Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:    

• Bulls Count Blessings After U.S. Stocks Eke Out Gain in First Half.

• Trump Wants Better WTO Treatment, Adviser Hits Back at Critics.

• Trump Says Saudis Persuaded to Act to Help Lower Oil Prices.

• China Factory Gauge Slips in June as Trade War Dampens Outlook.

• Strategists See a Blowout Second Half, But Investors Aren't Buying It.

• Einhorn Deepens Slide as Greenlight Plunges 19% in First Half.

Wall Street Journal:

• Europe Moves in Parallel to U.S. to Manage Immigration.

• Thousands Protest Trump’s Immigration Policy.

• President Narrows List of Supreme Court Candidates to Five.

• Inflation Gauge Hits Fed Target After Six-Year Run of Soft Prices.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on  (COST), (EA), (MA), (GGG), (DNKN), (VC), (BLK), (FB), (VZ), (MNST) and (UTX).

MarketWatch.com:

•   Bitcoin’s plunge means one thing: calls for rallies to $25,000 by year-end are fading—fast.

Fox News:

• Trump calls US immigration laws 'the dumbest in the world' as thousands nationwide protest border policy.

CNBC: 

• Investors are yanking money out of global stocks at levels not seen since the financial crisis.

• How a surprise deal to boost oil supply could 'stir the pot' in the Mid East, and test Saudi Arabia.

• Expect a ‘choppy’ July before an end-of-year blowout, Blackstone's Zidle says.

• Chinese stocks tumble into bear market, with Shanghai index on pace for worst year since 2011.

• Emerging markets are in a death cross, and a technical analyst sees another big drop ahead. 

Zero Hedge: 

• "Girl From The Bronx" Ocasio-Cortez Called Out In Fact Check; Actually Grew Up In Wealthy Enclave.

• "They're Trying To Deceive Us" - North Korea Adding To Nuclear Stockpiles, Satellite Photos Reveal.

• "This Isn't Fake, This Is Real": Millennials Resort To Cyberbegging To Finance Down Payment.

• These Are The Cheapest "Market Shock" Hedges Right Now.

• Iran Furious After Trump Calls Saudi King, Demands 2MM Barrel Production Boost.

• Trump Considering 2 Women For Supreme Court; Hillary Re-emerges With Glass Ceiling.

• "Truly An Embarrassment": Ex-CNN Producer Calls Out Jim Acosta For Heckling Trump During Annapolis Eulogy.

• The CNY Conundrum - Has The PBOC Deliberately Weakened Yuan As Part Of The Trade War?

• California Passes "Strongest" Data-Privacy Bill Yet, Could Become "Law Of The Land".

• Global Stocks Lost Over $10 Trillion In H1, Just Wait For The Second Half.

• Weekend Reading: #MAMI – Make America More Indebted.

• Trump Says He Is Working On "Phase 2" Of Tax Plan.

• Canada Retaliates Over "Absolutely Absurd" Trump Tariffs, Says "Will Not Back Down".

• "These Guys Are Like Diamonds" - America's Trucker-Shortage Hits A Crisis Point.

• As Socialist Support Soars In America, The Price Of A Cup Of Venezuelan Coffee Reaches Historic Threshold.

• US Charges Over 600 "Despicable, Greedy People" In Multi-Billion Dollar Healthcare Fraud.

Business Insider:

• A consultancy that has been spot-on about how far crypto markets would tank expects bitcoin to tank even further.

• BMW threatens to cut jobs and move production out of the USA if Trump puts tariffs on European cars.

• The evidence is mounting: Apple's next big moneymaker will be a media bundle with music, video, and news. 

• Amazon(AMZN) beat out Walmart(WMT) in a deal for a small pharmacy startup — and it shows just how intense the rivalry’s gotten.