wiar 05-07-19

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May 07 (Tuesday)

Markets
U.S. Stocks Fall as Trade Tensions With China Intensify (W)
Here’s why the stock market isn’t crashing and is making a comeback after Trump’s trade threat (C)
Growth Is Great, What Could Go Wrong? Trade. (W)
Trump’s Trade War Threat Poses Problems for China and Investors (N)
Investors are losing thousands trying to ‘time’ the market (N)
Robo-Trading Electrifies Sleepy Municipal Bond Market (W)

Central banks
‘Tone Deaf’ Powell Leaves Wall Street Dazed by Changing Views (B)
Fed faces tough sell on inflation framework (R)
Fed’s Harker Expects One More Rate Hike in 2019 and Another in 2020 (W)

US
Blame outsized debt if we can’t hit 3 percent growth consistently

US politics
Trump May Redefine Poverty, Cutting Americans From Welfare Rolls (B)

Geopolitics & trade
Trump reignites the China trade war — here’s how we got here (C)
Trump Threatened Tariffs After Hearing of Chinese Reversal (B)
New tariffs would make the US one of the most protectionist countries in the world (C)
Tariff Threats Pose Challenge for Xi to Keep Talks on Track (W)

Industries & companies
Autos: ‘Tesla dream’ is dead as investors face ‘Tesla reality’ (C)
Consumer: Kraft Heinz to Restate Financial Results Following Investigation (W)
Financials: Big Banks Seek to Liberate Billions of Dollars (W)
Financials: Goldman Lost the Uber IPO, It Has a 12,000% Consolation Prize Instead (B)
Health Care: Health tech start-up uBiome suspends clinical operations following FBI raid (C)
Media: XFL Strikes TV Deals With Fox and Disney (W)

Offbeat
Misplaced Coffee Cup on ‘Game of Thrones’ Brews Buzz for Starbucks (W)