[Reuters] Futures retreat as trade tensions add to pandemic woes
[Reuters] Shares lose footing, oil marches on
[Reuters] Oil at highest since March on lower U.S. inventories, recovering demand
[CNBC] Weekly jobless claims rose 2.438 million, vs 2.4 million estimate
[CNBC] Home sales dropped nearly 18% in April, while decline in inventory pushed prices to a record high
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Points Finger at China’s Xi, Escalating Fight Over Virus
[CNBC] White House report criticizes China’s economic policies, human rights violations
[CNBC] U.S.-China tensions will likely get worse ahead of November election, experts say
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Got a New Plan to Overtake the U.S. in Tech
[CNN] Trump administration approves arms sale to Taiwan amid China tensions
[Reuters] China says U.S.'s Pompeo 'blackmailing' Hong Kong government
[Reuters] COVID-era junk bond deals begin to go sour
[AP] China focused on jobs as national legislature meets
[Reuters] Japan exports fall most since 2009 as pandemic wipes out global demand
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fiscal Nightmare Ties Up Kuwait’s Stimulus With 40% Deficit
[Bloomberg] Home Mortgage Delinquencies Soar by Most on Record in April
[Bloomberg] Black Swan Author Spars With Quant Legend Over Tail Risk Hedges
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[FT] Argentina on brink of default as it wrangles with bondholders
[FT] Brazil emerges as a top global coronavirus hotspot