1) Debt relief services for student loan burden is the newest wave of scams. With student debt soaring to nearly $1.5 trillion dollars and with defaults at a record high, over burdened students are looking for relief. Companies promise to help students through the maze of government programs to reduce or forgive loans, but they offer nothing that individuals can’t do on their own. One company’s fee is $1,195 for document preparation, then $40 per month for almost 20 years for a total of $10,555.

2) The consequences of switching to renewable energy is causing prices for electricity to soar, sometimes as much as 40,000%. With Texas in the grips of a massive heat wave, the price of electricity went from $15 to as much as $9,000 a magawatt-hour. The same problem is occurring worldwide in countries like Germany and England, with not only spikes in cost, but threats of power grid collapse.

3) The English ship Maxlimer is set to start a new revolution in robotics, by being the first crewless robot ship to cross the Atlantic. It’s a proof of concept ship, 36 foot long, created by SEA-KIT that some day may spawn crewless cargo and oil tanker ships plying their way across the earth’s oceans. The goal is to produce shipping that is cheaper and safer than manned ships are. The historic crossing of the Atlantic is scheduled for the first half of 2020.

4) Stock market closings for – 26 AUG 19:

Dow                    25,898.83    up    269.93
Nasdaq                 7,853.74    up    101.97
S&P 500                2,878.38    up      31.27

10 Year Yield:    up   at    1.54%

Oil:    up   at    $53.91

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