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With a Rising Dollar, Should You Still Bet on U.S. Blue Chips? It’s only logical to expect that stocks of small companies would do better than those of large ones at times when the dollar is strong and rising, as it is now. After all, those small-caps generally rely less on international operations, and… Putin Throws $2.5 Billion at ‘Anti-Crisis’ Plan If there is such a thing as an “anti-crisis” plan, then the Russian government may have just put that in place – though it’s hardly clear if or how it will solve the… Why Elites Think ‘Pro-America’ Is So Last Century We’re not only losing ground to ISIS, we’re also losing the hearts and minds of thousands of impressionable young men and women to radical Islam. It’s not surprising. While… $1 Billion Paid for Loose Bolts and Damaged Aircraft It’s bad enough that federal contractors hired to perform routine maintenance work on Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) airplanes dodged their work hours and shirked important… Super Bowl XLIX Is Already Setting Records The Super Bowl is getting bigger in every way this year, with average ticket prices hitting new highs and a record number of Americans planning to watch the game on TV. The…