What I Am Reading
Friday, April 19, 2024
Markets
- Dow, S&P inch up as AmEx gains; Netflix slump drags down NasdaqReuters
- ‘It’s Clearly Bleak’: Stocks Set for Longest Losing Streak in MonthsNew York Times
- Inflation, Interest Rates and Oil Prices Have Jolted the MarketsNew York Times
- Investment Opportunities With Hot Inflation, Higher-for-Longer Interest RatesBloomberg
- Bond Funds Dangling 5% Yields Lure Cash Back to Active ManagersBloomberg
- They Bet Against the Dollar. Now They’re Paying the Price.Wall Street Journal
Fed
- Fed’s Powell Rethinks Interest-Rate Cuts For 2024 To Combat InflationBloomberg
- Fed's Goolsbee says 'stalled' inflation progress puts policy on holdReuters
- Fed's rate-cut foot-dragging grates on global peers at IMF meetingsReuters
- A Century-Old Lending Lifeline for Troubled Banks Has a Major Flaw. The Fed Wants to Fix It.Wall Street Journal
Global central banks
Global
Geopolitics & trade
- Israel Strikes Iran in Narrow Attack Amid Escalation FearsWall Street Journal
- Biden Weighs More Than $1 Billion in New Arms for IsraelWall Street Journal
- Flood of Cheap Chinese Steel Fuels Global BacklashWall Street Journal
- China Hits U.S. With Levy on Chemical as Trade Tensions RiseWall Street Journal
- Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App StoreNew York Times
Industries & companies
- Aerospace:Boeing whistleblower hearings in the Senate reveal the company’s problems were as bad as you thoughtVox
- Banks:Banks Believe They Are Well-Prepared for Commercial Real Estate FalloutWall Street Journal
- Financials:PwC Looks to Shrink New U.S. Consulting Partner Class by More Than 50%Wall Street Journal
- Media:Netflix Dealt With the Freeloaders. Its Next Act Will Be Tougher.Wall Street Journal
- Pharma:Influencers Love Ozempic—but They Aren’t Telling You About the RisksWall Street Journal
- Theme parks:Disneyland Park Characters Advance Unionization EffortsWall Street Journal
Artificial Intelligence
Beyond markets
- You Don’t Need to Be a Millionaire to RetireWall Street Journal