Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:      

• G-20 Nations Omit Mention of Protectionism, Push WTO Reform.  

• Putin Says He Talked With Trump About Ukraine Clash at G-20.

• Trump, Xi Set for Big Dinner as Investors Await Trade Truce.  

• The Best Case Scenario: What the Trump-Xi Dinner Could Yield.  

• Macau Gaming Growth Tops Forecasts After Months-Long Slowdown.

• Merkel and Trump Talk Trade as Summit Hits Home Stretch: G-20 Update.

• A Life in Pictures: Remembering George H.W. Bush.

• Trump Will Attend Funeral of Former President.  

• Strategists Expect Stellar 2019 for U.S. Stocks.   

• U.S. Oil Production Surge Keeps Pressure on OPEC+ to Cut Supply.  

• Powell's Fed Had a Big Week. Here Are Four Things We Learned.   

• CIA Report Says Saudi Prince Messaged Key Adviser on Khashoggi: WSJ.  

• Goldman, JPMorgan Stick With Forecasts of Four Fed Hikes in 2019.  

• Greenlight's Main Fund Down 28% This Year After November Drop.

Wall Street Journal:

• Oil’s Deja Vu Moment: OPEC Meets Amid Price Rout.

• George H.W. Bush, America’s Guiding Hand Through the Cold War’s End, Dies.

• Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Ask for No Prison Time After Plea.

• Investors Rev Up the Risk in Subprime Auto Deals.

• The Best-Run U.S. Companies of 2018—and How They Got That Way.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (BA), (GM), (APTV), (XLV) and (PGR).

MarketWatch.com:

• U.S. stocks surge on Friday amid G-20 talks and cement best week for S&P 500, Nasdaq in about 7 years.

Fox News:

• Secrets and history behind lying in state as Capitol preps to honor former president as early as Monday.

• Jenna Bush Hager's touching tribute to her grandfather.

CNBC:    

• Trump cites 'great success' of G-20, but postpones press conference after George HW Bush's death.  

• Draft G-20 communique reportedly agreed with 'taboo words' on trade removed.

• LA Auto Show brings wave of new electric vehicles to take on Tesla, worry about finding buyers.

• 'America has lost a patriot and humble servant': Read what people are saying about George HW Bush.

• I quit Instagram and Facebook and it made me happier — and that's a big problem for social media.

• 'Netflix for cars': These companies want to get rid of auto debt.

• Trump-Xi trade talks could spark 'explosion' higher for stocks like Apple – or lead to a bear market.

• Juul said it wasn't Big Tobacco. Now it's considering money from the maker of Marlboro.

• Bitcoin crashes 37 percent in November, wiping $70 billion off of cryptocurrencies' market value.  

• Wall Street credit analysts more apt to cut ratings if the president is of opposing party.

Zero Hedge:    

• Trump-Xi Dinner Concludes With Applause; Lasts Longer Than Expected; Trump Then Rushes Off To AF1.

• "Too Soon For A Deal": All You Need To Know About "The Most Important Trump-Xi Meeting In Years".

• Trump-Xi Dinner Moved Earlier, Navarro To Attend.

• G-20 Agrees On Communique Which "Caters Widely" To Trump, Does Not Mention Protectionism.

• Broward's Bungling Election Chief Sacked "Immediately" Despite January Retirement Plans.

• Pompeo, Bolton Say Iran Test-Launched Ballistic Missile Capable Of Striking Europe, Violated UN Ban.

• Government Now Wants To Seize Your Car For Going 5MPH Over The Limit.

• Trump Declares Wednesday 'National Day Of Mourning' For President Bush; Stock Market To Close.

• Mass Arrests In Paris As "Yellow Vest" Protests Enter Violent Third Week, Spread To Belgium.

• Mish Blasts Hypocrite May: Chastises British Parliament While In Bed With EU.

• Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94.

• FBI Raids Home Of New Clinton Foundation, Uranium One Whistleblower.

• Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston: These Are The 100 Most Exclusive Zip Codes In The US.

• UC-Berkeley Student Govt Unanimously Approves Resolution To Fund Migrant Caravan.

• Scientists: Weak Ocean Circulation Could Signify Incoming Mini Ice Age.

• Hong Kong Home Market Headed For Big Correction.

• Dershowitz: Provoking New Crimes Rather Than Uncovering Past Crimes Is Mueller's M.O.

• Mercer: Liberals Want America To Go Borderless.

• "It Was Anarchy" As Mag 7 Quake Rocks Anchorage; Trump Promises Federal Aid.

• Weekend Reading: The Powell Put.

• Fed & FOMO Rescue Stocks But Bond Yields, Bitcoin, & Black Gold Collapse.