With volume arriving higher than open interest, we can speculate that new contracts are being initiated on the February 50 strike.

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Why a judge who is a smart and very savvy judge chose to do that we can only speculate.

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We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter as evidence that she's playing the race card, or we can speculate on whether white men will all flock to John McCain in the general election regardless of his policies.

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We can only speculate on the nature of their relationship, but the most obvious theory is that Ferguson sees so much of himself in the fiercely driven firebrand, that he now shares an automatic empathy with Keane.

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While we can speculate endlessly on the possibilities, what retirees seeking fixed income need to focus on is the fiscal cliff, because that could be a real game changer.

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