(source: http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/25/investing/bull-market-stocks/index.html)

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All kinds of records are being broken: ???S&P on pace for best January since 1997??????

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/db35f994-66f7-11e2-a83f-00144feab49a.html

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???or, what happens after an 8 day winning streak (S&P)

?????????????????? http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/1/25/sp-500-eight-day-winning-streaks.html

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The US Willshire index (the broadest US stock index) is at a new all-time high???

?????????????????? http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2013/01/the-stock-market-is-at-an-all-time-high.html

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???the Dow Jones still has some 2.4% to go in nominal terms???

???but 14% in real terms???

?????????????????? http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2013/1/25/djia-highs-actual-and-inflation-adjusted.html

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And for the UK: ???Profit warnings highest since 2008??? In the year 2012, that is???

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/14699bf0-67cd-11e2-a4a9-00144feab49a.html

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???Japan forecasts real GDP growth of 2.5pc??? Well, that is certainly the way to reduce your deficit, if you can make it???

?????????????????? http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1137706/japan-forecasts-real-gdp-growth-25pc

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Nice chart showing that most US states have managed to improve credit ratings in recent years

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/illinois-worst-rated-state-2013-1

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ETF???s continue to gain territory on mutual funds (via http://www.ritholtz.com/)

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4649764c-5fe2-11e2-b128-00144feab49a.html

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These kind of charts are downright dumb if you take into account that for every seller, there must be a buyer as well???

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/when-to-sell-a-stock-2013-1

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And, of course, the schedules for the week ahead. The payroll report!

?????????????????? http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/01/schedule-for-week-of-jan-27th.html

?????????????????? http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/01/27/the-week-ahead-january-28-february-1/

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