Strongest sectors were the commodity-price beneficiaries: Energy (XLE +3.3 pct) and Basic Materials (XLB +2.5 pct), whilst the weakest were Cons. Discretionary (XLY -1.2 pct) and Tech (XLK -0.9 pct).

For the industries, the Goldminers ($XAU +5.0 pct) and Big Oil ($XOI +2.7 pct) were strong and Broker-Dealers ($XBD -2.6 pct) and Telecom (XTC -2.5 pct) were weak.

Stock prices of the Cara 100 that moved in the extreme were: NTES and GFI both up +6.1 pct and BBBY -4.1 pct and GOOG -3.9 pct.

On the earnings front, Wal-Mart posted a +4-pct increase in 4Q net earnings of $4.1 billion vs $3.94 billion a year earlier. After the close, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) reported earnings had soared +38 pct in the latest quarter.

On the economics front, the NAHB index for new single-family home sales for February moved from 19 to 20, which is a sign that house-builders are now slightly more confident.

Crude Oil ($WTIC) closed the session up +4.45/bbl at $99.70/bbl, but hit an intra-day high of $100 on OPEC's outlook as well as a refinery fire in Texas.

The $USD was modestly soft, while Euro and Yen were a bit stronger. The Cdn Loonie (-1.04 pct) and British Pound (-0.45 pct) were weak.

$GOLD (+23.70 +2.62 pct to 929.80) surged.

US Treasuries were under pressure all session. The long bond ($USB) dropped 1.64 pct in price to 116.06. The percentage yield on the long bond ($TYX) lifted +1.31 pct to 4.655, while on the 10-year ($TNX) the gain was +2.51 pct to 3.875 and on the T-bills ($IRX) it was +1.88 pct to 2.170.

Asia-Pacific equity markets were strong, and Europe, while starting flat, also closed in positive territory.

Today, however, the equity markets are very weak and the concern is over inflation. The Nikkei 225 closed down -3.25 pct, Shanghai -2.09 pct, Hong Kong -2.21 pct, Australia -1.96 pct and India -2.53 pct.

In mid-session in Europe (8am ET), the FTSE of the UK is down 1.60 pct to 5871.5, the French CAC -1.36 pct to 4819.5, and the German DAX -1.52 pct to 6896.8.

In the spot markets at 8am ET, gold -0.35 pct to 921.80, silver -0.74 pct to 17.34, palladium -1.68 pct to 468, and platinum -0.62 pct to 2072 were all quite soft since midnight.

The March Euro futures contract is down -0.55 pct since midnight to 146.42. April Crude is down 0.82 pct to 98.92. The April DJIA is down -88, again on concerns of inflation.

So, the day appears to be starting on the bearish side.

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Comments & Outlook

The issue today is inflation, but the greater concern is over the internal problems of the major banks. Banking officers are now finally admitting that they cannot properly place market values on the assets they have on the books (or off-book, but liabilities nonetheless), and so they acknowledge that clients are withdrawing funds. That is not quite a run on the banks yet, but the fear is that it could soon turn into that kind of an ugly liquidity crunch situation.

There really is no antidote except for time. Time heals all. What we need today is for bankers to fess up. It’s a good thing some of them are because what they are doing is attempting to mitigate damages. I anticipate the class action lawsuits will amount to over a trillion dollars against these banks and sales companies that pushed investments they called asset-backed securities onto government agencies, and pension/hedge/mutual funds and corporations when in fact the value was nowhere close to the selling price. That was a trillion dollar fraud. People will pay.

Moreover, some of these banks – Credit Suisse yesterday – have acknowledged that financial controls over trading staff have been so lax that huge losses are on the books and need to be written off. In some cases, these losses are in the mega-billions.

At the end of the day, all banks have lost the confidence of their stakeholders, and something must be done to repair it. After all, what does a bank have left without goodwill? The fractional reserve system of banks would render them all worthless if they were to suffer runs by depositors and investors.

The Bear is not over by a long-shot. All the Talking Heads who are telling you to wait for a massive short squeeze don’t have a clue. These people cannot tell you with any credibility how much the write-offs have to be at the major banks. Moreover, they do not know how far central banks can help in keeping market interest rates down, which has been a relief to the banks. If, as and when those market rates start to move higher, as they should to combat inflation and to recognize the risks of capital loss due to potential systemic banking system failure, the Financial sector and the Consumer sectors will take further damage.

The only accurate thing that a Talking Head can say today is that extreme volatility is a positive to day traders and a negative to the rest of the market that requires price stability and the functioning of capital markets to reflect fair value of the underlying assets.

This is a time to get serious, not play mind games with the public.

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Links & Charts

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International Economics Review

US Economic Calendar.

