Be in the know. 15 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Why bears can’t keep the stock market down despite bad news (marketwatch)
  2. Fed’s Williams says inflation is slowing and labor market is cooling (marketwatch)
  3. Alibaba’s (BABA) grocery stores operator Freshippo pursuing Hong Kong IPO, could be valued upward of $10B (streetinsider)
  4. Regional Banks Post Hits and Misses but Prove Strength After Turmoil (barrons)
  5. Contagion in banking sector isn’t likely, but credit probably tightens: Howard Marks (marketwatch)
  6. Tesla Earnings Dented by Price Cuts (wsj)
  7. Lending Slowed, Economy Cooled After Bank Failures, Fed Report Shows (wsj)
  8. The Era of Easy Deposits Is Over for Main Street Banks (wsj)
  9. Builders Are Winning as Search-Weary US Buyers Rush to New Homes (bloomberg)
  10. AMEX spending volume climbed 14% to $398.9 billion in first quarter (bloomberg)
  11. The Number Of Americans Claiming Jobless Benefits Hits 17-Month High (zerohedge)
  12. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) blows past Q1 estimates; Analysts raise numbers (streetinsider)
  13. Can Intel become the chip champion the US needs? (ft)
  14. Jeff Bezos’s First Job Was At McDonalds, Here’s What The Billionaire Learned During His Time Flipping Burgers (benzinga)
  15. STAR Market Shines, Yellen To Visit China (chinalastnight)