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Stocks declined, oil retreated and the dollar strengthened after China poured cold water on U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration Friday that there was a deal to partially settle the trade war. Administration officials say they still expect the accord to happen.
Here are today’s top stories
After clearing the way for Turkey to attack the Kurds, the Trump administration says it’s now imposing sanctions on Turkey for doing so. The attack on the Kurds, who were American allies before Trump ordered a retreat of U.S. forces, has included civilian deaths, executions and fire aimed by Turkey near American soldiers. The Kurds have since struck a deal with the Syrian government, which is allied with Russia.
Senator Bernie Sanders is a more dangerous enemy of billionaires than Senator Elizabeth Warren, say two economists.
In Ohio, the 2020 presidential race will be a fight for the suburbs, and it may be tougher for Republicans this time around.
Get ready for the 20 hour flight. This weekend, Qantas Airways flies direct from New York to Sydney for the first time. No airline has ever completed that route without stopping.
America’s shale boom got the world accustomed to soaring production. Now growth has slowed, and a cloud has formed over the industry.
There’s an army of women being trained to close the gender pay gap.
What’s Joe Weisenthal thinking about? The Bloomberg news director is thinking about what the bond market has been doing lately. An inability to rally on bad news earlier this month was a marked change from the euphoric bond buying of late August, Joe says.
What you’ll need to know tomorrow
- Another ex-administration official testified in impeachment hearings.
- Senator Kamala Harris fought payments to the wrongfully convicted.
- Uber fired 350 more employees, but says it’s the last wave of cuts.
- WeWork is removing phone booths due to formaldehyde.
- South Korea has declared war on North Korea’s sick hogs.
- A mysterious stock surge means a billionaire is born in Indonesia.
- Nearing the Brexit finish line, Boris Johnson stumbles again.
What you’ll want to read in Bloomberg Economics
U.S. recession chances are at 27% over the next 12 months. Recession fears have grown in recent months thanks to Trump’s trade war with China, pullbacks in corporate hiring and a U.S. manufacturing sector that’s already slipped into contraction. The economy is cooling, but the big question is whether the slowdown will morph into something darker. Bloomberg Economics created a model to determine America’s recession odds. Right now, the indicator estimates the chance of a downturn at some point in the next year is 27%. That’s higher than it was a year ago, but lower than before the last recession. There are reasons to keep a close eye on the economy, but don’t panic yet.
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