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Knobias Cara100 Tables

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Cara 100 Daily RSI-7 Charts

At least one RSI value >70:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
VIP	37.92	80.79	58.42	67.42
PBR	117.66	80.43	64.86	65.92
ABX	49.69	78.53	59.88	55.28
ATVI	26.54	77.65	55.39	48.21
GG	38.62	74.72	62.47	67.25
HDB	115.59	73.90	45.49	50.00
RIO	33.50	67.80	57.97	73.27
GGB	29.51	66.34	60.24	77.34
VCP	32.10	65.49	63.00	71.04
CEO	165.88	65.40	52.91	70.44
BHP	73.24	61.32	55.47	74.43
NUE	63.89	60.35	67.09	80.60
CVX	84.83	55.12	47.04	71.55
TM	116.00	53.75	68.53	73.99
STO	29.65	53.40	53.17	79.55
NTES	18.68	51.69	49.59	70.06
DNA	72.84	44.72	56.63	77.44
BA	85.37	44.41	50.60	72.53
CCJ	36.43	42.90	45.66	74.68

At least one RSI value <30:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
SBUX	18.10	13.71	27.80	36.51
UBS	32.71	16.36	18.00	17.08	Accumulation Zone (for 3 days)
KB	62.69	21.65	31.93	48.08	Buy alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-02-07 at $62.17, +0.84% chg], after a 2 day AZ)
SNDK	25.18	22.62	17.48	35.46
LLTC	26.54	23.75	22.25	34.35
BBBY	28.04	24.32	38.85	31.01
BC	16.74	25.56	38.73	33.97
KSS	43.68	26.92	41.59	41.84
DELL	19.28	27.11	19.12	37.32	Buy alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-02-07 at $19.43, -0.77% chg], after a 2 day AZ)
HBC	73.57	27.11	33.13	50.74	Buy alert (trig. 5 days ago [on 2008-02-12 at $72.71, +1.18% chg], after a 4 day AZ)
GOL	17.81	30.08	21.66	29.34
CSCO	22.88	30.21	15.53	32.56
DB	111.22	30.28	27.44	47.05
BMY	23.16	32.28	25.90	42.88
ADBE	34.90	32.79	27.49	54.61
LEH	53.57	33.55	38.15	28.35
GS	173.80	37.20	28.97	25.02
OXPS	24.39	43.19	27.02	30.49
GOOG	508.95	44.05	27.84	34.46
WBK	105.88	46.94	26.30	30.01

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International Equity Markets Review

Europe

Here is the latest session data for the bourses of Europe.

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Here is the latest session data for the London stock exchange FTSE.

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Here is the latest session data for the German DAX.

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Here is the latest session data for the French CAC 40.

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Here is the latest session data for the Milan Italy stock exchange MIBTEL.

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Here is the latest session data for the Swiss market index.

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Asia-Pacific

Here is the latest session data for the Asia-Pacific stock exchanges.

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Here is the latest chart for the Japanese Nikkei 225 index.

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Here is the latest chart for the Singapore index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Shanghai Composite index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index .

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Here is the latest chart for the India BSE 30 index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Australian All Ordinaries index .

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US Equity Markets Review

DJIA (interactive) chart

NASDAQ Composite (interactive) chart

Table 14: Dow 30 List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
AA	36.20	0.48	1.34%	6.28%	6.22%	24.40%	0.19%	3.22%	8.74%	4.08%
CVX	84.83	1.23	1.47%	5.47%	3.43%	1.64%	-9.23%	-0.24%	0.56%	19.80%
BA	85.37	0.19	0.22%	5.23%	2.98%	8.89%	-1.44%	-3.29%	-11.01%	-6.12%
AIG	47.03	0.92	2.00%	5.12%	-15.15%	-9.64%	-16.47%	-15.03%	-28.70%	-32.39%
XOM	87.01	1.64	1.92%	4.55%	1.84%	2.27%	-6.95%	3.45%	3.41%	15.57%
MRK	47.07	-0.46	-0.97%	3.88%	-0.84%	-11.72%	-17.95%	-19.19%	-5.14%	6.30%
HPQ	43.95	0.08	0.18%	3.10%	-0.25%	0.46%	-11.76%	-11.10%	-6.79%	2.76%
JNJ	63.66	0.76	1.21%	2.88%	0.30%	-3.97%	-3.41%	-5.81%	2.64%	-2.82%
CAT	70.40	0.45	0.64%	1.41%	-0.78%	12.08%	-0.33%	3.23%	-3.08%	4.03%
BAC	42.67	-0.03	-0.07%	1.26%	-3.09%	18.63%	5.20%	-0.35%	-17.56%	-21.05%
DIS	32.19	-0.30	-0.92%	0.81%	4.17%	12.91%	1.10%	3.01%	-1.50%	-7.74%
GE	34.28	-0.09	-0.26%	0.79%	-3.08%	-0.09%	-6.75%	-10.17%	-10.85%	-4.43%
PFE	22.37	0.04	0.18%	0.77%	-5.33%	-0.62%	-2.36%	-1.50%	-6.56%	-14.94%
MMM	79.85	-0.10	-0.13%	0.72%	-0.89%	6.59%	-3.46%	-2.26%	-9.09%	3.92%
DD	46.22	0.73	1.60%	0.63%	1.27%	8.24%	5.67%	3.10%	-2.30%	-11.91%
UTX	71.96	0.43	0.60%	0.54%	-2.82%	5.75%	-4.32%	-2.23%	-2.52%	4.78%
PG	66.35	0.05	0.08%	0.53%	0.30%	-1.19%	-8.24%	-8.88%	1.53%	1.97%
WMT	49.66	0.22	0.44%	0.12%	-0.82%	4.37%	5.88%	9.21%	14.19%	2.43%
IBM	105.00	-1.16	-1.09%	-0.13%	-2.71%	1.55%	0.30%	2.72%	-5.32%	6.07%
MSFT	28.17	-0.25	-0.88%	-0.14%	-6.69%	-14.66%	-20.02%	-17.05%	-0.28%	-1.88%
AXP	44.55	-0.56	-1.24%	-0.18%	-6.53%	2.16%	-12.72%	-22.35%	-24.35%	-24.52%
MCD	55.67	0.37	0.67%	-0.55%	3.32%	6.24%	-4.18%	-5.00%	17.03%	22.84%
JPM	42.83	-0.42	-0.97%	-1.20%	-7.33%	8.71%	1.57%	3.53%	-8.89%	-16.43%
C	25.32	-0.16	-0.63%	-1.90%	-13.35%	3.56%	-12.45%	-20.88%	-48.13%	-53.20%
KO	58.10	-0.66	-1.12%	-2.35%	-0.90%	-4.35%	-4.89%	-6.74%	6.70%	21.37%
INTC	20.16	0.05	0.25%	-2.51%	-4.91%	6.11%	-20.47%	-19.90%	-14.94%	-5.04%
T	35.89	-1.99	-5.25%	-2.66%	-5.95%	-0.61%	-12.46%	-4.93%	-8.09%	-4.24%
VZ	35.34	-2.49	-6.58%	-3.94%	-8.47%	-9.59%	-18.21%	-17.91%	-13.38%	-8.21%
GM	26.00	-0.13	-0.50%	-4.13%	-5.69%	10.54%	6.51%	-2.95%	-14.89%	-28.45%
HD	27.31	-0.21	-0.76%	-4.81%	-6.95%	3.92%	4.60%	-3.12%	-18.01%	-34.10%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summaries window at www.billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance.

