In 1928, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish politician and writer, most notably "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, " died.

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His label mate Stephen Harris, former bassist for The Cult and guitarist in The Four Horsemen, had not spoken to him for two decades.

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Given the manner in which the four horsemen (Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook) are fighting in overlapping arenas these days, it could be a strong message.

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Intel was up 140% in a year, but the 2000-2002 bear market at the conclusion of the 1995-2000 manic run turned shares of the four horsemen into horse meat.

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The four horsemen really can gum up the works.

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But the battle against the "Four Horsemen" must be joined, and soon, if Thailand expects to become more competitive in the global market.

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The overhang of the four macroeconomic horsemen cited above.

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And maybe that October sky wasn't really as blue-grey as Grantland Rice told us it was when those Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode to a great Notre Dame victory on the ol' gridiron.

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