Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:      

• Activists Hurl Bricks, Police Use Water Cannon: Hong Kong Update.

• ‘This Is Huge’: U.S. Threat to Curb Chinese Investments Hits Wall Street.

• China’s Top Diplomat Warns Trade War Could Plunge World Into Recession.

• China Markets to Test the Risk of Most Extreme U.S. Threat Yet.  

• Slowing Economy and Deflation Cause China’s Company Profits to Drop.  

• Oil Caps Worst Week Since July as Trump Revs Up China Trade Feud.  

• Charting the Global Economy: The Week in Review.

• Your Weekend Reading: Risk of Serious Harm.

• From Washington to Hong Kong, Defiance Abounds: Weekend Reads.  

• Early Signs of Vaping Health Risks Were Missed or Ignored.  

• Bitcoin Bulls Take to Twitter for Reassurance After Crypto Crash.

Wall Street Journal:

• Democrats Set Rapid Timetable for Trump Impeachment Probe.

• For China’s Xi, the Hong Kong Crisis Is Personal.

• Global Slowdown Spreads Across U.S. Economy.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (ONCE), (SGMO), (VRTX), (RGNX), (QURE), (KRYS), (AAL), (WFC), (PCTY), (KRNT) and (TREX).

MarketWatch.com:

• What investors need to know about a potential White House effort to block U.S. investment in China.

• The Future of Biotech: Our Roundtable Experts Pick 15 Promising Stocks.

Fox News:

• Gov. Cuomo: Pelosi folded to ‘leftist’ Dems, impeachment push 'unproductive'.

CNBC:

• White House deliberates block on all US investments in China.

• US pulling investment from China would be an ‘unmitigated disaster,’ says Yale’s Stephen Roach.

• Xi’s historic power grab has cost China a great deal of stability.

• As Amazon floods the market with Alexa devices, the business model is getting fresh scrutiny.

• More deaths, investigations and turmoil at Juul: Here’s what happened in the vaping crisis this week.

Zero Hedge:

• Erdogan: "Impossible" For Turkey To Stop Its Iranian Oil & Gas Imports.

• Intel Community Quietly Scrapped Requirement For "First-Hand Knowledge" Before CIA 'Rumorblower' Relied On Hearsay.

• For Renters, These Are The Most Expensive Neighborhoods In The US.

• China Unveils "Super Surveillance Camera" That Can Link To Its Social Credit System.

• Marriage Rates Are Falling Due To Shortage Of "Economically Attractive" Men, Study Finds.

• PCR: Adam Schiff Epitomizes The Total Collapse Of Democratic Party Integrity.

• Australia Introduces AI Cameras To Bust Distracted Drivers.

• New Docs Contradict Biden Claim That Fired Ukrainian Prosecutor Was Corrupt.

• Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead.

• Nosedive: LAX Passenger Traffic Stalls, International Traffic Drops, Air Cargo Volumes Plunge.

• Sound Familiar? Banks Are Saddling Fannie & Freddie With Risky Mortgages, Study Finds.

• Is This How GOP Will Answer Pelosi's Pre-Planned, Lawfare-Assisted Impeachment Plan?

• Debt Bombs: Here Are The States With The Most Debt.

• US Treasury Denies It Plans To Block Chinese Listings On US Exchanges.

• 10 Reasons Democrats' Impeachment Argument Is Falling Apart.

• Bootleg Weed Vapes Found To Contain Cyanide.

• Quid Pro Nope: Ukraine Reportedly Had No Idea About Trump Withholding $400 Million Until Month After Call.

Business Insider:

• Hong Kong protesters say they're prepared to fight for democracy 'until we win or we die'.

The Telegraph:

• Impeaching a US president is always bad news for the markets.