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So Hillary Clinton has compared herself to Rocky Balboa. But, umm, which version?

An interesting rumour from Wall Street: who was it that started the run on Bear Sterns? 

Another interesting bit of digging: the Bank of England was told that a strategy of aggressive wholesale funded expansion might be a cause of concern....in 1997. 

Here's your cut out and keep chart of which banks have shored up their capital bases from which source.

Odd ways in which technology changes the balance of power. 

So just what is the social cost of carbon emissions? If it's as low as some think then it's not going to be a tough problem to deal with. 

And finally, an early (as in historical) and quite wonderful April Fool.