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Date Posted: 04:47:27 12/24/09 Thu
Author: Official start to US Winter Capricorn Tuesday 22/12/2009
Subject: 1am--EST
In reply to: 23/12/2009 12:00:00 PM=14mth high back upbeat housingdata. 's message, "Capricorn=Star Wars==Tuesday 22/12/2009==official start US winter 1pm EST" on 04:44:39 12/24/09 Thu

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>Star Wars invades Wall Street
>23/12/2009 12:00:00 PM
>
>by ninemsn staff
>
>Darth Vader and his henchmen invaded the New York
>Stock Exchange on Tuesday with the Dark Lord presiding
>over the ringing of the opening bell.
>
>Vader was accompanied by four stormtroopers on the
>exchange's podium as President of Lucas Licensing
>Howard Roffman opened trading on the world's most
>famous stock exchange.
>
>Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker's trusty robot companion
>R2D2 roamed the trading floor, chatting with dealers
>and soaking up the atmosphere.
>
>Clearly the presence of the force had an impact on
>traders, with stocks soaring to a 14-month high on the
>back of upbeat housing data.
>
>The Star Wars characters join a growing roster of the
>famous and infamous who've rung the exchange's bell.
>
>Rapper Snoop Dogg opened trading last month as part of
>a campaign to attract young people into the business
>world while other famous bellringers include Anna
>Kournikova, Hillary Clinton and former Chinese premier
>Wen Jiabao.
>
>The opening of trading at the NYSE is viewed by more
>than 100 million people globally, according to the New
>York Times.

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