Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• World Economy Haunted by Risk Just Got a Double Shot in the Arm.  

• China Plans to Target Around 6% Growth in 2020, Reuters Reports.

• The Three-Year Crisis Cycle and a Case for a Reborn Bull Market.  

• Oil’s Biggest Bullish Boost Since 2016 Scores on Trade Armistice. 

• The Week When Some Big Economic Worries Began to Fade.

• Eni CEO Sees Oil Market Stabilizing on U.S.-China Trade Deal.  

• Impeachment Backlash: 31 Democrats at Risk After Trump Vote.

Wall Street Journal:

• U.S., China Pause Trade War With Limited Deal.

• North America Trade Deal Is Likely Model for Future Pacts.

• A U.S.-China Trade Detente.

• Huge Disparity in Corporate Profits Hints at Something Amiss.

• DOJ Preparing Legal Action Against Live Nation for Ticketing Practices.

• Britain’s Red Alert for Democrats.

CNBC:

• ‘Historic’ phase one deal with China will be very good for global growth, Mnuchin says.

• Path is clear for a year-end rally with key hurdles like the trade war removed.

• Popular ‘Dogs of the Dow’ investing strategy fails in 2019.

• Here are the best analyst calls of the week on Wall Street including Dick’s and an advertising play.

• Three words that got Boris Johnson the UK election victory he craved.

• Here are the best-performing stocks of the decade.

MarketWatch.com:

• The hottest housing markets of 2020 are located far from the West and East coasts.

• ‘Back up the truck and buy, buy buy,’ because there is no risk, says MUFG economist.

• Top stock picks for 2020: The best of the biggest.  

• These are Wall Street’s top dividend stock picks for 2020.

Fox News:

• Biden confronted on Ukraine in San Antonio, but never answers protester’s question.

• Best-selling author is latest victim of Caribbean violence.

Zero Hedge:  

• IG Report On FBI Spying Exposes "Scandal Of Historic Magnitude" For US Media.

• Anti-Impeachment Democrat Jeff Van Drew Defects To GOP.

• "Bomb Cyclone" Looms Again As NorthEast Storm Intensifies Through Weekend.

• Corbyn's Massive Defeat Is Big Wakeup Call For Democrats.

• 8 Takeaways From The UK Election Result.

• Rudy Giuliani Can Barely Contain Himself Over His Ukraine Findings.

• NHS Over-Diagnosing Sex-Change Treatment For Children Over Fears Of Being Labeled "Transphobic".

• North Korea Conducts "Another Crucial Test" At Missile Site To 'Bolster Nuclear Deterrent'.  

• Pay Attention: Robots Are Killing The Millennial Worker.

• Impeachment Drama Doomed To Fail From Bad Casting.

• Baltimore Company Stuns Employees With $10 Million In Bonuses.

• Americans Are Lonely, Miserable, & Depressed: The Legacy Of A Society That Has Rejected Family, Faith, & Patriotism.

• What A Trip: Magic Mushrooms One Step Closer To Becoming Legal Depression Treatment.

• Impeachment Insanity: Democrat Asks Lawmakers To Imagine Girl Tied Up In Trump's Basement.

• The Booming US Furniture Industry Has Sparked A Desperate Scramble To Find Workers.

• San Francisco Spends Almost $30 Per Flush For Public Toilets.

• FISA Court Falls Under Congressional Scrutiny Following IG Report.

• "F**k Boris" - Antifa Protesters Clash With Police Outside Downing Street As Furious Leftists Revolt.

• Deal On, Risk Off.

Business Insider: 

• Uber's co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick sold off close to $166 million shares over the past three days.

• A secret fundraiser revealed Pete Buttigieg is being backed by some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest families.

The Telegraph: 

• City cheers Brexit certainty after crushing Conservative victory.

• Triumphant Boris means Brussels can no longer play the divide and rule game.

The Straits Times: 

• China paid a heavy price for trade deal with US: Chinese experts.