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Thursday Morning’s Top Stories Before The Opening Bell – Mike Swanson (04/18/2019)

Facebook is working on a voice AI rival to Siri and Alexa – Endgadget

Pinterest prices IPO at $19, valuing social media company at $10 billion – CNBC

Canopy Growth stock climbs more than 10% after report of potential merger with U.S. pot company – Market Watch

Gold Price Looks Oversold, Silver Price Perched on Support – DailyFx

U.S. Soybean Exports Plunge, No Recovery In Sight, Farmers Are Concerned About Tariff Man – Zero Hedge

U.S. trade deficit hits eight-month low on weak Chinese imports – Reuters

BNY Mellon Tumbles Most Since 2015; CEO Warns of Yield-Curve Woes – Bloomberg

Truck drivers see orders, miles fall in latest U.S. slowdown signal – Reuters

The world’s largest hedge fund breaks down how the US workforce got screwed over the past 20 years – Business Insider

Congress will receive Mueller report between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Thursday – Reuters

Mueller report: What witnesses expect ahead of its release – Axios

Terry McAuliffe says he won’t run in 2020, wants to tackle ‘problems’ in Virginia – Fox News

Herman Cain: I Won’t Withdraw From Consideration for Fed Board – The Daily BeastMan with gas cans arrested at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York – NBC News

Sol Pais, woman sought after alleged Columbine school threats, found dead – CBS News

Blackstone puts the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino up for sale – NY Biz Journal

Carl’s Jr. is testing a cheeseburger with a sauce packing hemp-based CBD oil – LA times

Tesla holdings slashed by T. Rowe Price funds in latest cuts by investor – Reuters

Facebook Asked Some Users for Their Email Passwords, Then ‘Unintentionally Uploaded’ 1.5 Million Contact Lists Without Consent – Gizmodo

New Nuclear Missiles’ Cost Estimate Changes Again – Defense One

It’s Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing. That Should Concern All Americans — Including the Military – Time

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