Many mainstream economists have long taken the position that deficits and the nation’s $22 trillion national debt are unsustainable. Today's Stocks & Topics: The Importance of October 9th, Cash Levels Are Rising, UBER - Uber Technologies Inc., LYFT - Lyft Inc. Cl A, Insider Buying, NOK - Nokia Corp. ADR, GEO - GEO Group Inc., BGS - B&G Foods Inc., BAGIX - Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional, GDX - VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF, GDL - GDL Fund. Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Gold, Oil, Gasoline, Treasury Yields, 30-yr fixed mortgage rate; TRIVIA QUESTION: "If you had invested $1,000 in Google 10 years ago-- and let it ride-- HOW MUCH would that investment be worth today?"