Economics and Investing:

Items from Mr. Econocobas:

David Stockman: Wall Street Remains Clueless—–Even As The Brown Stuff Heads Straight Into The Fan

U.S. GDP Growth Raised for Third Quarter – It’s laughable to think the Fed will raise rates in December unless they want to bring this whole thing down..

National Debt Spikes $578 Billion in Three Weeks – This is astounding…

Items from Professor Preponomics:

21.6% of U.S. Children on Food Stamps (CNS News)

NYSE Joining the NASDAQ in Eliminating Stop Orders (Market Watch)

Household Finance: Spending Books Can Help You Save (Christian Science Monitor)

The Case for $1 Gas (24/7WallSt)

5 Devastating Obamacare Facts Every American Should Know (Breitbart)

Swiss Alternative Bank Breaks Negative Rates Taboo (Yahoo News)

Sprint Uses Creative Financial Engineering and Alchemy to Raise Cash(24/7WallSt)

Another Chinese Executive Has Vanished (Business Insider)

German Economy to Slow Next Year (Market Watch)

Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water (Urban Milwaukee)

Why Millenial Parents Get Their Financial Priorities So Wrong (Market Watch)

Brazil’s Middle Class Plunged Back Into Poverty (Yahoo News)

FBI: Protect Yourself From Heath Care Fraud or Health Insurance Fraud (FBI)

Household Finance: Avoid the Holiday Spending Hangover! (Clark Howard)