February 18 (Tuesday)
Markets
U.S. stock futures retreat, Asia dips after Apple warns on virus impact R
Chinese support measures buoy world stocks R
Growth Investors Face Test of Their Mettle W
JPMorgan Says Record Highs in European Stocks Can Last and Widen B
Central banks
China’s Central Bank Cuts Rate on One-Year Medium-Term Lending Facility W
Europe
Euro bears lurk as worries about economic outlook grow R
Britain won’t heed EU rules to win free trade: PM aide R
Japan
Japan’s Economy Shrinks 6% as Sales-Tax Rise Cools Consumption W
Japan’s Third Sales-Tax Blunder Must Be Its Final Mistake W
Japan finance minister watching coronavirus impact, to ensure fiscal policy steps R
Japan Inc wary about wage hikes as ‘Abenomics’ sputters: Reuters poll R
China
Rare Release of Xi’s Speech on Virus Puzzles Top China Watchers B
Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong’s once-thriving tourism, retail sectors R
US politics
Bolton Warns of Possible ‘Censorship’ of His White House Memoir B
Geopolitics & trade
U.S. Weighs New Move to Limit China’s Access to Chip Technology W
U.S. mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs R
Industries & companies
FAANG: Apple warns on revenue guidance due to production delays, weak demand in China because of coronavirus C
Retail: As Walmart grows in e-commerce, investors look for a plan to stem the losses C
Corporate finance
Bombardier agrees to sell rail unit to Alstom in $8.2 billion deal C
Pier 1 files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy as talks with potential buyers continue C
Dairy Farmers of America agrees to buy Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk producer, for $425 million C
Technology
Elon Musk Has Changed Investors’ Views on the Electric Car
Offbeat
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to launch Earth Fund for combating climate change C
