Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:    

• S&P 500 Posts Fifth Weekly Gain as Dollar Weakens.  

• Tit-For-Tat Becomes the Norm as U.S., China Dig In for Trade Warv. 

• Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Are Near: Meet the Teen Who Rides One Every Day.

• Putin's Waning Clout in European Backyard Exposed by Greek Spat.

• Computer Virus Cripples IPhone Chipmaker TSMC Plants.

Wall Street Journal: 

• In Canada’s Grocery Carts, a Boycott U.S.A. Movement Starts Rolling. 

• For a Charity Nowadays, Everything’s Political.

• Should Artificial Intelligence Copy the Human Brain?

• North Korea Warns U.S. of Difficulties Over Nuclear Deal.

• China Bears Score $7.1 Billion Victory in Long-Running ‘Pain Trade’.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (AAPL), (UAL), (GOOGL), (AMCX) and (CVS).

MarketWatch.com:

• Mark Hulbert: The bull market in stocks gets a new lease on life.

• 10 stocks in the S&P 500, including Apple, just hit all-time highs.

Fox News:

• City braces for violent clashes between armed right-wing, antifa protesters.

CNBC:

• US warns Russia, others on enforcing North Korea sanctions. 

• Market suggests China will blink first in a trade war, but US political pressures hint otherwise. 

• The top 6 cities in the US where you can expect a bidding war to erupt on a house for sale: Redfin.

• Some families are paying thousands of dollars to choose their baby's sex. 

• Watch 11 market experts debate FANG stocks and the tech sector.

• These are the next companies poised to hit $1 trillion.

• Here's where the jobs are — in one chart.

Zero Hedge: 

• A Chinese Spy Worked In Senator Dianne Feinstein's Office For Twenty Years.

• "I'm Totally Freaked Out": Brazil's Elite Fleeing Bloodshed And Chaos.

• America's Billionaires Battle Each Other For Political Control Over Europe.

• Scientists Claim They've Solved The Bermuda Triangle Mystery.

• Portland Braces For Saturday Bloodshed As Antifa Plans "Direct Confrontation" At Conservative Rally.  

• Government Worker Napped Three Hours Per Day for Four Years.

• "Get The Champagne Out": In 14 Trading Days This Becomes The Longest Bull Market Of All Time.

• Bitcoin Whale Blows Up, Leading To Forced Liquidation, "Bail-Ins".

• China Blinks: Why Beijing's Currency Intervention Is Doomed To Failure.

• Weekend Reading: Mathematical Adjustments Don't Change Reality.

• Stocks, Bonds, Dollar Gain As US Macro Plunges To 11-Month Lows.

Business Insider:

• Google(GOOGL) is looking for an ally in China to deliver its cloud services.

• Democrats warn candidates not to use Chinese devices 'even if the price is low or free'.

• These are the real 'superfoods' you should be eating more of, according to science.