Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St falls after bleak manufacturing data, Salesforce tumbles 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Manufacturing in US Contracts for First Time Since May 2020

[Reuters] U.S. consumer spending accelerates; inflation subsides

[Reuters] S&P warns of possible trebling of U.S., European default rates

[Bloomberg] Mortgage Rates Extend Slide, Giving Homebuyers Some Relief

[Reuters] Exclusive: Credit Suisse looks to speed up cuts as revenue outlook worsens –sources

[CNBC] Hurricane Ian was the costliest disaster and the second-largest insured loss on record after Hurricane Katrina

[Bloomberg] Some Meme Stocks Are Taking Off Again