Wall Street Weekend Edition 1/22/15-World & Wierd

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In this weeks review of the “Wall Street Journal” I focused on the World & Weird.  I discovered new bits of information on the world stage as well as news  that had me stop and think a bit longer.  Here are those stories that made their mark on me with my comments italicized.

WORLD STAGE

(1) Mohammed Bin Nagef is 2nd in line to lead the Saudi kingdom.  He is best known for dismantling Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and is 55 years old. This appears to be a wise choice for the future.

(2) Greece move toward the left may push Europe In that direction as well.  This would spell trouble not just for Europe but the world economy as a whole.

(3) Russia and China’s relationship is warming up with the import of oil to China.  I hope the U.S and Europe don’t get swept under the rug.

THINKING NEWS

(1) Communities with large quantity of graduate decree recipients have some of the highest rates of non vaccinations. Shows brains doesn’t beat common sense.

(2) Many beekeepers are quitting the business because of the rise in expenses as  they try to hold down the fatality rate that occurs in the winter, where up to 30 % of their bees die. Bee’s play a role in almost everything we eat therefore a solution must be found.

(3) Maine is considering ending  tax exempt status on non profit’s property.  The greatest way to help those less fortunate is through the good works of the non-profits we therefore must work for their success not failure.

(4) President’s Obama’s State of the Union Address had the lowest rating as only 31.7 million American’s watched it.  Maybe he should have considered a different approach and truly listened to what the American people have said as demonstrated in the recent election results.

(5) If the Patriots win the Super bowl the stock market will decline as predicted by the the “Super Bowl Predictor” which has an 81 % accuracy rate and has 6 year winning streak. I still prefer the monkey on a dart board predictions

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