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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I think there are some signs, some early signs that manufacturing is rebounding, including in the U.S.

An investment outlook beyond three or four years to me is more very like a religion or a philosophy than a forecast.

This economy is just stuck.

There used to be stuck above 2%. Now it seems to be stuck in this one and three quarters to 2 and a quarter type growth rate.

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If we can, you know, because people trust their people.

People. People in that, Marcus on the move, futures up 11 Dow futures up 97.

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