And destructive and mostly they are a force of nature when they are not. Fracking is now responsible for half. Current Oil Production in the unitedte sa its aftereffects are also producing earthquakes. That is our cover story today, and Brian Sullivan has more. Reporter these day texas gets most of atten in e oil wor northern rival which may be americas most Promising Oil producer. Areas considered some of the best and lowestcost oil and gas regions right now. The area is hot for a few regions. One, its a relatively new oil and gas place so, two, land prices never really spiraled out of control and, three, to oil people its just got what they call good rock. A lot of oil and gas thats relatively easy and inexpensive to get to. But there may be one big risk to the region that has little to do with money. Earthquakes. Measuring in at 5. 8, the second earthquake in the state exceeding 5. 0 this yore and the state has gone from an average of a few a year to more than 100 earthquakes in 2015. Many in the Scientific Community believe they are linked to underground injection of wastewater linked to fracking. Regular lators have ordered operators to stop wastewater injection around the pawnee earthquake epicenter but in Major Economic and Political Forces that change may set off a whole new set of aftershocks. For on the money im Brian Sullivan. Wha can regular lators and the industry do at this point . Joining us right now from Oklahoma City is todd halihan, a geologist and professor at Oklahoma State university and, todd, thanks for being here today. Great to see you. Thanks for having me. You know, ive always thought of observing owing as tornado alley, a place where you see a lot of tornadoes but not earthquakes, small earthquakes on a daily basis, so whats going on . What happened . So with the increased production and increased production of wastewater, weve had higher injection raised which have caused a lot of earthquakes so we feel them at a peak you feel them several times a day. Explain the link between the wastewater disposal and some of the quakes that are happening right now. Youre convinced that this is something thats a cause and effect. So theres uncertainty in some parts of what youre doing is youre getting water into faults youre basically turning the air on on a air hockey table and getting puck to move around. In thi case were getting pressure changes around fault, faults that already want to move and youre al through to have the pablt to move a little easier. Regulators have actually shut down some of the dispoal wells around the pawnee area. Do you think the wells need sob solution . One thing they need to deal with as the price of oil comes back up they have to try to figure out if they can proactively manage these instead of doing these on a reactive basis because the operators are trying to do the right thing. Thats managing, can we see these coming before they hit us as opposed to just trying to react, and thats going to be a diff manage that weve done previously. How would you change how the fracking is being done . Is there something that would allow it to be less of an is there another way to do it . Is it too expensive . How it wlork . Injection is one of your cheapest ways to go so youre disposing of water at about 50 cents a barrel so if you have ten barrels of water per barrel of oil youve got about 5 in disposal costs. If you start with the technology that costs 5 , now youve got 50 of disposal costs and you cant afford to produce the barrel of oil so youve got to try to figure out technologies that will work and work at the same time keeping the economics in check. How come this is happening in oklahoma and not other places . Its not the only place only placg is done bullet only place we hear about the huge increase in the number of earthquakes. Theres a coup here. Our formations have a lot more water and so people producinga not producing as much water. Were getting about ten barrels of water per barrel of oil on average, and then the other problem weve got is our disposal interval, been u were getting pressure differences are generating the earthquakes, and the formation thats going into geologically is m prone to have earthquakes than other areas. How does the industry work with regular lateors . How do the regulators work with the industry, and is thereto any sort of middle ground . We dont have a Legal Framework to work in very easily because people dont know what their liabilities are and they dont know how thats going to work out, and so the uncertainty and the number of companies difficult do tackle the technical problem. This reminds me of a lot of areas were seeing at this point. Technology is advancing so quickly when it comes to things like uber and selfdriving cars and things like drones that are going to be delivering packages. It seems Like Technology is moving a lot faster than the regular Industry Framework can keep up. You think that thats what the problem is. The problem were not investing in the s side of it and in order to move forward we need information of going on which involve collecting datea and drilling holes and thats not a cheap prospect when youre down about a mile down so that investment that weve done for problems previously isnt happening on this one. In the meantime, while we figure all of this out, how nerve rack something to be feeling these things on a regular basis . It makes you a little unsettled and the pets dont like it very much. A lot of people dont enjoy it, and they are trying to figure to blame, and theres blame to go around, and people can worry about those issues, but its the more important issues to get them to stop because it helps out both parties involved, both the people that are shaking and the industry thats trying to produce energy safely. That combination, nobody wants the earthquakes. Todd, thank you for joining now heres a look at whats making news. As we head into a new week on the money. The federal reserves open market committeeid its meeting this week, and that was seen as big news by the markets. The fed held rates steady a zero. That was widely expect the, but it does lend to this exuberance on the street when it comes to the stock market. However, the fed chair janet yellen did signal a hike is likely to year. This tim around it was not the unanimity that weve come to expect of the meetings. Three members of the fed actually dissented and thats an unusually large number. Go ahead and raise rates and the fed lowered its projections for future jumps in th economy. All of this sent