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...The government is trying to rein in public spending and rebuild its credibility with rating agencies after narrowly avoiding a downgrade from S&P Global Ratings in June....
...Companies from Pepsi to McDonald’s to Domino’s to P&G and Target are keeping prices down by resorting to “shrinkflation,” cutting the size of your toilet paper, oatmeal bars, pizza and sodas....
...The company’s sprawling campus was famed for its state-of-the-art gym, teams of chaplains and gardeners, and its bee colony....
...“Alcoa is no longer an industrial bellwether as it is often portrayed,” said Marty Leclerc, chief investment officer and portfolio manager of Barrack Yard Advisors....
...The S&P 500 index rose 1 per cent on Friday and added 0.7 per cent over the week to 1,513.16 recording the fifth consecutive weekly gain this year....
...Taking a more pessimistic view of the current global economic environment, Martin Leclerc, chief investment officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, thinks equities are in the later stages of a secular bear market...
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...Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine By Richard P....
...Mr Leclerc also has an outspoken and comprehensive web log (www.michel-edouard-leclerc.com)....
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