Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• Giuliani Suggests Trump Will Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal. Rudy Giuliani suggested that Donald Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear agreement, pointing to the presence in the president’s inner circle of new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and long-time foreign policy hawk John Bolton. “We have a president who is tough,” Giuliani said Saturday at a conference organized in Washington by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities. “We have a president who is as committed to regime change as we are.”

• Nine Days, One Signal: U.S. Economy Is Doing Fine If Not Great.  

• Hedge Funds Curb Bets on Oil Rally Just Before Price Nears $70.

Wall Street Journal:

• Politics in the Pews: Anti-Trump Activism Is Reviving Protestant Churches—at a Cost.

• Flood of Trademark Applications From China Alarms U.S. Officials.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (XOM).

• Had bearish commentary on (WWW).

MarketWatch.com:

• After earnings barrage and data, stock-market moves now hinge on global trade. 

Fox News:

• White House slams China's demands to US airlines.

CNBC: 

• Warren Buffett: US and China will avoid an 'extremely foolish' trade war.

• Warren Buffett says bitcoin is 'probably rat poison squared'.

• Warren Buffett: 'We would love to see Apple go down in price,' endorses its stock buyback.

• The value of what Buffett once called 'financial weapons of mass destruction' is plunging.

Zero Hedge:

• FBI Chaos: Comey Caught In Lie Over Flynn Investigation; Anti-Trump "Lovebird" Lisa Page Quits.

• NSA Spied On 534 Million US Calls In 2017, Up Sharply From 2016.

• Elon Musk Has A "Next Level" Warning For Tesla Shorts: "Short Burn Of The Century Coming Soon".

• Leaked Transcripts Reveal Courtroom Showdown Between Manafort Judge And Mueller Attorney.

• Yemeni Rebels Begin Attacking Saudi Oil Infrastructure: You Know What That Means.

• US Navy Laser Cannons Could Replace Gatling Guns, Missiles On Warships.

• Facebook(FB) Co-Founder Wants To Slap $3 Trillion Tax On Rich To Pay For Universal Basic Income.

• Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Fountains Of Lava From Mount Kilaeua Eruption.

• Schizophrenic Silver: Biggest ETF Inflow In 2 Years (After Major Outflow).

• Weekend Reading: Are You Not Entertained?

• Stocks Bounce On Biggest Short-Squeeze Since Brexit, But Banks & Bullion Bruised.

Business Insider:

• Tensions between NATO and Russia are rising, and now the US is reactivating a fleet to patrol the Atlantic.

• Trump is winning and heads are spinning as North Korea talks get off to a running start.

• All the ways that Tesla(TSLA) could go bankrupt in the next year.

• WALL STREET PAYDAY: Dealmakers could pull in $330 million in fees from takeover frenzy.  

• Cambridge Analytica's data may be sold to the highest bidder during bankruptcy.