stocks soaring and the nasdaq hit an alltime high on wednesday and thursday. The dow and the s p 500 climbed as well midweek. Though stocks fell on friday. Two ceos under fire on. Jo stumpf of wells fargo faced a blif attack from elizabeth warren. Wells fargo bankers opened 2 million accounts for its customers without their new jers fees and meet sales goals. Stumpf said that he accepted fully but senator warren wasnt buying it. You havent resigned. You havent returned a single nickel of your personal earnings. You haven fired a single senior executive. Instead, every dentally your definition of accountable is to push the blame to your lowlevel employees who dont have the money for a fancy pr firm to defend them selves. And mylans Heather Bresch faced harsh questioning from a separate committee. The drug Company Raised prices for its epipen by 500 over the last ten years. Up n were on the money. Theres so much road rage that people believe that the political and economic order have let them down. My conversation with bill clinton on frustrated electorate and what that could mean in november. And later, youve been paying your mortgage for decades. Is it the right time for reverse mortgage . Well have the pros and cons. Right now though, take a look at how the stoc at mercedesbenz, we make every vehicle to be eyecatchingly beautiful. We make them to be exhilaratingly agile. . . . The 2017 cla. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Just like the people who own them, every business is different. 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The stuff that they said so far is just bull but if she were actually the president it would raise too many questions and i think its fair. John stumpf, the ceo of wells fraud, opening a lot of differ accounts. A lot of people look at these and say that this is emblematic of why americans dont trust big business, why they dont trust police, why they dont trust media and dont trust the establishment. It is. Is that a valid story line for them to be believing or not based on what weve seen . Yes. Its one of the reasons the political and economic order are in great disrespect or disrepair. Give you an example. I was really surprised by this wells fargo story because if you remember in the housing crash in 2008 wells fargo got pretty good marks. You know, their mortgage practices were less deceptive. They had less failure. They were generally thought of as a really responsible bank, so i was totally dumbfounded when i saw that they had these accounts. They fired all these people, but they were all lower level people. Its very difficult to believ w policy and that all the policymakers have been held accountable, and i think wells fargo ought to come clean on this. Its just get to the bottom of it, tell the truth and clean this up because we cant afford it. I mean, it really broke my heart. Yeah. It was shocking. Another topic we havent gotten to yet is the Corporate Tax rate. Weve got differentro whats the right Corporate Tax rate to make sure that youre bringing in income but also incentivizing businesses to be investing here in america . Is it 15 . Is it 35 . Is it somewhere in between . You know, when i was the president who urged it to be raised to 35 , but when i did it, it was precisely in the middle. Oecd countries. It isnt anymore, so i believe i think it should be lowered. Im not speaking f anybody. I think it should be lowered, and there should be do sort of what the japanese did. We should try to get it as close to the international average as we can so well be competitive so this is not Rocket Science and it shouldnt be considered theology. This is a practical problem that should we should do whatever is necessary to maximize the job growth in america. And finally ill just ask you. Which are less than 50 days to go to the election. Po h moment changed recently. Are worried . What do you think happened . Hillarys got to bank on the fact there will be a lot of people watching the last debate and just go out there and talk to people. You know, not being affected by all the meanness and all this stuff that weve seen. You know, everybodys kind of settled down now. I think they just want to settle down the last month and a half and take a good look at this and make a good decision. Right. Youve just got to get out there and work and let the american peop decide, and i still believe that in the end they will choose answers over anger and empowerment over resentment, unity over division and bridges over walls but they may not, and and thats up to our fellow americans. They can choose whatever they want. Sir, i want to thank you very much to have your time. We really appreciate it. Thank you. Good luck, thank next, were on the money. If youre house rich and cash poor a reverse mortgage could help your monthly finances, but is there a downside in the future, and is this right for you . And later, the secret serve is hiring. Do you have what it takes to protect the president . What powers the digital world. Communication. Thats why a cutting Edge University counts on centurylink to keep their global campus connected. And why a Pro Football Team chose us to deliver and why a leading car brand counts on us to keep their Dealer Network streamlined and nimble. Businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. . . Americans are buying more and mo of everything online and so many businesses rely on the united stat Postal Service to get it there because when you ship with us, your business becomes our business. Thats why we make more ecommerce deliveries to home than anyone else in the country. Service. Ed states postal mal. For cashstrapped retirees a reverse mort sound like a pretty appealing option giving them a their home while still allowing them to live there but it is a solution that does have some risk involved. Senior personnel finance correspond Sharon Epperson joins us with the details on this, sharon, why dont you just explain to people what these are and who qualify for them. Well, reverse mortgage saloon that youre taking out. You have to be 62 years old or older to qualify or you have to be living in your primary residence, and you also have to consider whether or you are going to be staying in that home and really are a good candidate mortgage. Way that it works is a little bit complicate the. Its important to understand that this loan, unlike like a traditionamortgage, its going to get bigger over time. You go t take out the loan. Getting bigger over time because youre not paying any of that loan and