Boris Johnson may not even get the chance to put his Brexit deal with the European Union to a vote during tomorrow’s rare Saturday session in the House of Commons. Support in Parliament is growing to delay the decision by a week or more. —David E. Rovella It’s down to the wire with Brexit: To keep up with the latest news, sign up for our daily newsletter, follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our podcast. Here are today’s top storiesAssociates of Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash, who is fighting extradition to the U.S., were working to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joseph Biden last summer in an effort to get Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s help. At the Justice Department, there may now be worries that any move on behalf of Firtash could look like another quid pro quo. U.S. equities ended the week on a down note. The dollar weakened to its lowest level since July. The Federal Reserve’s last words before the customary silence preceding policy makers’ meetings left traders almost certain the central bank is about to deliver its third rate cut in a row. The Pentagon is delaying a decision to put Lockheed Martin’s beleaguered F-35 fighter into full production. The $428 billion jet was late in starting tests aimed at discovering whether it can even survive the advanced air defense threats it was built to evade. A high-ranking Boeing pilot working on the troubled 737 Max during its certification expressed misgivings about a feature since implicated in two fatal crashes that killed hundreds of passengers, calling its handling performance “egregious.” In this city brimming with high-paying jobs, hip bars and new luxury condos, $1 million buys a home that’s 28% smaller than just five years ago. Welcome to Nashville. What’s Luke Kawa thinking about? The Bloomberg cross-asset reporter contends a semblance of stability might be creeping back into the Treasury market. What you’ll need to know tomorrow What you’ll want to read in Bloomberg Pursuits“South Park” is the latest beneficiary of Hollywood’s rerun mania.The show’s creators and media giant Viacom expect to share between $450 million and $500 million by selling the streaming rights to the animated comedy, one of the longest-running TV series in U.S. history. Like Bloomberg’s Evening Briefing? Subscribe to Bloomberg.com. You’ll get our unmatched global news coverage and two premium daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close, and much, much more. See our limited-time introductory offer. Sign up for the Bloomberg Recession Tracker: Bloomberg Economics crunches the numbers every month using our proprietary model to reveal the probability of a downturn over the next year. We’ll deliver an updated assessment of all relevant indicators, directly to your inbox. This free newsletter includes analysis showing whether recession risk is increasing or decreasing, with comparisons to the past month’s performance as well as previous recessions. Sign up here. Download the Bloomberg app: It’s available for iOS and Android. Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out more about how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. Learn more. |