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The Dow and S&P 500 booked record highs Friday in reaction to the Bank of Japan’s surprise decision to expand stimulus measures.

As I sit here in Kiev, Ukraine, and see the chaos enveloping the world around me, I think it’s time to pound the table for investors to protect their portfolios.  American leadership is absent, other world powers are rising, and geopolitical tensions are reaching the breaking point.  

China's willingness to stomach slower growth in the short term is causing turbulence in the global markets.

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Strong economic data from Europe and Asia sent U.S. stock-index futures climbing modestly on Wednesday, suggesting the Dow and S&P could open near record highs.

Wall Street ended solidly in the green as the S&P 500 logged its 11th record close of the year, the first five-day string of record closes since '98. The Dow also notched its 17th record close.

The broad S&P 500 logged a fresh record high Monday in light trading, while the Dow tilted slightly lower, as traders took a breather after a hectic week.

U.S. stock-index futures paused on Monday after a rally last week left the Dow and S&P 500 sitting at the highest levels on record.

The Dow and broader S&P 500 climbed slightly after notching fresh record highs last week.

Wall Street’s geopolitical concerns usually center on the Mideast, but investors are now nervously listening to the saber-rattling from the Korean peninsula.

The markets have “reached some kind of tipping point,” according to Gloom, Boom & Doom Report publisher Marc Faber. He added that global markets have realized deceleration in China’s economy is worse than predicted.

McDonald's fried up a 0.7% rise in comparable-store sales in July, topping estimates, as strong U.S. sales helped offset weakness in Europe. 

Gold took one of its biggest tumbles on record amid a whirlwind of worries over the global economy and concerns sovereign and institutional players will continue selling the precious metal.

The World Bank said remittances by migrant workers to the developing world are set to rise 6.3% this year to $414 billion.

China’s Communist Party announced a formal investigation last month into one of the party's most senior figures, Zhou Yongkang, and one hedge fund manager says the move will bring broader political and market implications.

The electronics maker was hit by concerns about sales of its flagship smartphone.

Shares of Wynn Resorts climbed more than 4.5% on Friday as investors cheered strong Macau sales and analysts unleashed a slew of upbeat notes. 

China replaces the U.S. as the world’s largest ice cream market.

Asia saw the wealth of its billionaires jump by 13% in 2013, making it the world’s fastest-growing region for the ultra rich.

General Motors announced it will stop manufacturing in Australia by the end of 2017 due to the country's elevated currency and relatively small market.