Morning Journal--The government's GM trade

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The November small business optimism index came in at 92.5 versus expectations of 92.4.

   Other

            Stock prices and jobs (short):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-09/chart-day-jobs-jobs-jobs

            Update on big four economic indicators (medium):

            http://advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/Big-Four-Economic-Indicators.php

Politics

  Domestic

Thoughts on the minimum wages (medium):

http://www.thebigquestions.com/2013/12/06/blast-from-the-past/

            Private equity firms violate broker dealer requirements (medium):

            http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/12/whistleblower-reports-rampant-violation-of-broker-dealer-laws-by-private-equity-firms.html

            The ledger on the government’s GM trade (short):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-09/treasury-out-gm-105-billion-loss-claims-768-roi