Lucrative. [ ka ching ] especially when the risk seems washed out by multiple town days including days like today that opened horrendously. The dow at one point down 135 points but then finishing strong. Hallelujah the dow gaining only 68. Nasdaq climbing. 86 . It was the kind of comeback that only happens when a market is oversold and investors have said, enough already. Im going to hold on to what i have left. What do i mean when i say the market is making sense . How about the fact that the slowing growth of the Global Economy and the negative manufacturing data we have seen in this country of late have caused Interest Rates to go low and thats logical. Rates are low. Housing becomes affordable. When housing is affordable people switch from renting. Especially in a situation where rents are about the highest they have ever been when you relate it to the cost of buying a home. Throw in that the banks are willing to lend a bit more with less of a down payment to people who need a loan
Now for austin texas for a look at Trumps National security and Foreign Policy priorities the panel, pat of the annual Texas Tribune festival runs about an hour. [applause] good morning, yall. Thank you for coming out to the perhaps most timely and serious and important of the sessions youll hear at the seventh Texas Tribune festival. By this i mean the deadly serious topic of President Trump and his views on professional athletes. [laughter] hold on. My bad. Im sorry. Trump and National Security. Evan was unclear when we spoke. I just checked twitter and thought im happy to say that this paneled board bid the lbj school of public afirefighters here at the university of texas. Thank you to dean evans for that sponsorship. Im dutybound to remind the audience our sponsors, we love them but they dont get to choose which what question is ask or what answers the panelists offer. We at that time caveat out of the way, let me tell you who i am. Your host and moderator, professor bobby chessny
Good morning, yall. Thank you for coming out to the perhaps most timely and serious and important of the sessions youll hear at the seventh Texas Tribune festival. By this i mean the deadly serious topic of President Trump and his views on professional athletes. [laughter] hold on. My bad. Im sorry. Trump and National Security. Evan was unclear when we spoke. I just checked twitter and thought im happy to say that this paneled board bid the lbj school of public afirefighters here at the university of texas. Thank you to dean evans for that sponsorship. Im dutybound to remind the audience our sponsors, we love them but they dont get to choose which what question is ask or what answers the panelists offer. We at that time caveat out of the way, let me tell you who i am. Your host and moderator, professor bobby chessny from ut austin. The cofounder of the nations leading source for online commentary from experts on National Security law issues and also cohost of the creatively named Natio
Thank you for coming out. Trump and National Security. Im happy to say this panel is sponsored by the lbj school of Public Affairs at the university of texas. Geene evans. Sponsors, but they do not get to choose the questions. Way, im out of the your host and moderator, professor bobby chesney. Onnd the cofounder of a Blog National security law issues and the National Security law is crossfire in reaction to the weekly National Security news. We have one hour that will be divided amongst 40 minutes of discussion with our panelists, and 20 minutes of discussion with you. I will ask and remind you at the time when the microphones go out. Please keep the comments brief. Lets keep them as questions. Silence your funds, but do not put them away. We would be thrilled if you join the conversation online, on thriftfest17. Withanelists, i will start representative castro, representing [applause] chesney representing san antonio. After a successful run in private practice, he entered the texas w
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