****** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 ~ VOL. CCLXXII NO. 66 WSJ.com HHHH $4.00 DJIA 26062.12 g 92.55 0.4% NASDAQ 7895.79 g 1.4% STOXX 600 378.31 À 0.1% 10-YR. TREAS. g 3/32 , yield 3.001% OIL $68.91 g $0.08 GOLD $1,199.70 À $4.70 EURO $1.1685 YEN 111.84 What’s Asia Takes Stock in Wake of Monster Typhoon Kavanaugh News And Accuser Business&Finance rump said he would im- Tpose new tariffs on about Will Testify $200 billion in Chinese goods and threatened to Senate panel sets a The hearing will give citi- apply them to hundreds of zens and lawmakers a chance to billions of dollars more. A1 hearing next week on hear more about the three-de- cades-old accusations against U.S. retailers are already allegation of assault Judge Kavanaugh from his scrambling to find enough by high-court nominee teenage years at a prep school workers to staff their stores in the Washington, D.C., area. for the holiday season. B1 WASHINGTON—The Senate Judge Kavanaugh has repeat- Tyson Foods said CEO Judiciary Committee said Mon- edly denied the accusation, and Hayes will leave that role day it would hold a hearing the White House has said it at the end of this month next week with Judge Brett Ka- would proceed with his nomi- for personal reasons. B1 vanaugh and the woman who nation. The planned session will A pioneer in the lucrative Byron Tau “give these recent allegations a business of overseas day By , Natalie Andrews full airing,” said Sen. Chuck trading was banned from the and Kristina Peterson Grassley (R., Iowa), the Judi- U.S. brokerage industry. B1 ciary Committee’s chairman. E-commerce tycoon Jack has accused him of sexual as- Several Republican senators Ma used a China-sponsored sault, setting the stage for a whose votes will be key to con- forum to suggest regulators dramatic public showdown that firming Judge Kavanaugh have take a lighter touch with could determine the fate of his said the allegations are serious technology companies. B3 nomination to the Supreme and merit a full public account- Court. PleaseturntopageA4 Google’s Android system will be used by the Re- nault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to power media displays in millions of cars. B4 Trump to Declassify Natura Cosmeticos of Brazil recently approached Avon Products about a Russia Probe Papers takeover, but the companies aren’t in serious talks. B3 WASHINGTON—President allies in Congress have sought Trump ordered the declassifi- to undermine its legitimacy by U.S. stocks fell, sending cation of sensitive documents painting it as politically moti- the Nasdaq to its biggest one- related to the investigation into vated and tainted by bureau- day loss since July. The Dow Russian election interference, a cratic abuse—an accusation shed 92.55 to 26062.12. B11 move that could eventually al- that senior Justice Department DowDuPont CEO Breen MIGUEL CANDELA/SOPA IMAGES/ZUMA PRESS low the public unprecedented officials have repeatedly denied. will assume the top job at the DESTRUCTIVE PATH: Workers clean up offices in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district damaged by access to a probe that he has The White House said the specialty-products company Supertyphoon Mangkhut. The storm ravaged the Philippines over the weekend, killing at least 65. A10 repeatedly railed against. president made the decision in that will be created as part of response to requests from the conglomerate’s split. B2 By Byron Tau, members of Congress and to Rebecca Ballhaus further public transparency. Le- A senior Deutsche Bank Dustin Volz gal experts and former govern- executive has been interviewed and ment officials said the move by Singapore authorities as The declassification order represented an extraordinary part of their 1MDB probe. B10 New U.S. Tariffs Hit China; pertains to FBI transcripts, level of presidential involve- SpaceX said Japanese bil- text messages and other law- ment in an investigation that lionaire Yusaku Maezawa will enforcement and intelligence has notched guilty pleas from be its first paying passenger. B2 Beijing Vows to Strike Back material related to an active five of Mr. Trump’s associates. investigation into some of the Mr. Trump on Monday or- World-Wide BY JACOB M. SCHLESINGER would punch back even harder, president’s closest advisers. dered that more than 20 pages AND VIVIAN SALAMA stating that “if China takes re- Mr. Trump has repeatedly of a federal warrant used to Trade Twist taliatory action against our denounced the investigation as obtain a secret wiretap on one A Senate panel will WASHINGTON—President Chinese companies are farmers or other industries, a “witch hunt” and he and his PleaseturntopageA2 hold a hearing next week Trump