Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• Trump-Kim February Summit Expected to Take Place in Vietnam.  

• Forget the Trade War. China Is Already in Crisis.      

• May Gives Up on Cross-Party Talks to Fix Brexit.    

• EU Is Split Over Delaying Brexit By as Much as a Year, Diplomats Say.

• Nintendo Rebounds as Optimistic Signs Emerge After a Brutal Year.

• Asian Stocks to Advance as Global Rally Builds. Asian stocks looked set to kick the week of on positive footing amid optimism steps are being taken toward a U.S.-China trade truce. Shares in Australia climbed, following late Friday gains for equity futures in Japan and Hong, after the S&P 500 Index advanced to the highest level since Dec. 6. In the latest sign the two sides are eager for a deal, a report showed China had offered a path to eliminate its trade imbalance with the U.S. by ramping up purchases of goods made in America. Treasury yields on 10-year notes pushed higher and the dollar rose. Futures on Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 1.5 percent late Friday in Singapore. Hang Seng futures rose 1 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index advanced 0.5 percent. 

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• Italy's Slowing Economy Adds Pressure on Populists Over Budget. 

• Israeli Stocks Extend Gains With Mideast Gauges Mixed: Inside EM.

• The Future Is Now for LNG as Derivatives Trading Takes Off.

Wall Street Journal:

• Trump Takes Aim at Democrats Over Rejected DACA Offer.

• Davos 2019: Full Coverage.

• Big Names Bake a Climate Pie in the Sky.

• Bank Investors Look Beyond Trading Revenue to Deliver Strong Gains.

Fox News:

• Trump's immigration offer brings sharp reactions from Democrats and Republicans.

• BuzzFeed reporter, after rebuke by Mueller, unable to explain discrepancies.

CNBC:

• China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen.

• TSA calls in backup officers as absences of unpaid airport screeners rise.

Zero Hedge:

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

• And The Most Politically-Biased Profession Is...

• Trump Slams "Radical Democrat" Pelosi - "They Don't See Drugs & Crime, They Only See 2020".

• Ocasio-Cortez Refuses To Condemn Anti-Semitism Within Women's March As Top Dems Cut Ties.

• The Yellow Vest Movement Has Gone Global.

• The Definitive List Of US/UK Media "Russiagate" Fake Stories.

• Inside Mueller's Decision To Refute Trump-Cohen BuzzFeed Story.

• Shutdown Woes Show How Overgrown Government Has Become.

• The Rise And Fall Of The American Downtown.

• Second Referendum: Beware The Deception Around A "No Deal" Brexit.

• NYC's Housing-Market Weakness Spreads From Manhattan To The Outer Boroughs.

• Visualizing The Snowball Of Global Government Debt.

• Hong Kong Housing Market Enters Correction Territory.

• Will Globalists Sacrifice The Dollar To Get Their 'New World Order'?

Business Insider:

• Fast food is getting more expensive as minimum wages rise 

• 'Fortnite' and other free games raked in more than $87 billion last year, and the rest of the gaming industry is starting to take note