@23:30, 7/19/12

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The news is not better.
It is not worse is enough of an excuse for the markets to have a party.

I can see no hope for the euro. 

I see no new revenue for the federal government before the election in November.

I can see no hope of the beginning of recovery before next year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/overview/

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