White House pledges to barrel ahead with Mexico tariffs – Politico
Trump threatens China with tariffs on further $300 billion of goods – Reuters
Russia ready to fill China’s food gap left by US in trade war fallout – South China Morning Post
How High Can Corn Prices Get Before Reducing Demand? – AgWeb
Markets Are Betting on Fed Interest Rate Cuts. Here’s What That Would Look Like – MarketWatch
IBM Layoffs: Tech Giant Confirms 1,700 Job Cuts – International Business Times
The Fed Can’t Help Housing or Autos at This Point – Bloomberg
The world’s wealthiest people and companies are holding record levels of unused cash – Axios
Elliott Management nears deal to acquire Barnes & Noble – Financial Times
A new theme has emerged in the gold M&A market — report – Mining.com
Beyond Meat gives strong guidance, shares rise – Yahoo Finance
Jeff Bezos encounters protester on stage at Amazon conference – Fox Business
49% of Americans Under Age 35 Now Report Having a ‘Side Hustle’ – Forbes
Trump’s Job Approval Trending Back Down, Now 40% – Gallup
Where is workforce really booming? Among the oldest workers – CS Monitor.com
Lawmakers order deeper TransDigm probe by DoD watchdog – MilitaryTimes
Uber’s Path of Destruction – American Affairs Journal
YouTube tightens hate speech policies – Axios
Top Military Brass Will Avoid Discipline Over Flawed 2017 Niger Mission – WSJ
Shanahan’s Review of Niger Ambush Seen as ‘Rubber Stamp’ – Foreign Policy
Russia says U.S. warship nearly caused collision in East China Sea: news agencies – Reuters
As Relations With U.S. Sour, Xi Describes Putin As ‘Best Friend’ At Moscow Meeting – NPR
What HBO’s “Chernobyl” Got Right, and What It Got Terribly Wrong – New Yorker
Sudan crackdown: Saudis ‘gave green light’ for assault on protesters – Middle East Eye
Amazon’s Alexa will be able to plan your date night by booking tickets, Ubers and dinner – USA Today
Should Alexa Provide Evidence in Court? German’s Interior Ministry Says Yes – Fortune
Warriors part-owner who shoved Kyle Lowry gets one-year ban, fined $500G – Fox News
Beyonce Gives Epic Side-Eye to Wife of Warriors Owner – TMZ
Is Melania Trump’s latest look a nod to Meghan Markle? – AOL
