wiar 04-30-19

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April 30 (Tuesday)

Markets
U.S. Stocks Rise, Bolstered by Data (W)
Investors Search for Opportunity in Unloved Corner of Stock Market (W)
Warning Signs Are Flashing in China’s Stock Market After Surge (B)
Oil Volatility Puts 2019 Rally Under Scrutiny (W)
Negative Yields Deepen Along With Europe’s Problems (W)

Central banks
Strong U.S. growth, weak inflation leave Fed stuck happily on hold (R)
Inflation Is Likely to Fuel Discussion as Fed Officials Meet (W)
The Fed is looking at a new program that could be another version of ‘quantitative easing’ (C)
White House says still backs Moore for Fed, reviewing past remarks (R)

US
U.S. consumer spending roars back, but inflation tame (R)
Women Wanted: Blue-Collar Fields Find New Workforce (W)
San Francisco Bay Area home prices fall for the first time in 7 years (C)

China
Copper’s Slide Signals Caution About Chinese Growth (W)

US politics
Biden calls for $15 minimum wage, public-option health plan in first campaign speech (MW)
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller, submits resignation letter to Trump (C)

Geopolitics & trade
Mnuchin Suggests China Trade Talks Could Wrap Up by End of Next Week (W)
U.S. Would Rethink Intelligence Ties if Allies Use Huawei Technology (W)

Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Chief Defends 737 MAX Design Work (W)
Airlines: Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages (C)
FAANGs: Alphabet stock drops after earnings show disappointing Google sales growth (MW)
FAANGs: Netflix will have no choice but to run ads, industry execs say (C)
Hotels: Marriott to Take On Airbnb in Booming Home-Rental Market (W)

Corporate finance
Tesla Faces Steeper Costs to Raise Cash (W)
WeWork Files for Initial Public Offering (W)