Keith McCullough – CEO
S&P 500 regains 1,700, nears record (via MarketWatch)
Veteran Diplomat Fond of Cigars, Whiskey and Outfoxing U.S. (via NYT)
Syria crisis: France and Russia admit attack differences (via BBC)
Josh Steiner – Financials
$2,472,542,000,000: Record Taxation Through August; Deficit Still $755B (via CNS News)
Todd Jordan – Healthcare
Municipalities struggle with Affordable Care Act (via KFVS)
Kevin Kaiser – Energy
Investors Increase Pressure on Barrick for Board Change (via WSJ)
Darius Dale – Macro
VIDEO: What’s Next For Emerging Markets? (via Hedgeye)
Daryl Jones – Macro
Yellen Seen as Likely Fed Nominee in Survey After Summers Exit (via Bloomberg)