Be in the know. 25 key reads for Monday…

  1. What’s next for the stock market as investors grapple with Fed near ‘peak hawkishness’ (marketwatch)
  2. Xi Puts Ideology Before Economy With Market-Busting Lockdowns (bloomberg)
  3. PBOC cutting foreign exchange reserve requirements (marketwatch)
  4. 3 signs that recession fears are wildly overblown: Morning Brief (yahoo)
  5. Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income (wsj)
  6. Twitter warms up to Musk’s deal after securing billions in funding (foxbusiness)
  7. Panic buying in Beijing stores amid COVID lockdown fears (reuters)
  8. Visualizing All Electric Car Models Available In The US (zerohedge)
  9. Steve Cohen On Making Trading “Harder Than It Has To Be” (zerohedge)
  10. China Lockdown Amps Up Inflation Scare for Global Markets (bloomberg)
  11. China Lowers Banks’ FX Reserve Ratio to Counter Yuan Weakness (bloomberg)
  12. China Allows Banks to Ease Financing for Distressed Developers (bloomberg)
  13. Meta Platforms (FB) Stock Selloff ‘Feels Overdone’ – Analyst (streetinsider)
  14. Blinken Declares Russian Operation Has “Failed” During Zelensky Meeting – Says US Diplomats Returning To Ukraine (zerohedge)
  15. Last Week Saw Largest Outflows From Equities Since the Start of This Year – BofA (streetinsider)
  16. The Big Read. The battle for Donbas: ‘the real test of this war’ (ft)
  17. Roblox is facing growing pains as it aims to expand beyond its 55 million users. Here’s an inside look at how it’s trying to appeal to millennials — and why its dark side could be a stark warning for the future of the metaverse. (businessinsider)
  18. Bearish Now, Bullish Later: How Investors Are Sizing Up Stocks (barrons)
  19. AMD Could Overcome Slowing Demand for Semis. It’s a Strong Buy, Analyst Says. (barrons)
  20. Netflix’s Failure Shows Why Sony and Lions Gate May Be the Best Stocks to Play Streaming (barrons)
  21. Apple Is the Last FAANG Standing. How Its Earnings Could Move the Market. (barrons)
  22. TikTok Is Disrupting the Digital Advertising Business. What It Means for Social Media Stocks. (barrons)
  23. Netflix and Disney Shares Fall Out of Favor—but Are They Bargains? (barrons)
  24. Why Nasal Sprays Are Poised to Be the Next Weapon for Fighting Covid (bloomberg)
  25. Pound’s Woes Just Beginning for Standard Bank on Recession Risks (bloomberg)

