December 10, 2015
U.S. Satisfaction Falls to 13-Month Low
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The Guardian reports Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Proposal Throws Republican Party Into Chaos Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was disowned by his own party’s top leadership on Tuesday and faced calls to drop his White House bid as the world reacted with outrage to his plan for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. The billionaire frontrunner’s plan tipped the Republican presidential race into chaos, with party leaders from the chairman of the Republican National Committee to former US vice-president Dick Cheney condemning the idea as “un-Americanâ€. Trump toured the US television studios in unrepentant form, unmoved by the gale of criticism that followed his speech aboard an aircraft carrier on Monday evening.
More: Trade Deficit Widens as US Exports Dip
The Wall Street Journal reports Pending Home Sales Rise 0.2% in October , economists had predicted a 1.5% increase. The Bloomberg Econoday consensus was for a +1.0% gain. Sales of existing homes have been soft and are not likely to pick up in the next few months based on October’s pending sales index which is up only 0.2 percent
This unbelievable statement comes as Hollande and Putin Seek Common Ground but Remain at Odds Over Syrian Targets . The leaders of France and Russia held more than three hours of talks at the Kremlin focusing on the fate of the Syrian president and on which parts of the armed opposition should be protected from air strikes. The summit was part of Mr Hollande’s push for a broader coalition against Islamist radicals Isis after the attacks in Paris a week ago.
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Existing Home Sales Decline, NAR Calls Report "Disturbing"; First Time Buyers Decline Third Year; Housing Clearly Weakening Existing home sales came in a bit under Bloomberg Econoday Consensus , down 3.4% in October. Year-over-year trends are weakening. Sales of existing homes are not a source of strength for the economy, down 3.4 percent in October to a slightly lower-than-expected annualized rate of 5.36 million.
The Wall Street Journal explains Low Crude Prices Catch Up With the U.S. Oil Patch . U.S
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.