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• STOCKS DO NOTHING: Here's what you need to know

  23-12-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stocks did virtually nothing leading into the holiday weekend.
  All major indices managed to scrape into the green, but still finished little changed.
  From all of us on the Business Insider Markets team, we wish you and your family a happy holidays.
  And now, for the scoreboard:
  Dow: 19,933.81, +14.93, (+0.07%)
  S&P 500: 2,263.79, +2.83, (+0.%)
  Nasdaq: 5,462.69, +15.27, (+0.28%)
  US 10-year yield: 2.543%, -0.008
  1. US consumer confidence jumps to a 13-year high. The monthly consum
  
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• New York City's 11 best oyster happy hours

  23-12-2016 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Oysters are wonderful.
  But they're even more wonderful when they're meaty, shucked properly, and just a buck.
  And so, presented in no specific order, Business Insider's list of the best oyster happy hours in New York.
  We tried to get a range of spots for connoisseurs and neophyte fans alike. Shoot us an email if we missed any of your favorites.Upstate Beer & Oyster Bar
  Deal: Six oysters and a beer for $12
  Hours: 5-7 p.m. daily
  Address: 95 1st Avenue, New York, NY
  Upstate 
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Global Senior Brand Manager

  23-12-2016 18:00
  
  excellent salary and benefits:Brand Recruitment:
  Global Senior Brand Manager, Kettering - Are you an established Senior Brand Manager with experience in developing new brands on an international basis?
  Northamptonshire, Corby / Kettering, Northamptonshire / Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes
  
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• DNA Recruit: Managing Partner - Digital Advertising Agency - London

  23-12-2016 17:09
  
  £130000.00 - £140000.00 per annum + benefits:DNA Recruit:
  Have you heard about a role we have for a digital advertising agency? They are looking for a Managing Partner and we would like to know if you think you are who they are looking for. Read on further to find out about this amazing opportunity. We're lookin
  London
  
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• Ultimate Asset: Media Strategist, Beauty Clients - £45K

  23-12-2016 17:00
  
  £40000 - £45000 per annum + Great Agency Benefits:Ultimate Asset:
  Media Strategist - Global Media Agency, LondonClients: Beauty & Cosmetics£40,000 - £45,000 (Dependent on Experience)Right, so I'm looking for a media strategist who has good media planning and strategy experience! If you have neither of them then this
  West End, London
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Social Media/Content Executive

  23-12-2016 17:00
  
  £21000 per annum:Brand Recruitment:
  Social Media/Content Executive, St Neots - A growing B2B organisation are looking for a Social Media/Content Executive to join
  Cambridgeshire, St. Neots / Bedfordshire, Bedford / Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
  
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• The stock market is about to do something for the first time since 1982 — and it's bullish

  23-12-2016 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The S&P 500 has had a very volatile year. 
  That puts the benchmark index on pace for what technical analysts describe as an outside year. This means the index's yearly range has a higher high and lower low than the previous year and closes above the previous year's high.
  This has not happened to the S&P 500 since 1982, and occurred only once before then, in 1935. The 10-year yield is also on the verge of an outside year.
  Whenever this happens, technical stra
  
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• 27 Wall Street movies to watch over Christmas

  23-12-2016 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, tis the season to sit around and do next to nothing.
  The market is closed (or quiet), everyone's with family, and it's time to get some much needed rest.
  That, however, does not mean you can't get a little Wall Street in your day. Why not kick back on the couch and watch one of these Wall Street movies?
  You'll definitely enjoy yourself, and you might even learn something."Equity" (2016)
  In a sentence: The story of a multi-billion dollar deal and the g
  
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• US consumer confidence jumps to a 13-year high

  23-12-2016 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's victory continued to increase consumer confidence in December, according a University of Michigan survey. 
  The monthly consumer sentiment index increased to 98.2, the highest level since January 2004, from a preliminary reading of 98.
  However, the index's improvement slowed compared to the immediate post-election jump in November and early December, suggesting that the honeymoon enthusiasm may be fading. 
  "An all-time record number of consumers
  
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• New home sales jumped more than expected

  23-12-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New home sales jumped more than expected
  New home sales climbed by 5.2% at a seasonally adjusted rate of 592,000 in November, according to the Census Bureau.
  Economists had forecast that new home sales rose by 2.1% at a seasonally adjusted rate of 575,000, according to the Bloomberg consensus.
  Last month's rate was revised t0 563,000.SEE ALSO: What 25 major world leaders and dictators looked like when they were young
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• Traders are bracing for a wild start to 2017

  23-12-2016 13:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Trading activity for protection against market volatility suggests that investors are bracing for a rough patch ahead. 
  The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (or the VIX) which shows expectations of near-term volatility based on S&P 500 index option prices, fell to the lowest intraday level in over a year on Tuesday.
  A low reading on the so-called fear gauge is usually an indication that traders expect calmness in the market in the near-term.
  However, a look
  
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• Here are the best charts about the markets and economy we saw in 2016

  23-12-2016 13:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As we head into the final days of 2016, it's a good time to reflect on interesting market trends of the year.
  2016 has been the most exciting year in recent times—with the a huge anti-establishment wave in politics across the world, and what looks like an important change in trend across markets. Many now boldly predict the bond bull market to be over, a renewed bull market in stocks, and oil prices to head higher.
  Chart of the Day has been our regular feature bringing you a
  
