How’s your US equities strategy doing this year? If you’re outperforming the market overall, there’s a good chance the bullish momentum is linked to overweights in energy, real estate, financials or tech – or perhaps all of the above.

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* Senate approves bill to lift debt ceiling and avoid US government shutdown
* US consumer inflation expected to rise to 39-year high in today’s Nov. update
* Online inflation rises to record 3.5% year-over-year, Adobe reports
* Ukraine-Russia efforts on new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine breaks down
* Germany’s foreign minister warns Russia on aggressive moves toward Ukraine
* Insiders selling stock at historic levels amid soaring share valuations
* China’s rising currency is outperforming the US dollar this year
* In upbeat sign for labor market, US jobless claims fall to a 52-year low: