May 31 (Friday)

Markets
Stocks Close Higher Despite Pressure on Energy Shares (W)
The Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us Something (Worry) (N)
Red Flags in Corporate Debt Markets Are Worrying Some Bond Kings (B)
The U.S. owns the world’s most gold. Here’s who comes in second (MW)

Central banks
Fed Would Consider Interest-Rate Cuts if Growth Outlook Darkens (W)
Fed’s Patience Tested as Trade Spat Clouds Growth Outlook (W)
Darkening U.S. market outlook yet to faze patient Fed (R)

US
U.S. Economy Remained Robust in First Quarter (W)
Mortgage Rates Fall Below 4%, Lifting Hopes for Housing Rebound (W)
New China Tariffs Increase Costs to U.S. Households (FRB-NY)

US politics
As Trump rewrites public health rules, Pence sees conservative agenda reborn (R)
Barr says Mueller ‘could have reached a decision’ on Trump and obstruction of justice (MW)

Geopolitics & trade I
Here’s why China’s trade war threat to restrict rare earth minerals is so serious (C)
If we can’t challenge China, no one can, warns operator of only US mine for rare earth metals (C)
China Pulls Punches With Trump to Defend a Path for Trade Talks (B)
Vice President Mike Pence plans hawkish China speech as trade tensions boil (C)
The Real Winners From Trump’s Tariffs Are China’s Neighbors (W)

Geopolitics & trade II
U.S.-EU Talks Struggle, Threatening a New Front in Trade War (B)
Merkel Rallies Harvard to Defend Her World View Against Trump (B)
U.S. wants new trade pact with Canada, Mexico passed by summer: Pence (R)
Tariffs Just One Piece of ‘Slowbalization,’ Morgan Stanley Says (B)

Industries & companies
Logistics: FedEx to Deliver 7 Days a Week (W)
Media: Star Wars Attractions Give Force to Disney Theme Parks (W)
Retail: Gap shares tank 11% on earnings miss, CEO calls quarter ‘extremely challenging’ (C)
Retail: Dollar-Store Chains Post Stronger Sales, But Tariffs Cloud Outlook (W)
Tech: Uber’s First-Quarter Loss Tops $1 Billion (W)
Tech: Cloud company Zuora loses almost a quarter of its value on weak guidance (C)

Technology
Researchers Build Bots That Play Videogames With Each Other (W)

Offbeat
Trump Says USS McCain Order Given Without His Knowledge (W)