That said, Barclays Capital analysts in London said in a note to clients on Monday that they saw a strong trend tendency in portfolio flows, warning of more outflows given the current high level of investor uncertainty surrounding the euro zone.

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But the trend is worrisome, and goes beyond the tendency of all politicians every where to manipulate power to their advantage.

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Another purchasing trend, that Apple has identified, is the tendency of their customers to purchase one Apple device, and then to go on to purchase other Apple devices.

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