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April 19 (Friday)

Markets
One Profit Puzzle Is Weighing on Stock Investors (B)
Why the health-care stock selloff may actually be a good thing (MW)
These six stocks have ‘upside’ potential due to recent developments, analysts say (C)

Central banks
Fed’s Kaplan Says U.S. Growth Isn’t Likely to Change His Stance on Rates (W)

US
Best Retail Sales Since 2017 Brighten U.S. Growth Outlook (B)
We Knew Millennials Were Drowning in Debt. Now We Have Ugly Details. (MW)
Opinion: Even 75% of Americans in the best 401(k) plans won’t have enough to retire (MW)
Immigrants Propel Population Growth in 10% of U.S. Counties (W)
U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths (R)

US politics
Mueller Finds Meddling but No Conspiracy, Leaves Question of Obstruction Unresolved (W)
Here’s why special counsel Robert Mueller did not say whether Trump obstructed justice (C)
In unflattering detail, Mueller report reveals Trump actions to impede inquiry (R)
Donald Trump on Mueller’s appointment (C)
Mueller referred evidence of 14 other potential crimes to federal officials. Only two of them are publicly known (C)

Geopolitics & trade
New North American trade deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds (R)
U.S.-Canada Rift Widens Over Training for Boeing 737 MAX Pilots (W)

Industries & companies
Consumer: Emerging Markets Boost Sales at Unilever and Nestlé (W)
FAANGs: Amazon’s E-Commerce Adventure in China Proved Too Much of a Jungle (W)
FAANGs: Amazon, Google Strike Deal to Return YouTube Apps to Amazon Devices (W)
FAANGs: Amazon Launches Free Music Streaming to Juice Alexa-Device Sales (B)
FAANGs: Facebook now says ‘millions’ of Instagram passwords were exposed internally (MW)
Financials: American Express Card-Holders Lift Spending (W)
Tech: Samsung’s Folding Phones Break for Reviewers (W)
Wireless: Sprint to Regulators: Business Is Worse Than Portrayed (W)

Corporate finance
Zoom is worth billions more than Pinterest as both go public — even though it’s half the size (C)
Zoom rocketed 72% on first day of trading (C)

Offbeat
Decades of Neglect Threatened Notre Dame, Well Before It Burned (W)

logy: 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)