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Yahoo Finance's morning wrap for Friday

A Hawaiian shirt with Scott Morrison's face in the design, as sold by Mr Koya.
The Mahalo ScoMo shirt, by Mr Koya.

Good morning.

Markets: Wall St gained overnight despite the Donald Trump impeachment, but the Australian market is expected to open lower on Friday morning. SPI200 futures was down 0.43 per cent at 7am AEDT.

The Australian dollar is buying 68.86 US cents, slightly up from 68.79 US cents on Thursday.

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Remember the controversy over Scott Morrison taking holidays while the bushfires continue? An Australian menswear website crashed after it offered Hawaiian shirts featuring the prime minister's face. The retailer would have given 100 per cent of the profits to fire services.

Have a great weekend!

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