Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:   

• Stock Market Strains Send Message the Fed Doesn't Want to Hear.  

• Chinese Industrial Profit Growth Continues to Slow in September.

• Tria Says Italian Government Would Intervene in a Banking Crisis.

• Stock Hedge Funds Slump Harder Than Market in October.

• Trend Followers Stung in Hedge Fund ‘Bloodbath’ as Rout Deepens .

• Brazil Stocks on the Cusp of a Massive Rally — If UBS Is Right.

• Oil's Decline Stretches to Third Week as `Fear Selling' Spreads.

Wall Street Journal:

• 3% Growth, If We Can Keep It.

• Trump Rolls Out New Pledges to Boost GOP Electoral Odds.

• U.S. Economy Flashes Signs It’s Downhill From Here.

• Chinese Firms Snap Up U.S. Sites to Process Scrap.

• WSJ’s Weird and Wonderful, Giant List of Lists.

• 5 Things to Know About Brazil’s Presidential Election on Sunday.

• Trump Blames Media for Undermining Healthy Debate.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (FLIR), (LMT), (RTN), (NOC), (BAC), (HOME), (WH), (ST), (MLM), (VMC) and (JEC).

MarketWatch.com:

• This map shows how far the migrant caravan is from the U.S. border. 

• New Trump drug-price plan activates big pharma fear: government-set prices.

Fox News:

• Multiple dead, 4 police officers shot in Pittsburgh; suspect in custody, yelled 'all Jews must die'.

• Trump condemns synagogue shooting, calls it 'wicked act of mass murder'.

CNBC:  

• Silicon Valley tech employees are pouring money into Beto O'Rourke's campaign to unseat Ted Cruz.

• The FBI is reviewing Tesla's Model 3 production numbers as part of a criminal probe: WSJ.

• The rising dollar is a major reason for this stock sell-off, and it's only getting worse. 

• Amazon's(AMZN) health-care ambitions shouldn't be underestimated, says former hospital CEO.

• Beating Bezos: Top online retailers are winning shoppers by offering what Amazon(AMZN) can't.

• Populism and nationalism threaten the European project.

• S&P leaves Italy rating unchanged but lowers outlook to negative.

Zero Hedge:    

• "Screw Your Optics, I'm Going In" - Did Trump-Hating Gunman Warn Social Media Ahead Of Pittsburgh Attack?

• IMF Approves Upsized $56.3BN Bailout Loan For Argentina: Here Are The Implications.

• Shadow-Banning Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg: We're All Digital Ghosts Now.

• Musk Boasts That Funding Secured Tweet Was "Worth It", Calls FBI Investigation "Total BS". 

• "He Was Crazed": What We Know About Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc.

• Globalization Has Hollowed Out Rural America.

• 10 Numbers That Prove That We Are Rapidly Becoming A Nation Of Government Dependents.

• Jim Kunstler - Are The Dems Self-Punking?

• Bond Bear Short Squeeze Accelerates As Traders Dump Inflation Bets.

• NBC News Sat On Information That Would Have Discredited Kavanaugh Accusers.

• As Credit Markets Crack, Gundlach Tells Investors To Get Out Of Corporate Bonds... Now.

• "Peak QE": This Is What Share Of The Market Central Banks Now Own.

• Weekend Reading: Recession Risks Rising.

• Global Bloodbath: World Stocks Puke Over $8 Trillion As US Markets Collapse.

Business Insider:

• Walmart(WMT) is building 'town centers' in its parking lots — and it could redefine the one-stop shop.

• 33 gifts from Target(TGT) for everyone on your list — plus free 2-day shipping on nearly everything.

• These are the incredible stories of US troops who've earned the Medal of Honor during the war on terror.