Stocks are in the ‘greatest bubble in the history of civilization,’ this market pro warns. Blame the Fed.

• London’s shrinking stock market

  The travails of the LSE reflect deeper problems in the UK’s business environment
  
  Financial Times - 1d

• The stock market is up 27% ahead of the final Fed meeting of the year. But is a correction overdue?

  ‘I would love to see a meaningful pullback in equities,’ says Talley Leger at the Wealth Consulting Group, given the two years without one
  
  MarketWatch - 2d

• Get familiar with the market’s history. It’ll help you see what’s coming for stocks.

  Some investing pros study the past. Others look ahead. Why it’s important to do both.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d

• Investor optimism toward U.S. stocks has eclipsed 2000’s dot-com bubble. That raises the risk of a ‘negative’ shock.

  “U.S. consumers have never felt so optimistic about gains in the stock market over the next 12 months,” according to Deutsche Bank Research.
  
  MarketWatch - Dec. 11

• New eras, same bubbles: the forgotten lessons of history

  With US equities at record valuation peaks, investors should re-examine their risk appetite
  
  Financial Times - Dec. 11

• Eric Trump Promises the ‘Most Pro-Crypto President’ in History

  Speaking at a Middle East conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son said his family had embraced cryptocurrency because some banks stopped doing business with them after Jan. 6.
  
  The New York Times - Dec. 10
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  Josh Allen just had one of the greatest games in NFL history and still lost

  Bills star Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns while also rushing for three touchdowns, a feat never previously accomplished.
  
  NBC News - Dec. 9
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  Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

  In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa.
  
  The New York Times - Dec. 4
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  Is the Stock Market Bubble About to Pop?

  Investor euphoria is soaring, but strategists remain hesitant to call it too frothy.
  
  Inc. - Dec. 3

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