Financial Review

…A solid August for stocks. NAFTA on hold. Arizona Supreme Court kills Invest in Ed and Outlaw Dirty Money. California moves to 100 % Clean Energy. McCain’s message from beyond. Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 08-31-2018 DOW – 22 = 25,964 SPX + 0.39 = 2901 NAS + 21 = 8109 RUT + 8 = 1740 10 Y – .01 = 2.85% OIL – .35 = 69.90 GOLD + 1.20 = 1201.80   Today was a mixed session on Wall Street but August was positive, with the S&P 500 posting a 3% monthly rise, the Dow advancing 2.2% and the Nasdaq rallying 5.7%.   Canada and the United States ended talks to update NAFTA. The mood soured following Trump’s comments that a pact would be on US terms while Ottawa stood firm against signing “just any deal.” Trump confirmed off-the-record remarks he made to Bloomberg News this week that any trade deal with Canada would be “totally on our terms”. The Toronto Star first reported on the remarks citing remarks it had obtained. There was supposedly a Friday deadline to cut a deal with Canada, but that deadline was just ma