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Podcast: The Option Block
Episode: Option Block 487: Peppermint Sticks for Old St. VIX
Description: Trading Block: The Force is not strong with Disney. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” had a record-breaking $238 million opening weekend at box offices in the U.S. and Canada, in addition to a near-record $279 million overseas, but DIS was off 2% today and off nearly $10 since the movie launched on Thursday. Dow sets mark for most volatile December since 2008. Wall St. slides on lower crude prices, stock options expiry. The Bad of apple of the stock market this month: Apple. Oil prices hit 11-year low as global supply balloons.
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