Chart of the Day: Punk Business Spending

This chart from IBD really captures the sluggishness in the U.S. economy.  Core capital goods order, a proxy for business investment spending, fell for the seventh straight month.

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‘Toon of the Day

An absolute classic from today’s Economist!

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 24

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 24

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Cargill on China’s slowing economy – FT

Neil Hume talks to David MacLennan, chief executive of Cargill, the world’s largest agriculture trader, about the faltering Chinese economy and possible opportunities in Iran and Cuba.

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 22

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 22

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Flash Crash: How Spoofing Caused the Crash – Bloomberg

April 22 — Bloomberg’s Keri Geiger explains how the 2010 flash crashed happened. She speaks on “In The Loop.”

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 21

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 21

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