Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• U.K. Lawmaker Will Call for Indicative Votes on Brexit Motion.

• Explosion Kills Dozens in Mexico at Illegal Tap on Fuel Pipeline.

• Graham: End to Shutdown Possible In ‘Couple of Weeks’   

• December's Stock Carnage Sets Stage for Peaceful Earnings Season.

• Confidence Busted. Consensus Broken. And a Rally Like Few Others.

Wall Street Journal:

• The Public Face of Huawei’s Global Fight.

• Harvesting Democratic Votes.

• Special Counsel’s Office Disputes Trump-Cohen Story.

• U.S. Close to Ending Facebook Probe.

• Central Banks Struggle With Policy Settings.

• American Railways Chug Toward Automation.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (BATRA), (GDX), (NEM), (DLTR), (CHL), (EDU) and (FOX).

• Had bearish commentary on (ATVI) and (EA).

MarketWatch.com:

• 773 million email addresses exposed in ‘mega data breach’ — here’s how to see if yours is one of them. 

• Druckenmiller pushes into cloud stocks, saying they’re disruptive and defensive at the same time.

Fox News:

• Trump, Giuliani slam debunked BuzzFeed report ‘gleefully embraced’ by media, Dems.

• Trump offers immigration deal to end government shutdown; Dems cool to offer.

• Where Trump stands on his campaign pledges as he reaches halfway mark.

CNBC: 

• Tesla has $920 million in debt that’s coming due — and it could wipe out a large chunk of its cash.
  

• Winter storm grounds hundreds of flights at start of holiday weekend.

• Disney is already losing over $1 billion in streaming, and its Netflix competitor has yet to launch.

• Trump says deal ‘could very well happen’ with China, but denies he’s considering lifting tariffs.

Zero Hedge:

• Mueller's Office Confirms Buzzfeed's Trump-Cohen Story Is Fake News.

• Trump Attorney Goes Ballistic After BuzzFeed Blunder; Demands DOJ Reveal Leakers.

• "Huawei Death Sentence": Trump Said To Prepare Executive Order Restricting Chinese Telecoms.

• Rebel UK MPs Are Planning To Seize Power From Theresa May.

• Yellow Vests Battle Tear Gas And Aggressive Riot Cops During 10th Week Of Chaotic Protests.

• BlackRock Accidentally Exposes Confidential Sales Data For Thousands Of Financial Advisors.

• Democrats Reject Trump's "BRIDGE Act" Deal, Say "Not A Good Faith Effort".

• This Is The Reason Smart TVs Are So Cheap.

• Watch Robot Dog Deliver A Package From Autonomous Shuttle.

• Solar Investment Plunges Amid Panel Glut.

• Automating Retail: Googly-Eyed Robots Are Coming to Nearly 500 Grocery Stores.

• Machiavellianism And Brexit.

• "Everybody Knew" WSJ Exposes Bruce Ohr's Shocking Admission To The FBI.

• Indian State With 600,000 People To Conduct World's Largest Experiment In Universal Basic Income.

• Trump To Make "Major Announcement" On Border & Shutdown.

• Debt Is The Achilles Heel Of The Globalist Establishment.

• Trump Attorney Says BuzzFeed Story "Categorically False" As Journos Come Under Fire.

• Significant Weekend Snow Storm Expected To Batter Northeast.

• Small Caps Soar To Best Start Since 1987 As China Adds Record Liquidity.

• Hedge Funds Suffer Massive $22.5 Billion In Q4 Outflows.

Business Insider:

• Kirsten Gillibrand broke down what her 'Abolish ICE' proposal would look like during a campaign visit to Iowa.

• The best new technology we saw at CES 2019.

The Telegraph:

• Comment: Global growth is slowing but there are reasons to be cheerful.