Bellwether

So I'm looking at Minnesota.

And of course, because as an expert witness in civil rights, I have litigated as an expert so many cases in Texas, and I've heard so many stories about a Democratic comeback in Texas, So, of course, I'm looking at the Bellwether, Texas case.

And then I'm looking at Kansas.

As you say, a Democrat hasn't won a Senate seat there in almost 100 years.

A couple of quick ones here.

Bellwether.

We've done it before.

Elections are coming up

in different places.

Bellwether is now used figuratively as a metaphor, but it started out as a sheep.

A weather is a kind of sheep.

It's a male sheep that has been castrated.

All three major U.S. indexes posted daily and weekly gains, while the small-cap Russell 2018 ended below the previous Friday's close.

Major US banks are reporting third quarter earnings and analysts will watch whether Bellwether players, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs still see resilient consumers and businesses.

Recently, stronger trading, healthy deal-making, and higher interest rates boosted margins and profits, but also strained borrowing and could have impacted asset quality.

Last week, the IMF highlighted two opposing forces impacting the global production activity.