April 18 (Thursday)

Markets
Stocks Edge Lower, Pulled Down by Health-Care Shares (W)
Stocks Near Records, but Investors Still Skittish (W)
It’s Steel Stocks’ Turn as Chinese Stimulus Lifts Demand (B)

Central banks
Fed’s Beige Book Sees Slight-to-Moderate Growth (W)
Powell Adopts an Inflation Stance Yellen Shunned (B)
Opinion: The Fed knows how to hit its inflation target — it just refuses to do so (MW)
Herman Cain Says He Won’t Withdraw From Consideration for Fed Board (W)

US
Alan Greenspan: Can the U.S. Economy Stay on Top? (Wharton)
Mortgage Investors Keep a Wary Eye on Surging Home Purchases (B)

US politics
Rising Democratic star Pete Buttigieg enlists Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fundraisers to build his 2020 campaign war chest (C)
Attorney General William Barr will hold a press conference to discuss Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday (C)

Geopolitics & trade
U.S., China Aim for Early-May Announcement on Trade Deal (B)
Shrinking U.S. Trade Gap, China Growth Bode Well for Global Economy (W)
Donald Trump, China Savior? Some Chinese Say Yes (N)
North Korea says it tested a ‘powerful warhead’ (C)

Industries & companies
FAANGs: Cramer: Netflix’s content will be enough to hang with Disney, streaming competitors (C)
Financials: JP Morgan and Bank of America posted record profits, but investors worry it’s downhill from here (C)
Technology: Qualcomm’s Bet on 5G Pays Off (W)
Technology: IBM’s Shares Slide as Growth Challenges Remain (W)

Corporate finance
Zoom prices IPO at $36 per share, valuing videoconferencing company at $9.2 billion: Source (C)
Pinterest Targets $19 a Share in IPO, Bankers Tell Investors (W)

Offbeat
Dozens of Medical Professionals Charged With Illegally Prescribing Opioids (W)