To avoid choosing between surrendering to Brussels and generating a #financial crisis, #Italy’s governing coalition may opt for a third option: letting the #government collapse.

via stratfor: Highlights A combination of domestic and external forces will continue to slow Italy’s economy in 2019, resulting in a lower-than-expected GDP expansion in the third largest economy of the eurozone. The European Union and financial markets will increase pressure …

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Rent to Live… Buy to Rent

By Harry Dent Did you read Andrea Riquier’s two articles on Market Watch last year about real estate strategies? Definitely worth it! The first was “The new housing play: helping priced-out renters become long-distance landlords.” It was a strategy aimed at people living in unaffordable …

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Wells Fargo Down everywhere

Website and mobile app are down. Some people saying they can’t get money out of ATMs and cards not working. https://downdetector.com/status/wells-fargo     h/t The Årtist