April 15 (Monday)

Markets
Global Stock Rally Defies Dimming Economic Outlook (W)

Central banks
What You Need to Be on the Fed…and It Isn’t a Ph.D. (W)
The independence of central banks is under threat from politics (E)

US
Why the middle class is shrinking (MW)

Europe
At the IMF, Germany Comes Under Pressure to Stimulate Growth (W)

US politics
Liberalism Is Under Siege. Conservatives Can Save It. (B)
Pete Buttigieg officially launches 2020 presidential campaign (C)

Geopolitics & trade
Rip-Roaring Chinese Exports Less Than They Appear (W)
Huawei is ‘open’ to selling 5G chips to Apple for iPhones, marking a big shift in strategy (C)

Industries & companies
Airlines: American Airlines cancels all 737 Max flights through August 19 (C)
Financials: J.P Morgan is soaring on earnings, and its rivals won’t be able to catch up, says expert (C)
Health Care: CVS Wants to Fix Health Care. It’s Time to Buy the Stock. (BR)
Media: Disney’s Streaming Goals Draw Cheers on Wall Street (BR)

Corporate finance
Publicis announces $4.4 billion deal to acquire data marketing company Epsilon (C)
Contract Drug Manufacturer Catalent to Buy Paragon Bioservices in $1.2 Billion Deal (W)
After Chevron’s Big Deal, Oil Stocks Are Rising on Hopes for More Mergers (BR)
Pinterest Is Going Public. Here’s What You Need to Know. (BR)

Offbeat
Decline in Human Empathy Creates Global Risks in the ‘Age of Anger’