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Stocks sliding again, Facebook vs. Snapchat and Netflix's new hit

















The price of crude is sliding again, and it’s bringing stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) down with it—again. Adding insult to injury, retail sales disappointed this morning, weighing ominously on investors’ minds ahead of the holiday shopping season. Meanwhile, the Fed is amping up rhetoric ahead of its much anticipated meeting next month. 


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While you wait for all of this to shake out, here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is keeping an eye on today.


Chinese made Buick coming to America
The latest Chinese import is about to hit U.S. highways. General Motors (GM) has announced plans to start selling a Chinese-made Buick SUV early next year. GM is already a top seller in China, but sales there have lagged recently.


Facebook vs. Snapchat
Now you see it. Now you don’t. Facebook (FB) just rolled out a disappearing message feature to compete with Snapchat. Users in select markets can choose to have their messages disappear after one hour. Is this the key to keeping a younger user base?


Netflix’s latest hit
Netflix (NFLX) has a new hit show in its hands. Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” has received high praise from both critics and viewers. The show has a 100 percent “fresh” rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Should the major networks be taking notice?


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Stocks sliding again, Facebook vs. Snapchat and Netflix"s new hit

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