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The equity markets are at a fork (2008 or 2010) in the road? (Global Macro Monitor)
Is the liquidation phase over? (Doug Kass)
The Dow Jones Transport index is 25% off its high. (MarketBeat)
Only a handful of global markets sit above their 200-day moving averages. (My Simple Quant)
The cyclical stock plunge continues. (Crossing Wall Street)
How to evaluate gold in the midst of a blow-off phase. (chessNwine)
The chickens are coming home to roost at Bank of America ($BAC). (Money Game, Deal Journal, NetNet, WSJ, naked capitalism)
S&P gets a new credit ratings head and investors call for a breakup of McGraw-Hill ($MHP). (Dealbook, Bloomberg)
What’s the deal with stock buybacks? (The Reformed Broker, FT)
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