SATURDAY 8/26/17; Hurricane Harvey Hits Texas; Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium Ends

SPX (broad stock market) 2443. INDU (Dow blue-chips) 21814. COMPQ (tech-heavy) 6266. RUT (small caps) 1377. NIKK (Japan) 19453. ASX 200 (Australia) 5744. KOSPI (South Korea) 2379. SSEC (China) 3332. HSI (Hong Kong) 27848. BSE (India) 31596. DAX (Germany) 12168. CAC (France) 5104. FTSE (UK) 7401. MIB (Italy) 21747. IBEX (Spain) 10345. PSI (Portugal) 5166.

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The death toll is expected to rise. Power outages are rampant and flood waters are moving higher as the rain will continue for several days.