Stocks in China were lower, though the reaction was more extreme in Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng Index lost 2% to 22083.36.

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The commodity markets turned lower last week, as good weather dampened the extreme bullishness in the corn market and the dollar bounced.

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Stocks peaked in October, and that "major recession" and much lower profits are probably underway--to the extreme detriment of equities, which are now well off their highs of three months ago.

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The car appears to include a number of innovative features - including a top to the chassis in front of the cockpit which is lower than on other cars, and a more extreme aerodynamic treatment in front of the sidepods alongside the driver.

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On the bright side: as much as consumers are still looking for deals, lower inventory levels at some chains this year means less extreme discounting will be necessary to clear merchandise.

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If an energy bill passes which does nothing extreme to affect price or demand, then our chances of having gasoline prices lower in future or at least lower than they otherwise would be are enhanced.

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The LED backlight also boasts of better luminance, faster response time and lower power consumption than the traditional LCD, and combined with some fancy ASUS Power4 Gear eXtreme power management should have battery life up 20-25 percent over traditional laptops.

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Given their positive correlations with stocks and extreme cheapness, post-crisis, many of these types of bonds have simply been a lower-beta, lower-volatility way to access the strong equity market returns since 2009.

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Local government bodies under extreme financial distress are handing over control of prisons to corporations who are able to operate facilities at a lower cost.

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