Friday's News Links

[Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Round Out a Tough Quarter With Gains: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Walmart Is in Early Talks With Humana, WSJ Reports

[Reuters] Global mergers and acquisitions reached a record high in the first quarter

[Bloomberg] BOJ Bid to Taper by Stealth Made Tougher by Supercharged Yen

[Bloomberg] China's Biggest Stocks Suffer Worst Quarterly Loss in Two Years

[FT] North Korea: Why Kim Jong Un came in from the cold

Thursday Evening Links

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Surge to Cap Wild Quarter, Bonds Gain: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] VIX Up 81% Shows Extent of Stock Market Pain in Jarring Quarter

[Bloomberg] Convertible Bonds Look Combustible as Twitter to Tesla Slump

[Reuters] Shrinking junk bond issuance keeps U.S. high-yield prices afloat

[Bloomberg] More Pain Seen for Worst FX Strategy as Carry Traders Suffer

[FT] US inflation rises to strongest level in a year