Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:    

• Nafta Talks Are Now Making ‘Amazing’ Progress, Trump Aide Says.

• What's Next for U.S. GDP After Best Quarter of Growth Since 2014.

• Major Car Exporters Said to Plan Meeting Amid U.S. Tariff Threat.

• U.K. Ministers Fear Bloody Chapter in May's Brexit Thriller.

• M&A Rainmakers Flock to America's Heartland in Search for Growth.

• BRICS countries push to shift world order.

• U.S. Companies Target Wages, Efficiency Hacks as Hiring Toughens.  

• Americans Have Been Saving Much More Than Thought, New Data Show.
  

Wall Street Journal:   

• Message From Flawed GDP Report: Growth Will Be Just Fine.

• How Sellers Trick Amazon to Boost Sales.

• Facebook’s Hard Fall Shows the Pitfalls of Big Data.

• The Return of 3% Growth.

• Investors Step Back From Social-Media Highfliers.

• As Oil Industry Recovers From a Glut, a Supply Crunch Might Be Looming.

• Consumers, Business and Exports Power Strong GDP Growth.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (GOOGL), (FCAU), (TRTN), (LLY), (GM) and (FB).

• Had bearish commentary on (GLD).

MarketWatch.com:

• Half of U.S. homes are now more valuable than before the real-estate bubble burst. 

• The Top Robo Advisors: An Exclusive Ranking. 
  

• Apple earnings: Most boring quarter of the year still holds some intrigue.

Fox News:

• Trinitarios don't have MS-13's notoriety, but despite years in the shadows, they are just as vicious.

• GOP lawmaker wants answers on FBI's alleged Southern Poverty Law Center ties.

CNBC:

• Why 2 possible deals suggest the US, China need 'something big to change' to resolve their trade war.

• Soon you'll be able to get a futuristic medical check-up at Mount Sinai — we got an early peek

• Here are some of Wall Street's biggest investor cash cows, by decade.

• Other countries are getting a 'free ride' on prescription drug prices, says former pharma exec.

• Video games will dominate ESPN prime time this weekend — here's what you need to know.

Zero Hedge: 

• Mortgage Prison: Sydney Home Prices Suffer Largest Annual Decline Since 2008.

• Richard Duncan Fears Trade War Could Bring China's Economy To A "Screeching Halt".

• Trump Declares State Of Emergency As "Apocalyptic" Wildfire Devastates Northern California.

• Rep. Gaetz Files FEC Complaint Against Twitter Over Shadow Bans.

• Gold Shorts Explode; Specs Sell Vol, Bonds As "Winter In The Markets" Looms.

• Record Murders Plague Mexico In First Half Of 2018: "The Figures Are Horrible".

• Is Europe America's Friend Or Foe?

• Bannon Sets Up For EU Showdown With George Soros.

• Chicago Funnels A Third Of Property Taxes To Mayor-Managed Slush Funds.

• Watch Ocasio-Cortez Flub Her Way Through Simple Question On Democratic Socialism.

• ICE Banned From Using Philadelphia Arrest Database.

• Facebook Follows YouTube's Lead, Blocks Alex Jones' Pages.

• Expect More Instability, Corruption, And Crime From Mexico's AMLO.

• Fannie, Freddie Regulator Mel Watt Investigated For Sexual Harassment.

• Carnage Everywhere.

Business Insider:

• San Francisco is a 'nirvana' for China's main intelligence agency — and the center of an intensifying spy war.

• Democrats are 'placing party over country' by inflating Putin's threat to the US.