10 things you need to know before the opening bell

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10 things you need to know before the opening bell

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin walks toward a group of reporters at the White House in Washington.

Here is what you need to know.

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Mnuchin says the economy will grow at least 3% over the next 4 to 5 years. "I don't think this is a one- or two-year phenomenon," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told "Fox News Sunday." "I think we definitely are in a period of four or five years of sustained 3 percent growth at least."

Trump's trade war just sank a $2 billion investment for a top Russian steelmaker. Russian steel giant MMK has delayed the start of a lucrative project in Turkey because of President Donald Trump's trade war, Reuters reports.

The stock market's biggest bear calls out a huge investing mistake that could have 'brutal consequences.' John Hussman, the outspoken investor and former professor who has been predicting a stock market crash, says investors who use the Iron Law of Valuation - which says the higher the price investors pay for future cash flow, the lower their long-term investment returns will be - are making a big mistake and creating a dangerous situation.

There's a simple way to profit if one of Wall Street's most-feared recession signals is triggered soon. Hong Kong-based trading firm CLSA has identified a dividend strategy that outperforms whenever the yield curve inverts.

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Deutsche Bank is shifting business out of London. Germany's biggest lender will move half of its euro-clearing volumes to Frankfurt, the Financial Times says.

Heineken cuts its guidance. The world's second-largest brewer missed on earnings and said its operating margin would fall by 20 basis points this year, versus a previous forecast for a 25-bp increase, Reuters reports.

Fortnite: Battle Royale is a money-making machine. The free video game has generated more than $1 billion in revenue across all platforms, according to an estimate from the media intelligence company SuperData.

Stock markets around the world are lower. Japan's Nikkei (-0.74%) led the losses in Europe and France's CAC (-0.42%) trails in Asia. The S&P 500 is set to open down 0.16% near 2,814.

Earnings reporting remains heavy. Caterpillar and Loews report ahead of the opening bell while AthenaHealth releases its quarterly results after markets close.

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US economic data keeps coming. Pending home sales will be released at 10 a.m. ET and Dallas Fed Manufacturing will cross the wires at 10:30 a.m. ET. The US 10-year yield is up 3 bps at 2.98%.

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