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A taxicab driver fills his tank at a gas station in Midtown Manhattan

Gas Prices Fall Before Holiday Increase

The nation's drivers got a brief reprieve at the pump this month, but a tank of gas promises to be costly again with Thanksgiving weekend on its way. Gas prices have fallen 5 cents a gallon overall in the last three weeks, to an average of $3.43

Batumi: A First Glimpse of the New Georgia

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The Republic of Georgia's President, Mikheil Saakashvili, vowed to transform the small resort town of Batumi into the nation's economic and cultural powerhouse. Stephen Robert Morse traveled to Batumi to investigate Saakashvili's progress.
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Inflation, debt crisis hurt euro zone retail sales

Retail sales in the 17 countries sharing the euro fell more than expected in September despite some resilience in powerhouse Germany, the EU's statistics office said on Monday, reinforcing concern that the bloc's economy may be heading for a recession.
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U.S. Stock Market

Wall Street Week Ahead: Coping with Chaos in Europe

U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it is completely unclear when the next upheaval will come.
Walmart Christmas Hours

Wal-Mart offers early preview of Black Friday deals

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it will soon give fans a sneak peek at its Black Friday deals and will hold a sale this Saturday, as the world's largest retailer and other U.S. chains make an early effort to win over fickle shoppers this holiday season.
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Gold Falls on Thin Volume, Follows Risky Assets

Gold fell on Friday in one of the quietest trading day, as the metal tracked riskier assets on fresh worries about the euro zone bailout fund and a mildly encouraging U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.
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Wall Street Falls on Eurozone Rescue Fund Concerns

Stocks retreated on Friday after two days of gains as wealthier nations appeared to pull back from a European Union plan to broaden funding for a plan to deal with the region's sovereign debt crisis.
U.S. Job Market

Jobs Report Contains Modest Good News for Seekers

The U.S. economy added a modest 80,000 jobs in October -- below what economists expected -- but job gains for the prior two months were revised higher: September to 158,000 from the initially-released 103,000; and August to 104,000 from 57,000. And the latter suggests a job market that continues to heal.
Jobless man seeks work

October jobless rate jumps on hefty layoffs

Canada's economy unexpectedly ditched in October almost all the jobs gained the month before as a sluggish economy led to layoffs in manufacturing and construction, according to Statistics Canada on Friday.
Job candidates receive information as they enter a Jobs Fair in Miami

U.S. Job Growth Could Hint at Some Improvement

U.S. employment growth was likely too weak in October to pull down the nation's lofty jobless rate, though it may have been strong enough to suggest some economic momentum is building.
Historic Toburn Mill, Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Historic Canadian Gold Mining Town Reviving

With a gleam in his eyes, Sidney Hamden recalls the glory days of Kirkland Lake, the little Canadian mining town in northern Ontario that was long ago dubbed The Mile of Gold.

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