you still have to have money on the side to pay for taxes and insurance as well. It really works for someone who has paid off some or most of their mortgage. If you havent done, that probably doesnt make a lot of sense, but when you leave the have you to pay back that money so the thing to remember is that if you dont have the money to cover that or if youre estate doesnt, theres not going to be much money left for your heirs. The house gets taken away if you cant pay it back at the end of it. Exactly. A lot of us the home is the biggest asset youll ever have and you can live off that have but whats in the fine print . If youve paid off your mortgage, if most of your net worth is tied up in the home and this may be something you want to consider, because the other thing you have to consider is that you are going to stay in that home and that youre healthy enough that youre likely to be able to stay in that home. What happens if you leave and get forced into a situation where you can no longer live at home and need to go to a nursing home or something . Your family members will have to pay that money back so thats something to really consider. It really works best for someone who desperately needs that money. Doesnt have another place to go and most of their equity, most of their knelt wor take it in in monthly installments and take it as a lump sum or as a line of credit and what Financial Advisers say that this may be a good idea for some people. The only way of really works is if you take it as a line of credit because then its a more disciplined approach. Not getting all this money. Think its time for a vacation. Taking the money as it, and thats another key point. You want to use the money that you use from a reverse mortgage for your living for things that you really need. My pleasure. Up next on the money a look at the news for the week ahead, and talk about tough. Our kate rogers finds out what it takes to police, drop your weapon customize the steering, to fit the mood youre in. And the road youre on. The 2016 cclass. Lease the c300 for 369 a month at your local driving is a skill. Very gently release the clutch. Okay. That was too fast. So is managing your credit. Get Experian Creditworks basic for free today and you can start getting better. Youll get access to your experian Credit Report and Customer Service experts to help answer your questions. So you can learn to be better. Good job. Start building your credit skills today for free. Visit experian dot com slash free right now. Experian . For more on our show and on our guests go to our website otm. Cnbc. Com and follow us on twitter onthemoney. On monday Hillary Clinton a donald will face off in the first president ial debate. Lester holt of nbc will moderate. And 56 years ago the country watched its first president ial debate ever on television. The candidates, you know this, richard ni and john f. Kennedy. On tuesday, well be getting a report on home prices with the case schiller index. On wednesday, the latest durable goods numbers are released, and on thursday well get a report on the economy with the final read of the Second Quarter also happy National Coffee day everybody, for any of you who need your caffein kick. Look out for deals come thursday. Ne a job . Guess what. E secret service is hiring, but to say that the training regimen is tough that would be putting it very mildly. Our kate rogers visited the beltsville, maryland, Training Center to see what it really takeur president and she joins us now with more. Thatright, becky. If you want to become a secret serve agent, first youll need and then comes an intense round of training. Until 2016 only 10 of the 22,000 applicants the agency received even advance to the background check. After spending a day with trainees at the james rowley Training Center i found out why. Holster here. What goes into secret service t training . Police. Please help mean. Youll learn how to handle emergencies. Police, droppur we secret Service Trainees are put through a myriad of challenges including virtual remaining calm and collected is key, and theres extensive Firearms Instruction on range. How do you think i did . Were going to work on our alignment a little bit. Future agents also go through intense handson training on shutting down threats to their protectees there. I am pretending to be president working a rope line. Theres also controlled breaking on and minimize your input. You doing well, very well. Among the most important qualities for the agents, being physically fit. Not for the feint of heart. Im going stay here at nbc. At the academy put through grueling workouts every day because the job of protecting can and will get fimpts at a good tlim are the the academy but i think im better suited to reporting. Did go through the polygraph and the background check and the drug test . But im pretty clean cut. I would have passed that and the physical training, like wrapped in eyes in a bathrobe at the end of the day after spending the day at the academy. How sore were you . I work out and exercise a couple times a week . Thought i would be doing fine. Doing straight up crossfit stuff up there. But my weights were actually wood. They had 70 pounds and i said, listen, im game to try a lot of things. Th it was 35 pounds. Youre a very good sport. Thank you, i had a good time. Im never going to qualify to be a secret service agent. I dont kno if i want to. Really tough. Kate, thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thats the show for today. Im becky quick. Thanks so much for joining us. Next week chip cards turn one. They slow you down at the register, but are they doing any good in terms of protecting your safety . Each week keep it right her on the money. Have a great one, and well see from the studios of farm journal broadcast, this is us farm report welcome to u. S. Farm report. Im tyne morgan, and heres what were working on for you this first weekend of fall. Its a wave of ag mergers on the hot seat in washington. I pose a question whether some mergers are simply too big to fix. A debate over competition, but those testifying calling it a win for farmers. Its a no go for a rate hike. We dont want the economy to overheat but hints a hike is still in store for 2016. From teh farm to the finish line. Its so amazing to me just hte lack of education that the public has on what hte ag industry goes through,lets talk Food Takes Center Stage at chicagoland speedway. And in johns world. Where does food
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