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• A 27-year-old raised $10 million from venture capitalists for an unusual hedge fund

  23-12-2016 13:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 27-year-old has raised $10 million for an unusual hedge fund — with the support of venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
  The 27-year-old in question is Olaf Carlson-Wee, and he's launching a strategy that invests in cryptocurrencies.
  To be clear, the $10 million managed by Carlson-Wee's Polychain Capital is peanuts in the hedge fund world. But Polychain's strategy is rare, with few other funds trading in cryptocurrencies. Most hedge funds trade stocks, b
  
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• 10 things you need to know today (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, BCS, DB, CS, TWTR)

  23-12-2016 12:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Here is what you need to know.
  Italy has reached a deal to save its banks. The Italian government has agreed to a 20 billion-euro ($20.9 billion) fund to aid its struggling banking system, Reuters reports. Monte Paschi, the world's oldest bank, requested a bailout just moments after a deal was completed.Bitcoin is zooming higher. The cryptocurrency is up 5.1%, or $44, to $905.50, bringing its year-t0-date gain to 117%. Bitcoin trades at its best level in three years.
  "Fallen angel" debt had its
  
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• The chief economist of an $82 billion asset manager talks Trump, China, and his outlook for 2017

  23-12-2016 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Business Insider recently caught up with Markus Schomer, the chief economist at PineBridge Investments, to help make sense of the state of the market and to talk about his outlook for 2017.
  Schomer is a 20-year veteran of PineBridge, which has $82.6 billion under management.
  Schomer discussed the sell-off in Treasurys, Fed rate hikes, and the geopolitical challenges of the year to come.
  This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
  Tina Wadhwa: The surprise election result has been trac
  
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• Heineken: Creating brand ambassadors starts internally

  23-12-2016 11:47
  
  Heineken says its ‘Heineken Experience’ attraction in Amsterdam has allowed it to produce life-long brand ambassadors, leading to a visitor repeat rate of 70%.
  The Heineken Experience welcomed its one millionth visitor yesterday (22 December), and has now become the fourth most visited attraction in Amsterdam after the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum and the Anne Frank House.
  It is housed inside the Heineken brewery, which was built in 1867 in Amsterdam. It is a self-guided interactive
  
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• Deutsche Bank shares are rocketing after announcing a $7.2 billion settlement with the US (DBK)

  23-12-2016 09:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dec 23 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank said it would pay $7.2 billion to the U.S. Department of Justice, related to its issuance and underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and other activities during 2005 to 2007.
  The agreement is less than the $14 billion the United States asked Deutsche Bank to pay in September to settle the claims.
  That negotiating figure caused Deutsche Bank's stock to plummet and raised questions about the bank's stability and the risks it poses to the fina
  
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• Virgin Holidays’ live ad wins campaign of the year

  23-12-2016 08:00
  
  With 56% of the final vote Virgin Holidays’ live TV ad has beaten off tough competition from Adidas and Channel 4 to take home the prize of ‘campaign of the year’, as voted for by Marketing Week readers.
  The holiday company knocked out 15 other campaigns in three rounds of voting to claim the top spot.
  Described as its “most ambitious brand launch” to date, the campaign featured 18 holiday destinations from Barbados to San Francisco and took the efforts of 90 produ
  
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• Youku refines targeting

  23-12-2016 01:00
  BEIJING: Video-streaming site Youku is on the verge of completing the integration of its customer data with those of its parent, internet giant Alibaba, a development that opens the way to creating more detailed customer profiles and targeted...
  
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• The Jefferson Group: Account Manager - consumer integrated marcoms agency

  23-12-2016 01:00
  
  £28-36k plus benefits :The Jefferson Group:
  Excellent opportunity for an Account Manager who is looking to accelerate their career in the right environment. Must have digital experience.Guildford/Farnham area
  
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• The first bite is the sweetest

  23-12-2016 01:00
  CAMBRIDGE, MA: The first bite of a food provides the greatest enjoyment, but it is the last bite that determines the overall level of satisfaction so larger portions tend to devalue the consumption experience, according to a leading academic. ...
  
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• Indian mobile time passes TV

  23-12-2016 01:00
  DELHI: The past year has seen a surge in the amount of time Indian consumers spend on their smartphones, to such an extent that the device has passed television in terms of media consumption, according to a new study.A report from the Mobile...
  
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• How mobile is shaping retail's future

  23-12-2016 01:00
  NEW YORK: Marketers who look only at the immediate bottom-line effects of mobile shopper activity on retailing are missing important clues about the future, according to new research published in the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR). ...
  
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• 'Gung-ho' Brits go shopping

  23-12-2016 01:00
  LONDON: Consumers in the UK appear to have been spending in the shops this Christmas, despite their pessimism over the economy and uncertainty over their own financial circumstances, according to the latest GfK Consumer Confidence Index.The...
  
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• Burger King taps AR

  23-12-2016 01:00
  JOHANNESBURG: Burger King has tapped into the enthusiasm for augmented reality (AR) with its own AR game, Defend The King, which is replacing toys as a purchase incentive in its South African restaurants."Moving away from toys is an initiative...
  
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