SATURDAY 8/9/14

The Hawaii hurricanes turn out to be a pig in a poke with the tropical paradise dodging a bullet. Hurricane Julio is moving north so the negative affects are mitigated. The supermoon full moon occurs this weekend where the moon appears 14% closer and 30% brighter than the typical full moon each month. Stocks typically trade bullishly through the full moon each month and this month appears to be no exception.

Nearly 300 earthquakes have occurred in Oklahoma, USA,over  the last seven months in excess of 3.0 magnitude; over one per day. Including the lesser tremors, the ground is shaking more than Elvis Presley’s hips. A dispute continues over whether the pumping of waste water into disposal wells is the cause but the tremors did begin and intensify in relation to the increased use of oil and gas fracking.

At 10:30 AM, with his vacation bags packed on the helicopter behind him, President Obama speaks threatening the ISIS militants in Iraq with continued airstrikes. UK PM Cameron and France PM Hollande support the US and will provide humanitarian assistance to the refugees. Obama and Merkel agree over the Ukraine stating that further Russian aggression will 






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 crisis; ongoing Whitehouse scandals including IRS, VA, Benghazi and Obamacare; upcoming Congressional elections in November; global terrorism on the increase; and world anti-Semitism increasing.

A court rules in favor of paying NCAA college athletes for use of their likeliness in media content and advertising. The ruling breaks through the amateur versus professional sports barrier and will change college athletics forever. Athletes may end up unionizing in the months and years ahead.

Golf pro Rory McIlroy leads the field at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky; the last of the four major golf tournaments held each year (the Grand Slam).