It's too early yet to be alarmist but if these kinds of numbers were confirmed in December and January, it would mean that the bright interval we've had this summer was a flash in the pan, ... This is certainly a warning.

Sentiment remains fragile... We are still waiting for signs that companies are rebuilding margins and investing again.

Risks remain and uncertainty is on the rise, this was in substance the message of G7 finance ministers and central bankers this weekend. Even if global economic growth remains solid, it is suffering from high oil prices, U.S. deficits and the rise of protectionism.

How lucky are we to have Naomi Watts and Sean Penn playing us? We've seen the final cut now a couple times, and the scenes with the marriage fraying at the edges are still very difficult to watch. However, our hope was that no matter your political persuasion, you're taken with the idea that it's important to hold power in check.

Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.

We don't have to sit by while Trump uses his enormous global platform to undermine our national security. We would love to be able to actually force Twitter's hand to live up to its rules, explicitly forbidding hate speech and encouraging violence.