How did Iraq's neighbors respond to the news that the man who was formally the head of the Ba'ath party looked more like he should be the head of the long-overdue-for-a-bath party? Answer: by buying stocks. As you can see from the chart above, from last Wednesday to the close of markets today (this article is being written on December 17th) the Egyptian index (CMA) is up 1.3%, the Israeli index (TA-100) is up...
