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Specialist Glenn Carell watches the numbers as he works at his post on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, Thursday June 26, 2008. Wall Street plunged Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down to their lowest point in nearly two years as investors contended with a barrage of bad news: a surge in oil prices past $140 a barrel and warnings of trouble in the key financial, automotive and high-tech industries.
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 The New York Times 
Gold Pushes Still Higher; Wall Street Opens Quietly
Wed 2 Dec 2009
Wall Street eased back on Wednesday as investors began to receive some information about November's unemployment, and as gold hit another new record high as the dollar continued to weaken. All three... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
newspapers on the weight - India
Business   Hyderabad   India   Japan   Photos
 Asian Age 
India becomes biggest newspaper market
Wed 2 Dec 2009
AGE CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD Dec. 1: India has emerged as the biggest newspaper market in the world with 107 million daily sales. Presenting the annual press trends update at the ongoing world press... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Anti-poverty campaigner and rock star Sir Bob Geldof listens to a question during a press conference in Athens, on Monday, April 10, 2006. Geldof, a candidate for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, received an award from the Greek branch of Doctors of the World.  The Independent  Wed 2 Dec 2009
Bob Geldof: 'Who says aid doesn't work?'

Bob Geldof sat uncomfortably in a vast field of igneous rocks scattered apparently at random among the sere grass. But the rocks had been placed deliberately on the volcanic soil of the great plateau... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Africa   Aid   Humanitarian   Hunger   Photos
nature and beauty - wild flowers on Earth  The Times  Wed 2 Dec 2009
Earth: Art of a Changing World at the Royal Academy
If you are going to see Earth, Art of a Changing World, the new Royal Academy show about climate change, ignore the installation in Burlington Arcade, ignore the giant blue molecular object seemingly... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Art   Climate   Earth   Nature   Photos
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Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, November 2007 Hong Kong Standard Tue 1 Dec 2009
DBS insists S$1.8b exposure to Dubai is manageable

DBS Group - Singapore's largest bank - has disclosed that its total exposure to Dubai is about S$1.8 billion (HK$10.09 billion), but said the situation is manageable.... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Bank   Debt   Dubai   Photos   Singapore
A woman walks past a digital display board in Hong Kong which shows the city's benchmark Hang Seng index rises 363.92 to 24,123.17 points on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. ( AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung )hg3 Hong Kong Standard Tue 1 Dec 2009
Mainland growth outlook turns share investors bullish

Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day after manufacturing activity in the mainland continued to grow at its fastest pace in 18 months in November, offsetting concerns of... (photo: AP Photo / Lo Sai Hung )
China   Economy   Hong Kong   Investment   Photos
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium. Hong Kong Standard Tue 1 Dec 2009
Visitors to cash in on theme park alliance

Fun times are set to roll across the region as Ocean Park teams up with 11 theme parks in a bid to bring in more overseas visitors to each venue. //--> Patsy Moy... (photo: Creative Commons / Aapo Haapanen)
Aquarium   Cash   Photos   Visitors   Zoo
Pedestrians make their way past the Reserve Bank of Australia building in central Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 1 percentage point Tuesday in the latest bold move by the country's top finance officials to stave off a recession. The New York Times Tue 1 Dec 2009
Australia Raises Rates for a Third Time

HONG KONG - Australia, whose economy has rebounded rapidly this year after the global financial turmoil, on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)
Asia   Australia   Economy   Finance   Photos
Singer Alicia Keys performs on NBC's CBS News Tue 1 Dec 2009
Alicia Keys Holds Contest for Africa Trip

5 Winners will Accompany Singer on Visit; Called her First Trip a Life-Changing Experience Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments Alicia Keys (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Martial... (photo: AP / Peter Kramer)
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