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News via satellite from RTVE Madrid Spain, in Spanish, no subtitles. News via satellite from RTVE Madrid Spain, in Spanish, no subtitles.

Over my forty years or so in and around dealing rooms and financial markets, I have heard many theories as to how to approach that problem and have settled on a process that has worked for me.