Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:  

• China Says Part of Phase 1 Trade Deal Text ‘Basically Completed’.

• Energy Markets Have ‘Ready Supply’ of Oil as U.S. Boosts Exports.

• Are We Heading for Recession? These Surging Stocks Point to No.

• Bitcoin Surges 15% in Bounce Back From Lowest in Five Months.

• The Rumbling Sound in U.S. Stocks Is the Return of Risk Appetite.

• Your Weekend Reading: Humanity’s Giant Leap.

• Bolton Threat, Brexit Gamble and Instagram Excess: Weekend Reads.

Wall Street Journal:

• SoftBank’s WeWork Bailout Draws Investor Concern.

• Blackstone’s Online-Shopping Play: Warehouses.

• Whose Advice Are You Taking? The Fight Over College Counseling at Elite High Schools.

• Tech Workers and Asians Against Racial Preferences.

• This Impeachment Subverts the Constitution.

MarketWatch.com:

• Three things to watch when the Fed meets next week.

• This unexpected trade-war outcome will send stocks soaring, says Jefferies analyst.

• Weekend roundup: Where to retire on $5 million, outside California | Tesla’s surprise | A Nobel Prize and biotech stocks.

CNBC:

• Tesla(TSLA) did not talk about three important things on its triumphant Q3 earnings call.

• Microsoft snags hotly contested $10 billion defense contract, beating out Amazon(AMZN).

• Head of the fastest-growing ETF this year lays out her bull case.

Zero Hedge:

• FBI Entrapped Flynn With Manipulated Evidence As Clapper Allegedly Issued 'Kill Shot' Order: Court Docs.

• Biden Donors 'Furious' Over 'Very Alarming' Money Situation As Most Obama Bundlers Flee.

• Busted: Joe Biden Intervened To Help Hunter's Lobbying Efforts On Multiple Occasions

• Meet WeWork's Epic Cash Black Hole: 36% Of Shanghai Locations Are Vacant.

• Trump Accuses Obama Of "Treason".

• 40 Killed, 1,000 Wounded In One Day As Violent Protests Sweep Across Iraq.

• Oxford University Bans Clapping At Student Union Events To "Stop Triggering Anxiety".

• 'What You Think' Is Controlled By 'What You Watch', And 'What You Watch' Is Controlled By 'The Elite'.

• DoD Awards Massive 'JEDI' Deal To Microsoft Over "Surprised" Amazon(AMZN).

• California Faces "Biggest Blackout Ever" As 2.5 Million PG&E Customers May Have No Power For Days.

• GM Strike Ends After Longest Work-Stoppage Since 1970, Over $2 Billion In Costs.

• The Social Decay That We See All Around Us Is Absolutely Breathtaking.

• Obama-Appointed Judge Rules DoJ Must Release More Details From Mueller Report.

• Stocks Soar To All-Time Highs Despite Record Global Uncertainty.

Business Insider:

• Netflix(NFLX) is changing how it reports one of its most-watched metrics. Wall Street analysts have mixed feelings on the move.