TUESDAY 10/23/18; NIKK (Japan) Mini-Crashes -2.666%; KOSPI (South Korea) Collapses -2.6%; SSEC (China) Plummets -2.3%; HSI (Hong Kong) Crashes -3%; Saudi Arabia in Crisis; Turkey President Erdogan Speaks; Cascading Global Stock Market Selloff; US Yield Curve Flattens; MMM; CAT; JBLU; BIIB; PHM; FITB; HBAN; RF; MCD; GLW; VZ; DGX; HOG; EU Rejects Italy Budget; DAX (Germany) Collapses -2.2%; CAC France) Loses -1.7%; FTSE (UK) Drops -1.2%; PSI (Portugal) Dumps -1.7%; 2-Year Note Auction; US Stocks Mini-Crash then Recover; Oil Crashes -5%; RUT (Russell 2000) Small Caps Turn Negative on the Year; SPX (S&P 500) Below 12-Month MA Ushering in Cyclical Bear Market; Fed Speak; TXN; COF; KS; RRC; IRBT; EW; ILMN; JNPR; TER

S&P -5. Dow -35. Nasdaq -17. US futures are soggy.

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