February 15 (Saturday)
Markets
Stocks edge up with positive chipmaker forecast, oil gains for the week R
U.S. Stocks End Week at Record After Strong Earnings, Fed Signal B
Nearly 20% of S&P 500 companies have already warned investors about virus impact C
Short-Sellers Give Oil a Break Following Coronavirus Concerns B
Central banks
Mester says Fed working with private sector to develop faster payment system R
Fed’s Mester Says Economic Outlook Intact Though Virus a Risk B
Virus
IMF Chief Says Virus May Warrant Coordinated Economic Action B
China Sees Another Jump in Coronavirus Infections W
Coronavirus live updates: China tries to get back to work; Beijing sets a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals C
Hubei Adds 2,420 Cases; Wuhan Tightens Quarantine: Virus Update B
Beijing quarantines returning residents as China struggles to pick up economy R
CDC is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak in US NN
US
U.S. consumer spending slowing; industrial production weak R
U.S. Consumer Spending Picks Up, While Manufacturing Declines W
White House considering tax incentive for more Americans to buy stocks, sources say C
Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal R
US politics
Becoming bolder, Trump defends right to interfere in criminal cases R
Attorney General Barr taps outside prosecutor to review case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn R
Roger Stone Seeks New Trial Less Than a Week Before Sentencing B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S., Taliban reach violence reduction pact that could lead to U.S. withdrawal R
Pelosi warns US allies: ‘Don’t go near Huawei’ C
Pentagon Shifts Stance on Sales to Huawei W
Injured by China’s trade practices? Call 202-395-3900, USTR says R
China Trade War Walloped More Than Half of U.S. States in 2019 B
Industries & companies
Autos: Renault Swings to Loss, Hit by Nissan Woes, Falling China Sales W
FAANG: Google to restructure Cloud business, with some roles eliminated C
FAANG: Amazon Axes Delivery Partners in U.S.; Hundreds of Jobs Cut B
Consumer: Kraft Bonds Tumble After Downgrades to Junk Rating W
Pharma: States Spurn Drug Industry’s Opioid-Settlement Offer W
Retail: Mattel’s Holiday Sales Slump Despite Boost From ‘Toy Story 4’ W
Corporate finance
Talks to sell Victoria’s Secret to Sycamore Partners to spill into next week C
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just revealed positions in Kroger, a biotech and these others C
Technology
To Store Wind and Sun, Energy Startups Look to Gravity W
Offbeat
Avenatti Found Guilty in Extortion Case W
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