by ogordained
UNITED STATES
- Futures are indicating some relief at the opening bell with the S&P, NASDAQ, and DOW all up slightly
- Trump said he would intervene in the criminal case against Huawei’s CFO if it would help get a better trade deal with China
- The NFIB Business Outlook for General Business Conditions fell to its lowest level since the morning of Trumps election
- The NFIB Compensation Plans Index rose to its highest level in twenty years, a sign of rising pay
- Analysts are reeling back their Q4 and 2019 earnings forecasts
OTHER
- Theresa May could be fired tonight. A confidence vote is being held – if she gets less than half of the votes, she gon’
- The European Parliament is expected to ratify the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement – one of the world’s largest trade deals
- Japan would ditch duties on 90% of EU exports. The EU would drop its levies of 10% on Japanese cars to zero
CHINA
- China was responsible for the Marriott data breach that collected personal details of 500 million guests
- The Chinese intelligence-gathering effort that also hacked health insurers and the security clearance files of millions more Americans
- Car sales have been falling rapidly over the past few months, tumbling 18% in November
- China agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. autos to 15% from 40% during a phone call with U.S. officials
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