Nadita File - 10/17/2014

[Nadita]

Nadita File – 10/17/2014

 

Good evening everyone, thanks for watching Nadita File where the spin starts here J

 

Fighting ISIS : Chess reported US military conducted seven airstrikes Thursday against ISIS terrorists in Syria.  Six airstrikes near the strategic town of Kobani targeted buildings, fighting positions, and vehicles, while an airstrike in NE Syria destroyed oil collection equipment.  Separately, coalition partners carried out two airstrikes in Iraq.

 

ISIS has captured several fighter jets from air bases belonging to the Syrian army, activists say.  The  Britain based Syrian observatory for human rights says the terrorists are test flying the planes, which are believed to be mig-21 and mig-23 jets, however, the report has not been confirmed and US officials say they have no accounts of ISIS flying jets.

 

Ebola Outbreak : Boosterbglee can’t believe what she hears, Pres. Obama appointed Ron Klain to head the country’s response to Ebola in an effort to prevent further spread of the deadly disease.  Ron Klain is not a medical doctor.  He has served as chief of staff to both Vice Presidents, Joe Biden and Al Gore. Go figure on this one J

 

A Dallas nurse who handled a lab specimen from Duncan who died of Ebola is self quarantined on a Carribbean cruise ship and being monitored for infection.  The woman has shown no signs of the disease and has been asympomatic for 19 days.  The woman left Dallas on October 12^th, when government health officials were requiring only self monitoring.  The cruiseline says it has been in contact with CDC and it was determined that the best course of action is to keep the woman in isolation.  The ship is heading back to Galveston, Texas.  Belize and Mexico refused entry of the ship on their land.

 

From the  plane Amber Vinson’s travel on to the bridal shower to elementary school.  Elementary school has been shut down as one of Amber Vinson’s family’s child goes to school.  The bridal shop has been closed.  Her mom and several friends are under voluntary quarantine.  At least 12 people are under watch.  CDC mistakenly gave her permission to fly from Cleveland to Dallas because her fever is under the temperature guidelines.  The Frontier flight she was on from Cleveland to Dalls made 6 more flights and carrying 800 people .  Thriver just learned Ebola virus on dry service and door knobs lasts for several hours, blood and urine for several days.

 

Genx4me is saying a prayer for Nina Pham’s condition is downgraded from good to fair and stable condition.  Doctors expected her to recover but the ride in ambulance and airplane ride has taken a toll on her.  The virus knocks you out.  Nina Pham is possible to get an experimental drug.  She is a trooper and in high spirit.    

 

There is no cure for Ebola and the mortality rate ranges from 25% to 70%.  Ebola attacks you in two ways : lungs with pneumonia symptoms like and dehydration caused by diarrhea or throwing up and GI bleeding.

 

Other News : A-J516 wonders if he hears it correctly that Pres. Obama to sign executive order on credit and debit card security on Friday to implement enhanced security measures for federal payments including microchips and PIN numbers for ATM cards.  Home Depot, Target, Walgreens, and Walmart will be rolling out security chip and PIN compatible card terminals in their stores in January 2015.

 

Nigeria and boko haram terror group agree to an immediate cease fire, according to Nigerian government officials.  A Nigerian defense ministry spox says the government is still negotiating for the release of more than 200 missing schoolgirls abducted by the group 6 months ago. 

 

Putin says Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal covering the winter.  EU leaders said Moscow had to do much more to prop up a fragile ceasefire and end fighting in eastern Ukraine.  Kremlin said Putin and Poroshenko would meet one on one later on Friday.

 

Fed judge strikes down Wyoming’s ban on same sex marriage Friday.  Judge has stayed the ruling until next week to allow time for the state to appeal if it seeks to do so.  Decision comes just hours after a Fed judge ruled AZ’s ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. 

 

New York Kevin is praying for  people in Bermuda as hurricane Gonzalo lashing Bermuda with high winds and heavy surf Friday.  The category 3 storm has max sustained winds of 115 mph.  It is expected to batter the island for seven hours Friday night.  Forecasters are warning a potential 10 ft storm surge could cause significant flooding. 

