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It's premature to parse the proposed tax bill as to whether the middle class or the top 1% prevail. But, why corporations should get their tax rate halved escapes me because historically speaking rates run much lower than decades ago.

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Nokia’s licensing business has been in the news over the last few months after Apple agreed to pay the company €1.7 billion (~$2 billion) upfront to settle outstanding patent licensing disputes.

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While leading Russian cryptocurrency platform KICKICO has delayed launching a Chinese-Russian Cryptocurrency Alliance pending further clarification on China’s regulatory stance to initial coin offerings, it has announced the launch of a new Russian-focused exchange, CyberEX, with a Chinese exchange.

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Days before Hurricane Irma likely hits Florida the state is already facing sold out gasoline stations. The shortages are not necessary and could have been avoided.

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Kim Jong-un has emerged as China’s decoy in South China Sea disputes.

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The investor concerns about continued tensions with North Korea and the long term implications of hurricane Irma caused some investors to move to the sidelines last week. But did does change the positive technical development from the end of August? Let's look at the charts.

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Competition has been squeezing Whole Foods margins on both ends, the company is running out of affluent neighborhoods in which to sell its produce.

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Does regulation represent a legitimate threat to cryptocurrencies?

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Will factors such as geopolitical uncertainty, inflation and Fed policy keep pushing gold prices higher?

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Tesla stock rose by almost 6% on Monday, closing at about $364. While this was partly driven by a rally in the broader markets, with the S&P 500 up by over 1%, there were a few company-specific factors that were responsible as well, which we discuss in this note.

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