One the most remarkable things to me is how the American people have been sold on accepting, even preferring, inflation over deflation. It is truly amazing that government and central banking bureauc

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stock has steadily risen for nearly 40 years. For a company that doesn't produce tobacco or radioactive waste -- not including the McRib -- McDonald's has arguably seen more negative press stemm

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Yesterday’s steep sell-off was accompanied by a pop in implied-volatility readings. Gauges such as the VIX and VXN rose about 11% on the day. This breaks what had been a pretty steady trend low

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