AA AIG AXP BA C CAT DD DIS GE GM HD HON HPQ IBM INTC JNJ JPM KO MCD MMM MO MRK MSFT PFE PG T UTX VZ WMT XOM

Here are the links to interactive Dow charts from Billcara2.com that I broke into groups of ten, which you can add technical indicators for as well. (list one) (list two) (list three)

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The Americas

Here is the latest session data for the exchanges of the Americas.

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Here is the latest chart for the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange in Sao Paulo.

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Here is the latest session data for the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index.

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Sector ETF Summary for the US equity market

The tables I show in this section are for ten (GICS) Sector Index Funds (ETF's) only, but they cover the full spectrum of the US equity market.

Table 1: Cara ETF List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
XLE	75.10	2.25	3.09%	4.82%	5.18%	9.00%	-5.53%	5.11%	11.26%	29.48%
XLB	41.16	0.91	2.26%	2.34%	2.18%	10.20%	-0.34%	5.21%	11.54%	9.15%
SPY	135.52	0.38	0.28%	1.30%	-1.67%	2.51%	-6.49%	-5.73%	-6.35%	-7.01%
IYH	66.96	0.16	0.24%	1.18%	-1.50%	-3.52%	-4.48%	-4.72%	-0.51%	-2.79%
XLP	27.37	0.02	0.07%	0.88%	0.26%	0.81%	-3.59%	-3.52%	2.70%	1.71%
XLI	36.78	0.01	0.03%	0.79%	-1.76%	6.06%	-4.49%	-3.84%	-3.21%	0.38%
XLU	39.53	-0.32	-0.80%	0.48%	-3.16%	-1.25%	-6.08%	-5.43%	2.33%	3.37%
XLF	26.62	-0.21	-0.78%	0.38%	-7.63%	4.39%	-6.14%	-10.34%	-22.84%	-29.50%
XLY	31.85	-0.38	-1.18%	-0.03%	-1.70%	7.89%	-1.09%	-4.24%	-10.41%	-20.18%
XLK	22.51	-0.21	-0.92%	-0.79%	-2.81%	-2.55%	-13.82%	-12.75%	-9.34%	-5.82%
SMH	28.29	-0.29	-1.01%	-1.43%	-4.10%	1.36%	-9.79%	-12.20%	-22.60%	-17.93%
IYZ	24.70	-0.76	-2.99%	-1.48%	-7.21%	-2.06%	-15.32%	-14.47%	-23.00%	-20.35%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summary window at Billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance. XLE XLB XLI XLY XLP IYH XLF SMH IYZ XLU . You can also add more ETFs up to 30 in total.

For a list of components to any ETF, go to the AMEX.com web site, and click on ETF's.

