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China FDI Remains Strong, but Export Outlook Darkens

Foreign direct investment into China climbed nearly 16 percent in the first 10 months of 2011 from a year earlier as foreign investors continued to flock to the world's fastest-growing major economy despite the global economic malaise.

What Recession? Luxury Brand Retailers Can Barely Keep Up With Consumer Demand

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Upscale apparel and accessories retailers have been consistently outperforming the rest of the retail market, as they've been able to simultaneously roll back discounts and increase sales. A spike in sales for the most expensive of offerings, and at branded outlets, belies a more sinister reason for the surge: growing income inequality.
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S.Africa monetary policy to focus on inflation: Marcus

South Africa's monetary policy will maintain its focus on hitting a 3-6 percent inflation target over the medium term but will remain sensitive to the domestic economic situation, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Tuesday.
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Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's party is poised to lose the upcoming Nov. 20 election, adding an extra element of uncertainty to the sovereign bond market

Eurozone Crisis 2011: Spain and Hungary May be Next

The Eurozone crisis in 2011 was first about Greece. Then, while Greece was still working to secure its new bailout package, Italy came into focus as its 10-year bond yields soared to 7.5 percent last week.
Canada using hard-to-forge plastic for $100 bill

Canada using hard-to-forge plastic for $100 bill

Canada released a new C$100 bill made of plastic on Monday, its first step in replacing an entire series of banknotes to thwart counterfeiters and persuade retailers it's safe to accept big bills.
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Credit Cards: Pros and Cons of Five Best Options

It is important, before opening new credit accounts, to be sure that the process will not adversely affect your credit ratings. The account, instead, must provide the ability to track credit patterns, including payment due dates, interest rates, fees and charges made. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to deciding which card is ideal for most, if not all concerns.
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Top After Market NYSE Movers (CIM, MX, BZH, ALC, DLR, BPZ, LDK, IOC, AL, PVR)

The top after market NYSE gainers on Monday were: Chimera Investment Corp, MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp, Beazer Homes USA, Assisted Living Concepts and Digital Realty Trust. The top after market NYSE Losers were: BPZ Resources, LDK Solar Co, InterOil Corp, Air Lease Corp and Penn Virginia Resource Partners.
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Asian Shares Drop as Eurozone Bond Yields Rise

Asian shares fell on Tuesday, as a rise in euro zone bond yields reflected lingering doubts about the ability of politicians in Italy and Greece to push through painful reforms to resolve their debt crises and win market confidence.
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Growth Continues to Slow Down for 'All Major Economies'

The world's leading economies are all heading for a period of slower growth, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Monday, highlighting signs of weakening economic activities across the board.
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HARP 2.0 Program Better Than Expected?

FBR Capital Markets said the broad changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) were outlined by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on Oct. 24. However, the release of most of the technical details was delayed until Nov. 15.
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Japan's Q3 GDP Rebounds but Headwinds Remain

The Japanese economy came back to life the first time in four straight quarters, posting a 1.5 percent growth in the July-September quarter. According to data released by the Cabinet Office, the annualized growth of the economy was an impressive 6 percent.
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ValueClick Moving up the Value Chain

Jefferies said its recent meeting with the management of ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) gave more confidence that the company is moving up the value chain.

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