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I will be out until Dec. 7, which probably means a tremendous stock market rally will ensue -- just to deny me the opportunity to write about some upside.

The blog will continue with postings from my colleagues Walter Hamilton, E. Scott Reckard, Martin Zimmerman and others.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Tom Petruno