Here is what you need to know. The world's biggest hedge fund warns: '2019 is setting up to be a dangerous period for the economy.' Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates said in a note to clients seen by Business Insider that it's "bearish on almost all financial assets." The annual Bilderberg Meeting is happening this week. The Bilderberg Meeting, which hosts powerful politicians, financiers, and CEOS from Europe and North America, takes place in Turin, Italy, this week, and populism is at the top of the agenda. Chinese tech company ZTE may pay a $1.7 billion fine.