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Simon Constable

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Simon Constable | Author | Broadcaster | Journalist | Commentator | Speaker

His first book, "The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter, which he co-authored with Robert E. Wright, was an economics category winner in the 2012 Small Business Book Awards at Small Business Trends.

His work can be found in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Barron's, Fortune, MarketWatch.com, TheStreet.com, the New York Post, the New York Sun, the South China Morning Post, and other distinguished publications.

He also has an extensive broadcasting background. For many years, he presented the Wall Street Journal's flagship daily TV show and frequently hosted the syndicated John Batchelor radio show in New York, the top-rated show on the lar
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First, much good writing is hard work for the author. And sometimes the brain just too fried to produce what's needed. So when I have written and written for hours and still the work isn't right I stop and do something else. Then when I've rested I try again and usually that does the trick.
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FOX News Digital: 'You're destroying your countries': Is Europe finally heeding Trump's warning on illegal immigration?

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Earlier in June, the European Union appeared to finally react to concerns raised by President Donald Trump and many European voters over illegal immigration by introducing tougher border entry rules for the 27-nation bloc.

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“SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST born unlucky—so unlucky in fact that they do just the opposite of what they should at exactly the wrong time. Suckers? Maybe. But in the business of investing, those people have a name: retail investors.”
Simon Constable, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market – A Proven Guide

“The early bird doesn’t necessarily get the worm as it might miss hours of sleep only to arrive in the wrong, wormless place.”
Simon Constable, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market – A Proven Guide

“SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST born unlucky—so unlucky in fact that they do just the opposite of what they should at exactly the wrong time. Suckers? Maybe. But in the business of investing, those people have a name: retail investors.”
Simon Constable, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market – A Proven Guide

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