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Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Draghi all handily beat expectations. Booming technology earnings confirm the degree to which Bubble Dynamics [...]

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[Bloomberg] Stocks in Asia Stall; Aussie at Three-Month Low: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Unveils New Leaders With No Clear Xi Successor in Sight [...]

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[Bloomberg] Euro Drops With Spain on Edge; Bonds and Oil Climb: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Catalan Separatists Plot Response to Spain’s Shock and Awe [...]

[Reuters] Catalonia’s leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid [Reuters] Stock market’s future in Trump’s hands as Federal [...]

[Reuters] Trump expected to pressure China’s Xi to rein in North Korea: officials [Reuters] Spain will sack Catalan government, call regional [...]

The week left me with an uneasy feeling. There were a number of articles noting the 30-year anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash. I spent [...]

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