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Gold Demand Hits Lowest in Two Years, India, China Weighs

Gold Demand Falls To A Two-Year Low; India, China Weigh

The demand for gold fell to its lowest level in two years in the second quarter of 2012, as the price rise along with the economic slowdown has deterred major consumers India and China from buying the yellow metal, the World Gold Council said on Thursday.
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Is The Sun Setting on China's Solar Industry?

Some of the China's largest solar manufacturers are facing huge debt liabilities, and one of them, Suntech Power Holdings [STP.N], is potentially on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars after it disclosed potential fraud by a partner.
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Taiwan And Japan: Two Nations With Long History Stuck In Limbo

Taiwan and Japan have an awkward relationship that is compromised and complicated by various intractable issues - namely, Mainland China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and has compelled most nations of the earth to deny diplomatic recognition of the island.
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Apple Shares Near All-Time High On New Product Hopes

Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, have recovered lost ground and are trading not much below their record high of $644 set on April 10. Despite a setback when third-quarter earnings fell shy of estimates last month, they could set another record again this week.
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Asian Shares Steady In Ranges Awaiting US, Euro Zone Data

Asian shares steadied Tuesday with investors staying sidelined ahead of more figures from Europe and the United States later in the day, after recent data showed the euro zone's debt woes were eroding business activity globally.
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Weak Japan Data Weighs Down US Stock Futures

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday as investor confidence was dragged down by concerns about the weakening of the global economy following the fragile gross domestic product growth in Japan in the second quarter.

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