Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:  

• City in Near Shutdown After ‘Very Dark Day’: Hong Kong Update.

• France Opens Terrorism Probe After Rogue Policeman Attack.

• Trump Orders Big Cut to National Security Staff.

• Is the U.S. Headed for a Recession? Bulls, Bears Make Their Case.

• Wall Street Titans Say Investors Too Cautious on Repeat of 2008.  

• Brexit’s New Deadline, Trump Widens Biden Plea: Weekend Reads.  

• Your Weekend Reading: Slowing or Stalling? 

• Tepper to Keep His Hedge Fund Alive for Handful of Key Investors.

Wall Street Journal:

• Cancer Is Still Beating Us—We Need a New Start.

• Pelosi’s Expensive Drug Bill.

• The Race to Zero Commissions.

• Hong Kong Shuts Down After Night of Violence.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (SPOT), (VLO) and (MPC).

• Had bearish commentary on (MJ).

MarketWatch.com:

• Few stocks pass this rigorous test, but those that do may serve you well through market turmoil.

• The downside to Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade eliminating trading fees.

• The No. 1 highest paid, most in-demand job in every U.S. state.

Fox News:

• Biden snaps at reporter over son Hunter’s Ukraine deals, tries to shift focus to Trump.

• Pompeo slams Obama admin amid US investigation into 2016 election.

• Resurfaced video contradicts Warren claim she lost teaching gig for being ‘visibly pregnant’.

• AOC pitches rent control, welfare for illegal immigrants.

CNBC:

• Tim Cook spent a lot of time charming the Trump administration, and it seems to be paying off.

• These are the taxes Elizabeth Warren has proposed in the 2020 race.

• California’s new privacy law could cost companies a total of $55 billion to get in compliance.

• These stocks have ‘overlooked’ stories, Wall Street analysts say.

Zero Hedge:

• Swamp Draining Begins: Trump Orders Cuts To Security Council Amid CIA Whistleblower "Coup".

• A Dive Into WeWork's $3.3 Billion In CMBS Exposure.

• Nuclear Talks Between North Korea And US Collapse After Months Of Negotiations.

• Anti-Trump CIA Whistleblower Concealed Huddle With Schiff Committee.

• Bank Crisis Hits India: "Bank Stops Functioning, People Crying Outside Bank Branches".

• Mall Vacancy Rate Hits 8-Year High Amid Record Number Of Store Closures.

• Spooks Turned Spox: US Media Now Filled With Former Intelligence Agents.

• "Flat-Out False": WaPo Calls Out Adam Schiff For Lying About Whistleblower

• PayPal Pulls Out Of Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Network

• House Democrats Target Mike Pence Over Ukraine; Peddle Fiction Over Trump-Zelensky 'Favor'.

• How Vulnerable Are America's Power Grids?

• "Darkening Outlook For Trade" - Global Air Cargo Rates Continue To Plummet, Hit 4-Year Low.

• Mish: What The Hell Is The ECB Doing?

• Porsche Increases Taycan Production Capacity After Overwhelming Demand.

• "It's Like A Segway With An iPad" - Robo Realtors Invade Tennessee Housing Market

• Elizabeth Warren Fires National Organizing Director Over "Inappropriate Behavior"

• LaRouche PAC Exposed As Ocasio-Cortez Troller Behind "We Must Eat The Babies" Viral Video.

• Trump Campaign Reportedly Targeted By Iranian-Linked Hackers.

• Rollercoaster Week Ends With Buying Panic As World Sinks Into Recession. 

Business Insider:

• The FDA just leveled a stark warning against using any vapes containing THC amid an outbreak of lung disease.

• A California cannabis lab tested counterfeit vapes and found high levels of dangerous chemicals, including vitamin E, pesticides, and hydrogen cyanide.

• Facebook’s new 'private' messaging app wants to track your location 24/7, monitor your battery, and even detect if you’re working out.

• A 14-year-old boy was shot as violence flares after Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam imposes a mask ban on protesters.