Wednesday's Key EarningsBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) -8.8% on disappointing software, services revenue. $BBGeneral Mills (NYSE:GIS) -4.5% amid a U.S. snacks sales drop. $GISRite Aid (RAD) -10.4% AH as Q1 loss more than doubled. $RAD via sa Boeing being blamed for the reason that futures are down and shades are not needed. 737 MAX has a "new issue." Yikes.Nothing on Bitcoin dropping to $11,600 pre-market? If it is news as Bitcoin breaks different levels, shouldn't it be news when it drops well below these levels? $RIOT is a speculative play in one portfolio for me. $BA Huawei Technologies worked on at least 10 research projects with Chinese armed forces personnel over the past decade, according to Bloomberg, including collaborations on AI research and radio communications. Huawei said it does not have any company-sanctioned projects cooperating with China’s military and doesn't customize products for use by the country’s armed forces, Interesting. Carl Icahn argues the $38B takeover, expected to close in the second half of the year, is too expensive and could endanger Occidental’s future if oil prices sink. Have to believe that Mr. Icahn is looking out for Mr. Icahn in this instance.The Food and Drug Administration is still pressing down hard on kratom—the plant treatment that adherents say has helped them manage their opioid addiction or chronic pain. This week, the agency announced it was sending warning letters to two online marketers and distributors, accusing them of illegally selling kratom products with false or unproven claims about their health benefits. Apple plans to increase orders from ailing Japan Display, according to business paper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, at the expense of its LCD orders from China. $AAPL Amazon will allow shoppers to pick up purchases - at no additional cost - across specialized counters in more than 1,500 Rite Aid locations by the end of the year. This won't help folks in my neck of the woods as all Rite Aid locations closed. Maybe Kmart will be an option? Nope those are closed too. $AMZN Philadelphia Energy Solutions will permanently shut its oil refinery within the next month after last week's massive fire caused substantial damage to the complex, says Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Bayer shares surged 7.7% overnight in Frankfurt after activist investor Elliot Advisors revealed a $1.1B stake in the embattled company, which faces more than 13,000 separate lawsuits and billions in potential fines and settlements. I love activist investors. via dcv Prediction on US/China Trade deal at G20: No deal. " Market is celebrating this "truce", but will truce cause the global economy to start growing again? Probably not - businesses refrain from making capital investments when there is extreme uncertainty, and this "truce" does nothing to remove that uncertainty in my opinion. The global supply chains are still going to be a mess of uncertainty after this meeting. Add in the fact that we are always "one tweet away from chaos" with our current president, and nothing here suggests to me that the G-20 meeting will lead to a result that alleviates business concerns - and make no mistake, if you read the latest Dallas Fed survey, businesses are extremely concerned right now about the future. In summary, a truce is certainly better than an escalation, but will likely do very little to restore business confidence. I expect the gears of global trade to continue to grind slower over coming months." - via SM ... "As much as I hope for a deal between Trump and Xi, I don't think it will happen. Trump needs a total victory to help him to win the reelection and will therefore make no concession. The next best result for him is to play tough and blame China, EU, India for his failure. The Chinese Gov. maked it very clear from the beginning that the deal must be acceptable for both sides and both must make concessions. Xi’s leadership will be challenged if he does not hold that line. So my basic scenario is that the negotiation will be continued without any true breakthrough. Trump will eventually impose another round of tariff." - via YC $SPY, SPDR S&P 500 / H1