Here they are: the 8 best
1. The Smart Money Flow Index suggests a lot of the buying has been happening in the first 30 minutes of trading lately.
Business Insider/Matthew Boesler, data from Bloomberg
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2. Short-term funding markets are starting to lose their patience with the debt ceiling dispute.
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, Bloomberg
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3. If the shutdown lasts another week, it could shave 0.4 percentage points off annual economic growth.
Goldman Sachs
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4. The up-front investment required in nuclear power explains why it's a dying industry.
Citi
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5. The government shutdown has caused American economic confidence to collapse to its lowest levels in over a year.
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6. A 10-point rise in confidence correlates with a 2-point rise in price-to-earnings ratios and a 54 basis-point rise in 10-year yields.
JP Morgan Funds
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7. School districts have an overwhelming effect on house prices.
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8. Japan faces an ugly reality when it comes to its aging population's effect on potential GDP.
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