September 18 (Wednesday)

Markets
Stocks rise slightly ahead of the Fed’s decision on interest rates (C)
Oil drops 5% one day after historic surge as Saudis signal output to return to normal soon (C)
Oil’s Swings Reinforce Saudi Arabia’s Key Role in Energy Markets (W)

Central banks
Fed expected to cut rates and Powell may have hard time appeasing critics inside and outside Fed (C)
Why Fed Officials Aren’t Saying More About the Interest Rate Outlook (W)
Fed Steps Into Repo Market to Control Soaring Rates (W)
Fed’s First-in-a-Decade Intervention Will Be Repeated Wednesday (B)

US
U.S. manufacturing production rebounds, outlook remains weak (R)

US politics
Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Floods the Market Under Trump (B)
Trump administration plans to block California from setting its own vehicle emissions standards (C)

Geopolitics & trade
Trump says China trade deal could come before U.S. election, or not (R)
U.S. Seeks Greater Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in Tech (W)
Saudis Say Oil Output to Recover by End of the Month (W)
Saudi Arabia Increasingly Confident Iran Launched Oil Attack (W)
Senators Express Caution About Military Strike Against Iran (W)

Industries & companies
Airlines: How the Boeing 737 Max grounding hurts its most-loyal customer — Southwest Airlines (C)
FAANGs: iPhone 11 Review: The Battery Life We’ve Been Dying For (W)
FAANGs: Amazon Search Change Boosts Its Own Products (W)
Logistics: FedEx falls 7% after missing on earnings, lowering 2020 guidance (C)
Media: Comcast’s ‘Peacock’ Becomes Latest Entrant in Streaming Scramble (W)

Corporate finance
WeWork’s Parent Postpones IPO (W)

Technology
World Catching Up With China on Surveillance Tech (W)
Facebook enlists Ray-Ban to help develop ‘Orion’ smart glasses, a secret project underway for years (C)