Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:       

• Mnuchin Says U.S. Open to Facing Penalties in China Trade Deal.

• Global Finance Chiefs Prepared to `Act Promptly' on Growth.

• Draghi Expresses Concern Over Fed's Independence.

• Trump Backs Third Summit With Kim, Says Relations ‘Very Good’.

• Japan Warns G-20 That Global Economy Still Faces Downside Risks. 

• IMF Warns Policymakers to ‘Do No Harm’ as World Economy Wobbles.

• China Isn't Ready for Iron-Ore Deficit, Steelhome's Wu Says.   

• Oil Bullishness Is at 2019 High as Rally Shows Signs of Sticking.  

• Your Weekend Reading: Disney’s Big Plus.

• Musk Says Panasonic Battery Cell Lines Constraining Tesla(TSLA) Output.

• Bernie Sanders Calls on Trump to Abandon New Nafta Agreement.

Wall Street Journal:   

• Mnuchin Says Trade Talks With China Near Final Round.

• Chevron(CVX) to Buy Anadarko Petroleum(APC) in a Big Bet on Shale.

• Russiagate and the Media’s News Denial.

• Legal Pot Sales Are Off to Slow Start in Canada.

• Global Competition Takes Toll on Uber’s Growth Ahead of IPO.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (CVS), (DHR), (BLL), (CXO), (NBL), (FANG) and (ALC).

MarketWatch.com:

• Disney launches $6.99 streaming service, but will Netflix fans go for it?

Fox News:

• Ex-Clinton aide leading ‘dark money’ effort to oust justice from teaching gig.

• Some say Trump's sanctuary city idea could actually help migrants stay in US.

CNBC:

• Netflix(NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings to depart Facebook board of directors.

• Alan Greenspan says economy will start to fade ‘very dramatically’ because of entitlement burden.

• Some optimistic corporate outlooks in the week ahead could lift the stock market to a record.

• Jamie Dimon says the US economic expansion ‘could go on for years’.

• Why oil giant Chevron is buying Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion 

• President Trump announces new 5G initiatives: It’s a race ‘America must win’.

Zero Hedge:  

• Rep. Omar Virtue Signals With "No Ban Act" - Except Obama's Travel Bans Were 16x That Of Trump's.

• A War Has Broken Out In The VIX Complex.

• Demographic Doom? The Number Of Children Per Household Is Collapsing.

• "Big Brother Is Watching": Facebook 'Accidentally' Includes Secret Orwellian Messages On VR Controllers.

• Trump Signs Ambitious EMP Preparedness Executive Order.

• What Divides Brexiters And Remainers?

• California Judges Hand Trump Rare Court Win By Allowing Return Of Migrants To Mexico.

• Watch: 5G Smart Cows Milked By Robots In England.

• "That's Something China Can't Tolerate": Tensions Erupt As China Slams Australia's "Irresponsible Comments".

• Confidence In Higher Education Plummets: Gallup.

• Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, & Fake Politics.

• Only In China: A Pyramid Scheme Involving Actual Pyramids.

• Georgetown Students Approve Mandatory Fee For Slavery Reparations.

• Disney, Dimon, & A China Debt Surge Lift Stocks As Economic Data Collapses.

Business Insider:

• The cost of keeping Mark Zuckerberg safe rocketed to a massive $20 million after Facebook's year from hell.

The Telegraph:

• Eurozone factories stuck in longest slump since debt crisis.