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Authored by Van R. Hoisington and Lacy H. Hunt, Ph.D. via MauldinEconomics.com,

Hoisington Quarterly Review and Outlook – 4Q2016
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Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

GS moves Fund Client Business from London to the US. That makes No Sense.

Via Soren K. and MarketSlant

• Question: Why is GS London leaving the UK, moving to the US, and not Germany or Paris?

• Answer: Not Brexit. Nope. It's because Dodd-Frank is getting rolled back. Prop trading is back folks. Because our government is stupid. Finally, The Donald is looking more and more like a Bush Brother, namely Jeb. Love the Squid. 

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