A Look Back At 2013

Owain Bennallack, Nate Weisshaar and Mark Rogers look back on what actually mattered in 2013.

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Lots of things didn’t happen in 2013: Europe didn’t blow up, the US didn’t default, and nobody waged war with Iran. But bad news for permabears and newspaper publishers was good news for the stock market, with indices around the world soaring as investors lost their fear. Owain Bennallack, Nate Weisshaar and Mark Rogers look back on what actually mattered in 2013 — and what to look out for in 2014.

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