Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• Brexit Talks in Peril After May Rejects EU Draft Deal. (video) The EU commission set out in minute detail how it wanted to arrange Britain’s withdrawal, but key passages on avoiding new customs checks at the U.K.’s land border with Ireland made the 118-page draft impossible for May to support. It proposes keeping Northern Ireland in the bloc’s customs union, under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice -- both of which May wants the whole of the U.K. to leave.

• Short Interest in High-Yield ETFs Hits Record.

• Telegram Triples Price in Largest Initial Coin Offering.

Wall Street Journal:

• Good Climate News Isn’t Told. Reporting scientific progress would require admitting uncertainties. The biggest lie in American climate journalism is that reporters cover climate science as a science.

• Why Italian Elections Matter: A New Type of Populism Is Rising. 5 Star Movement is poised to be the country’s largest party after Sunday’s national elections.

• CEOs Choose Sides on Gun Control at Their Own Risk. CEOs feel pressure from younger, digitally savvy consumers and from employees to take a stand on issues, but corporate reputation can suffer. 

• Sessions Fires Back at Trump Over DOJ Surveillance Probe.

MarketWatch.com:

• Tech stocks reclaim a key milestone from the dot-com era — but this time it’s different.

• Tech stands to be only positive S&P 500 sector in February.

Fox News:

• Trump faces rumblings of GOP primary challenge, as he rolls out 2020 team. (video)

CNBC:

• This index shows enthusiasm for the economy is getting out of hand.

• Palantir CEO says investors will be 'positively surprised' at the company's margins. 

• 'Big Short' Steve Eisman is bullish on banks due to ‘massive deregulation’.  

• Netflix(NFLX) is forcing media companies to think globally: Ex-DirecTV CEO.

• The biggest loser in an Amazon(AMZN)-Ring deal is alarm company ADT, VC Jason Calacanis says. (video)

Zero Hedge:

• Mueller Probing What Trump Knew About Hacked DNC Emails.

• "We’re Going To Take A Stand" - Dick's Stops Selling Assault Rifles Permanently.

• Ackman Building Stake In UTX(UTX), "All Gone" From Herbalife.

• "This Is A New Low" - ICE Director Slams "Gang Lookout" Oakland Mayor.

• "We’re Going To  Take A Stand" - Dick's Stops Selling Assault Rifles Permanently.

• WTI/RBOB Tumble After Bigger Than Expected Crude, Gasoline Builds.

• Chicago PMI Tumbles To 6-Month Lows.

• Trump Blasts Sessions "Disgraceful" Investigation Into FISA Abuses.

• January Pending Home Sales Crash Most Since 2010.  

• Trump Border Wall Greenlit By Hispanic "Trump-Hating" California Judge.

• Q4 GDP Revised Lower To 2.5% Despite Stronger Spending.

• Pizza Hut Will Replace Papa John's As "Official Pizza" Of The NFL.

• Comey's FBI Was A Hotbed Of Sexual Misconduct: Official Report. 

Business Insider: 

• The states where Americans have the best quality of life, ranked.

• Millions of Europeans are asking Google(GOOGL) to be 'forgotten' — here's why Americans don't have that same option.