Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• America First Is a Winning Strategy, JPMorgan Says.  

• Emerging-Market Bears Return as U.S. Yields Spike.

• Kavanaugh's Rise Heralds New Conservative Era on Supreme Court.

• The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies.  

• Statements From Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, and the Chinese Government.  

• Hedge Funds Post Worst Third-Quarter Performance in Three Years.

• Crude Advances For Fourth Week as Supply Jitters Stoke Concern.  

• These U.S. Industries Hired Most – and Least – in September.

• Brazil's Far-Right Candidate Gains Support in Election-Eve Poll.

Wall Street Journal: 

• Senate Poised to Confirm Kavanaugh.

• Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest in 49 Years.

• Banks Brace for Downside of Higher Rates.

• Meet the 9-Year-Old Telling You What to Wear.

• Target(TGT) Hopes to Lure Shoppers With New Brand of Consumer Staples.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (VZ), (TEX), (ETN), (IR), (BKS), (GOLD), (ABX) and (CONE).

MarketWatch.com:

• Weekend roundup: Amazon’s $15 minimum wage | Interest rates spike | Best new ideas in money.

Fox News:  

• Trump's pick Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court after bitter fight, securing rightward shift.

• Turley: 'Dreadful idea' for Democrats to probe Kavanaugh if they take the House.

• Senator Collins in protesters' crosshairs after she seals Kavanaugh deal with impassioned speech.

CNBC:     

• Einhorn on Tesla: 'Like Lehman, we think the deception is about to catch up'.

• Why Chinese cyber-spying is the 'latest chapter' in a book that keeps tech CEOs awake at night.

• Here are the US metro areas with the best and worst job markets – and the Midwest is doing better than you think.  

• Amazon(AMZN) is doubling down on its private label business, stoking 'huge fear' in some sellers.

• US markets have a trade war edge over China: Commodities.

• EU will propose changes to Italian budget if needed, Juncker says.

Zero Hedge:    

• Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed To The US Supreme Court.

• Michael Avenatti Turns Radioactive As Liberals Blame Porn Lawyer For Kavanaugh Confirmation.

• Crypto Volumes Tumble To 17-Month Low As "Bitcoin Becomes Boring". 

• The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018.

• The "VaR Shock" Is Back: Global Bonds Lose $880 Billion In One Week.

• Collins, Manchin Vote "Yes", Ensuring Kavanaugh Confirmation.

• Texas Robot Brothel Outlawed By City Council.

• Shocking New Studies Find Young Americans Are Overweight, Unhealthy, Suicidal, & Addicted To Alcohol And Drugs.

• A Record 37% Of Small Business Owners Are Raising Wages.

• Blasey Ford's FBI "Polygraph" Buddy Pressured Woman From Mystery Groping Party To Change Story.

• "Make Them Scared"-Website Posts Uncorroborated Sexual Assault Claims Against Male Students.

• Weekend Reading: Are Dividends Telling Us Something?

• Small Caps, Semis Smashed; Homebuilders Hammered Amid Greatest Jobs Data In 49 Years.