Abortion: 2,408 Heart disease: 1,773 Cancer: 1,641 Medical error: 685 Accidents: 401 Stroke: 401 Alzheimer’s: 332 Diabetes: 228 Flu: 150

Abortion: 2,408 Heart disease: 1,773 Cancer: 1,641 Medical error: 685 Accidents: 401 Stroke: 401 Alzheimer’s: 332 Diabetes: 228 Flu: 150 Suicide: 128 Opioids: 115 Drunk driving: 28 Underage drinking: 11 Teen texting-and-driving: 8 All Rifles: 1 Average deaths per day in the US. https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra AC

What In The World Is The Federal Reserve Thinking???

by Michael Snyder You don’t use up all of your ammunition before the battle even begins.  The U.S. economy has not even officially entered recession territory yet, although many experts are definitely anticipating one in 2020.  When that recession arrives, the Federal Reserve is going to want as much ammunition to fight it as possible.  … Read more

Powell ADMITS banks may run into “liquidity issues,” even with the expanding REPO!

https://twitter.com/GregMannarino/status/1189622779995447298 Easy money used to be a tool reserved for recessions/crises. It's now the default policy in any environment as the prevailing central bank view is that there are only positive (stimulus, wealth effect) & no negative (if higher inflation comes, that's good) consequences to easing. — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) October 30, 2019  

Smart Money vs Dumb Money Is Getting Extreme: SentimenTrader

via sentimentrader: Confidence conflict Quite a few times over the past couple of months, we’ve discussed how various aspects of sentiment were curiously subdued. From individual investor surveys to fund flows to hedge fund exposure, and many more, we were seeing readings typically present during much more prolonged and severe pullbacks. That’s starting to change. Smart … Read more

Uber, Lyft Unveil Ballot Initiative to Counter California Gig-Economy Law

https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-lyft-unveil-ballot-initiative-to-counter-california-gig-economy-law-11572386291?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1 Updated Oct. 29, 2019 9:20 pm ET Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other ride-hailing and on-demand companies in California said Tuesday they submitted a ballot initiative that would alter a statewide law intending to reclassify contract workers as full-time employees. The companies are funding the measure, called the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services … Read more