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The newly appointed Director of Student Services, Larry Jacobson joins Merlin to talk about his new role at Online Trading Academy, as well as what is happening in his Options class this week. Merlin and Larry look at the Greeks, and their utility in managing risk while trading options, as well as the when to use which options trading strategy.



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Asia Pacific investors are concerned about geopolitical tension upsetting the regional markets and feel that Abenomics will not deliver markedly higher economic growth for Japan, Fitch Ratings said on Friday, citing results of a survey.

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Merlin welcomes Diana Hill to the show to talk about the 4 new real estate classes she is creating for Online Trading Academy. Diana addresses some of the big misconceptions in the industry and precipitated by late night television.



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Mexico's unemployment rate eased for the fourth successive month in November to its lowest level since the end of last year, figures from the statistical office INEGI showed Friday.

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Brazil's unemployment unexpectedly rose in November after easing in the previous two months, figures from the statistical office IBGE showed Friday.

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Dr. Mark Thornton, John O’Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld talk about the “Chicago Plan” and how it might make our markets more stable by not permitting fractional reserve banking. The trio also discuss Oil, the US dollar, Mises.org and the Austrian School of Economics.



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After reporting existing home sales at their highest level in a year in the previous month, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Monday showing that existing home sales pulled back by much more than expected in the month of November.

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New Zealand had a merchandise trade deficit of NZ$213 million in November, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday.

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That beat forecasts for a shortfall of 575 million following the NZ$908 million deficit in October.

Exports dipped 9.5 percent on year to NZ$4.02 billion, while imports fell an annual 1.3 percent to NZ$4.24 billion.

This is the smallest November deficit since 2010, the bureau said.


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The global economic growth is set to gain between 0.3 and 0.7 percent in 2015 on lower oil prices, economists at the International Monetary Fund said in a blog.

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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly decreased in the week ended December 20th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.

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