slowing economy. their official growth forecast is now 6% to 6.5%. already the weakest annual growth in three decades. wall street futures are slightly higher, still searching for direction and more details on where china and the u.s. stand in trade talks. the dow fell 207 after being up as much as 130. could purdue phrma file for? reuters is reporting that they are exploring the option as a way to contain liability from the thousands of lawsuits that allege this knowingly contributed to the deadly opoid crisis sweeping the nation. filing for chapter 11 would halt the lawsuits and allow purdue to negotiate legal claims with plaintiffs under the supervision of a bankruptcy judge. purdue phrma would not comment, but said that we have ample liquidity and remain committed to meeting the obligations to