September 01 (Saturday)

Markets
Trade Concerns Push Down Stocks (W)
No One Loves Irrelevant, Tiring, Dull European Stocks These Days (B)

Central banks
If Fed Policy Is Still Easy, Consumers Aren’t Getting the Memo (B)

US
Don’t Believe That GDP Number. Or Any Other Number. (B)
Gross Domestic Product Only Part of Economic Story (N)
Consumer Sentiment Boosted by Job Optimism (W)

Europe
Italy Rating Outlook Cut By Fitch on Possible Fiscal Loosening (B)

Geopolitics & trade
Trade talks with Canada will restart next week as Trump seeks a deal in 90 days (C)
Canada’s Freeland says ‘we’re not there yet’ on NAFTA after explosive Trump comments (C)
U.S. Alerts Congress of Mexico Deal, Says Canada Can Join On (B)
To Counter China, U.S. Looks to Invest Billions More Overseas (W)
Ford Scraps Plan to Import China-Built Small Car Due to Tariffs (W)

Industries & companies
Retail: Why Walmart.com Shoppers Are Finding More Items ‘Out of Stock’ (W)
Tech: Tech-Support Scams on Google Trigger Crackdown (W)

Corporate finance
Coke Adds Coffee to Its Drinks Mix in $5.1 Billion Deal (W)

Offbeat
New ‘Speed Bump’ Planned for U.S. Stock Market (W)
Here’s why you shouldn’t retire super early — even if you can (MW)