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 Stock and bond markets rallied. Last week, major U.S. stock indices finished higher for the 10 th time in 12 weeks. Bond markets moved higher, too, with the yield on 10-year Treasuries dropping just below 2.6 percent, reported Randall Forsyth of Barron’s . Yields on 10-year Treasuries haven’t been this low since January 2018. The simultaneous rallies are curious because improving share prices are often an indication of a strong or strengthening economy. Improving bond prices tend to be a sign of weakening economic growth, reported Michael Santoli of CNBC . Why are U.S. stock and bond markets telling different stories? It may have something to do with investor uncertainty. A lot of important issues remain unsettled. The British government appears incapable of resolving Brexit issues, the United States and China have not yet reached a trade agreement, and recent economic reports have caused investors to take a hard look at the U.S. economy. Barron’s poi...

Everyone has heard of a “New York Minute.”   Johnny Carson said it was that brief instant of time between a Manhattan stoplight turning green and the taxi behind you honking!   How about an “Internet Minute”?   An “Internet Minute” is the measure of everything that happens on the internet in the space of a single minute – and it is staggering.   The chart below, from research blog Visual Capitalist, brings it all together.   Visual Capitalist notes that the biggest change from the prior year is a doubling of hours of Netflix streaming per “Internet Minute”!