LEAVING ON A DOWNBEAT

The market’s down and your editor is out–out of town. As we depart for a bit of R&R, the equity market’s getting roughed up. Although a post or two may pop up on these digital pages, yours truly will be returning to the regular grind on August 7. Meantime, we’ll be watching the usual suspects (and looking out for bears) from an undisclosed location on the California coast.