August 21 (Wednesday)

Markets
Investing in the strange negative yield world — ‘It’s very hard to wrap your arms around’ (C)
Junk-Bond Investors Turn Picky as Slowdown Talk Swirls (W)
McKinsey Sees ‘Ominous’ Signs of Another Asian Debt Crisis (B)

Wall Street
U.S. regulators hand Wall Street a major win with stripped-down ‘Volcker Rule’ (R)

Central banks
China may have a new way of boosting its economy. Here’s what the central bank just did (C)
DoubleLine’s Jeffrey Gundlach says Federal Reserve has lost control (R)

US
Historic Rise of College-Educated Women in Labor Force Changes Workplace (W)

Europe
Italian PM resigns, denounces Salvini for sinking government (R)

US politics
Trump says he’s ‘thinking about’ a payroll tax cut — a day after the White House denies it (C)
Trump Examining Various Tax Cuts to Bolster the Economy (W)
Biden’s Lead Is Wider Than Ever, But It Won’t Necessarily Last (B)

Geopolitics & trade
Trump says Europe will give him anything he wants: ‘All we have to do is tax their cars’ (C)
Twitter, Facebook Act Against Disinformation on Hong Kong Protests (W)

Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing hiring hundreds of temporary workers to maintain parked 737 Max planes (C)
Energy: Hess Has Been 2019’s Top Oil and Gas Stock, but Shale Isn’t the Reason (W)
FAANGs: Apple health team faces departures as tensions rise over differing visions for the future (C)
FAANGs: Goldman CEO memo calls Apple Card ‘a beginning’ on launch day (R)
Retail: Home Depot Cuts Sales Forecast (W)
Retail: Urban Outfitters shares rise on mixed earnings report, Free People stands out (C)

Corporate finance
Bayer to Sell Animal-Health Unit for $7.6 Billion Amid Roundup Lawsuits (W)

Technology
Walmart sues Tesla over solar panel fires at seven stores (C)