To me, context is about pattern recognition.

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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Dot com slash tech.

Global stocks are rallying.

Emerging market currencies rising and crude oil climbing after investors across Asia

responded favorably to stimulus in China.

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S&P E-Many futures up 15 points.

Dow E-Mani-Many futures of 119.

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