Questions:

  1. In the article, Goldman Sachs says it may be forced to fundamentally question how capitalism is working,” Goldman lays out the case for the bull and bear sides of the profit margin debate. The profit margins debate could lead to an unsettling conclusion they say. What are your thoughts on this issue and what does data from the last 50 years say?
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  2. How important is China to what occurs in and to the global markets?  How about the impact of oil on the world’s markets?  Do recent events point to their power/influence in the markets? Please be ready to display several graphs that back up your perspective.  Are there ways to temper the impact of those 2 forces on the markets?
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