Tuesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Wal-Mart helps Wall Street to new records, but techs curb gains

[Reuters] Oil rises 2 percent on signs rebalancing underway

[CNBC] The contest for next Fed chair is coming down to two pretty different choices

[Bloomberg] Catalans Call Time Out on Independence Bid And Ask Spain to Talk

[CNBC] President Trump’s fight with GOP leaders threatens tax reform

[Bloomberg] Nobel Economist Thaler Says He's Nervous About Stock Market

[WSJ] ‘Passive’ Investing Frenzy Pushes Vanguard to $4.7 Trillion in Assets

[Reuters] Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea - U.S. officials