Morning Journal--Why the US will fail in Iraq

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Balchem beats by $0.14, beats on revenue

·         Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC): Q3 EPS of $0.65 beats by $0.14.

·         Revenue of $160.49M (+83.2% Y/Y) beats by $3.49M.

South Jersey misses by $0.14

·         South Jersey (NYSE:SJI): Q3 EPS of -$0.10 misses by $0.14.

Economics

   This Week’s Data

   Other

            China’s stock market changes forever next week (medium):

            http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-stock-markets-change-forever-next-week-2014-11-09?link=MW_popular

            Draghi’s bond buying plan not working out too well (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-10/dutch-abn-amro-demands-draghi-buy-more-faster-ecbs-mersch-flip-flops

Politics

  Domestic

Obamacare enroll well below estimates (medium):

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-10/surprise-obamacare-enrollment-30-less-previously-expected-spike-2015-premiums-immine

In case you haven’t seen this clip, it is of one of Obamacare’s principal architects and he muses about how the law lacked transparency to confuse the stupid Americans:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-10/obamacare-architect-admits-lack-transparency-huge-advantage-against-stupidity-americ

  International

            Our Iraq strategy; why it will likely fail. (medium):

            http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/11/peter-van-buren.html

            Russia signs deal with Iran to build 8 nuclear power units (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-11/russia-signs-deal-iran-build-8-nuclear-power-units

                New Russian military doctrine views NATO/US as threats (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-10/new-russian-military-doctrine-identifies-natous-threats-gorbachev-warns-new-cold-war