It's getting scarier. That's the takeaway from intelligence officials who warn that Beijing's decade-old program to "facilitate the legal and illicit transfer of U.S. technology, intellectual property and know-how" presents an unprecedented threat to America. The Trump administration has sought to highlight such dire warnings as it promises more trade tariffs against China. —David E. Rovella Here are today's top storiesGoogle engineers refused to work on a project that would have helped win U.S. military contracts. They became known as the “Group of Nine” and were lionized by like-minded staff. The EU, as promised, retaliated against President Donald Trump's aluminum and steal barriers with tariffs on $3.3 billion in U.S. goods. Trump responded with a threat to escalate his global trade war with a 20 percent tariff on EU-built cars. Europe said it will hit back. The White House is still trying to figure out how to fully implement its promised retreat from Trump's policy of taking children away from immigrant parents. Congress isn't helping. OPEC and allies including Russia will boost oil production starting next month, offering relief to consumers after Saudi Arabia secured a last-minute deal to overcome opposition by Iran. Russia is also opening a new front in its antagonistic relationship with America: it wants to sell weapons systems to U.S. allies that are better and cheaper than those made in the states. There's an infinitesimal chance an object from deep space could suddenly make everything you've read to this point superfluous. NASA has a plan to prevent such an asteroid apocalypse. What's Luke Kawa thinking? The Bloomberg markets reporter says don't look to U.S. household balance sheets as a reason for the current expansion to end, but instead to the tipping point when companies have to pay too much to service their recent buffet of corporate borrowing. What you'll need to know tomorrowWhat you'll want to read tonightWade Eyerly got an invitation to the New York Stock Exchange, telling him to come dressed in “business professional” garb. Instead, he pulled on a pair of stretch pants that look like slacks but feel like yoga wear. “I was, like, ‘This is amazing,’” he says. Welcome to commuter-wear. Something new in your inbox: The Weekly Fix is an email with the latest fixed income news, charts, and insights. Sign up here to start getting it in your inbox on Fridays. Like Bloomberg's Evening Briefing? Subscribe to Bloomberg All Access and get much, much more. You'll receive our unmatched global news coverage and two in-depth daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close. Download the Bloomberg app: It's available for iOS and Android. |