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It's connecting the dots.

It's giving readers an ability to synthesize

a number of different perspectives

so they can understand how the greater whole works,

because nothing really occurs in isolation anymore.

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Good morning,

on Wall Street. I'm Michael McKee, along with Tom Keene.

Two hours away from what looks to be a lower open on Wall Street.

S&P features off by four points right now. to be a lower open on Wall Street.

S&P futures off by four points right now.

Alibaba Group out a little while ago said

revenue growth will accelerate this fiscal year,

China's largest e-commerce company.

They provide their first financial forecasts since going public in 2014.

They say sales will rise at least 48% in the year ending March 2017.

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