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Early 2011 could see oil rise above $100 says Francisco Blanch, Head of Commodities Research at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.

Why? Blanch explains on Bloomberg TV that the increased global demand for fuels accompanied with a recovering global GDP should be enough to push prices higher.

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What do people know about the financial struggles in Greece? Is a bailout the answer for the debt-ridden nation? Find out in the video above!

Watch more on the Greek Financial Crisis:

– So, Is The Euro Doomed?

– Everything You Need To Know About The Greece Bailout

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• Greece Bags $5 Billion From Investors Offering Killer Yield As Investors Bet On ECB Backing
• The Greek Crisis Is Over! (For Now)
• Germany Wants Greece To Sell Off Its Islands In Return For Cash

During his interview with Bloomberg TV, Nouriel Roubini says the S&P will remain “flat over the year.”

“The markets in my view are going to do okay in the first half of the year, but expect there to be a massive slow down in growth in the second half of the year.”

Watch Nouriel below:

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• The US Fiscal Problem Is A Ticking Timebomb, And Obama Lacks The Political Capital To Deal With It
• Roubini: What Russia Needs Is A Good Crisis, So It Can Fix Itself
• Roubini: U-Shaped Anemic Recovery For Global Economy

Should Goldman Sachs be regulated? Or are they doing nothing wrong at all? Do people even care about Goldman Sachs? Find out in the video above!

More from our “What Do People REALLY Think Of…” segments:

… Hulu?

… iPhone Or Droid?

… Twitter?

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• Goldman Sachs Will Lose Access To The Discount Window Under The Volcker Rule
• Goldman Sachs: The Year Will Be Huge For Big Banks, M&A, And Food Inflation, While Obamacare Will Prove Irrelevant
• Goldman Sachs Destroys Expectations With $6.41 Billion of Trading Revenue

Nouriel Roubini is at Davos right now and had this to say to Bloomberg TV:

Roubini: “I see the high probability of a slow recovery in the advanced economies. But I see also risk of a double-dip rising, especially if there is a policy mistake like exiting too soon from the stimulus or exiting too late.”

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• Roubini: The Market Is Toast In The Second Half Of The Year
• Biggest Sovereign Risks For 2010? Check Out The Wealthy Nations
• How Nouriel Roubini Kind Of Hit On A Student’s Mom

Jim Chanos continues to make the rounds, explaining his controversial (though increasingly less so) view on the Chinese bubble. A point he emphasizes: he’s not betting against China, the economy, or currency. He’s specifically negative on property. How’s he betting on that? Betting against the companies that supply raw materials for the building boom — iron ore, construction etc.

Don’t miss: Why the Shanghai real estate bubble is the most obvious bubble ever >

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• Chanos: 30,000,000,000 Sq. Feet Of Commercial Real Estate Being Built In China
• Jim Chanos: Just Wait Until The Chinese See Communist Insiders Flipping Their Homes
• Why Shanghai Real Estate Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever