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Stock futures signal more losses for equities

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Monday after steep declines in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.6-0.9 percent.

Gold extends gains, equities drop on Europe debt fears

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Gold strengthened further on Monday as falling equities and lingering worries about a debt crisis in Europe drew investors to the precious metal, which posted its the biggest quarterly gain this year, but a firm U.S. dollar could still cap gains.
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China Gaining Upper Hand in Friendship with Russia

China is gaining the upper hand in its much vaunted friendship with Russia due to Beijing's shift away from relying on Moscow for advanced weapons and deep problems with energy cooperation, a report released on Monday said.
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Apple iPhone 5 Release Date, Features: 10 Important Things to Know

The Apple Let's talk iPhone event is just two days away, and up-to-the-last minute rumors have been rampant. On Tuesday, we'll have all the facts confirmed about the the Apple iPhone 5 release date and features. CEO Tim Cook will preside for retired company co-founder and long-time leader Steve Jobs. But while speculation is abundant, much has become clear about the Apple iPhone 5 release date and features.
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China state media takes aim at U.S. currency bill

China's official news agency derided on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' efforts to pressure Beijing over its currency policy as expedient and shallow, saying they were resorting to an old habit of deflecting blame on China.
 An iPhone 4 is displayed at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York

Apple iPhone5 Release: Larger Screen Size Expected

The iPhone5 release date is almost here -- with an unveiling anticipated at a company event Tuesday -- and it is expected that among the biggest changes consumers will find in the product is a larger screen size.
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U.N. Aviation Body Meeting Opposes EU Carbon Plan - India

European Union (EU) plans to put a charge on carbon emissions from airlines are discriminatory and inconsistent with global laws, a meeting of a UN aviation body and non-EU member nations has agreed, an Indian government statement said on Friday.
An employee works on circuit boards at an electronic component factory in Hefei

China Factory Activity Quickens, Export Orders Recover

China's factory activity picked up in September for the second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.
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China factory activity picks up, export orders recover

China's factory activity picked up in September for a second month in a row and export orders strengthened, offering some reassurance that the world's second-largest economy can weather the global economic turmoil.
Two Chinese terracotta warriors are shown on display at the Bower Museum in Santa Ana, California, in this publicity photo released to Reuters September 30, 2011. The warriors are part of an exhibition called ''Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China

California's Bowers Museum Opens Tombs of China

The closest one may ever come to being touched by a deity may be at southern California's Bowers Museum when Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China's Enduring Legacy opens this week showing off an ornate case that holds a bone from the Buddha's finger.
The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco, Louisiana

Chad refinery venture with China suspends output

Chad's first oil refinery, a joint venture with China National Petroleum Company, has suspended production, arguing that the price agreed with Chadian authorities to supply them was driving it into heavy losses.
Workers build a pipeline for transporting natural gas

China, Tanzania sign $1 bln gas pipeline deal: report

China and Tanzania have signed a $1 billion loan agreement to build a major natural gas pipeline in east Africa's second-biggest economy, a Tanzanian newspaper quoted the country's energy minister as saying on Friday.
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S.African stocks book worst quarter since Q2 2010

South African stock prices edged lower on Friday, concluding the worst quarterly performance for over a year, as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis weighed on resource companies and others sensitive to global demand.
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Wall Street on track for worst quarter in 3 years

Stocks were on course for their worst quarter in three years on Friday as economic data from China and Europe fueled fears of a global economic slowdown while Morgan Stanley plummeted on concerns about its exposure to European banks.

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