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expressvPN.com slash Ben. Okay, so if you live on Twitter, what you will notice that there is a

vast disconnect between the crap that people care about on Twitter and the stuff that happens in real

life. Like in real life, we're all worried about jobs and we're all worried about the stock market

and our economy and dying of COVID. There are actual things to worry about in real life. In real life, we're all worried about jobs, and we're all worried about the stock market and our economy and dying of COVID. There are actual things to worry about in real life. And the good news is there's a bunch of good news with regard to the real things happening in real life. And I want to bring you that good news because, frankly, I think it's much more important than what is happening on Twitter. But the disconnect on Twitter is truly astonishing. There are a bunch of important stories happening today. And then there's a bunch of random crap happening that Twitter thinks

is super important. And we'll get to all of those things. Let's begin with the actual important

news. So actual important news. It now appears that vaccines could be on the way. That doesn't

mean that they will be available for public consumption by the end of the year. But it does mean that probably sometime early next year we are looking at public consumption of a

vaccine for COVID that drastically reduces the death rate. And this has resulted in a skyrocketing

stock market. According to the Associated Press, Asian shares rose Tuesday on optimism about a

potential vaccine for coronavirus after hopes for a U.S. economic recovery in the second half of

the year,

sent Wall Street into a rebound. The Japan's benchmark Niki 225 added 1.9% in morning trading.

Australia's S&P jumped 2%. South Korea's Cospy was up almost 2%. The mood is assertively risked on, with sentiment having been tipped over by fresh hope sparked

for a COVID-19 vaccine, says Jingy Pann, a market strategist for IG. Massachusetts-based Madurna saw its stock jump 20% in New York trading on Monday. The S&P 500 climbed 3.2%. That was its best day since early April. The gains raised all the losses from last week when the index posted its worst showing since late March and its third third weekly loss in the last four, bond yields rose broadly, and in other signs that investors were becoming more optimistic. Bond yields rise inversely proportional to demand. That means the demand for bonds drop. People are looking to invest in the stock market, as opposed to relying on bonds. Investors were also encouraged by remarks over the weekend from Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Pell.

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