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.footer .iOSLink a { color: #666666 !important; text-decoration: none !important; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { body { padding: 10px !important; } .one-column p, .one-column li { font-size: 19px !important; line-height: 29px !important; } }A daily digest of opinions and analysisTick, Tock; Tick, Tock; Tick, Tock...The first round of the French presidential election is just days away, and much to pollsters’ dismay, the four-way race is tightening. After an exhausting year of Trump, Brexit and populist madness, the Bloomberg View editorial board issues a plea for French voters to support the moderate candidates: the independent Emmanuel Macron, and the (unfortunately scandal-plagued) Republican Francois Fillon.Meanwhile, Leonid Bershidsky takes a closer look at surging leftist candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, whose soak-the-rich pledges have France’s wealthy contemplating exile. And if that makes you nervous (let alone the prospect of a President Le Pen), Therese Raphael offers a hopeful assessment: The Gallic version of “Make America Great Again” is about shoring up the status quo, she argues, not destroying it.Team Trump Doesn’t Appreciate Soft Power’s PunchBack to America: U.S. military power can provide leverage for diplomacy — but not if a resource-starved State Department has no one available to negotiate. James Gibney warns that leaving foreign policy solely to the generals (even the best ones, even with the best intentions) could lead to bloody outcomes.The End of Men? Not in RetailThe industry is a mess, as you’ve surely heard, but some are weathering the retailpocalypse better than others. As the U.S. economy trades sales clerks for warehouse workers and delivery drivers, Virginia Postrel notes, a much-hyped gender trend has been turned on its head.The Emerging Anti-Corporate MajorityIn such a fractured country, what force can connect liberals and conservatives, city-slickers and suburbanites, college seniors and senior citizens? Justin Fox says that hatred of companies’ growing power and influence has become a uniting force in American politics — perhaps the only one — and the business world should take it more seriously.Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. Learn more.Ritholtz’s ReadsWhy Tesla’s stock is in ludicrous mode (Slate)How asset managers are adapting to exchange-traded funds (Alpha Architect)Financial advice (and cautionary tales) from the stars: Eleven celebrities discuss how they spend their money (Bloomberg Businessweek)(Read Barry Ritholtz’s full daily news roundup here.)Bloomberg GadflyOil investors just aren’t buying the price rebound storyMorgan Stanley’s winning results may give Goldman ideasWal-Mart’s bargain-bin e-commerce plan may not pay off(Read more from BV’s sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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