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Hawaii Enjoys Financial Boost from TV Show

'Hawaii Five-0' helps state attract TV and film productions

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Mainland Chinese Drawn to Singapore, Tensions Follow

City-state is a prime destination for Chinese, who have become largest group of expatriates in Singapore

The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured during a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna, June 8, 2011

OPEC Says World Oil Demand Is Slowing

OPEC says its demand estimate is being reduced because of the sluggish U.S. economy, the world's largest

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Slovakia Puts Off Crucial Bailout Fund Vote

Slovakia only EU country to reject a crucial bailout fund for debt-strapped countries

2011 Nobel Economics prize winner Christopher Sims, a Princeton University professor of economics and banking, in Princeton, New Jersey, October 10, 2011.

Two Americans Share Nobel Prize for Economics

Thomas Sargent, Christopher Sims recognized for their research on cause and effect of American macro economy

About 50,000 sturgeon are swimming in captivity in South Korea

South Korea Emerges as Unlikely Source of Caviar

One patient entrepreneur is claiming a ten-per cent share of the global production

Chief Executive of Dexia Pierre Marian (L) and Dexia Chairman Jean-Luc Dehaene participate in a media conference at the Dexia bank headquarters in Brussels on Oct.10, 2011

Belgium Buys Subsidiary of Troubled Dexia Bank

Belgian government says it is paying $5.4 billion to buy a national subsidiary of financially troubled Dexia bank

The logo of Belgian-French financial services group Dexia is seen on their building in the business district of La Defense, near Paris, October 7, 2011.

Belgium Buys Subsidiary of Financially Troubled Dexia Bank

Belgium is paying $5.4 billion to buy national subsidiary of Dexia, which is hurt by holding too much debt from Greece and Italy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy

French, German Leaders Agree on European Debt Plans

Measures agreed upon by Sarkozy and Merkel include recapitalizing shaky European banks

Protesters shout slogans during demonstration in Athens, Greece, October 5, 2011.

Europeans Brace for Hard Times, Economic Woes

As economic crises intensify, governments are cutting budgets, ordinary people are tightening belts

US President Barack Obama (file photo)

President Obama Urges Senators to Pass Jobs Bill

Obama says $447 billion American Jobs Act would put thousands of teachers, police, construction workers back on job

The logo of Belgian-French financial services group Dexia is seen on their building in the business district of La Defense, near Paris, October 7, 2011.

Europe's Financial Crisis Intensifies

Fears increase about health of Franco-Belgian-owned bank Dexia, whose board meets Saturday to discuss its future

US Adds 103,000 Jobs, Unemployment Still 9.1 Percent

September's job growth beat expectations, job market still not growing fast enough for millions of unemployed Americans

Moody's

Moody's Downgrades 12 British Banks

Investor's service says British government is likely 'to allow smaller institutions to fail'

As part of Occupy DC activities, protesters wave a 'corporate America' flag at the fence in front of the White House in Washington, October 7, 2011.

Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread Across Country

Demonstrations in New York against corporate greed, war have spread to Washington and other cities

World Markets

Name Points Change
DJIA 11,416.30 -16.88 -0.15%
S&P; 500 1,195.54 +0.65 +0.05%
NASDAQ 2,583.03 +16.98 +0.66%
FTSE 100 5,397.23 +1.53 +0.03%
CAC-40 3,161.91 +8.39 +0.27%
DAX 5,901.91 +36.90 +0.63%

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Name USD Change
EUR 1.37 +0.01 +0.74%
JPY 0.01 +0.00 +0.15%
GBP 1.57 +0.01 +0.60%
BRL 0.56 +0.00 +0.00%
AUD 1.00 +0.01 +1.08%

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Name Price Change
Oil 110.73 +1.78 +1.63%
Gold 1,667.10 +7.40 +0.45%
Copper 330.00 +1.25 +0.38%
Rice 16.18 +0.20 +1.22%
Cotton 103.47 +0.13 +0.13%
Wheat 658.25 -2.50 -0.38%
Sugar 25.94 -0.34 -1.29%
Cocoa 2,604.00 -52.00 -1.96%
Coffee 223.40 -2.90 -1.28%

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