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Nov 2022
9m 29s

The midterm effect, and a crypto collaps...

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Crypto? Not doing well right now. But stocks? With elections soon to be behind us, history says they should be on the rise. This week's indicators explain the story behind FTX's bankruptcy and why markets love midterms.

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