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In a time when exchanges were losing market share to the then-new alternative trading venues dubbed “dark pools,” one major exchange adjusted, adapted and overcame to remain a profitable and virile trading destination.

Stratfor – The road to resolution on the India-China border just got longer. As the standoff near Doklam enters its third month, the two countries are opening another front on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), their de facto border. On Aug. 24

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Markets

• The mini-stock market pullback spooked a lot of bulls. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)
• The Cashtag (or Ca$htag) turns 9.

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London-based multinational advertising and public relations company WPP’s sneeze shows a flu spreading across the advertising sector, and the malaise is borne in part by bits and bytes.

In fact, it looks like the traditional middlemen — the big advertising agencies like WPP, Omnicom and a host of others — may be getting pushed to the wayside.  Making way, of course, for big digital ad players such as Facebook, Google and Amazon.

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It has been widely reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning to launch not two new iPhone models this year, but three. The first two are expected to be upgrades to the current iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, with internal enhancements, glass backs, and potentially even upgraded liquid crystal displays in familiar form factors.

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While many on Wall Street remain negative, a series of new reports from RBC make some bold calls on offshore drilling and offshore services.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) announced sales results this week that hit the high end of management’s guidance. The spa and beauty supplies retailer also raised its growth outlook for the second time this year.

More on that rising forecast in a moment. First, here’s how the big-picture results stacked up against the prior-year period:

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