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Noon News Update: May 2, 2016

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Tomorrow's weather will be partly cloudy with a high of 85 and a 20 percent chance of rain. Colorado considers universal healthcare proposal; TTIP internal documents are revealed; Freddie Mac may need another taxpayer bailout; Ringling Circus elephants performed for the last time Sunday; computer scientist Craig Wright reveals himself to be founder of Bitcoin.
 
 
TTIP Documents Revealed
SŸddeutsche Zeitung
 
Freddie Mac May Need Another Taxpayer Bailout Next Week
Market Watch
 
The Economist
 
NASDAQ Stock Market Activity Data as of May 2, 2016, 12:15 p.m.
Index / Value / Change Net / %
NASDAQ / 4778.94 / 3.58 ▲ 0.07%
NASDAQ-100 (NDX) / 4347.49 / 6.19 ▲ 0.14%
Pre-Market (NDX) / 4348.54 / 7.24 ▲ 0.17%
After Hours (NDX) / 4340.87 / -0.43 ▼ 0.01%
DJIA / 17799.87 / 26.23 ▲ 0.15%
S&P 500 / 2069.29 / 3.99 ▲ 0.19%
Russell 2000 / 1130.69 / -0.16 ▼ 0.01%
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 741 AM EST MON MAY 2 2016
 
SYNOPSIS...
ALOFT - A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM QUEBEC SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE U.S. PLAINS TO THE GREAT BASIN REGION. RIDGING REACHED NORTH OVER ATLANTIC WATERS...FROM CUBA TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. SURFACE - HIGH PRESSURE SPRAWLED OUT FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...A LOW IN THE OHIO VALLEY TRAILED A COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHED THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE FAR WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGED ACROSS NORTHERN FL INTO THE CENTRAL GULF.
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... THE LONG WAVE TROUGH ROTATES DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST... WITH INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THE GULF REGION...AND PUSHES THE UPPER RIDGE EAST. IN RESPONSE THE SURFACE LOW MOVES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND THE EASTERN GULF COAST. THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SINKS INTO SOUTHERN FL.

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