Risk & Compliance Journal

U.S. to place sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuelahttps://on.wsj.com/2DEHHLI 

Today's final tally: stocks down about 1% as concern about semiconductors and Caterpillar ripple across the markethttps://on.wsj.com/2G6GIWq 

U.S. to place sanctions on Venezuela state-owned Petróleos de Venezuelahttps://on.wsj.com/2G44ylH 

S&P wins Beijing’s approval to begin offering credit-rating services for China’s $11 trillion interbank market as U.S. trade talks are set to resumehttps://on.wsj.com/2DEtzlV 

The U.S. will place sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company, and says the actions will block $7 billion in assets and halt oil payments to President Madurohttps://on.wsj.com/2G5rEbB 

Two groups of cyber criminals likely are responsible for more than $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency hacks, a new study sayshttps://on.wsj.com/2DGPbOr 

Two groups of hackers may have stolen $1 billion in cryptocurrency, sometimes laundered through regulated exchanges.https://on.wsj.com/2BaLyhY 

U.S. stock indexes fall Monday as the latest flurry of earnings-related news added to investors’ sense of uneasehttps://on.wsj.com/2DE6DmN 

U.S. soybean farmers are suffering as African swine fever spreads through China’s hog populationhttps://on.wsj.com/2DEuPFo 

U.S. banks are approaching Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy with trepidation. “The banking industry is a lot different than it was in 2008. Most people know that but she still seems to be living in 2008-land," said @cajunbanker ”https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-warren-eyes-white-house-big-banks-brace-for-browbeating-11548671401 …

“She has this sort of applause line that we are all crooks, which is scary that you may hear that for a year and a half,” said a large U.S. bank executive who asked to remain anonymous for fear of a Warren backlash.https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-warren-eyes-white-house-big-banks-brace-for-browbeating-11548671401 …

Brazil has overtaken the U.S. to become the largest supplier of soybeans to China. These charts illustrate China’s changing habits.https://on.wsj.com/2DDMxcd 

Some $1 billion in cryptocurrency hacks has been stolen by two groups of highly sophisticated cyber criminals, a new report sayshttps://on.wsj.com/2DDB3Wi 

SEC investigates Nissan over Carlos Ghosn’s pay disclosures https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-investigates-nissan-over-disclosures-on-executive-pay-11548658741 … via @WSJ

Some investors blame the stock market’s volatility on the Federal Reserve shrinking its bond portfolio. But there's little evidence of turmoil in the two markets most directly affectedhttps://on.wsj.com/2G3NQ5S 

Caterpillar sets lower-than-expected profit targets for 2019 as higher material and transpiration costs weigh on the machinery maker https://www.wsj.com/articles/caterpillars-profit-outlook-dims-as-china-slows-and-costs-bite-11548682114 … via @WSJ

The shutdown will cost the U.S. government $3 billion of projected 2019 GDP, according to a CBO reporthttps://on.wsj.com/2DDeRf1 

Nvidia's fortunes have turned sharply as the company is sharply exposed to all the wrong areas, including: videogaming, China, crypto and now unpredictable cloud capex. @djtgallagher for @WSJheard at:https://www.wsj.com/articles/nvidias-costly-reversal-of-fortune-11548697087 …

Nvidia’s lowered guidance weighed on shares of chipmakers AMD, Intel and Qualcommhttps://on.wsj.com/2DEX3jy 

A New Jersey rule requiring confidentiality in workplace complaints faces challenges in court https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuits-challenge-new-jerseys-workplace-confidentiality-rule-11548608400 … @KCarliniKing