FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS COMES:

GDP

INCREASED AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 2.5% IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2013.

SECOND QUARTER WAS FORECASTED TO GROW AT 1.7% WHICH WE SURPASSES BY .8% DUE TO A LARGER INCREASE IN EXPORTS, AND THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS WAS LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED. GROSS DOMESTIC PURCHASES INCREASES 2.4% IN THE 2ND QUARTER, COMPARED TO 1.4% IN THE FIRST GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT INCREASED BY 3% IN THE 2ND QUARTER, COMPARED TO .6% IN THE FIRST. REAL PERSONAL CONSUMPTIONS EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY 1.8% IN THE 2ND QUARTER, COMPARED TO 2.3% IN THE FIRST. PRICE INDEX FOR GROSS DOMESTIC PURCHASES INCREASED BY 0.3% IN THE 2ND QUARTER, COMPARED TO A 1.2% INCREASE IN THE FIRST. PRIVATE BUSINESS INVENTORIES INCREASED INVENTORIES BY 62.2B IN THE 2ND QUARTER, FOLLOWING A 42.2B IN THE FIRST.

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FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS COMES:

Corporate Profits

CONTRASTED WITH A DECREASE OF $26.6B IN THE FIRST CONTRASTED WITH A DECREASE OF $25B IN THE FIRST

Industry Financials

Profit Increases & Decreases

$14.3B Increase Q2 $4.1B Decrease Q1 $13.6B Increase Q2 $19.6B Decrease Q1

PROFITS AFTER TAXES INCREASED BY $67.9B IN THE 2ND QUARTER

TAXES ON CORPORATE INCOME INCREASED $10.5B IN THE 2ND QUARTER
THE 2ND QUARTER

Nonfinancial

PROFITS FROM CURRENT PRODUCTION AND CAPITAL CONSUMPTION ADJUSTMENT INCREASED BY $78.3B IN
CONTRASTED WITH A DECREASE OF $26.6B IN THE FIRST

DIVIDENDS INCREASED $273.8B IN THE 2ND QUARTER

COMPARED TO A $103.8B IN THE FIRST THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO DIVIDENDS PAID BY FANNIE MAE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANALYSIS COMES:

Consumer Sentiment

Currently standing at 82.10 A 2.63% Increase Current Economic Condition at 89 Index of Consumer Expectations at 70.2 Consumer Sentiment at 77.6

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FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND COMES:

Inflation Expectations

THE FEDERAL RESERVE

BANK OF CLEVELAND REPORTED ON AUG. 15 THAT THE LATEST 10 YEAR EXPECTED INFLATION RATE IS 1.76%.

MEANS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SHOULD RISE IN ACCORDANCE AS INTERESTS RATES REMAIN LOW.

PRICES WILL STABILIZE

WHATS WHAT WITH SYRIA?

THIS PAST MONTH BASHAR AL-ASSAD, SYRIAS AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT, VIOLATED THE 1992 CHEMICAL WEAPON CONVENTION BAN ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS. CURRENTLY, WAR IS NOT FORESEEN BEING DECLARED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

WHY?

THE KILLING OF A THOUSAND PEOPLE BY GAS MUST BE PUT INTO THE CONTEXT OF A CONFLICT THAT HAS ALREADY KILLED 100,000 PEOPLE WITH CONVENTIONAL ARMS. THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPELLING STRATEGIC INTERESTS AT STAKE TO PROMPT U.S. ACTIONS BEGINNING WITH PROTECTING OUR ALLIED AND AVOIDING REGION WIDE CONFLICT THANKS TO SNOWDEN, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOW ARE AWARE OF THE $52.9B GHOST FUND AVAILABLE TO THE NSA AND CIA. WAR WOULD NOT GUARANTEE A NEW SYRIAN PRESIDENT WHO IS ON AMERICAS SIDE

WE NEED SANCTION BY THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO USE MILITARY FORCE OTHER THAN SELF DEFENSE (AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE 9/11 BOMBINGS AND IRAQ WAR) WHICH IS COMPRISED OF RUSSIA, CHINA, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE US.

RUSSIA, AS SYRIAS PATRON AND GREATEST IMPORTER OF THEIR DOMESTI CALLY MADE ARMS, WILL DISMISS ANY CLAIMS FOR WAR CHINA DOES NOT WANT TO DISRUPT THE NUANCE WITH THEIR THIRD LARGEST IMPORTER

FURTHERMORE CHINA DOES NOT WANT TO REPRISE WHAT HAPPENED WITH LIBYA, AND THE PAYOFF THEY GOT FROM INTERVENTION LOOKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE POLITICALLY

BRITAINS PARLIAMENT VOTED AGAINST JOINING A COALITION SOUGHT BY OBAMA TO RESPOND MILITARILY TODAY FRANCE IS USS ONLY ALLY IN SYRIA INTERVENTION

IF WAR HAPPENS IRAN WILL RETALIATE KICKING OFF A GREATER CONFLICT OF THE CRITICAL PERSIAN GULF REGION WHERE 17B BARRELS A DAY (1/5 OF GLOBAL SUPPLY) OF OIL PASS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