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Market movers review: Netflix, Bank of Ireland and Sears Holdings

Here’s a look a some of the major movers in U.S. markets today and the reasons why.

In this report: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), The Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) and  Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SHLD).

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is trading over 5.5 percent higher …

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Euro drops as turbulent year draws to an end

Continued concern over the European debt crisis and its strain on economic growth dragged the euro to below 100 yen for the first time since June 2001.

The turbulent year for the 17 nation currency has lead it to become …

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U.S. and European markets slip following U.S. Labor report

A report released by the Labor Department on Friday triggered more fears that the economy was heading towards another recession after stating that no net workers where added during the month of August and that unemployment remained at 9.1 percent.…

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Bank of America selling Canadian credit card business to TD Canada Trust

Bank of America announced on Monday that it will sell its $8.6 billion credit card business to TD Bank Group in Canada and that it will further sell off its credit card businesses in the UK and Ireland.

 

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Gold drops as market end whipsaw week on a high

Gold fell for its second straight day on friday after a report was released by the government that showed retail sales in the U.S. had increased by its largest amount in over four months. The report said that retail sales …

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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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