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By Lawrence G. McMillan There are some longer term seasonal patterns that affect the stock market.  One is that years ending in ‘5’ have generally been quite bullish since the first one in 1895 (to go back that far, one must observe the Dow, for $SPX did not exist).  In fact, such years were mostly…

Tyro is a payments-solution to retailers. The company services retailers, hospitality, and medical centres, and with 51,000 outlets, it transacts $17 billion annually, or 10% market share. The benefit to the consumer is that it is highly reliable, has extra functionality (e.g.: splitting bills or adding tips), incorporates Alipay and Zip, and is fully integrated…