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“When you get this rally chasing, it could really put you on a very precarious footing in the market,” he said.

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“When you get this rally chasing, it could really put you on a very precarious footing in the market,” he said.

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The jobs market remains “in a precarious spot,” said Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, in a note to clients.

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But even those plans are precarious and dependent on the nonprofit’s funding.

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But just as a scrumptious tarte Philippe will cause the most dreadful tummy ache if eaten in excess, too much optimism can plunge one into the precarious state of mind known as “optoomuchism.”

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