Weekend Linkfest

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Helluva week month quarter, Bernie.

Markets softened a bit this week, following the previous week's best-week-in-four-years rally. Barron's Trader column called it "An Orderly Ebb for Stocks," and that sounds just about right:

"As the second quarter begins, the stock market is opting for a narrower interpretation: Risk is the prospect of a debilitating economic slowdown -- and the creeping likelihood that persistent inflation could prevent the central bank from swooping in to cut interest rates."

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