The stock market’s severe drop: Normal pullback or an ominous sign? – Los Angeles Times

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 4.5% for the week, ending with a 559-point rout Friday that left the index in negative territory for the year. So is this the end of the decade-long bull market? Or is it the sort of normal, healthy pullback that often follows lengthy gains?
— Read on www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-stock-market-pullback-20181209-story.html

All of this partisanship by our government is causing concern

Al Sharpton’s daughter gets $95K settlement for sprained ankle

Dominique Sharpton, daughter of shakedown artist Al Sharpton, scored a $95,000 settlement from the city over a sprained ankle — even though she had posted snaps of herself on social media climbing a mountain in Bali and strutting around in high heels just seven months after the fall.
— Read on nypost.com/2018/12/07/sharptons-daughter-gets-95k-settlement-for-sprained-ankle/

Another generation of scam artists