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I would like to echo what bud said about events. He came up to where i live in dalton. I told since that since i am a georgia tech fan. If he was still coaching and george i was going to push him off the ridge. He had retired by then. Although i dont know that as much help. I was also interested in what kevin said this morning. The old lady came out she heard the pearl harbor and said to the end hes going to be with us this time . December 8, 1941. A reporter for the local newspaper went out to interview them about what they thought about the events of the previous day pearl harbor was the old fellas to himself up and said this never wouldve happened if Albert Sidney johnston had been killed at shiloh. Maybe its not just some of the College Students today who dont know its going on. It seems to run through. Of time. I did offer some remarks about the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. I want to put into context with you. That is what i think makes it very important. One of the two or three most
Money to invest, not their own money, and tell us about what the next innovation or technology will be the wave of the future and economically successful. Time and time again that fails which is probably why theyre in washington and not on wall street. One of my favorite quotes that i use when talking about government is is something i use time and time again, in fact i used it when i testified in front of the House Oversight committee. He writes that the task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they know about what they imagine they can design. Really, truer truer words cannot be spoken about the biofuels. Its shown how the government cannot essentially plan Energy Markets and the unintended consequences it creates when doing so. Theres a lot of those unintended consequences. Economic, environmental and ethical when you talk about the rising food costs. So to demonstrate one of those, i would like to paint a picture for you and just have you imagine something for a second
Months in five years. What a reversal to open up just over 100 points. Now lets move on to whats happening overseas, particularly the atlantic sea. The german franks and the ftse. The 10year treasury note, lets take a look at that. Yielding 1. 83 . Not a big move there. Crude oil, man, up one day, down the next. We had a drop yesterday. Now were up 2. 5 . 39. 15. Crude oil kind of stuck in that 35 to 40 range now for a couple of months. Something to be concerned about. Our roadmap begins today with what else, janet yellen sending stocks to their highest closes of the year yesterday. What you care about, where do we go from here. Many people are still waiting on the friday employment datatoo come out. Were going to see two components, boeing and ge and well let you know what theyre doing and why. And apple. Theyre climbing out of bear territory, but the saga from the fbi far from over. Weve got to the very latest. But the meantime, the big story, your macromarkets, theyre poised to cont
I would like to echo what bud said about events. He came up to where i live in dalton. I told since that since i am a georgia tech fan. He was still coaching and george i was going to push him off the ridge. He had retired by then. Although i dont know that as much help. I was also interested in what kevin said this morning. The old lady came out she heard the pearl harbor and said to the end hes going to be with us this time . December 8, 1941. A reporter for the local newspaper went out to interview them about what they thought about the events of the previous day pearl harbor was the old fellas to himself up and said this never wouldve happened if Albert Sidney johnston had been killed at shiloh. Maybe its not just some of the College Students today who dont know its going on. It seems to run through. Of time. Aboutoffer some remarks the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. I want to put into context with you. Itt is what i think makes very important. Three mosttwo or important operations of t