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Mergers Hit a Record. Should We Be Worried?
History tells us to watch out when M&A activity reaches new peaks.
Where are we exactly?
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How long can the economy keep humming along? Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s economic adviser, believes that the good times are here to stay for the foreseeable future. He declared last week that growth could well continue until 2024.
If such a thing happened, the current expansion, which is already long in the tooth, would be the longest ever.