What I Am Reading
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Markets
- Stocks end Friday’s session little changed, Dow snaps 4-week win streakCNBC
- A recession is coming — and stock markets won’t come through it unscathed, strategist saysCNBC
- Global Economy Gets Boost but Inflation Worries LingerWall Street Journal
- Column: Evaporating equity risk premium herds funds to bondsReuters
- More Lessons From the Do Nothing PortfolioMorningstar
Central banks
Commodities
US
- These US States Saw Their Unemployment Rates Fall to Record Low in MarchBloomberg
- Home Prices in March Posted Biggest Annual Decline in 11 YearsWall Street Journal
- Donald Trump Tops Ron DeSantis in Test of GOP Presidential Field, WSJ Poll FindsWall Street Journal
- When did mass layoffs become so normal?Vox
Europe
- Europe’s Planes Keep Flying Despite CyberattackWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:Exclusive: Tesla's Autopilot never claimed to be self-pilot, juror saysReuters
- Banks:‘Utterly irresponsible’: SVB failure was caused by a banking — not tech — crisis, top VC saysCNBC
- Banks:Treasury proposes new process to spot risks after SVB, Signature Bank failuresCNBC
- Banks:A Schwab (SCHW) Brokerage Divorce From Its Bank Will Unlock Value, JPMorgan SaysBloomberg
- Mobile:U.S. Begins Planning for 6G Wireless CommunicationsWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Big drug company CEOs to testify at Senate Health committee on insulin pricesCNBC
- Tech:Google’s 80-acre San Jose mega-campus is on hold as company reckons with economic slowdownCNBC
- Tech:Apple Plans iPhone Journaling App in Expansion of Health InitiativesWall Street Journal
Musk
- Elon Musk had a rough week across his empire — Tesla, Twitter and SpaceXCNBC
- After SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explosion—Debris, Data and AnalysisWall Street Journal
- So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a success?Ars Technica
- Elon Musk Sows Confusion on Twitter After Removing Legacy Check MarksWall Street Journal