This New Years, Netflix has made it possible for parents to fool their kids that Midnight has arrived before it actually has. Using an animated character, King Julien, the the lemur from the All Hail King Julien hit new Netflix series, a video can be played by parents [at the time of their choosing] which shows the lemur ushering in the New Year.

For a long time now, Netflix has appealed to parents who are conscious of the content viewed by their kids. As opposed to sites which stream TV shows and Movies for free, Netflix is not cluttered with advertisements showing half-naked women, and other inappropriate images. This New Years, Netflix has built on its success by adding value for parents using Netflix across the globe.

After conducting a joint-study with Wakefield Research, Netflix discovered that 34 percent of parents already trick their young ones that midnight has arrived before the clock has actually struck Twelve PM.

Netflix stock has experienced a very volatile year, jumping more than once between 320 and 450, and right back down again. For the third quarter in October, a Netflix data release revealed that subscriber growth was lower than expected. Nonetheless, in the field of digital media, Netflix will surely remain a trusted name as we head into 2015.

Groupon News

Groupon, the lovable e-commerce service which drops daily coupons straight into your email box, dropped 30 percent in 2014. But don’t let its dramatic drop in stock price fool you.

The company is currently operating in 47 countries, and has made several strategic investments in recent years. In early January of 2014, in Asia, Groupon acquired Ticket Monster, an online marketplace for Sports, Theater, and Concert Tickets [and everything in between]. After nurturing the company over the course of 2014, now, Goldman Sachs wants to buy up 20% of Ticket Monster from its sole owner, Groupon.

According to Tom Forte, a technology analyst from Brean Capital, Groupon is planning on further expanding its global operations over the course of 2015.

EUR/USD News

The Euro has weakened in the month of December against the US Dollar. From trading at 1.25 in the beginning of December, today the pair is trading between 1.21 and 1.22.

Financial analysts attribute this week’s volatility to the political situation in Greece. On Monday, Greece failed to elect a new president, and the political turmoil has continued to rattle the financial markets since. Given the EU’s desire to initiate large scale economic changes, investor confidence in the Euro further dwindled this week.

From the Banc De Binary offices, we wish you a Happy New Year!