said he would impose moving toward making we will immediately pur- with Supreme Court nomi- new tariffs on about $200 bil- higher-quality products to sue….tariffs on approximately nee Kavanaugh and the lion in Chinese goods and compete against U.S. goods, $267 billion of additional im- woman who has accused threatened to apply them to an unintended consequence ports.” INSIDE him of sexual assault. A1 hundreds of billions of dollars of the tariff battle............. A12 The announcement means Trump ordered the de- more to pressure Beijing to that starting next week, Mr. classification of sensitive change its commercial prac- Trump will have imposed tar- China has said it would also documents related to the tices, escalating trade tensions iffs on nearly half of the Chi- seek to ratchet up the pain on probe into interference by between the world’s two larg- nese goods imported to the est economies. U.S. exporters by retaliating U.S., which last year were val- Russia in U.S. elections. A1 The 10% tax on Chinese im- with tariffs of its own on U.S. ued at $505 billion. If he fol- Flooding remained ama- ports will take effect on Sept. goods entering its market, just lows through on his next jor concern as North Carolina 24 and will rise to 25% at the as it did after following the threat, all Chinese imports continued to grapple with end of the year, according to administration imposed tariffs would be hit. Florence’s effects. A1, A6 administration officials. The on $50 billion in Chinese prod- Monday’s announcement A probe targeting FEMA’s tariffs will affect thousands of ucts earlier this summer. leaves uncertain the status of chief has been referred to goods from luggage to sea- “If the U.S. imposes any ad- trade talks Treasury Secretary federal prosecutors to de- food, extending the impact of ditional tariffs on China, we Steven Mnuchin has been try- JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/ASSOCIATED PRESS termine whether criminal Mr. Trump’s aggressive tariff will have to take necessary ing to organize over the next DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES policy for the first time to a countermeasures and reso- two weeks with high-level Chi- charges should be pursued. A6 broad population of U.S. con- lutely safeguard our legitimate nese officials in an effort to HBO, NETFLIX TYSON’S CEO The administration will sumers. and legal rights and interests,” lower the heat between the slash the U.S. cap for refu- Chinese trade practices Chinese Foreign Ministry countries. Mr. Trump set the TIE FOR MOST TO DEPART IN gee admissions to 30,000 “plainly constitute a grave spokesman Geng Shuang said duties to kick in three days be- EMMY AWARDS SURPRISE MOVE in fiscal 2019. A2 threat to the long-term health earlier Monday, in anticipation fore Chinese Vice Premier Liu and prosperity of the United of the announcement. He was aiming to come to Russia and Turkey have LIFE & ARTS, A13 BUSINESS & FINANCE, B1 reached a tentative deal to States economy,” Mr. Trump Anticipating such a re- Washington—a clear statement create a buffer zone in said Monday in a statement. sponse, Mr. Trump said he PleaseturntopageA12 Syria’s Idlib province. A8 The U.S. accused Russia Don’t Let Them Eat Cake— of trying to weaken action Retailers Hustle against North Korea by Bosses Sour on Office Sweets No Way In, No Way Out blocking a U.N. report on ef- For Holiday Hires forts to evade sanctions. A8 iii The race is already on to find workers to staff stores. B1 Of City Hit by Florence Rescue workers dug BY VALERIE BAUERLEIN Harvey in Texas and Matthew through mud and debris in For some employers, sugary treats U.S. retail jobs sector here in southeastern North the Philippines, seeking Carolina, when interstates were survivors from Super- are the new secondhand smoke WILMINGTON, N.C.—Four 800 thousand days after Hurricane Florence blocked, there were still ways typhoon Mangkhut. A10 cleaved this coastal city from in and out of the city. Not this Japan sent a submarine BY ROLFE WINKLER around the office or a set of the rest of North Carolina, the time. to join three destroyers in an push ups. night’s streets are dark and Authorities are urging those exercise in anti-sub warfare Most mornings, Jamie Glass “Oh my God, I can’t get rid quiet, with no streetlights or who evacuated before the in the South China Sea. A10 starts work fueled by a Star- of these people!” said Ms. Hires traffic signals. storm hit on Friday not to re- 600 China is raising pressure bucks venti mocha, turbo- Glass. She left a boss in New The airport is closed, and no turn. Everyone who stayed is on local governments that charged with two pumps of York City who also wanted to planes fly overhead.