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For the first time in history, the six biggest Wall Street banks \u2014 JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley \u2014 made $100 billion in profit in a year. \u201cThey have Republican tax cuts to thank,\u201d wrote Bloomberg. [Bloomberg<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n And…<\/p>\n Over the next few months, Netflix will increase the prices of all of its subscription plays by $1 to $2. \u201cA Christmas Prince 3: Trimming the Tree\u201d won\u2019t make itself for free, you know? Netflix stock jumped 6 percent on the news. [CNN Business<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n Which reminds me: the next time I hear anything from anyone about how Democratic politicians are in the thrall of Wall Street, I’m coming to your house and I will swat you one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two items from 538 Significant Digits: $100 billion in profit For the first time in history, the six biggest Wall Street banks \u2014 JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley \u2014 made $100 billion … Continue reading $1 to $2 increase<\/em><\/h2>\n