As we approach a full month of the government being shut down, we find ourselves living in a data desert. A rare exception came this morning in the form of the Consumer Price Index, which was a little lower than expectations.

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As we approach a full month of the government being shut down, we find ourselves living in a data desert. A rare exception came this morning in the form of the Consumer Price Index, which was a little lower than expectations.

The almost-dead company Beyond Meat (BYND) became the superhot meme stock a few days ago, and it went from trading almost nothing to BILLIONS of shares per day. From 50 cents to almost $8 to less than half that in a matter of hours. Fortunes were made and lost. Crazy!