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Table 2: Senior oil & gas equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
CEO	165.88	7.33	4.62%	14.80%	4.97%	10.58%	-0.92%	6.85%	61.71%	96.84%
STO	29.65	0.81	2.81%	13.04%	7.98%	11.63%	-5.09%	-0.50%	10.51%	14.17%
PTR	155.07	3.66	2.42%	10.18%	-0.28%	-0.06%	-10.70%	-14.10%	17.23%	26.25%
SLB	86.72	2.64	3.14%	7.74%	9.65%	9.05%	-13.78%	-5.24%	-2.08%	36.93%
TOT	74.82	2.32	3.20%	6.05%	1.24%	-4.33%	-10.16%	-5.43%	4.12%	6.60%
CVX	84.83	1.23	1.47%	5.47%	3.43%	1.64%	-9.23%	-0.24%	0.56%	19.80%
XOM	87.01	1.64	1.92%	4.55%	1.84%	2.27%	-6.95%	3.45%	3.41%	15.57%
IMO	53.32	-0.28	-0.52%	3.27%	3.70%	8.46%	-2.91%	3.49%	31.43%	44.66%
PBR	117.66	3.21	2.80%	2.22%	3.31%	24.68%	-0.97%	16.54%	117.57%	150.18%
SU	97.78	1.42	1.47%	1.37%	1.35%	8.06%	-11.33%	-3.72%	13.24%	30.36%
RIG	129.65	0.58	0.45%	1.07%	3.15%	0.97%	-11.17%	10.94%	30.17%	70.06%
ECA	69.70	-0.09	-0.13%	0.22%	1.68%	12.02%	0.13%	4.37%	18.88%	42.42%

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Table 3: Senior metals and steel equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
BHP	73.24	3.24	4.63%	11.24%	1.05%	20.62%	4.02%	3.39%	33.65%	60.05%
RTP	457.21	21.66	4.97%	10.97%	5.80%	24.41%	8.94%	9.89%	86.85%	107.07%
NUE	63.89	1.88	3.03%	6.57%	9.51%	24.74%	10.21%	26.21%	28.78%	-1.28%
AA	36.20	0.48	1.34%	6.28%	6.22%	24.40%	0.19%	3.22%	8.74%	4.08%
GGB	29.51	1.15	4.06%	6.23%	10.32%	17.10%	2.82%	3.73%	44.66%	57.64%
RIO	33.50	1.47	4.59%	4.98%	6.99%	16.20%	2.42%	-0.42%	-16.46%	-6.69%
PKX	135.02	-1.50	-1.10%	4.07%	-2.80%	4.04%	-7.81%	-10.94%	3.96%	40.46%
MT	70.42	-0.08	-0.11%	3.83%	-0.18%	12.31%	-7.83%	3.06%	27.27%	38.21%
VCP	32.10	1.81	5.98%	3.55%	6.12%	24.27%	8.08%	5.31%	53.88%	65.89%
DOW	39.18	0.56	1.45%	3.02%	-0.18%	12.14%	1.11%	-0.96%	-4.79%	-9.81%
TS	37.73	-0.02	-0.05%	0.77%	-8.53%	3.31%	-15.00%	-18.46%	-15.59%	-19.98%
TCK	33.99	0.92	2.78%	-1.73%	-8.78%	14.95%	-6.21%	-14.85%	-12.33%	-55.06%

Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HMY	11.11	1.00	9.89%	14.07%	13.48%	0.45%	3.35%	10.44%	23.72%	-17.64%
GFI	14.03	0.81	6.13%	5.57%	1.37%	-14.35%	-8.90%	-17.91%	-2.57%	-19.78%
GG	38.62	1.76	4.77%	4.04%	6.66%	12.01%	5.40%	26.09%	78.22%	36.90%
AUY	16.03	0.85	5.60%	2.49%	5.53%	6.37%	15.57%	27.32%	66.46%	13.13%
LIHR	33.81	2.32	7.37%	2.27%	6.15%	6.49%	1.93%	2.24%	49.67%	29.64%
AEM	65.41	2.82	4.51%	1.81%	8.28%	18.97%	15.73%	34.31%	70.52%	63.73%
BVN	70.18	2.33	3.43%	1.21%	8.20%	13.95%	15.28%	33.96%	95.81%	135.82%
KGC	23.03	0.88	3.97%	0.79%	6.87%	12.89%	14.29%	36.27%	103.63%	73.68%
ABX	49.69	2.10	4.41%	-0.40%	0.69%	6.33%	7.97%	27.67%	62.81%	58.80%
AU	34.82	1.07	3.17%	-0.71%	-14.72%	-22.78%	-24.07%	-18.42%	-3.57%	-26.31%
NEM	50.48	2.59	5.41%	-0.86%	-0.84%	-4.54%	-3.65%	3.93%	26.55%	9.12%
EGO	5.900	0.000	0.00%	-1.83%	-4.84%	-1.01%	-4.84%	7.86%	33.79%	-9.23%

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Table 4: Senior capital goods makers and transportation

