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Garth Brooks says he will resume music career

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Garth Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, said on Thursday he was coming out of retirement and was expected to announce an extended concert run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel.
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How to Pretend You’re Rich in Bangkok

Bangkok is 'fake it' central. It's a city where pretending you're something you're not has become a way of life. Everywhere you go, you'll see fake designer purses, watches, shoes, suits; you name it, and Bangkok has it in all the colors.
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Oil hits one-year high over $77

Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday, touching a one-year high after government data showed a steep, unexpected drop in U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories.
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Faulty gene may explain sudden deaths in epilepsy

A common gene that can cause abnormal heart rhythms can also trigger epileptic seizures in the brain and may explain the sudden, unexplained deaths that often occur in people with epilepsy, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Lazard's stock drops after CEO dies

Shares of Lazard Ltd dropped nearly 3 percent on Thursday following news that its chief executive, legendary Wall Street deal maker Bruce Wasserstein, had died at the age of 61.
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Dow bounces on oil; S&P 500, Nasdaq flat

The Dow Jones industrial average briefly turned positive on Thursday as resurgent crude oil prices lifted energy shares, but both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq held near break-even due to caution about earnings.
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Toyota Sept China car sales rise 45 percent

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Thursday its car sales in China in September rose 45 percent from a year earlier to a record monthly high of about 72,000 vehicles as stimulus policies bolstered consumer confidence.
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U.S. data signals recovery, little inflation risk

U.S. consumer prices edged up in September, the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week and New York state factory activity perked up this month, more proof the economy was healing after a protracted recession.
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Oil rises towards $76

Oil rose toward $76 a barrel on Thursday, its sixth straight session of gains in spite of a brief midsession stumble as the euro fell on disappointing Q3 earnings reports, traders said.
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Oil rises towards $76 on inventory data

Oil rose toward $76 a barrel on Thursday in its sixth straight session of gains after a government inventory report showed large drops in gasoline and distillate stocks, surprising the market.
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Study explains immunity to H1N1 in older people

Older people who have been infected with or vaccinated against seasonal flu may have a type of immunity produced by cells that protects them from the swine flu virus, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Schwab profit drops 34 percent, as expected

Charles Schwab Corp said on Thursday its quarterly profit fell 34 percent, meeting expectations, as fee waivers and lower trading by clients continued to weigh on the leading U.S. online brokerage.

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