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In a move made to compete with Skype and possibly Apple, Google is now offering a feature which allows users to use the phone to contact one another via Gmail. It will be interesting to see if Google will provide better reception than that of the iPhone. And if it eventually provides the ability to use this from a mobile phone, then it will truly compete with the iPhone as a service provider.
For now, the feature is only available in the US, but once it is available throughout the world, it will be interesting to see how this will affect the price of Google stock. Advanced investors may be able to take advantage of binary options and game the news ticker, watching carefully for when Google makes the feature available worldwide and when it expands features. You can see our previous entry written in March for more of an explanation on how to use this strategy to make a return on your investment.

Stock Markets Summary – These are the quotes from the end of the day on Friday
Dow Jones Industrial Average – ended at 9,686.48, a 5% drop for the week.
S&P- Dropped 4.79 points, a drop of 5% for the week.
NASDAQ- Dropped 9.57 points to 2,091.79.

These are the major events from this month:

Currencies
The dollar index ended last week at 84.41, reaching its lowest level in two months.

Savings and Consumer Spending
Spending rose slightly higher in May compared to April, suggesting increased consumer confidence. Savings also rose compared to last month.

Commodity Market
Oil- Crude oil prices for August fell to $77.96 a barrel.
Gold- COMEX gold’s August contract fell $16.60 to $1,239.20 per ounce. Gold futures rose a dollar in expectation of the holiday weekend.

Employment
The jobless rate decreased by .2%, from 9.5% in June from 9.7% in May.
Nonfarm payrolls for June fell by 125,000, whereas private payrolls for June increased by 83,000, which is an improvement from the 33,000 private payrolls that were added last month.
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose by 13,000 in the week ended June 26 to 472,000, the Labor Department said, a sign that companies remain reluctant to hire.

Sales and Manufacturing
Retail sales fell in May for the first time in eight months. The manufacturing index fell 3.5 points in June to 56.2, the lowest level this year.

Housing
Home sales declined last month to 300,000, a 32.7% decrease from 446,000 the previous month.

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