published Oct 26, 2017, 7:29:32 PM, by Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks followed gains in U.S. equities as earnings and congressional action on tax reform boosted confidence in the growth outlook. Equity benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney as technology shares rallied following stellar profit at Amazon.com Inc.

My favorite book of the Bible is the book of Jeremiah. The reason that I love this book is that it does not have a “happy ending.” All throughout the book, Jeremiah does what G-d tells him to do and in response he is beaten, thrown into a cistern/well, put