Today, October 7, marks the third anniversary of the date the Hamas invaded Israel, killing 1200 and taking 251 hostage. All living hostages have been released and the remains of the last person was recovered earlier this year. Israel still bombs the Gaza Strip, almost on a daily basis. At least 77,271 have been killed on the Hamas side, while more than 2000 Israelis and other foreign nationals have died. Gaza is now a tent city. Earlier this week I read an article from the local paper with the headline: New Solar Technology Could Help U.S. Catch China . China controls 80% of the solar panel market today. Companies in the U.S.are developing a new kind of solar panel that could generate 25% more energy than today. Called tandem solar , the technology involves adding second and third layers of material to convert more of the sun's radiance into electricity. Mind you, this system still costs at least three times more than conventional devices with one layer of silicon....
Nothing much happening about wars in Iran and Ukraine, but as messy as the world economy might be, the U.S. stock markets are continuing to BREAK ALL-TIME RECORDS . To the right, Peter Tuchman, the Einstein of Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.6% to close at 7819, hitting an intraday high of 7844. This was its 28th record close just in 2026. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.45% to a record 27,600, with an intraday high of 27,723. NVIDIA went up to a new high, opening at $242/share, and ended at $239.24, just below its all-time high. NVIDIA was only 185.54/share a year ago. Ten years ago? $1.78/share. If you bought $1000 worth of NVIDIA stock at the 1999 IPO, this would be worth $6,369,667 today!!! The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 0.5% to 51,527. The all-time closing high on 5August2026 is 54,340, after rising to an intraday high of 54,744. The USA is exactly four weeks away from 3November2026, the day of the mid-term elections. Can President Do...