(source: http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2012/11/5/four-years.html)

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???and now, may the best man win! According to Nate Silver it is going to be a walk through the park for Obama

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/nate-silver-obamas-odds-rise-to-91-2012-11

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And what about the Chinese change in power? Some input from Goldman Sachs on that topic???

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-05/far-more-important-election-part-1-chinas-political-process

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Meanwhile, in another part of the forest??? Noda???s popularity is following the predictable path??? (thanks @TestosteronePit for updating the chart + the article!)

?????????????????? http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/2012/11/5/the-ugly-prime-ministerial-unpopularity-contest-in-japan.html

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???Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability???? It???s them professors that kill the industry!

?????????????????? http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/academic-research-destroys-stock-values/31598

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Everything you always wanted to know about US imports and exports. On country level as well as product level! (via @went1955)

?????????????????? http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/export/usa/all/show/2009/

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The concluding statement of an article 4 consultation by the IMF on??? France!

?????????????????? http://www.imf.org/external/np/ms/2012/102912.htm

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dc6fe350-2747-11e2-9863-00144feabdc0.html

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Old, ancient almost even (2010) and I probably have shown it before. In that case: it???s a classic!

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-05/21-chance-50-plunge-sp-500

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I still claim this is nonsense, but I must admit that the resemblance is striking???

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And for the super bulls out there: 2013 IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR STOCKS*

?????????????????? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204755404578098720850765326.html

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*not an investment advice

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