WHY IS OBAMACARE ENROLLMENT DOWN?

WONDERS THE NYT. Turns out it’s expensive, there are better alternatives, people don’t like it, and it isn’t mandatory anymore. via NYT: More than halfway through the sign-up period for Obamacare health plans, fewer people have enrolled in coverage than during …

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Sometimes, Rioting Is All That’s Left

by Chris The JFK quote comes to mind as I read Macron’s many statements about how he’s allegedly sympathetic to  the people in the streets, but the violence has no place in France and cannot be condoned! Maybe this is …

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“Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Banks

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “The authorities should prepare contingency plans.” The big four banks are too exposed to mortgages. Even if the banks don’t topple, the economy will get hit hard. In its latest report on Australia, the OECD focuses …

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The Prelude To A Global Reset? New Lows In Smart Money Flow Index, Yield On Deutsche Bank Coco Bond Explodes, Financial Conditions In The Eurozone Crashed….

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1072279752772341760 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1072255320645427200 Oops! Yield on Deutsche Bank Coco Bond jumps above 12%, highest since 2016. pic.twitter.com/NcpAmrMB0K — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) December 10, 2018 TROUBLE for this weeks ECB meeting. Financial conditions in the Eurozone have dropped to lowest since 2016. …

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Tesla Bond Conversion Update:

via @Paul_M_Huettner: 2019 Bonds: 107.859 (7.859% premium) $5mm traded today $TSLA Stock: $365.15 (1.468% premium) Reminder: $TSLA will pay based on previous 20 day VWAP formula. Payout is currently at $990.42 so conversion now makes ZERO sense. Quick update to this …

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TraderStef & Dave Janda Break-Down A Stock Market Teetering On The Edge, Gold, And More

TraderStef (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) interviewed by Dave Janda on Operation Freedom via TraderStef.wordpress.com Original Title:  TraderStef on Operation Freedom – Live w/Dr. Dave Janda on WAAM 1600AM Talk Radio, Dec 9, 2018 – U.S. Stock Markets & Gold Original Source: https://davejanda.com Interview Topics: Introduction …

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Mario’s Hell

by northmantrader Oh dear. I don’t envy Mario Draghi right now. But he’s doubled the ECB balance sheet to over 41% of Eurozone GDP since 2014 and he’s kept interest rates at -0.4% since March 16, 2016 and has been advertising an end …

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Wall Street sees risks everywhere

From the Wall Street Journal: When a trade war broke out between the world’s two largest economies in June, investors barely blinked. After the Federal Reserve raised interest rates — often a reason for investors to sell stocks — the markets …

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A conservative case for the carbon tax?

From The Weekly Standard: The Trump administration has outraged environmentalists for (at least of late) threatening to end the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles in retaliation for GM’s decision to shutter five plants and lay off 15 percent of its …

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