Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Slide, Dollar Lower on Growth Concern: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Drop in U.S. Housing Starts Shows Industry May Weigh on Growth

[Reuters] BOJ upgrades view on consumption, rules out early exit from stimulus

[Bloomberg] BOJ Maintains Huge Stimulus as Pressure Rises to Talk About Exit

[CNBC] IMF won't fund Greek bailout until it gets more clarity on debt restructuring

[CBS] Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy?

[Bloomberg] The U.S. Stock Market Belongs to Bots

[Bloomberg] The $31 Billion Hole in GE’s Balance Sheet That Keeps Growing

[Bloomberg] PBOC Injects Most Funds Since January to Offset Cash Squeeze

[Bloomberg] Xi Risks China's Lehman Moment

[Bloomberg] With Sales Gauge at Decade Low, Toronto Home Prices Set to Drop

[NYT] Anbang’s Sales Dry Up in New Challenge for Chinese Insurers

[FT] Investors pour $30bn into global ETFs

[FT] Renminbi strength surprises China bears as PBoC plays clever game

Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wall St. lower as tech slide resumes

[Bloomberg] BOJ Decision Guide: Kuroda Faces Pressure to Talk About Exit

[Bloomberg] The Nasdaq-100's Most Impressive Bull Run in Over 20 Years Is in Trouble

[Bloomberg] Bitcoin Tumbles Most in More Than Two Years After Record Run

[CNBC] The Fed wants to go on 'autopilot': Look out for storm clouds ahead

[Bloomberg] Canada Home Sales Drop Most in Almost 5 Years on Toronto Decline

[Reuters] Kyle Bass still short yuan, says China credit bubble 'metastasizing'

[Bloomberg] China Builds Its Global Role, One Infrastructure Loan at a Time

[WSJ] Flush With Cash, Top Quant Funds Stumble