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A $150 billion investment chief explains his red flags for when a recession is coming. Brad McMillan, the chief investment officer of the $150 billion Commonwealth Financial Network, shares the four-part checklist of indicators he watches closely for signs of an economic reckoning.

Tesla Model 3 deliveries top Wall Street expectations. The electric-car maker delivered 55,840 Model 3 sedans in the third quarter, topping its guidance of 52,425 and Wall Street's expected 55,600.

Aston Martin drops below its IPO price. The luxury-car maker, known for making James Bond's cars, priced Wednesday's initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange at 19 British pounds before touching a low of 17.75 pounds during its first day of trading.

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Blue Apron tumbles to a record low. Shares hit $1.44 on Tuesday after the meal-kit maker said it was launching a pilot program for on-demand delivery in New York City on the Grubhub and Seamless online and mobile platforms.

China's biggest streaming-music service files for a US IPO. Tencent Music, the streaming-music service backed by the tech giant Tencent, could fetch a valuation of more than $25 billion — making it one of the biggest tech IPOs ever — The Wall Street Journal says.

Trump drops 138 spots on Forbes' wealthiest Americans list. President Donald Trump was the 248th-richest American at the end of 2017, with a net worth of $3.1 billion, according to Forbes' list of the 400 wealthiest people in America.

Manhattan home sales plunge as sellers refuse to get 'realistic' about what buyers can afford. The number of sales fell for a fourth straight quarter, by 11%, during the July-September period on a year-over-year basis, as the lower end of the market started showing signs of softening, according to a report released Tuesday by Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Stock markets around the world are mixed. Japan's Nikkei (-0.66%) lagged in Asia, and Britain's FTSE (+0.17%) leads in Europe. The S&P 500 is set to open little changed near 2,923.

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Earnings reports trickle out. The homebuilder Lennar reports ahead of the opening bell.

US economic data keeps coming. ADP Employment Change will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET before Markit services PMI and ISM nonmanufacturing cross the wires at 9:45 a.m. ET and 10 a.m. ET. The US 10-year yield is up 1 basis point at 3.07%.

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