 

Pacific storm headed toward Hawaii strengthens to a hurricane Friday, national weather service says.  Hurricane Ana is a category 1 storm with max sustained winds of 75 mph.  Ana is expected to pass 115 miles of the Big Island Friday night, and to pass the rest of the islands over the weekend.  Tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the state, as Ana is projected to bring heavy rains, high winds and large swells. 

 

Dow gained 263 points closing a turbulent week with a big gain.  S&P500 jumped 23 points, closing at 1776.  Nasdaq gained 41 points, closed at 4258.  Market had huge swings this week including several sharp drops, as investors worried about slowing global economy.  Europe and Ebola still the focus.  Gold closed at $1,239, silver at $17.33, copper at 3.00.  Crude oil whipsawed all week closed at $82.75.  Oil is on 3 week low and losing streak, making people happy at the pump, some areas reported gas at $2.75 per gallon.  If oil continues to be low, it is putting extra $1,200 in average American’s pockets.  Could oil drift to $70 per barrel? America produces 1.3M barrels in October.

 

Stocks in rally mode today are : Honeywell (HON) gained 4%, closed at $90.06.  General Electric (GE) gained 2.35%, closed at $24.82.  Textron (TXT) , maker of Cessna jets gained 8.88%, closed at $36.65.

 

US asks drug labs to plan for producing Ebola drug Zmapp.  Zmapp was given to American medical workers Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol who recovered after contracting Ebola in Liberia, and to at least one Spanish priest, who died.  It has held out as a promising therapy that could be made available during worst Ebola outbreak.  Ibio Inc (IBIO) surged 69.85%, closing at $3.21.  Other Ebola related stocks were down 20% today.

 

Bank picks as rates fall : Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America, Citigroup.  Defense stocks are up at trading today : Lockheed Martin (LMT), Raytheon (RTN), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC).

 

Sandisk (SNDK) says it will pass revenue $1B ahead of schedule in 2015.  Netflix (NFLX) missed earnings and the stock still having trouble making its way up, down another 1.27%, closing at $357.09.

GoPro is inching its way up, closing at $74.63

 

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), maker of baby formula up 10%, closing at $100.23 at a possible take over by German company.  Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) gained 3% after restructuring news, closing at $2.72.

 

Hershey wants to make sure chocolate lovers know they have enough cocoa from West Africa till 2015.

 

From Dinar Land : US led coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and ISIL in Syria on their equipments, positions, and shelters have some positive results as it’s forcing ISIS to change its tactics, how they communicate and regroup.  Even though airstrikes conducted in Syria especially in Kobani were meant for humanitarian effort but it has some real strategic value as they are degrading the ISIS.  Airstrikes have killed hundreds of terrorists to say the least and have some psychological effect as well. Airstrikes are damaging the image ISIL trying to potray that it is invicible to lure and recruit more people from around the world.  US has conducted at least 45 airstrikes over Kobani.

 

Some Iraqis said the focus of airstrikes should return to Iraq where the entire Anbar province is in danger of falling to ISIS.  Some Iraqi politicians and Anbar Province officials say some Sunni tribes are helping ISIL terrorists and reports are surfacing that some regional powers are still actively financing these tribesmen that include some of Saddam is crazy era military senior officers and high ranking Baathists.

 

Security forces in Babel province said the provincial police and Iraqi armies are cutting off ISIL supply lines to Anbar province.   Italian Ministry of Defense said it will send 200 military advisers and three reconnaissance planes to Erbil.  Italy will send additional 8 advisers to Baghdad.  The fight in Salaheddin province is heating up and American Apache helicopters are joining the effort.  In Baghdad, three car bombs exploded in the last 36 hours killing and injuring scores of civilians mostly in predominantly Shiite areas.

 

On Friday, PM Abadi said the psychological warfare accounts for 70% of ISIL efforts that include spreading fear and panic in certain areas in Iraq.  PM office issued a statement to the media saying  Abadi met with numbers of experts and members of media as well as university professors that specialize in psychological operations.

