What you need to know on Wall Street today
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It is a quiet day on Wall Street, with markets closing early.
The big story of the day is of course Black Friday. Thanksgiving Day shopping was a "bust" this year, according to analysts at SunTrust.
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Here are the top Wall Street headlines at midday -
BLOOMBERG: Ted Cruz 'says some of the stupidest things I've ever heard' - Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York trashed two top-tier Republican presidential candidates in a CNN interview
Ex-Barclays CEO: Banks are about to have an 'Uber moment' - Antony Jenkins, the former CEO of Barclays, has a nightmare vision for the future of big banks.
SALLIE KRAWCHECK: 'Network, network, network, network' - Networking is not cheating, and everyone does it.
One of the most bullish Wall Street strategists just offered one of the most bearish outlooks for 2016 we've read yet - BMO Capital Markets' Brian Belski is preparing clients for a stock market correction sometime in 2016.
Inside Barclays' disastrous 'deal of the century' - Barclays on Thursday got hit with a £72 million ($109 million) fine for failing to make sure a deal back in 2011 wasn't being used to fund criminal activity or terrorism.
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AIG Said to Mull Sale of Life Blocks as Icahn Seeks Breakup - Bloomberg
Millstein partners Tudor, Pickering in energy restructuring consulting - Reuters
Big Banks Cut Back on Loans to Small Business - The Wall Street Journal
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