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The market is becoming increasingly fractured. On the one hand, looking at the Dow 30 (/YM) futures, it’s up, up, up, because the debt-fueled, government-job-based economy is just peachy. Dow 40,000, here we come! Take THAT, Nikkei from 1989!
Here’s an interesting illustration on the societies that are relatively honest and trustworthy and those which are disgustingly corrupt and doomed. There seems to be a strong correlation between English-speaking nations and the relative lack of corruption. Let’s just say it’s not a good idea to jaunt over to Somalia with your business idea.
