measure. overnight in asia, you saw similar concerns as markets in both japan and korea came under pressure the nikkei down by 1.3%, that is a 2 1/2 month low. hang seng off by a third in europe, you can see similar concerns playing out there the cac is the biggest loser in the major averages declines of over 1.25% and for stocks in italy and in spain if you want to check out what has been happening with currencies, the yen has been picking up some ground this morning. it is considered a traditional safe haven right now it looks like the dollar-yen is at 109.77, dollar up against the euro. also seeing a big move in the swiss franc, seen as asafe haven trade. you check that out this morning, but we ve also seen gold a little stronger and u.s. treasuries picking up a bit as well and big news, disney says that it will pull its movies from netflix and launch its own streaming service, it will take several years to complete. disney making that announcement as it released quarter
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