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No way around it - 2017 was a great year to own stocks. The S&P 500 index had risen almost 20 percent over the year. And the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 25 percent over the same period  buoying portfolios  dividends and retirement accounts. And it's a similar story around the world on financial markets in Japan  Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. All this happened despite a wave of political turmoil in the U.S. and around the globe. To find out why 2017 was such a bull year  we're joined now by  NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner . Hi  Uri.
 URI BERLINER   BYLINE: Hey  Ray.
 BERLINER : Well  you know  despite all this tension and political volatility and geopolitical uncertainty  it actually was a good year for the global economy and remarkably kind of a stable one. Corporate earnings were very strong. Inflation is in check. Sort of the sense that the financial crisis of 2008 is really behind us now. I think economies around the world felt that more confidently. And every single country  every major developed country grew last year which is a remarkable thing. It just doesn't happen that often.
 BERLINER : Well  really  you know  since the end of the financial crisis  the stock market in the U.S. has just been on a roll. It's had a number of really good years. In 2009  the S&P 500 was up more than 26 percent. In 2013  it was up more than 32 percent. So stocks have had a lot of good years but this was especially notable  this one.
 BERLINER : Well  I think a lot of this just has to do with corporate earnings. I mean  markets look at corporate earnings very closely. This is really their bread and butter. And  you know  companies throughout the U.S. - technology companies  all kinds of companies - posted really stellar earnings. And there was strong earnings growth overseas as well. So  you know  I think this market has just looked at a - an unusually stable year economically despite  and in spite of all craziness  all the turmoil  all the threatening situations around - the world the volatility and the fear in the economy just wasn't there.
 BERLINER : Right  exactly. As you said  you know  half of Americans own stocks. And for them  it was a very good year. And to some extent  if those people feel wealthier  they may spend more. That's called a wealth effect. That may boost the economy a little bit. But those people who don't own stocks  they don't benefit directly in any way from this big year in the stock market. And even those who do own stock  they're really concentrated mostly among people who are wealthy - six-figure earners  seven-figure earners. Those are the people who own most of the stock in the U.S.  and even those who own some  many of them don't own that much.
SUAREZ: That's  NPR's Uri Berliner . Thanks a lot  Uri.
 BERLINER : You're welcome  Ray.
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Global Markets Remain Immune To A Year Of Political Volatility : NPR


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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)  speaks with reporters after announcing  his  retirement at the conclusion of  his  term on Capitol Hill in Washington  U.S.  September 26  2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
WASHINGTON (Reuters)  - U.S. Senator Bob Corker   the influential Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee  said on Tuesday he will not run for re-election  a blow to a party already struggling to balance divisions between mainstream and more populist wings.
An establishment Republican   Corker  has been criticized from the right  and a conservative activist had already announced a primary challenge. But he was expected to keep the seat  and had amassed a $7.5 million campaign war chest.
 Corker  has ruled out running for governor of Tennessee.
âI have no idea what Iâm going to do. No idea whatsoever â  Corker  said in an interview. But he said he was not leaving out of frustration over deep party divides that have often paralyzed Congress.
 Corker  announced  his  retirement on the day of the failure of the latest Republican effort to repeal former Democratic President Barack Obamaâs healthcare law.
âI am not going to be one of the people who leaves here badmouthing what is one of the greatest privileges of oneâs life â  Corker  said.
He said he realized he was ready to retire on Aug. 24 during a factory groundbreaking in Clarksville  Tennessee  and almost announced his decision at least twice before Tuesday.  Corker  said that he made his announcement now to allow a strong candidate time to enter the Senate race.
 Corker  is the first senator to announce  his  retirement ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections  when one-third of the 100-seat chamber will be up for grabs. Tennessee is a solidly Republican state and the party  which currently holds a 52-seat majority in the Senate  is favored to keep his seat.
In his official announcement   Corker  said that âafter much thought  consideration and family discussionâ over the past year  he and his wife Elizabeth âhave decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018.â
 Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)  walks away after speaking with reporters after announcing  his  retirement at the conclusion of  his  term on Capitol Hill in Washington  U.S.  September 26  2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
CLASHES WITH  TRUMP
In August  after Trumpâs much-criticized reaction to violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia   Corker  told reporters in  his  home state Tennessee that Trump had not been able to demonstrate the âstabilityâ or competence that  he  needed to be successful as president.
After the exchange  the two men had an hour-long meeting at the White House this month that  Corker  has described as a wide-ranging and friendly discussion.
 Corker  will remain chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee until he leaves in January 2019. He said he wanted the panel to address issues including Secretary of State Rex Tillersonâs State Department reorganization  food aid reform  and the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery.
 Corker  said the committee would address the international nuclear agreement with Iran  as Trump faces a mid-October deadline for deciding whether to certify that Tehran is complying with that pact. That decision could force Congress to decide whether to reimpose sanctions.  Corker  would not say whether Trump had decided to certify or not.
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Republican U.S. Senator Corker will not seek re


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Jack and Laurie Beaton  attended the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas to celebrate  their  23rd wedding anniversary.  They  sat sipping beers and enjoying the concert on the grass.
 Laurie  posted to Facebook  'Here's to 23 wonderful years and looking forward to 23 more.'
Less than an hour later   Laurie  felt a bullet fly by  her  shoulder. Jerry Cook   Laurie 's father  recalled a conversation with  her  in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
'Jack got on top of  Laurie  to protect  her . He laid on top of  her  and said  ' Laurie   I love you.'  She  said  'I love you  too ' and boom -- he got hit. I don't know how many times ' Cook said.
Rescue workers ushered  Laurie  and others members of  her  group to safety. Jack had already been removed from the scene when  she  returned looking for his body.
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These are the heroes of the Las Vegas shooting