published Oct 22, 2018, 1:22:54 AM, by Adam Haigh and Andreea Papuc (Bloomberg) — Stocks and U.S. futures erased losses and European contracts advanced as Chinese equities built on a Friday rally after calls for calm from the country’s top finance officials. The dollar and Treasuries dipped. The Shanghai Composite

Everyone knows the story of David and Goliath — how a shepherd boy challenged the Philistine giant to battle and brought him down with a sling and a stone.  The story is told in 1 Samuel :17. “Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in