July 16 (Tuesday)

Markets
Rate cut with stock market at all-time highs? It’s been done before (MW)
This stock-market canary has keeled over (MW)
Wall Street firms see increased chance that Trump takes action to weaken the dollar (C)

US
For Decoding Labor Market, Unemployment Rate May Not Do the Job (W)

China
China Growth Slows, Raising Pressure to Step Up Stimulus (W)
China’s Economic Growth Hits 27-Year Low as Trade War Stings (N)

Japan
Japanese Party Takes Aim at Abe’s ‘Womenomics’ in Election Campaign (W)

US politics
Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat (C)
Biden’s New Plan for Health Care Is a Nod to the Past (W)
Why America’s tariff-hit farmers still support Trump (N)

Industries & companies
FAANGs: Amazon is using Prime Day this year to try to win in fashion (C)
FAANGs: The Amazon Prime Day Deal That Walmart and Target Can’t Match (W)
FAANGs: Amazon workers’ Prime Day strike begins in Minnesota (C)
FAANGs: Facebook’s real goal with Libra is to become even more of a utility (C)
FAANGs: Facebook Faces Bipartisan Resistance to Cryptocurrency Plans (W)
FAANGs: Mnuchin: US has ‘very serious concerns’ that Facebook’s Libra could be misused by terrorists (C)
Financials: Citigroup Reports Higher Earnings as Bank Results Begin (W)
Utilities: PG&E Braces for Power Cuts; Tesla, Others See an Opening (W)

Corporate finance
Charles Schwab in Talks to Buy USAA Wealth-Management, Brokerage Units (W)
Putting The Equity Back Into Private Equity (W)

Technology
Electric Airplanes Start to Take Off (W)