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Commonwealth's CIO Brad McMillan evaluates three flavors of market risk: recession risk, economic shock risk, and risks within the market itself.

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I spoke with Neetu about the vision behind her company, disrupting the online ticketing industry, and the challenges of competing globally in a changing market.

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My sins of omission in investments seem minimal when compared with gauche stupidities committed in the world of contemporary art. Volatility in the art market makes the NASDAQ 100 look like an index for utilities stocks.

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Bitcoin will make many more millionaires, as it could reach for new highs before coming back down to earth.

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U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq is among investors in a €7m (c.$6.25m) 'Series A' fund raise by Stratumn, a French firm in the blockchain and data security space. Digital Currency Group and Otium Venture are the other investors, with the raise led by Open CNP, the corporate venture arm of CNP Assurances.

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I spoke with Co-Founder and CEO John Carrington about the vision behind the company, disrupting a growing market and the future of 3D printing.

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Looking at the S&P 500 since 1950 there have been 34 up years and 33 down years with an average return of -0.09%. Since 2009 the S&P 500 has closed lower in June five times (see table) with the worst a decline of 5.2% in 2010. Are the sellers of tech stocks right?

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Wall Street firms seem to be the only beneficiaries of flash crashes and fat-finger trades.

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The five largest U.S. banks reported $3.67 trillion in outstanding loans worldwide in Q1. This represents more than 40% of all outstanding loans across U.S. commercial banks, according to quarterly data compiled by the FDIC – roughly the same as their share of total deposits held by U.S. banks.

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Alibaba exposes the darksiders false premises.

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