wiar 10-23-19

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October 23 (Wednesday)

Markets
Stocks Tick Lower Amid Slew of Corporate Results (W)
The Stealthy Bear Stalking the Dow (W)

Central banks
Fed Adds Temporary And Permanent Liquidity To Financial System Tuesday (W)

US
Housing Market Stalls in September (W)
U.S. companies facing worker shortage race to automate (R)
Wave of Financial Stress Hits Low-Rated Companies (W)

Europe
EU moves towards Brexit delay as PM Johnson seeks election to break impasse (R)

US politics
Trump’s Rallies Aren’t a Sideshow. They Are the Campaign. (W)
U.S. diplomat testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated probes (R)
Exclusive: Trump’s G7 and trade adviser Kelly Ann Shaw to leave White House – officials (R)

Geopolitics & trade
Beijing reportedly developing plan to replace Hong Kong’s leader by March (C)

Industries & companies
Consumer: P&G Posts Strong Sales Gains (W)
Consumer: J&J CEO testified Baby Powder was safe 13 days before FDA bombshell (R)
Media: Verizon to Offer Free Disney+ as Streaming Wars Heat Up (W)
Pharma: How Biogen Salvaged Alzheimer’s Drug After a Costly Failure (B)
Restaurants: Chipotle crushes earnings estimates, says accelerated drive-thru plans may delay some store openings (C)
Retail: Nike Chief Mark Parker to Step Down in 2020 (W)

Corporate finance
WeWork’s $47 billion valuation was always a fiction created by SoftBank (C)

Technology
Google Pixel 4 Review: The Smartest Smartphone You Probably Won’t Buy (W)