 

The sermon in most Sunni and Shiite mosques urged all Iraqis to stand united in the face of cancerous ISIS.  In mosques under ISIS control, the message was more threats of violence and killing of anyone that does not pay tribute to caliphate.

 

Vice President of Agricultural committee said Wasit province has completed preparation for 2014-2015 season, readying 300,000 acres  to plant wheat this winter season : seeds, pesticides are in place, irrigation systems checked.  This season will be a record breaker or close to it in agricultural production.

 

Basra ports authority said eight large container and general cargo ships have arrived in southern ports carrying food, electronics, building materials and luxury items.  It is expected maritime traffic will be more than double in the next few months.  Ministry of Public Works are working hard to maintain and repairing roads, bridges, highways and overpasses in several provinces over the holiday.

 

The academic and financial experts were meeting yesterday evening in Baghdad’s college to discuss 12 economic research paper.  They all agreed that reducing dependency on petrodollars in Iraq must be a priority .  There should be a continuous meeting between government, parliament, and private sector to plan for short and long terms.  Their planning must be flexible to accommodate changes whenever it warrants.

 

RVwithme was with a group of members of parliament to discuss the next stages of Iraqi economy is most likely to be headed.  They said private banks should prepare to take a leading role, form alliances and partnership with international banks that in turn will attract more regional and international investors.  They added they expect next week will be full of activity especially after successful appointments of Ministers of Defense and Interior which is expected to finally take place on Sunday.  Parliament committees are eager to debate and recommend laws and regulations to speed up economic growth, industrial expansion and monetary policies.

 

Iraqi citizens said that whoever backing ISIL in Iraq should be labeled as traitor because they are working for another sate “the Islamic State” against Iraq.

 

From Rumor Land : Millionday says ministers are to be sworn on Saturday and we should see the results as soon as tomorrow.  Poppy3 thinks tomorrow should bear great fruit for our venture.  Stryker thinks the first day of Iraq’s new history starts tomorrow.  Backdoc says international rate will have to be at the banks for sure if Iraq is live on Nasdaq.  Bluedog says he has been in this too long to get excited, but the news is looking really good.  Mt. Goat says the central bank needs to begin the process of deletion of zeros from the currency to raise its monetary value.  Also there was a request from the finance committee to do so this week.  Pepperoni on pizza says the dinar will rise as a result of capital investments.

 

The spin stops here J send your comments to #naditafile,  Dinar Thug is next, good night everyone J

Have a blessed weekend with your family and enjoy the crisp Fall weather.. don’t forget to thank God for all your blessings J

[Wiljor]

Lots of news this week Nadita, huge swings in the market, Is, Ebola and other items to keep you busy. I'm sorry for the nurse on the cruise ship and hope she is fine but glad authorities here in Mexico did not let the ship in.

Keep up the good work and thanks a million.

[Nadita]

Lots of news this week Nadita, huge swings in the market, Is, Ebola and other items to keep you busy. I'm sorry for the nurse on the cruise ship and hope she is fine but glad authorities here in Mexico did not let the ship in.

Keep up the good work and thanks a million.

 

Will

 

I feel like a tarzan with the market this week lol  Dow was on the RV roller coaster lol  Europe is running out of options, possible deflation, China is dumping 220B to infuse their banks, oil keeps dropping which benefits everyone with car, Ebola - market was very nervous.. seems it didn't matter which way it goes, it keeps swinging.  Yep, your next door neighbor, Cozumel said no.  Looks like she didn't show any symptoms of Ebola.  Let's hope and pray so.

[Thriver]

So much to be concerned about! Just glad our God is in control! His faithfulness is awesome! You have a great week-end. The countryside is beautiful with the autumn colors!

[Rayzur]

Wow Nadita.... that is a lot of stuff to distill.. and boil down so concisely.... Thanks for the update... don't know how you do it, but glad you do... thanks... .

[captl1]

Thanks Nadita for all your hard work. Crazy week in the news for sure. Have a great weekend.

[a-j516]

thanks nadita, great spin........

[Nadita]

Thank you, TG

 

Have a blessed weekend