But its strong balance sheet gives it strength to handle the volatility in investing in a commodity-dependent business, and it seems to be on a roll with customers.

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Last week, Newmont cleared a cup-without-handle base, a pattern of strength that often precedes a new price run-up.

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But I believe I've got the strength to be able to handle it.

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ESRI's software's key strength is the "club sandwich effect" by which customers handle advanced spatial analysis with up to dozens of layers of data from economic, demographic and environmental databases.

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