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
FLR	123.68	2.90	2.40%	7.74%	0.34%	5.61%	-14.35%	-6.25%	7.63%	44.38%
BA	85.37	0.19	0.22%	5.23%	2.98%	8.89%	-1.44%	-3.29%	-11.01%	-6.12%
CAT	70.40	0.45	0.64%	1.41%	-0.78%	12.08%	-0.33%	3.23%	-3.08%	4.03%
UPS	72.23	-0.19	-0.26%	1.15%	-0.67%	7.55%	4.44%	0.38%	-5.36%	-2.44%
FDX	89.25	1.33	1.51%	0.90%	-2.72%	6.24%	3.59%	-5.10%	-17.36%	-23.75%
GE	34.28	-0.09	-0.26%	0.79%	-3.08%	-0.09%	-6.75%	-10.17%	-10.85%	-4.43%
MMM	79.85	-0.10	-0.13%	0.72%	-0.89%	6.59%	-3.46%	-2.26%	-9.09%	3.92%
UTX	71.96	0.43	0.60%	0.54%	-2.82%	5.75%	-4.32%	-2.23%	-2.52%	4.78%
TXT	56.44	-0.79	-1.38%	0.00%	-1.41%	5.50%	-15.52%	-11.84%	4.48%	16.01%
ERJ	43.75	-0.42	-0.95%	-0.91%	-1.06%	3.94%	-3.06%	-7.39%	2.05%	-4.85%
HON	56.41	0.37	0.66%	-2.13%	-6.73%	2.01%	-5.83%	3.01%	3.58%	17.94%
ABB	23.11	0.18	0.79%	-3.02%	-9.80%	-2.41%	-19.31%	-11.32%	5.09%	27.61%

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25 (consumer discretionary: XLY)

Table 5: Senior consumer discretionary equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
TM	116.00	5.01	4.51%	5.18%	6.24%	16.35%	8.96%	6.62%	1.30%	-15.42%
CCL	41.88	0.53	1.28%	1.23%	-0.36%	9.46%	-4.08%	-4.60%	-7.14%	-13.40%
DIS	32.19	-0.30	-0.92%	0.81%	4.17%	12.91%	1.10%	3.01%	-1.50%	-7.74%
NKE	61.12	-1.17	-1.88%	0.76%	0.63%	8.18%	-3.41%	-1.42%	12.21%	15.00%
WHR	88.49	0.00	0.00%	-0.77%	8.46%	23.71%	10.78%	16.56%	-5.49%	-8.01%
BDK	67.95	-0.21	-0.31%	-1.16%	-6.56%	3.35%	-2.83%	-17.21%	-22.78%	-23.16%
EBAY	27.66	-0.13	-0.47%	-1.81%	-3.99%	-2.36%	-14.87%	-14.13%	-18.98%	-17.73%
TGT	52.22	-0.85	-1.60%	-3.64%	-3.39%	4.23%	5.47%	-3.12%	-14.65%	-16.99%
BC	16.74	-0.29	-1.70%	-5.42%	-9.66%	10.93%	-1.06%	-12.68%	-32.50%	-49.94%
JCP	46.39	-0.27	-0.58%	-7.13%	-0.43%	13.34%	11.38%	12.38%	-31.32%	-45.58%
BBBY	28.04	-1.21	-4.14%	-8.22%	-8.78%	3.66%	-1.13%	-9.02%	-18.13%	-34.18%
GOL	17.81	-0.72	-3.89%	-8.48%	-9.59%	-5.11%	-25.76%	-30.67%	-19.88%	-43.78%

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30 (consumer staples: XLP)

Table 6: Senior consumer staples equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
BUD	48.24	0.22	0.46%	1.94%	2.33%	-1.07%	-6.57%	-1.03%	2.10%	-5.71%
DEO	82.19	-1.36	-1.63%	1.81%	0.77%	5.89%	-3.37%	-6.01%	4.13%	1.00%
KR	26.35	-0.52	-1.94%	1.46%	1.35%	3.78%	2.65%	-6.92%	1.00%	-0.45%
PG	66.35	0.05	0.08%	0.53%	0.30%	-1.19%	-8.24%	-8.88%	1.53%	1.97%
PEP	71.14	-0.59	-0.82%	0.25%	2.77%	-0.45%	-5.51%	-5.25%	2.54%	10.09%
WMT	49.66	0.22	0.44%	0.12%	-0.82%	4.37%	5.88%	9.21%	14.19%	2.43%
ABV	76.78	1.46	1.94%	-0.04%	1.70%	13.77%	5.93%	6.98%	29.63%	44.98%
PDA	47.01	-1.29	-2.67%	-1.32%	0.09%	10.46%	-2.33%	-5.47%	45.54%	82.99%
WAG	35.42	-0.05	-0.14%	-1.36%	-0.08%	5.07%	-5.14%	-9.83%	-22.44%	-23.02%
SBUX	18.10	-0.19	-1.04%	-2.27%	-5.68%	-3.00%	-6.27%	-20.86%	-32.21%	-45.17%
KO	58.10	-0.66	-1.12%	-2.35%	-0.90%	-4.35%	-4.89%	-6.74%	6.70%	21.37%
WFMI	38.32	-0.80	-2.04%	-7.53%	-5.43%	9.24%	-3.62%	-11.01%	-13.50%	-17.47%

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35 (healthcare: IYH)

