Treasury removes cap for Fannie and Freddie. (Thanks to Jeff R. for the link.)
GG sent this piece in The New York Post by fellow near future novelist Ralph Peters: 2010: The year of bankrupt governments. (And coincidentally, Ralph and I have the same literary agent, Robert Gottlieb.)
Items from The Economatrix:
Shoppers Give Stores Last-Minute Sales Surge
Jobless Claims, Goods Orders Signal Modest Rebound
Stocks End Shortened Session at New 2009 Highs
Congress Raises Debt Ceiling to $12.4 Trillion