In this episode Scott Becker discusses:
- The markets fell yesterday with the Nasdaq down 1.7 percent and the S&P 500 down .7 percent and the Dow largely flat.
- Futures point up this am.
- The 10 year treasury yield finished largely flat yesterday and opens at 1.487 this am.
- American Airlines indicated it will be shedding some flights from its schedule.
- McDonalds continues to perform well.
- United Health both the nation’s largest payor and one of the largest firms in the nation by revenues continues to essentially print money.
- Jobless claims fell to 184,000.
- Costco continues to perform great with sales rising 9.8 percent for same store sales.
- Tyson spending $1.9 billion on robots to help automate.
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