Europe

• Futures slightly higher after Dow's record run (Reuters)
• Tillerson says U.S., Russia can settle differences (Reuters)
• Hot-Stock Rally Tests the Patience of Value Investors (WSJ)
• ‘Good Conservative’ Grassley Ramps Up His Panel’s Trump-Russia Probe (BBG)
• Brands Strike Back: Seven Strategies to Loosen Amazon’s Grip (WSJ)
• Oil slides from nine-week highs as market looks to OPEC (Reuters)
• BlackRock, Vanguard Say Bond Market's Got This Trade All Wrong (BBG)
• Bond Bears Balk at 'Trade of Decade' (BBG)

Authored by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

Some very important news is kept out of spotlight and undeservedly so. Bits of information pieced together indicate that very quietly the North Atlantic alliance is gearing up for large-scale combat operations. War preparations are not limited to weapon systems deployments and troop movements that hit headlines. No combat can be waged without logistics.

Authored by Giulio Meotti via The Gatestone Institute,

Authored by Pepe Escobar via InformationClearingHouse.info,

The Empire of Whiners simply can't get enough when it comes to huff, puff and pout as the Empire of Sanctions.

With an Orwellian 99% majority that would delight the Kim dynasty in North Korea, the "representative democracy" Capitol Hill has bulldozed its latest House/Senate sanctions package, aimed mostly at Russia, but also targeting Iran and North Korea.

Submitted by Rajan Dhall from fxdaily.co.uk