Headlines -- August 8, 2024

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Eli Lilly: up $90 in pre-market trading. Huge earnings report; blows past estimates;

Recession? Jamie Dimon says he sees recession on the horizon; we've been hearing same story for four years;

NVDA? Drops below $100.

Texas power? Just amazing! Link here.

Mideast? Another day, no regional war.

Gasoline demand? The blog has posted EIA data every week for past 15 years. Not sure if it has provided any useful information. One wonders if posting it once annually would be just as valuable.

Astronauts? Stranded in space until February, 2025. This story is getting more .... shall we say "weird" every day?

National presidential polls?

• Most recent poll by respected pollster shows Kamala Harris up by 8 points.
• The CNBC poll show Trump holds 2-point lead; big advantage? The economy.

Walz? Former coach; now governor. Apparently owns no real estate; owns no stock -- net worth may be one million dollars -- Forbes.

Disney? Flashing red. Slid into a nine-month low.

Games: NYT Connections; NYT Spelling Bee; Forbes Frases. 

Yahoo News:

• Utah: first execution since 2010
• budget airlines at risk ... of remaining budget airlines