Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• China’s Home Prices Rose at Fastest Pace in Almost Two Years.   

• ECB's Villeroy Sees Risks From Shadow Banking, Emerging Markets. 

• Retail Sales, Factory Output Signal Steady U.S. Economic Growth.

• Florence Causes Catastrophic Flooding in the Carolinas.

• Keeping Skies Safe in the Age of the Drones.

• 10 Years After Lehman’s Collapse, a Trader and His Customer Share Their Story.

Wall Street Journal:

• Cord-Cutters Beware: Streaming TV Prices Are Marching Higher.

• 50 Elements of Style: Your Fall Guide.

• Back to the ’80s? No, It’s Spring Fashion.

• U.N. Panel Reports That North Korea Is Violating Sanctions.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (ALL), (SUM), (VMC), (MLM), (OBSV) and (TRV).

Fox News:

• Tropical storm weakens as it mercilessly drenches Carolinas, leaves thousands in the dark.

• Reporter captured swaying in Florence - as 2 people stroll by behind him.

CNBC:  

• There's a good chance 'sanity will prevail' in US-China tariff battle, says UBS chairman. 

• This new luggage scanner could speed up security lines and let you keep everything in your carry-on.  

• Homeowners are sitting on $6 trillion in available cash, but they're not tapping it.  

• Florence lumbers inland, leaving 7 dead, communities flooded.

Zero Hedge:

• Trump To Announce $200 Billion In New China Tariffs As Soon As Monday.

• Dramatic Footage Of Florence Devastation; 600K Without Power; Fatalities Reported.

• Bezos: Trump's Attacks On The Press Are "Dangerous".

• "They Just Evacuated Us": Conspiracy Theories Run Wild After FBI Shuts Down Solar Observatory.

• Seth Klarman: These Are The 20 Forgotten Lessons From The 2008 Crisis.

• NFL Hell Continues As Ratings Crater For Dallas Cowboys. 

• Politicians Warn Spy Chief: There Is A New Threat Called "Deep Fakes".

• China Pressures Wall Street To Intervene In Trade Fight.

• The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail - But Not For Collusion.

• Florence May Be Costliest Storm In US History At $170 Billion In Damage.

• Visualizing The AI-mazing Patent Race.

• Pompeo Tears Into John Kerry Over Iran Meetings: "Unheard Of" Level Of Undermining White House.

• Glenn Greenwald: The Mainstream Media's "Allowed List" Of "Real Reporters".

• "Lower For Longer": Yellen Urges Fed To Commit To "Booms" To Offset Crashes.

• San Fran Fed Appoints First Openly Gay Woman As New President.

• Massive Deficit Spending Greenlights Waste, Fraud, Profiteering and Dysfunction.

• Weekend Reading: A Permanent Shift To Valuations?

• US Stocks Rally, Shrug Off Treasury Curve Crumble, Macro Data Dump. 

Business Insider:

• A thermometer of the goods-based economy is slowing down.

• How laws and regulations are shaping the development of the drone industry around the world.

• More millennials feel pressured to be perfect — and it's causing a huge spike in depression, anorexia and suicide.

The Telegraph:

• The euro as a global reserve currency? Dream on.