Headlines – August 14/17

• Stocks poised to move higher as geopolitical issues put on back burner. Read story
• Top US General readies military plan for N.Korea, but pushes for diplomacy. Read story
• Merk CEO Fraser steps down from Trump’s Manufacturing council after Charlottesville. Read story
• China bans key North Korea imports. Read story
• US ‘ally’ Ukraine is likely source of N. Korean missile engines. Read story
• Guam governor backs ‘punch in the nose’ for Pyongyang. Read story
• Bond market looks expensive, until you factor in the threat of war. Read story. Read story
• Oil prices slip on Chinese demand, rising US activity. Read story
• Japan’s economy grows at fastest pace in two years. Read story
• China’s economic growth dials back. Read story
• Elon Musk: Artificial Intelligence “vastly more risky than North Korea.” Read story
• Facebook’s secret Chinese app is a dud in China so far. Read story
• On the lighter side. Check it out!

Stay tuned!