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FYI: Whenever he's away, Barry likes to ease back into the groove by reviewing some broad market and economic metrics. It isn't that a lot changes in the day-to-day or even week-to-week numbers -- short-term measures are terribly noisy -- but rather it’s a good exercise to return to form. Regards, Ted http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-11/how-to-know-what-broad-trends-drive-the-stock-market