. The Best Advice Warren Buffett Gave to Amex’s CEO (barrons)
  9. Banking Emergency? JPMorgan Comes to the Rescue Again. (barrons)
  10. Why Wall Street Analysts Missed the Banking Turmoil (barrons)
  11. Tumbling Bank Stocks Raise Deposit Risks, and Yield a Few Bargains (barrons)
  12. The News on Banks Has Been Bad. Some Investors See Opportunity. (barrons)
  13. Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Shows Bank CEOs How They Should Have Managed Risk (barrons)
  14. This Bond Yield Fell to a Key Level. What it Means for Stocks. (barrons)
  15. American Express CEO Says the Business Is ‘Firing on All Cylinders’ (barrons)
  16. 10 Undervalued Quality Healthcare Stocks (morningstar)
  17. Chinese Developer Evergrande Nears Landmark Restructuring Deal (wsj)
  18. Billionaire David Tepper Bought SVB Financial Bonds, FT Says (bloomberg)
  19. Ferrari Unveils Its First Soft-Top Front-Engine Model Since 1969 (bloomberg)
  20. Nobel economist Paul Krugman says the Silicon Valley Bank collapse has led to ‘apocalyptic rhetoric’ in markets, but almost none of it is true (businessinsider)

Be in the know. 21 key reads for Friday…

  1. Banks Borrow $164.8 Billion From Fed in Rush to Backstop Liquidity (bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba forges cooperation with Chongqing on connected cars, digital infrastructure as e-commerce giant bolsters ties with more local governments (scmp)
  3. FedEx jumps after lifting profit view amid pressure on e-commerce parcel volume (reuters)
  4. China Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratio To Boost Economy (bloomberg)
  5. First Republic Set to Get $30 Billion of Deposits in Rescue (bloomberg)
  6. The Yield Curve Inversion Is Shrinking (barrons)
  7. China cuts banks’ reserve ratio for first time in 2023 to aid recovery (reuters)
  8. Intel’s stock nabs an upgrade: ‘Things are moving enough in the right direction.’ (marketwatch)
  9. The Fed Gets a Dose of Its Own Medicine. Rate Hikes Have Dried Up Its Income Stream. (barrons)
  10. Companies Ponder Moving Cash to Big Banks After Silicon Valley Bank Failure (barrons)
  11. Quantitative Easing Left the Banking System Vulnerable (barrons)
  12. Charles Schwab Insiders Loaded Up on Shares (barrons)
  13. Why the Return of Chinese Shoppers Could Help Nike More Than Adidas (barrons)
  14. Barney Frank defends role at Signature Bank: ‘I need to make money’ (ft)
  15. China Unexpectedly Cuts Reserve Ratio For Banks, Injecting $73BN To Stimulate Economy (zerohedge)
  16. This Week in China: Chinese Bank Stocks Are World’s Best as US, Europe Crack (bloomberg)
  17. While Rising to Pop Stardom, Taylor Swift Built a Real-Estate Empire Worth North of $150 Million (wsj)
  18. Don’t Count Out the Consumer Yet (wsj)
  19. Stock Trader’s Almanac says investors should remain calm and is calling for stock gains of 10-15% this year (streetinsider)
  20. Michael R. Bloomberg: New York’s Legal Marijuana Policies Endanger Kids (bloomberg)
  21. UK backs Rolls-Royce project to build a nuclear reactor on the moon (cnbc)

Be in the know. 11 key reads for Thursday…

  1. China’s consumer spending rebounds after end of Covid curbs (ft)
  2. Fifth Third board member bought $1.3 million worth of stock after it tumbled (marketwatch)
  3. ECB Raises Rates (barrons)
  4. Bank Failures, Market Turmoil Fuel Bets on a Pause in Fed Interest-Rate Increases (wsj)
  5. China’s Economy Rebounds, Spurred by Consumption (wsj)
  6. JPMorgan Analysts See Credit Suisse Takeover as Likely Scenario (bloomberg)
  7. BofA Gets More Than $15 Billion in Deposits After SVB Fails (bloomberg)
  8. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi plans expansion after Beijing’s crackdown ends (cnbc)
  9. Here’s what Wall Street thinks ahead of critical Fed meeting (foxbusiness)
  10. China’s home prices rise for first time in 18 months in sign of rebound (scmp)
  11. Positive Economic Data and Important News from Alibaba & Baidu As Markets Face European Bank Headwind (chinalastnight)