ECONOMIC UPDATE - 2014

HOUR 2: ECONOMIC UPDATE – Jon Snare, Senior VP & Regional Investment Manager with Wells Fargo, provides valuable analysis on the economy for the first half of 2014 and a peek at 2015 IN THE NEWS –Small Business Optimism Ticks Up SlightlyLITTLE CHANGE IN THE 10 INDEX COMPONENTS YIELDS A 0.7-POINT INCREASE TO 95.7 IN JULYJuly’s Optimism Index technically rose 0.7 points to a reading of 95.7.  There was little change in the 10 Index components other than outlook for expansion and business conditions, which accounted for the small gain in the Index.  Listen for Dave’s take.   FINAL THOUGHTS -Why Apple Trains Employees to Work Like PicassoIf some of Apple's elegantly designed products look more like works of art than high-tech gadgets.  There's a reason for that:  The Company takes its design cues from Pablo Picasso.