1) An experiment in four cities is giving four hundred mothers $4,000 dollars per year to test the effects that an infusion of money has on children. The study hopes to answer questions, for children in low income families, about the development of a child’s well being, how their brains work and their behavior.
2) China has promised retaliation if promised tariffs are imposed after mid-night this Thursday. President Trump is tweeting optimism over the coming deal with China, in contrast to China’s threats to retaliate for imposing any tariffs, leaving markets jittery over what may happen.
3) The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is for relieving people of massive student loan obligations in exchange for working in professions of public service such as teaching, nursing or public-interest law. However the program is in disarray with more than 73,000 people having applied for debt forgiveness. The applicants are frustrated by the poorly written legislation, mismanagement by contractors to process application for forgiveness, and general apathy.
4) 8 MAY 19 Stock market closings:
Dow 25,967.33 up 2.24
Nasdaq 7,943.32 down 20.44
S&P 500 2,879.42 down 4.63
10 Year Yield: up at 2.48%
Oil: down at $61.99