“Thus, it should be understood that when pro-US figures use the term, 'rules-based international order,' they are not referring to anything analogous to the rule of law. Quite the opposite, they are using Orwellian language to describe a system in which essentially no rules can be established and/or observed, given that the dominant state has the prerogative to violate and/or rewrite “rules” at its whim.” Aaron Good, American Exception
25 April 2013
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts
After the bell Amazon beat on earnings, but guided lower next quarter. Their profit margin is thin, and getting even thinner.
Stocks remain thinly traded, without substantial underpinnings.