Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• Clashes in Hong Kong Near Site of Sunday's Battles.  

• China’s Industrial Profits Decline as Economy Weakens. 

• Boris Johnson Repeats Backstop Must Be Dropped From Brexit Deal.

• U.S. Urges Russia to Release Imprisoned Ukrainian Sailors.   

• Oil Ends Week Higher as Supply Threats Outweigh Doubts on Demand.

• Female Millionaires Earned More Than Men in the U.S. on Average.  

• Warren Goes Big, Rise of Boris and Oligarch Purge: Weekend Reads. 

• Latest 737 Max Fault That Alarmed Test Pilots Rooted in Software.

Wall Street Journal:

• London Stock Exchange Eyes $15 Billion Bet for Refinitiv.

• Pfizer Nears Deal to Combine Off-Patent Drug Business With Mylan.

• Can the Internet Save the Department Store?

• Trump Presses WTO to Change China’s ‘Developing’ Status.

• House Democrats End Session With Impeachment Debate Tempered.

• More Than 1,000 Detained in Moscow Protest.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (PCG), (MTOR), (DLPH), (BWA) and (DAN).

• Had bearish commentary on (OKTA), (WDAY) and (NOW).

MarketWatch.com:

• Five things to watch from next week’s crucial Fed meeting.

• Earnings Season So Far: Revenue Beats Meet Low Expectations.

Fox News:

• Trump slams 'brutal' Cummings, calls rep’s district ‘more dangerous’ than border.

• Pelosi, Schumer reel as Supreme Court sides with Trump on $2.5B border plan.

CNBC:

• The IRS is warning thousands of cryptocurrency holders to pay their taxes.

• The Fed is about to cut rates to protect the economy, even though most signs are strong.

• Trump says he ‘might’ put tariffs on French wine in response to digital tax.

• As electric vehicle production ramps up worldwide, a supply crunch for battery materials is looming.

Zero Hedge:  

• Europe Promises More "Stimulus" Seven Years After Draghi's Promise For "Stimulus".

• EU Faces Two Ugly Realities: Johnson Will Deliver Brexit, Eurozone in Recession.

• Radicalization Of Kids: A Global Threat.

• Washington State Releases Hundreds Of Illegal Aliens Charged With Crimes, Including Felonies.

• Hong Kong Protests Turn Chaotic As Police Storm Subway Station, Fire Tear Gas Into Crowds.

• For The First Time In 6 Years, No Central Bank Is Hiking.

• IRS Sends 1000s Of "Fishing" Letters To Crypto Users.

• "I Don't See How We'll Survive" - Rising Minimum Wage Squeezes California Restaurants.

• The Real Reason The Propagandists Have Been Promoting Russia Hysteria.

• Cryptos Flash-Crash Overnight, Alt-Coins' Post-Libra Collapse Continues.

• US Fertility Rates Plunge To 'All-Time Low,' CDC Warns.

• "There's No End In Sight": Hong Kong Protests Spark Comparisons To France's Yellow Vest Movement.

• "California Is Being Overrun By Rodents" – And We're Not Talking About The Politicians.

• As Accusations Of Fraud Swirl, Rep. Ilhan Omar Busts A Move And Splits From Husband.

• Trump Touts "Big Victory" After Supreme Court Allows Military Funding For Border Wall.

• Barr's Russiagate Origin Probe Pivots To 'Smoking Gun' Tapes With Exculpatory Evidence.

• Epstein's 'Lolita Express' Pilots Subpoenaed In Sex-Trafficking Investigation.

• Trump Hints No Trade Deal Until After The Election, Threatens Tariffs On French Wine.

• "Unprecedented, Wasteful & Obscene": House Approves $1.48 Trillion Pentagon Budget.

• Stocks Soar To Record Highs As Corporate Profits Hit 8 Year Lows.

Business Insider: 

• US stocks surge to a record on blockbuster tech earnings.

• Juul targeted kids in its advertising and told high-school students its e-cigs were 'totally safe,' according to congressional testimony.