Thursday Evening Links

[Reuters] Amazon sees April slowdown in cloud business growth; shares lose gains

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Set to Rise After Tech-Led US Rally: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Wall St rallies as earnings season boost offsets economy worries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Stanches Two-Day Loss as Traders Assess Mixed Growth Signals

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Emergency Loans Rise Again Amid Renewed Financial Stress

[Reuters] White House: Monitoring situation at First Republic, could step in if needed

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Debt-Limit Dealmaker of 2011 Lays Out What Will Happen This Time

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Demands Iran Release Oil Tanker Seized in Gulf of Oman

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Argentina Hikes Key Rate to Record High to Halt Peso Slump

[FT] China Ratchets Up Pressure on Foreign Companies