February 17 (Monday)
Markets
Markets Hover Near Records Despite Growing Coronavirus Outbreak W
The Bond Market Might Finally Be Nearing Its Limit W
There’s a Wall of Cash Eager to Buy Treasuries on Any Price Dip B
Emerging Markets Trust China’s Virus Steps to Keep Rally Going B
Central banks
Virus Overshadows All as Traders Brace for 2020 Fed Rate Cuts B
US
The Housing Market Ended 2019 Red-Hot. But Shrinking Supply and Rising Prices Could Cool Off the Rally. BR
How High Should Government Debt Go? Economists Can’t Agree W
Europe
Europe can win global battle for industrial data, says EU industry chief R
China
Xi says China must keep economic, social order while battling coronavirus R
Coronavirus Outbreak Won’t Destroy China’s 2020 Economic Outlook BR
US politics
Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal R
Rise of Sanders, Trump Shows Decline in Party Power W
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters R
Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans’ Social Security, retirement savings C
Klobuchar’s Rise Brings New Scrutiny to Record as Prosecutor B
More than 1,000 Justice Department alumni call for Barr’s resignation after intervention in Stone sentencing C
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Says It Has Thwarted $6 Billion Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline B
Rouhani says Iran will never yield to U.S. pressure for talks R
Pelosi says working with China’s Huawei is like ‘choosing autocracy over democracy’ C
Industries & companies
Autos: Dealerships Give Car Buyers Some Advice: Just Stop Paying Your Loan W
FAANG: How Netflix Wins Despite Underperforming at the Oscars BR
FAANG: Mark Zuckerberg shifted Facebook’s focus to groups after the 2016 election, and it’s changed how people use the site C
Retail: Bed Bath’s Hidden Assets Could Be Worth Almost $1 Billion BR
Tech: Superfast 5G Rollout Hits Slow Patch, Suppliers Say W
Tech: The Flip Phone Is Back and It’s Not a Total Flop W
Corporate finance
SoftBank’s Boss Bet $22 Billion on Sprint. It Was a Slog. W
Technology
Sucking Carbon Out of the Air Is Winning Fans Among Oil Giants W
Virus
Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise R
South Korea Tracks Virus Patients’ Travels—and Publishes Them Online W
Offbeat
Why the narratives we embrace about our finances matter
Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s Future Without Warren Buffett BR
