Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Tech weakness, trade jitters hit S&P, Nasdaq

[Reuters] Oil prices fall on emerging market woes, looming tariff deadline

[Reuters] Trump says not ready to make trade deal with China

[Reuters] China warns of retaliation if U.S. slaps new tariffs

[Reuters] As next round of U.S. tariffs on China looms, both sides dig in

[Reuters] U.S. jobless claims fall to near 49-year low

[BloombergQ] Lagarde Says World Finance Not Safe Enough 10 Years After Lehman

[BloombergQ] Powell Must Answer the Question Greenspan Raised 20 Years Ago

[BloombergQ] Things Are Not Going to Plan in Trump's U.S. Trade Deficit Wars

[Reuters] Spending on fixed costs rise for largest U.S. cities: S&P

[Reuters] Brazil police ask that President Temer face fresh corruption charges: document

[BloombergQ] Meet the ‘Edgy’ Man Who Could Replace Mario Draghi

[BloombergQ] Assad Readies Last Major Showdown Of Syria War

[NYT] What Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg Taught Congress and Vice Versa

[WSJ] Asian Junk Bonds Can’t Catch a Break

Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Nasdaq slumps as Facebook, Twitter weigh on tech stocks

[Reuters] Bond sell-off to deepen as South Africa slips into recession

[Reuters] U.S. Congress grills Facebook, Twitter over foreign bids to tilt politics

[CNBC] Sessions getting serious about tech company crackdown, will meet with state attorneys general

[FT] Italy heads for budget showdown with EU

[FT] Australia’s property boom ends as credit squeeze begins