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Doing Business in India Has Advantages

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The advantages of doing business and investing in India include a federal government system with clear powers established between the central government and state governments, a liberal and friendly investment climate, and liberal and clear policies on foreign direct investment from other major economies of the world.
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U.S. Heart Disease Rates Decreasing: Study

The percentage of Americans with heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S., is continuing to fall, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Iran Terror Plot: United States Must Respond Militarily

If one is honest, we can't say for certain that senior Iranian leaders actually approved a thwarted operation to kill Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States. There is, after all, no undeniable proof. But if one is still being honest, we can't say for certain that they were not behind it.
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Obama, Lee Hail Trade Deal, Pressure North Korea

President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
Car sales helped boost September's retail sales growth

September Retail Sales Rise on Car Sales

Retail sales rebounded in September at their fastest pace in seven months as consumers shook off some of their concerns about stock market drops and political gridlock, potentially giving new momentum to the weak economic recovery.
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Occupy Wall Street March Disrupts Lower Manhattan Friday

Wall Street's commute Friday morning was disrupted as a band of hundreds involved with the Occupy Wall Street protest marched the streets of Lower Manhattan to Wall Street, obstructed by police and followed by dozens of reporters with cameras flashing. Police were seen making at least several arrests.
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China inflation dips, yet policy on pause

China's consumer inflation dipped to 6.1 percent in September, retreating further from three-year highs, although stubborn food price pressures will deter the central bank from loosening its policy reins anytime soon.
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Futures Higher on Google, Eurozone Hopes

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc. and hopes the Eurozone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.
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Futures higher on Google, euro zone hopes

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc and hopes the euro zone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.
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RIM BlackBerry Server Outage Impact

Research In Motion Ltd. said a server problem has hampered accessing emails for three days by BlackBerry customers worldwide. RIM apologized for the service interruptions and delays and said that there was significant increase in service levels.
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Apple iPhone 4S Goes on Sale Worldwide [PHOTOS]

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S sales in stores began in Japan, Australia, France, UK, Germany, Canada and the U.S. on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime.
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EuroZone Crisis Dominates G20 Paris Meeting

The Eurozone debt crisis will dominate a summit of G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads in Paris, with a downgrade of Spain's credit rating highlighting the risk of a much larger economy than Greece coming under threat.
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Top Ten Luckiest Cities of America (PHOTOS)

Men’s Health magazine has released a latest ranking of America’s 100 luckiest towns according to which, San Diego has been ranked the luckiest city of United States.The top ten slot features California city and of course, the gambling capital of the country Las Vegas is also listed.
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Gold Edges Higher in Asian Trading

Gold was slightly higher on Friday and headed for its biggest weekly gain in more than a month, shrugging off the credit rating downgrade of Spain ahead of a G20 meeting whose agenda will be dominated by the euro zone debt crisis.
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'Psych' Returns for Season 6 -- and You Should Watch

The Psych gang makes a welcome return tonight with another season rife with rapid-fire pop culture references, more guest stars than Love Boat and … pretend psychic Shawn Spencer (James Roday) being exposed?

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