Table 7: Senior healthcare equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
DNA	72.84	0.17	0.23%	4.84%	1.89%	5.92%	8.07%	-3.06%	0.30%	-15.76%
GSK	44.75	0.56	1.27%	4.31%	-4.52%	-11.26%	-10.80%	-6.77%	-11.72%	-22.55%
MDT	49.15	0.03	0.06%	3.85%	3.36%	4.60%	-0.71%	8.62%	-7.35%	-9.20%
NVO	66.14	0.84	1.29%	3.60%	6.35%	10.92%	3.67%	-45.41%	-36.34%	-28.35%
AET	51.58	0.74	1.46%	2.93%	-3.10%	-8.04%	-8.93%	-5.79%	5.18%	13.09%
JNJ	63.66	0.76	1.21%	2.88%	0.30%	-3.97%	-3.41%	-5.81%	2.64%	-2.82%
NVS	50.21	-0.02	-0.04%	2.60%	-0.24%	-6.20%	-7.99%	-3.68%	-4.65%	-15.24%
AMGN	46.86	0.22	0.47%	1.03%	-0.68%	-1.24%	0.56%	-14.27%	-6.43%	-29.78%
BMY	23.16	-0.14	-0.60%	0.92%	-3.62%	-5.39%	-11.37%	-17.37%	-16.27%	-16.21%
PFE	22.37	0.04	0.18%	0.77%	-5.33%	-0.62%	-2.36%	-1.50%	-6.56%	-14.94%
UNH	48.08	0.34	0.71%	-0.29%	-3.65%	-11.62%	-15.16%	-10.11%	-3.45%	-10.88%
WLP	75.01	-0.06	-0.08%	-0.83%	-4.81%	-9.50%	-13.78%	-8.51%	-5.71%	-8.80%

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40 (financial: XLF)

Table 8: Senior financial company equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
IBN	58.77	-0.62	-1.04%	7.01%	-2.76%	-5.73%	-5.44%	-1.13%	36.93%	32.51%
BBD	27.96	0.68	2.49%	6.64%	5.75%	3.79%	-8.12%	-7.26%	22.31%	39.04%
HBC	73.57	1.29	1.78%	5.33%	-3.68%	-1.29%	-10.76%	-13.30%	-18.24%	-17.84%
DB	111.22	0.95	0.86%	1.27%	-2.32%	-3.08%	-13.82%	-8.29%	-13.58%	-21.23%
JPM	42.83	-0.42	-0.97%	-1.20%	-7.33%	8.71%	1.57%	3.53%	-8.89%	-16.43%
C	25.32	-0.16	-0.63%	-1.90%	-13.35%	3.56%	-12.45%	-20.88%	-48.13%	-53.20%
MS	41.49	-0.83	-1.96%	-2.45%	-13.62%	-8.02%	-18.57%	-18.85%	-33.33%	-49.62%
MER	50.13	-1.51	-2.92%	-3.45%	-13.16%	-3.35%	-4.98%	-6.94%	-34.07%	-45.97%
CS	48.22	-2.66	-5.23%	-5.13%	-14.26%	-6.50%	-19.20%	-17.33%	-28.02%	-36.48%
GS	173.80	-4.61	-2.58%	-6.49%	-13.45%	-7.16%	-16.28%	-21.19%	-0.69%	-19.88%
LEH	53.57	-1.20	-2.19%	-8.03%	-16.06%	0.60%	-13.86%	-11.53%	-7.81%	-35.15%
UBS	32.71	-0.43	-1.30%	-8.81%	-18.47%	-18.23%	-28.57%	-27.21%	-38.26%	-48.10%

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45 (technology, semiconductor: SMH)

Table 9: Senior technology equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
ADBE	34.90	0.23	0.66%	3.13%	-0.88%	-1.22%	-16.33%	-17.82%	-13.44%	-13.33%
CTSH	32.57	0.01	0.03%	1.46%	9.81%	25.27%	1.05%	6.72%	-13.08%	-30.47%
SAP	48.28	0.47	0.98%	0.65%	0.79%	-1.67%	-4.83%	-4.85%	-7.99%	2.48%
QCOM	41.95	-0.25	-0.59%	0.22%	0.24%	9.39%	9.27%	0.48%	11.75%	-1.20%
INFY	41.04	-0.12	-0.29%	-0.56%	-3.87%	7.94%	-7.63%	-0.17%	-12.92%	-31.42%
RIMM	92.89	-2.30	-2.42%	-1.67%	-0.30%	4.87%	-18.31%	-14.16%	26.36%	100.76%
ORCL	19.02	-0.07	-0.37%	-2.16%	-5.84%	-11.86%	-15.43%	-7.36%	-1.71%	13.89%
INTC	20.16	0.05	0.25%	-2.51%	-4.91%	6.11%	-20.47%	-19.90%	-14.94%	-5.04%
CSCO	22.88	-0.42	-1.80%	-2.72%	-3.95%	-5.84%	-13.79%	-22.26%	-23.71%	-16.86%
ADSK	37.90	-0.25	-0.66%	-3.44%	-8.05%	-8.10%	-21.43%	-17.73%	-15.59%	-10.10%
SNDK	25.18	-0.19	-0.75%	-4.87%	-7.02%	-9.23%	-24.09%	-30.42%	-53.08%	-37.24%
AAPL	122.18	-2.45	-1.97%	-5.62%	-7.19%	-24.28%	-37.29%	-25.48%	0.10%	44.03%

