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Brussels Enters Lockdown, Warns of "Paris-Style" Attack, Airport and Sporting Events Closed Officials in Belgium have "precise information" that Brussels faces a "Paris-Style" Attack. In response Brussels Enters Lockdown . Brussels faces an imminent threat of a Paris-style Islamic State terrorist attack, authorities warned, as the city shut down its metro system and shopping malls, canceled sporting and cultural events and told people to avoid gathering in large groups.“ We have precise information that outlines the risk of an attack similar to the one that unfolded in Paris ,†Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told a press conference Saturday morning in Brussels.
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CNN reports More than Half the Nation’s Governors say Syrian Refugees Not Welcome . More than half the nation’s governors say they oppose letting Syrian refugees into their states, although the final say on this contentious immigration issue will fall to the federal government. States protesting the admission of refugees range from Alabama and Georgia, to Texas and Arizona, to Michigan and Illinois, to Maine and New Hampshire.
For example, the New York Times reported in March Wells Fargo Puts a Ceiling on Subprime Auto Loans . Wells Fargo, one of the largest subprime car lenders, is pulling back from that roaring market, a move that is being felt throughout the broader auto industry.
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Philly Fed Slightly Positive After Two Months of Contraction, but New Orders and Shipments Negative, Workweek Collapsed In what likely amounts to a bit of economic noise, the Philadelphia Fed regional manufacturing report posted a rise of 1.9, slightly beating the economic consensus of 0. Unlike Monday’s Empire State report which is pointing to out-and-out weakness for the November factory sector, the Philly Fed’s November report is no worse than flat and points to little month-to-month change for a sector, however, that continues to struggle.