Be in the know. 41 key reads for Sunday…

  1. China’s tech crackdown backdown (npr)
  2. The 5-Hour Rule Used by Bill Gates, Jack Ma and Elon Musk (entrepreneur)
  3. This doesn’t look very recessionary (Sam Ro)
  4. Forbes World’s Billionaire’s List. Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2022 Forbes World’s Billionaires List. The Richest in 2022 (forbes)
  5. US Factory Activity Growth Highest in 7 Months (tradingeconomics)
  6. Fossil Fuels’ Forthright Defender (wsj)
  7. With intrepid Twitter bid, Elon Musk is in battle with naysayers (nypost)
  8. Forget Gas Prices. The Billionaire Club’s Run on Cobalt Says Everything About Our Battery-Powered Future (vanityfair)
  9. China Wants to Reopen Factories After Covid-19 Lockdowns. (wsj)
  10. Travel Spending Is Going Places for Card Companies (wsj)
  11. The Big Read. Are you still watching? Netflix and the future of streaming (ft)
  12. The Tech Bubble That Never Burst (nytimes)
  13. Censors in China Are Having a Hard Time Silencing All the Rage Right Now “People have lost trust in the government.” (futurism)
  14. Beware the ‘melt-up:’ Analysts say stocks may soar just before they collapse (cnn)
  15. Amid a storm in tech sector, Google is staying relatively dry and happy (marketwatch)
  16. Opinion: This will be a year for stock market traders — here are 12 companies to favor, says 40-year investing veteran Bob Doll (marketwatch)
  17. Stocks Will Shake Off Gloom and Shine, Defiance’s Jablonski Says (bloomberg)
  18. Cramer explains why seasoned technical analyst Larry Williams expects inflation to peak and the market to rally into June (cnbc)
  19. Private Chinese Online Retailer Stuns Apparel World With $100 Billion Valuation (forbes)
  20. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (advisorperspectives)
  21. How to Charter a Superyacht: Everything You Need to Know About Booking a High-Seas Vacation (robbreport)
  22. ‘It’s Coming’: Inside the Race to Make Self-Docking Boats a Reality (robbreport)
  23. The World’s 6 Most Beautiful Buildings That Redefine Sustainable Architecture (architecturaldigest)
  24. Huya, Douyu begin layoffs amid tightening regulations on game livestreaming (technode)
  25. Automakers in China still face many hurdles as some resume production (technode)
  26. Britain’s ten-most hated shares (moneyweek)
  27. If you’re going to buy FANG stocks today, these are the three to focus on (moneyweek)
  28. Peugeot Aims To Make Racing History With Wild 9X8 Hypercar (maxim)
  29. Watch Tom Cruise Endure ‘Most Intense Film Training Ever’ While Flying F-18 In ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Footage (maxim)
  30. classic jeep model gets a makeover: meet ‘the next wrangler’ by arjun kurunji (designboom)
  31. TikTok to the top (npr)
  32. Clean energy is buried at the bottom of abandoned oil wells (vox)
  33. Why Snapchat’s Product Is Booming (medium)
  34. Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022 (ted)
  35. The Small Steps of Giant Leaps (fs)
  36. Thought Experiment: How Einstein Solved Difficult Problems (fs)
  37. What the Shanghai Lockdown Tells Us About China’s Future (project-syndicate)
  38. This Is the Challenge of Securing the Battery Supply Chain (bloomberg)
  39. The 1906 Dredging Law That May Be Holding Back the U.S. Economy (bloomberg)
  40. Business Travel Is Poised to Pick Up–But It Isn’t Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels Yet (inc)
  41. Why All the Billionaires Are Moving to Hawaii (townandcountrymag)

Be in the know. 20 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Defence stocks beat global market on expectations of higher spending (ft)
  2. Lotus Adds an S.U.V., With Eyes on Mainstream Appeal (nytimes)
  3. ‘Ozark’ cast says goodbye to show at ‘bittersweet’ premiere (usatoday)
  4. Meta Platforms (FB) Stock Selloff ‘Feels Overdone’ – Analyst (streetinsider)
  5. Starlink Could Be the Key to a $100 Million Valuation for Elon Musk’s SpaceX (barrons)
  6. com (JD) Considering Special Dividend, Announcement Seen as a Positive Surprise at Citi (streetinsider)
  7. Is Netflix cracking down on password sharing? Here’s what you need to know if you share an account (marketwatch)
  8. News in-depth. Twitter board in a bind as Elon Musk makes his move (ft)
  9. Alibaba joins Meta, Microsoft to share low-carbon technology patents (scmp)
  10. CSRC Recommends Raising Equity Allocations (chinalastnight)
  11. ‘Mr. Lithium’ Warns There’s Not Enough Battery Metal to Go Around (bloomberg)
  12. Bed Bath & Beyond Jumps on Possible buybuy Baby Bidders (barrons)
  13. JPMorgan Has Lost Some of Its Swagger. That’s Good for Investors. (barrons)
  14. Facebook Is Broken. Execs Say a Fix Won’t Come Fast. (barrons)
  15. Why Under Armour Stock Could Be a Slam Dunk (barrons)
  16. How the Pandemic’s Hot Stocks Cooled (wsj)
  17. Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse mission frustrating some employees: report (com)
  18. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Jack Dorsey Took Personality Tests. Here Are the 3 Traits They All Share (inc)
  19. EU approves groundbreaking rules to police Big Tech platforms (ft)
  20. The Big Read. Are you still watching? Netflix and the future of streaming (ft)