Welcome to the pre-Labor Day episode of your favorite daily source of news, entertainment and investment advice.

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It was a welcome knock for the Middlesex batsman, who was dropped for the pre-Christmas tour to Sri Lanka because of his failure to convert starts into big scores and has had a run of 25 Test innings without reaching three figures.

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And while pre-marketing may not render much by way of price discovery, investors appear to welcome an early look at would-be public companies and companies can gain perspectives on how their offerings may be received in terms of central themes and key metrics.

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