October 16 (Wednesday)

Markets
Global stocks jump on report Brexit deal may be close, oil slips (R)
Brexit Hopes Carry Pound and Banking Stocks Higher (W)

Earnings season
Earnings season gets off to a great start with only two misses (C)
Wall Street gains as earnings season begins in earnest (R)

Central banks
Fed’s James Bullard Cites Risk of Slowing Economy (W)
Fed’s Daly Still Weighing Her Rate View (W)

Global
Global Economy on Course for Weakest Growth Since Crisis (W)
Trade Woes Push IMF Global Growth Outlook to Decade-Low of 3% (B)
Removing U.S.-Chinese tariffs would boost global economy 0.8%: IMF (R)

US
Lower mortgage rates are causing an epic housing shortage (C)

Europe
Brexit Talks Edge Closer to a Deal (W)

China
As Facebook’s libra faces headwinds, China is racing to launch its own global cryptocurrency (C)

US politics
Warren pledges to turn down money from Big Tech and top Wall Street executives (C)
Biden vs. Warren: A Difference of Philosophy, Not Just Policy (W)
Trump is on his way to an easy win in 2020, according to Moody’s accurate election model (C)
House Democrats will hold off on full vote authorizing impeachment probe: source (R)
Pence, Giuliani Say They Won’t Give Congress Documents in Trump Impeachment Inquiry (W)

Geopolitics & trade
U.S. House Passes Bill Aimed at Supporting Hong Kong Protests (B)
U.S. to Try Diplomacy in Turkey as Russian Forces Swoop Into Syria (W)

Industries & companies
Autos: GM labor talks with UAW could be ‘in the home stretch’ as CEO Mary Barra joins negotiations (C)
Aerospace: Pictures Raise Specter of Fake Evidence in 737 Max Crash Probe (B)
FAANGs: Google’s aggressive ‘ambient computing’ strategy means it wants to be everywhere (C)
FAANGs: She Fined Tech Giants Billions of Dollars. Now She Wants Sharper Tools. (W)
Financials: JPMorgan Flexes Muscle as Goldman Stumbles (W)
Financials: Dimon Says Regulation Limited JPMorgan From Calming Repo Market (B)
Health Care: Health-Care Stocks Get a Welcome Respite (W)
Pharma: Drug Distributors Are in Talks to Pay $18 Billion to Settle Opioid Litigation (W)
Pharma: Johnson & Johnson Raises Outlook, Beats Profit Estimates (W)