Trend watching can be a combination of navel gazing and crystal ball massage.

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Gazing into their crystal balls last week, Wall Street firms interpreted differing futures for gold next year.

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The Mayor deserves special credit for recognizing that innovation of the fundamental and transformational kind does not emerge from a committee or agency gazing into a crystal ball and laying bets on any specific company or technology.

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