Although under America's anti-bribery law the penalties can be fearsome (multi-million-dollar fines and jail terms), only one case a year on average has actually been prosecuted.

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Bond yields are signaling significant turbulence is ahead, yet stocks in the U.S. are on average down a little over 6% from multi-year highs.

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