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How's it going out there?

It's Thursday, September 2nd.

I'm Frank Curridge, your host of the S&A Investor

Podcasts where I break down the headlines and tell you what's really moving these markets

It's been a crazy two weeks for me

Pretty crazy. I just got back from China. I slept all day the first day I think I slept for

something like 14 hours and I'm on one hour sleep now so the jet lag and it's

killing me it didn't kill any of us when we got there. When we all got back, we're all struggling.

Even the guy who's editing this is struggling. So if anything comes out a little funny or weird, don't email me. I'm allowed one bad podcast.

So, really, I'm running on fumes here and to be honest with you I'm really

excited I have so much to talk about this is going to be one of my best podcasts because I'm talking to

China I you know talk about China I have two great guests today.

I'll get to all that in a minute.

But, you know, I have to tell you after eight flights in 10 days

visiting six cities, I want to say we took at least 20 cab rides, four trains, no buses because we probably couldn't fit on any of the buses. There were so many people. But you don't know a lot of companies. I want to say about six companies two portfolio managers about three four analysts

including ones at the companies we met but overall it's been a pretty crazy time

and it's funny because the first thing not the first thing

but a third thing when I woke up for my long sleep you know I'm talking to my wife and

we just get into China and she just out of nowhere just says you know I know this really doesn't relate to anything but

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