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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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U.S. Stock Index futures are rising after the S&P 500 reached a four month high yesterday.

This is investors assess company earnings releases and data showing the labor market is

improving while there's little pickup in inflation. We check the markets

every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg. The S&P E-Many futures

up 2.5 points. Dowie mini Futures up 27 and Nazdaki

Many Futures up to.

The Dax in Germany is up 7 10th percent.

Ten-year Treasury down 7.30 seconds.

The yield 1.79 percent.

Yield on the 2-year, 0.76 percent.

9x crude oil up half percent or 22 cents to 4198 a barrel.

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