Olde Business:
Employment numbers in the USA stay strong,
August 2024: the American economy added 142,000 jobs in the month of August, and the unemployment rate decreased at 4.2%
July 2024: the American economy added 114,000 jobs in the month of July, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%
June 2024: the American economy added 206,000 jobs in the month of June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%
May 2024: the American economy added 272,000 jobs in the month of May, and the unemployment rate held at 4.0%
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Wall Street Casino Markets 2024
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Nasdaq 100 +9.1 +8.3 +2.5
S&P 500 +10.2 +3.9 +5.5
DJIA +5.6 -1.7 +8.2
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New Business:
1:Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region August 2024,
taking Moscow by surprise and quickly advancing some 30 kilometers (19 miles)
from the border. But the campaign slowed and, on Thursday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia had launched “counteroffensive actions.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense said Russian forces had “penetrated” into the Kursk region, capturing 10 settlements.
2:In August 2024, Israel human rights organization B'Tselem released a
report on systematic Israeli abuse, torture, sexual violence and rape of
Palestinian detainees, calling the Israeli prison system a ''network of torture camps.''
The report includes extensive testimonies from Palestinians.
3:Climate changes rages the World thru June 2024 with 14.5% of the
world's surface having a record-high June temperature, exceeding the
previous June record set in 2023 by 7.4%.
A sunken village in Greece has re-emerged as heatwaves and a lack of rainfall
have led to the artificial lake surrounding it to recede.
A huge wildfire has destroyed 20% of a forest in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.
Officials think the fire in the National Forest of Brasilia, a 5,600-hectare conservation area, was started by arsonists.
So far in July 2024, the USA has the second-highest number of
tornado reports (1,264) of any year in the past 15 years.
We’ve also seen very high numbers of hailstorms (4,108 — the fifth most active year) and damaging windstorms (8,978 — the second most).
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Expect the Lords of War to ramp up production of armaments.
These corporations are the greed and corrupt destroyer of life, expect their stocks to soar.
YTD - Sept 20, 2024
Saab AB SAABY 43%
General Atomics
Lockheed Martin, LMT 27%
Textron Inc, TXT 6%
Thales Group, THLLY 11%
BAE Systems Plc, BAESY 17%
Elbit Systems Ltd, ESLT (8%)
AeroVironment, AVAV 55%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd,
Northrop Grumman NOC 12%
(makers of drones)
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Increasing accumulation of AT&T , Walgreens Boot Alliance and PEY again.
Inflation has level off at high levels above the Fed target of 2%.
War has not cause a usage uptick as China is in an industry slowdown.
Hurricanes did not cause closures as I predicted, so far.
The War did not cause OPEC to stick together and ramp up prices. But stay tuned as these ''abnormal scenarios'' reach reality.
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Mid year pricing and wages are still up, but worker shortages are not being
meet with immigration creating a slow down in skills needed.
AI has proven it was a false flag on corporate balance sheets.
Presidential and local elections are looking to move the USA back to
democratic ideals but moderate at best.
LONGS: Military based corporations
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