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Today’s Top Stories Before The Opening Bell – Mike Swanson (10/29/2019)

JPMorgan Weighs Shifting Thousands of Jobs Out of New York Area – Bloomberg

Another rate cut, and then what? The Fed isn’t making any promises – MarketWatch

US budget deficit balloons to nearly $1 trillion for fiscal 2019 – CNN

China, United States say good progress being made on phase-one deal to end trade war – South China Morning Post

U.S. may extend tariff suspensions on $34 billion in Chinese goods – Reuters

Twitter doesn’t have plans to enter China – SeekingAlpha

Don’t look now, but your boss is probably spying on your work phone or computer – USA Today

BP’s third-quarter net profit tumbles 41% on weaker oil prices, weather impacts – CNBC

Grubhub slammed in after-hours trade following disappointing Q3 earnings – Yahoo Finance

Alphabet Shares Drop After Earnings Miss – The Street

Fitbit Stock Soars 30% on Reports of Google’s Bid – MarketRealist

Will This Be The First Tech Unicorn Of 2020? – OilPrice.com (Ad)

Production resumes at GM plants after six-week strike – Detroit News

Argentina’s President-elect Fernandez a boon for miners, despite expected protectionism – Mining.com

‘Weed them all out’: Protests continue in Iraq’s capital as pressure on government swells – Middle East Eye

Hundreds of Facebook employees sign letter opposing policy on political ads – MarketWatch

Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong barred from election – Fox News

Kelly says he warned Trump against hiring ‘yes man’ to avoid impeachment – The Hill

NSC official to testify Trump undermined national security with Ukraine pressure – Politico

$85B Nuclear Missile Competition Gets Messier as Feds Investigate – Defense One

Pompeo Discussed Senate Race In Kansas With Koch – WSJ

More severely obese kids should get surgery, doctors say – Fox Business

Ben Affleck admits he ‘just slipped’ after being seen stumbling out of Halloween party – Fox News

Ben Affleck Visits Ex Jennifer Garner’s House After Relapse – PeopleTV

Facebook unveils its first foray into personal digital healthcare tools – TechCrunch

How Joseph Kennedy Made His Fortune (Hint: It Wasn’t Bootlegging) – History.com