10 things you need to know before the opening bell

Here's what you need to know before the markets open.

1. *'A glimmer of hope': Stocks, oil jump on signs of a Chinese manufacturing recovery and progress in the coronavirus fight in Europe*. Analysts were skeptical of the Chinese PMI reading, arguing it was "incompatible" with past figures.

2. *Global M&A plunges to 11-year...