[Reuters] Wall Street regains lost ground as trade optimism offsets bleak retail data
[CNBC] US and China trade negotiators in Beijing reportedly deadlocked on forced technology transfers
[Reuters] U.S. 2018 holiday sales numbers 'surprise' NRF, fall short of expectations
[Reuters] No decision yet on whether to push back China trade deadline: Trump adviser
[Reuters] More Brexit humiliation for May as parliament defeats her again
[NYT] Europe’s Middle Class Is Shrinking. Spain Bears Much of the Pain.