Daily Archives: September 8, 2015

A look at today’s back to school “surge”

With most markets losing year to date, and with the machines having little to play with but futures on closed markets yesterday, the algos are in full ‘ping’ today.  Another day, another mindless churn to nowhere (S&P 500 shown below … Continue reading

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60 Minutes on the art and science of “mindfulness”

60 Minutes reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions.  Here is a direct video link.

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China slump compounding global instability

Good discussion on the global weakness overwhelming monetary policy makers… Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass discusses China, U.S. relations and the Chinese economy. Here is a direct video link.

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