Market Turmoil

Quote of the day on Jan. 25, 2019 (from CNBC): “We’ve become conditioned to the D.C. dysfunction. Traders will take profits and prepare themselves for additional stalemates.” – Jeff Kilburg, CEO of KKM Financial

Paris burning

Clashes erupt in Paris as ‘yellow vests’ protest at unrepentant Macron

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A policeman was wounded when he was hit by a bicycle hurled from a street above the Seine river bank. [France is a dangerous place to be a cop!]

In a New Year’s Eve address, French President Emmanuel Macron: “We can’t work less, earn more, cut taxes and increase spending.”