Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Shanghai Residents Protest Lockdown With Marches, Smashed Vegetables and Art Projects (wsj)
  2. Pope Francis: Hungarian PM said Russian invasion will end May 9 (nypost)
  3. China Cracked Down on Big Tech Companies. Now It Needs Them (bloomberg)
  4. Firstrade first to offer individual crypto trading, beats Schwab and TD Ameritrade (foxbusiness)
  5. Biogen Searches for New CEO in Wake of Struggles With Alzheimer’s Drug (barrons)
  6. Costco Is Challenging Amazon as Most Valuable Retailer. Why It Deserves the Title. (barrons)
  7. Why Under Armour Stock Could Be a Slam Dunk (barrons)
  8. Expedia Stock Rises as Revenue Jumps. It Sees a ‘Robust’ Summer Recovery. (barrons)
  9. How China’s Economic Pain Could Help Avoid a Global Recession (barrons)
  10. What’s Needed for a Sustained Recovery in China’s Stocks (barrons)
  11. Big Tech Couldn’t Save the Market. AMD, Airbnb, and Other ‘Medium Tech’ Might. (barrons)
  12. Amazon Has Shed 25% of Its Value. Wall Street Still Thinks the Stock Is a Buy. (barrons)
  13. Warren Buffett says inflation is ‘swindling’ investors and cash hoarders alike (nypost)
  14. Amazon Workers Reject Union in New York After Labor Victory at Separate Facility (wsj)
  15. Netflix Hit a Subscriber Peak, Here’s How It Plans to Keep Growing (wsj)
  16. NFT Sales Are Flatlining (wsj)
  17. Brawl breaks out as Toronto Maple Leafs rout Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 (usatoday)
  18. Russia Dodges Default as Some Investors Receive Dollar Funds (bloomberg)
  19. SEC Crypto Team Getting 20 More Officials in Bid to Crack Down (bloomberg)
  20. Why China’s 2022 Party Congress Will Be a Landmark (bloomberg)
  21. Oppenheimer upgrades JPM, Morgan Stanley, SVB Financial on rising interest rates and loan growth (marketwatch)
  22. What you see first in this optical illusion reveals a key part of your personality (nypost)

Be in the know. 38 key reads for Monday…

  1. Buffett bought more Apple last quarter and says he would have added more if the stock didn’t rebound (cnbc)
  2. Core PCE Inflation Has Been Slowing Down (cato)
  3. China Lockdowns Wreak Havoc on Economy as Xi Pledges Support (bloomberg)
  4. Powell’s Fed Set to Go Big and Keep Going Until Inflation Tamed (bloomberg)
  5. Porsche Nears Agreement to Join Formula 1, VW CEO Says (bloomberg)
  6. Milken Unmasked: Frivolity and Fear as Elite Descend on LA (bloomberg)
  7. End of Easy Money Brings a $410 Billion Global Financial Shock (bloomberg)
  8. Buffett Lures Fans to Omaha With Stock Buys, Inflation Talk (bloomberg)
  9. Michael Lewis on His Journey to Wall Street (bloomberg)
  10. A New Texas Oil Boom Is Coming, Finally (texasmonthly)
  11. The Federal Reserve’s Tough Spot (nytimes)
  12. ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update (advisorperspectives)
  13. Warren Buffett gives his most expansive explanation for why he doesn’t believe in bitcoin (cnbc)
  14. Guggenheim’s Minerd says beaten up fintech, homebuilders are rebound candidates (cnbc)
  15. Warren Buffett bought another $600 million worth of Apple (cnbc)
  16. Watch: This One-Person eVTOL Floats Above the Tuscan Hillside Like a Flying Jet Ski (robbreport)
  17. Here’s What 260 MPH On The Autobahn In A Bugatti Chiron Looks Like In Real Time (digg)
  18. Vacation Like James Bond At This Legendary Hotel in Sardinia (maxim)
  19. snap launches mini flying camera ‘pixy’ for snapchat (designboom)
  20. C8 Corvette ZR1 Could Pack 850 Horsepower From Twin-Turbo V8: Report (thedrive)
  21. Ford F-150 Lightning Backup Power Home Integration System Will Cost $3,895 (thedrive)
  22. Alphabet and Microsoft look like gems in the rubble of the tech sector (moneyweek)
  23. BYD sees first-quarter sales jump 180% while Covid hits other Chinese automakers (technode)
  24. Buyback Blackout Period Is Over, And 10 More Reasons Why Goldman Calls The End Of The Market Carnage (zerohedge)
  25. How Russia’s grim demographics could thwart Putin’s global ambitions (aei)
  26. Econ Exploder: GDP (npr)
  27. Javier Blas Explains How Commodity Trading Shops Really Work (bloomberg)
  28. The Wiesmann Project Thunderball Is 680 HP of All-Electric Fury (roadandtrack)
  29. The strange business of hole-in-one insurance (thehustle)
  30. 4 Takeaways From the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting (barrons)
  31. Pickleball Takes Its Place as the Must-Have Luxury Amenity (barrons)
  32. How to Buy a Classic Car Online (bloomberg)
  33. Pucks Are Flying in the NHL’s Highest-Scoring Season Since 1996 (wsj)
  34. A 26-year market vet lays out 3 indicators that show stocks could be making a near-term bottom — and shares 7 stocks and 2 bond ETFs to watch in the months ahead (businessinsider)
  35. Intel is optimistic about its second-half prospects, but Wall Street isn’t (marketwatch)
  36. Investors Moved $60 Billion to Cash Last Week, the Largest Inflow in 7 Months – BofA (streetinsider)
  37. Buffett’s advice for beating inflation: ‘Be exceptionally good at something’ (yahoo)
  38. Internet Regulation Cycle Eases as Domestic Consumption Becomes Job #1 (chinalastnight)