How will the Phase I trade deal between the U.S. and China be enforced? A company crowdfunds student loan repayment. Why American free markets might not actually be so free.

Boeing will halt production of its troubled 737 MAX planes. Chinese President Xi Jinping floats Macau as an alternative to Hong Kong. The season’s hottest toys capitalize on the element of surprise.

Shares in Boeing suppliers are under pressure. Pension protest in France have caused hospital and school closures as well as a record-breaking traffic jam in Paris. A legendary British rock star’s guitar goes up for auction in London.

Mexico says it was blindsided by the USMCA’s labor stipulations. The FCC wants to designate 9-8-8 as the national suicide prevention hotline. Chinese tech giant Huawei is thriving despite being blacklisted by the U.S. 

The U.S. and China have reached a “Phase I” trade deal, but details are scarce. It’s been a lackluster year for U.S. manufacturing. Assessing the value of economic “growth centers.”

Markets gain on China-U.S. trade deal hopes. U.K. movie theater chain Cineworld is set to take over Cineplex of Canada. Local concerns at the upgrading of a cruise ship port in the Cayman Islands.

President Trump is now saying the “mini-deal” with China on trade is fake news. The Trump Administration is seeking to overhaul banking rules for lower-income borrowers.

With the Conservatives’ stunning election victory in the U.K., will Brexit finally “get done”? As a trade deal looms, damage to Chinese industry over tariffs could already be irreversible. Home Depot is blaming losses on the opioid epidemic.

With the largest Conservative majority in over 30 years, a post-Brexit trade deal will be the new government’s first priority. Is political betting more accurate than election polling?