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50 (telecom: IYZ)

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55 (utilities: XLU)

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International Equity Market USD-denominated ETF Review

Table 13: International equities perspective

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
IFN	52.65	0.07	0.13%	8.33%	-1.66%	-2.50%	-14.94%	-7.37%	17.26%	21.54%
EWS	12.56	0.01	0.08%	6.89%	0.96%	2.78%	-6.89%	-7.58%	-2.03%	1.87%
EWQ	33.54	0.50	1.51%	4.91%	-2.19%	-3.01%	-11.60%	-10.15%	-2.47%	-4.63%
EWG	31.28	0.47	1.53%	4.58%	-0.45%	-2.95%	-11.61%	-7.78%	1.33%	9.91%
EWJ	12.56	0.12	0.96%	3.97%	-1.80%	0.48%	-5.06%	-5.06%	-7.65%	-15.76%
EWZ	80.58	1.88	2.39%	3.44%	2.93%	13.75%	-0.46%	0.47%	51.81%	64.42%
EWU	21.80	0.28	1.30%	3.37%	-2.50%	0.83%	-8.71%	-10.25%	-7.23%	-8.79%
EWH	19.07	-0.13	-0.68%	2.14%	-3.93%	-4.41%	-12.48%	-8.58%	13.51%	13.38%
EWA	26.84	0.11	0.41%	1.74%	-3.35%	2.87%	-6.74%	-12.97%	7.66%	7.36%
EWC	30.57	0.19	0.63%	0.72%	0.56%	7.15%	-5.65%	-3.01%	7.57%	16.81%
TRF	61.59	0.59	0.97%	-0.53%	-3.46%	2.31%	-16.19%	-7.24%	-1.19%	-18.32%

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Japanese equity market ETF: EWJ

Here is the Japanese (EWJ) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWJ Daily data:

Interactive EWJ Weekly data:

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U.K. equity market ETF

Here is the United Kingdom (EWU) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWU Daily data:

EWU Daily data:

Interactive EWU Weekly data:

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Canada's equity market

Here is the Canadian (EWC) equity market ETF Daily data charts:

Interactive EWC Daily data:

Interactive EWC Weekly data:

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Bonds & Yields Review

Table 10: Yahoo Finance U.S. Treasury Debt, Municipal and Corporate Bond Yields

US Treasury Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
3 Month	2.14	2.09	2.20	2.68
6 Month	2.05	2.00	2.03	2.70
2 Year	2.07	1.87	1.91	2.32
3 Year	2.08	1.93	1.91	2.27
5 Year	2.94	2.75	2.69	2.73
10 Year	3.90	3.77	3.66	3.62
30 Year	4.67	4.58	4.46	4.28

Municipal Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	2.36	2.30	2.16	2.63
2yr AAA	2.31	2.31	2.25	2.65
2yr A	2.44	2.36	2.40	2.77
5yr AAA	2.78	2.87	2.76	2.87
5yr AA	2.85	2.82	2.67	2.84
5yr A	2.97	2.92	3.04	3.15
10yr AAA	3.48	3.48	3.46	3.41
10yr AA	3.54	3.64	3.46	3.39
10yr A	3.80	3.92	3.69	3.64
20yr AAA	4.32	4.40	4.29	4.17
20yr AA	4.34	4.43	4.32	4.31
20yr A	4.90	4.86	4.51	4.12

Corporate Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	3.46	3.38	3.32	3.64
2yr A	3.43	3.29	3.40	3.80
5yr AAA	4.22	4.05	3.95	4.20
5yr AA	4.31	4.07	4.06	4.19
5yr A	4.69	4.29	4.26	4.24
10yr AAA	5.24	5.25	5.08	4.97
10yr AA	5.50	5.35	5.26	5.22
10yr A	5.92	5.57	5.41	5.17
20yr AAA	5.83	5.66	5.53	5.30
20yr AA	6.41	6.19	5.90	5.68
20yr A	6.41	6.24	6.15	6.03

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Here is the $USB 30-year Treasury Bond chart.

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US Bond Funds -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

SHY Daily data series chart:

IEF Daily data series chart:

TLT Daily data series chart:

AGG Daily data series chart:

LQD Daily data series chart:

TIP Daily data series chart:

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Table 11: Interest-sensitive securities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance.

