Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:       

• Trump Raises Tariffs on China as Frustration Mounts.

• French Riot Police Fire Tear Gas on Protesters: G-7 Update.

• Johnson Issues Veiled Warning to Trump on Trade: G-7 Update.    

• Hong Kong's Lam Meets Ex-Officials, Pleads for End to Deadlock.

• Amazon(AMZN) Joins Walmart(WMT) in Saying Tesla(TSLA) Solar Panel Caught Fire.  

• Drama in Biarritz, Biden’s Weak Spot, Dead Bees: Weekend Reads.

• Your Weekend Reading: Trump Brings Trade War to France.

• Oil Short-Sellers Make a Wrong-Way Bet as China Blindsides the Market.

• Several Small Cities Offer Big Tech Employment Opportunities.

Wall Street Journal:

• World Leaders Meet Amid Divisions Over Trade, Environment.

• Your Next Home Might be Appraised by a Robot.

• Amazon(AMZN) Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products.

• Powell Issues Warning Over Trade, Signals More Rate Cuts Are Possible.

• Hong Kong Erupts in Fresh Violence as Protesters, Police Brawl.

• Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics—and FCC Bullying.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on  (DIS), (FOXA), (ULTA), (CMCSA), (CBS), (JPM), (AXP) and (DFS).

• Had bearish commentary on (BK) and (STT).

MarketWatch.com:

• Cloudflare IPO: 5 things to know about the cloud-network platform.

Fox News:

• Furious residents demand changes after homeless crisis spirals in city.

• Bill Maher rejoices in David Koch’s passing: ‘F--- him’.

CNBC:

• China’s enormous debt ‘no longer can be ignored,’ analyst says.

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  Shares of companies that manufacture in China plunge after Trump orders them to move.
  

• Japan coastguard says it detected North Korean ballistic missile launch.

• Here’s a list of American products targeted by China’s new tariffs.

• Fed Vice Chair Clarida says the global economic outlook has worsened since July meeting.

• Trump will raise tariff rates on Chinese goods in response to trade war retaliation.

• Dow plummets more than 600 points after Trump orders US manufacturers to leave China.

Zero Hedge:

• Here's What To Expect From This Weekend's "Nightmare" G-7 Summit.

• US Slams China's Escalating Oil & Gas 'Interference' In Vietnam Recognized Waters.

• Trump Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Goods In Retaliation To Trade War Escalation.

• In Unprecedented, Shocking Proposal, BOE's Mark Carney Urges Replacing Dollar With Libra-Like Reserve Currency.

• Stocks Plunge After Trump Vows To Retaliate To China "This Afternoon", Orders US Companies To Find "An Alternative To China".

• Japan Requests US Marines Deploy F-35s On Its Largest Warships Over China Incursion Fears.

• Hong Kong Riot Police Beat Protesters; 'Smart Lampposts' Destroyed.

• China Responds To Trump's "Barbaric" Tariffs: Vows To Fight "Until The End" And Have "The Last Laugh".

• Biden Asks Town Hall: What If Obama Had Been Assassinated?

• California Governor Blames Texas For California's Policies That Caused The Homeless Crisis.

• Iranian Tanker Showdown Heads To Turkey.

• More Wildfires Are Burning In Angola & Congo Than Brazil.

• 'This Is An Appalling Kowtow To Beijing' - Hong Kong Workers Fired For Supporting Protests.

• Desperate DNC Chair Set to Hold Fundraisers … In Mexico.

• DoJ: 64% Of All Federal Arrests In 2018 Were Non-Citizens.

• Will Europe Punish China If Xi Crushes Hong Kong?

• Stocks, Dollar, Yields Crash; Gold Explodes As Stunned Traders React To Series Of Surreal Events. 

Business Insider:

• 'Like you've been fired from your job': YouTubers have lost thousands of dollars after their channels were mistakenly demonetized for months.

The Telegraph:

• Tencent: the Chinese tech giant snapping up chunks of Hollywood. But what exactly does it want?

• Is it any longer possible for Western companies to conduct meaningful business in China?