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Where the Mayan’s really just talking about Netflix?

There has been a shroud of uncertainty surrounding the end of the world in 2012 according to the Mayan calendar but could the Mayans have been pointing to the end of Netflix’s monopoly?

 

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) sunk like a stone …

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The oil roller coaster

The price of crude oil climbed this morning following a report from the U.S. government that showed retail sales in July where stronger than expecting, leading investors to think that crude consumption in the U.S. could hold up.

Oil was …

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Dow Jones in the eye of a storm?

Things where a little more relaxed on Wall Street today after a week of whipsaw trading and mixed economical data.

The Dow gained more than 150 points early on after a government report was released stating that consumers spent more …

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Short selling banned in 4 European countries

Short selling has been banned in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium.

The move was made by Euro zone officials late thursday in an effort to calm the market turmoil that has engulfed financial systems around the globe. Investors have suffered …

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Greece bans short selling

In another attempt to stabilize its markets Greece has banned short selling on its Athens Stock Exchange which has plummeted to its lowest level in over 14 years.

Greece has been at centre stage for a long time now as …

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