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
AVB	94.41	2.31	2.51%	6.01%	-0.90%	13.50%	3.35%	-5.01%	-16.92%	-34.91%
EQR	38.26	-0.34	-0.88%	4.62%	0.42%	16.93%	5.02%	4.88%	-5.46%	-26.70%
CFC	6.850	-0.080	-1.15%	3.01%	-5.12%	38.10%	-23.89%	-35.19%	-68.04%	-83.57%
SHY	83.61	-0.02	-0.02%	-0.14%	0.22%	0.46%	1.54%	1.67%	3.31%	4.38%
NLY	20.54	0.14	0.69%	-0.48%	3.69%	12.61%	13.48%	17.78%	39.25%	46.40%
DRE	23.03	-0.54	-2.29%	-1.16%	-3.40%	7.92%	-10.11%	-14.70%	-30.02%	-50.65%
AGG	101.31	-0.64	-0.63%	-1.61%	-1.57%	-1.88%	-0.33%	0.10%	2.45%	1.10%
IEF	88.33	-0.65	-0.73%	-1.69%	-1.24%	-1.43%	0.80%	1.86%	6.38%	6.92%
TIP	106.90	-0.63	-0.59%	-1.84%	-1.43%	-1.47%	0.24%	0.87%	6.38%	7.48%
FNM	28.98	-0.41	-1.40%	-2.59%	-18.39%	-9.86%	-22.64%	-22.88%	-56.91%	-51.44%
TLT	90.96	-0.92	-1.00%	-3.33%	-3.49%	-4.74%	-3.62%	-2.20%	4.80%	2.62%
FRE	27.63	-0.77	-2.71%	-4.66%	-14.77%	-0.11%	-15.61%	-26.32%	-56.62%	-58.18%

Consumer Finance -USA -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

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Commodities Review

$CRB Index

Open Futures Contracts

Interactive Chart of Daily CRB Commodities Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly CRB Commodities Index:

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Oil Review

Here is the e-miNY Mar-08 Crude Oil chart.

Interactive Chart of Daily Crude Oil:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Crude Oil:

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Gold & Precious Metals Review

Spot gold chart for the week

Interactive Chart of Daily Gold EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Gold EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Spot silver chart for the week

Interactive daily data

Interactive Chart of Daily Silver EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Silver Bullion index.

Interactive Chart of Weekly Silver EOD Continuous Contract Index:

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Spot platinum chart for the past three days

Interactive Chart of Daily Platinum EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Platinum EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Platinum metal index.

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Spot palladium chart for the week

Interactive Chart of Daily Palladium EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly Palladium EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Palladium metal index.

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Interactive Chart of Weekly Copper EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive Chart of Daily Copper EOD Continuous Contract Index:

Interactive chart of the Copper metal index.

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Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HMY	11.11	1.00	9.89%	14.07%	13.48%	0.45%	3.35%	10.44%	23.72%	-17.64%
GFI	14.03	0.81	6.13%	5.57%	1.37%	-14.35%	-8.90%	-17.91%	-2.57%	-19.78%
GG	38.62	1.76	4.77%	4.04%	6.66%	12.01%	5.40%	26.09%	78.22%	36.90%
AUY	16.03	0.85	5.60%	2.49%	5.53%	6.37%	15.57%	27.32%	66.46%	13.13%
LIHR	33.81	2.32	7.37%	2.27%	6.15%	6.49%	1.93%	2.24%	49.67%	29.64%
AEM	65.41	2.82	4.51%	1.81%	8.28%	18.97%	15.73%	34.31%	70.52%	63.73%
BVN	70.18	2.33	3.43%	1.21%	8.20%	13.95%	15.28%	33.96%	95.81%	135.82%
KGC	23.03	0.88	3.97%	0.79%	6.87%	12.89%	14.29%	36.27%	103.63%	73.68%
ABX	49.69	2.10	4.41%	-0.40%	0.69%	6.33%	7.97%	27.67%	62.81%	58.80%
AU	34.82	1.07	3.17%	-0.71%	-14.72%	-22.78%	-24.07%	-18.42%	-3.57%	-26.31%
NEM	50.48	2.59	5.41%	-0.86%	-0.84%	-4.54%	-3.65%	3.93%	26.55%	9.12%
EGO	5.900	0.000	0.00%	-1.83%	-4.84%	-1.01%	-4.84%	7.86%	33.79%	-9.23%

To watch the moves in precious metal miners, you will have to monitor the individual stock charts, preferably in real-time, as follows:

NEM ABX AU GFI GG HMY AUY KGC BVN
Interactive Daily data
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MDG LIHRY AEM BGO IAG EGO RGLD GOLD CDE GRS
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CBJ SSRI SIL NG KRY UXG GRZ TSE_HRG TSE_GUY TSE_AGI
Interactive Daily data
Interactive Weekly data

NXG GSS MNG DROOY MFN RNO RANGY MRB CLG
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Here are the key Silver miners and the SLV ETF:

SLV SIL CDE HL PAAS SSRI SLW MGN

Interactive Daily data
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Here are the Weekly and Daily Data charts of the indexes:

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Goldminers Index:

Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

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The U.S. goldminer share trust ETF trades under the ticker symbol GDX.

Here are the U.S. Goldminer ETF (GDX) index Weekly and Daily data charts:

GDX Daily data:

GDX Weekly data:

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The Toronto Exchange-listed goldminer iUnits S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index ETF trades under the ticker symbol TSE:XGD. Yes, just like GDX on the AMEX, you can trade XGD on Toronto.

Here are the Weekly and Daily data charts for the TSX Goldshares (XGD) index:

Interactive Chart of XGD Daily data:

Interactive Chart of XGD Weekly data:

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Forex Review

Here is the chart of the week's trading in the $USD.

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Dollar Index:

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Interactive Chart of Daily Euro Dollar Index, priced in USD:

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Daily British Pound Index:

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Daily Japanese Yen Index:

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Daily Canadian Dollar Index:

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Wrap-up

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