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November 21 (Thursday)

Markets & investing
Markets more fearful about trade war, but still see chance for phase one deal and tariff rollback C

Central banks
Fed Fretted About Economic Risk While Shifting From Cuts to Hold B
The Fed is looking at a ‘standing repo’ operation to handle overnight funding issues C

Emerging
Colombia Girds for Mass Protests, With an Eye Toward Chile’s Instability W
Iran Says It Has Contained Antigovernment Protests, but Tensions Continue W

US politics
U.S. diplomat says top levels of Trump administration in on Ukraine pressure R
I want nothing!’ — Trump denies key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland’s claim there was a Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’ C
Defense Dept official says she never discussed Ukraine aid with Trump R
Amid impeachment drama, Senate helps Trump move U.S. courts to the right R

Geopolitics & trade
Congress passes Hong Kong rights bill as Trump tries to strike China trade deal C
Ukraine widens probe against Burisma founder to embezzlement of state funds R
Trump considering withdrawing up to 4,000 U.S. troops from South Korea: report R

Industries & companies
Aerospace: Boeing Loses Crucial Orders for New 777X Jet From Emirates W
Autos: Tesla and Uber draw scrutiny at Senate hearing on self-driving cars: ‘That’s not safe!’ C
FAANGs: Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Trump toured a Texas computer factory to tout US manufacturing C
FAANGs: U.S. lawmakers question Google about collection of health records R
Media: Disney+ review: Great content at a fair price, but it could use a few tweaks C
Retail: Target’s apparel sales are on fire. And that’s bad news for everyone else C
Tech: Intel says chip supply for personal computers remains tight R

Offbeat
House committee approves landmark bill legalizing marijuana at the federal level C
Britain’s Prince Andrew halts public duties over sex scandal R
Facing Real Estate Slowdown, Jeff Greene Regrets Building His Megamansion W

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