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Stacy Summary:   Sounds like part of the shift of wealth & power to BRIC and others.

• Short selling in Lloyds shares double in week

• Hollywood output to decline by 30% as funding dries up

The finances are in freefall, Gill said. In the wake of the financial meltdown, banks that had acted as the main funders of big- and middle-budget films have withdrawn their largesse, sucking $12bn (£7.4bn) out of the $18bn available to the top studios.