Home Daily News Headline Thursday Morning’s Top Stories Before The Opening Bell – Mike Swanson (05/02/2019)

Thursday Morning’s Top Stories Before The Opening Bell – Mike Swanson (05/02/2019)

How an Elaborate Plan to Topple Venezuela’s President Went Wrong – Defense One

Fed holds rate steady, says inflation is ‘running below’ its target – Yahoo Finance

Dalio Says Something Like MMT Is Coming, Whether We Like It Or Not – Bloomberg

Dunkin’ Brands shares up 2.5% premarket as earnings top estimates – Market Watch

DowDuPont profit slumps 28%, hit by lower chemical demand – CNBC

Transocean – Another Leading Offshore Driller Sells Off After Q1/2019 Results – Seekingalpha.com

Institutions (And Insiders) Dump Tesla As Retail Bagholders Step Up To The Trough – Zero Hedge

Warren Buffet’s real estate firm establishes operation in Dubai – Arabian Business

Pre-IPO Coverage: Beyond Meat (BYND) – Forbes

Ex-CIA officer admits to espionage conspiracy with China – NY Post

Rift opens between Mueller and Barr – The Hill

Explainer: Can Trump use executive privilege to block congressional probes? – Reuters

Republicans turn on Mueller – Politico

U.S. military not given orders to prepare for war in Venezuela – Reuters

Tesla Autopilot Malfunction Caused Crash That Killed Apple Engineer, Lawsuit Alleges – Gizmodo

Trump’s pick for Fed board says he regrets joke about Obamas: ‘I shouldn’t have said it’ – Fox News

Instagram Begins Hiding Like Counts to Put Focus Back on Photos – PetaPixel

Actor Rick Schroder arrested for alleged domestic violence for 2nd time in a month -ABC News

230,000+ French Presses Recalled From Starbucks Due to Laceration Risk – Cooking Light

Burger King takes on McDonald’s Happy Meals with ‘moody’ boxes – Fox Business