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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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Top 10 richest Americans
The 100 richest people in the world gained $241 billion in net worth last year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Americans dominated the list, occupying five of the top 10 spots. This countdown of the top 10 wealthiest Americans features a casino mogul, software tycoons, and a lot of Wal-Mart money.
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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe
Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
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8 reasons America is not in decline
As many as 70 percent of Americans believe that the United States is in decline. And who can blame them? High unemployment. Crushing debt. Political gridlock. For all the unrelenting gloom, Old Dominion University political science professor Steve Yetiv explains that America remains strong in key areas, unlikely to be superseded by another country anytime soon. He urges readers to consider these 8 facts:
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Global News Blog Beijing and US tense up over fresh South China Sea dispute
A new Chinese city and base on a disputed South China Sea island have kicked up tensions, but it will likely end there. The last thing China wants to do is give the US a reason to get involved.
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Resilience
While some of the language is cumbersome, Andrew Zolli's book is a good place to start to understand the global economy.
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Olympics: Why it's bye bye birdie for badminton in Indonesia
Badminton remains among Indonesia's most popular sports. But the Olympic match throwing scandal is the latest black eye for a sport whose star is fading in the world's fourth largest country.
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UN envoy visits Myanmar as ethnic clashes test reforms
UN envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana is visiting Myanmar in the wake of recent fighting between Buddhist Rakhines and minority Muslims. Some accuse the government of fanning tensions.
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Change Agent Fish-loving Japan begins to embrace sustainable seafood
In fish-crazed Japan, where eating seafood is a vital part of the nation's culture, conservation groups are working with companies to persuade more Japanese to eat certified, sustainably caught seafood. If they succeed, it could have a significant positive impact on the world's fisheries.
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Polar bears, brown bears interbred during warm periods. Is it happening again? (+video)
Polar and brown bears diverged between 4 million and 5 million years ago, but they continued to interbreed when the climate warmed, finds a new study led by the University at Buffalo and Penn State. Now, there is evidence that it is happening again.
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Reinventing the city: An interview with architect Rem Koolhaas
'What I see more than anything is the inability of almost every political system to anticipate, mobilize, and take precautions for the future, even when it is obvious that cities will grow or shrink rapidly.' At the same time, 'The reinvention...of cities is taking place all over the world.'
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Global News Blog Why won't China sign the South China Sea code of conduct? (+video)
China dodged signing a code of conduct this week at the East Asia Summit, a regional security meeting.
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East Timor's second major transition since independence
East Timor held peaceful elections this weekend, and is set to form a coalition government that helps transform one of the poorest Asian countries to a middle-income country by 2030.
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Oil prices near $85 per barrel as supplies dwindle
Oil prices rose Tuesday as US supplies fell for the second straight week. Benchmark oil prices for August were up 92 cents to $84.83
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Saudi women allowed to compete, but will fear keep them home?
Saudi Arabia is under pressure to allow women to compete at the London Olympics. But Saudi women say they fear a backlash at home.
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Oil prices fall as optimism over EU plan fades
Oil prices fell below $84 a barrel Monday as euphoria over the latest plans to solve the eurozone's economic woes faded. Oil prices were down $1.32 to $83.64 by late after noon Singapore time.
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The online bully: less prevalent in US than many other places in world
A survey of children and teens in 25 countries found 24 percent say they've engaged in behaviors online that are often considered to be bullying. For the US, the figure was 13 percent.
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Apple iTunes store comes to Asia
Apple expanded its online iTunes store to include Taiwan, Hong Kong, and 10 other Asian countries. Previously, Apple users in the company's fastest growing region could only access the iTunes store by using gift cards sold in Europe and the US.
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Saudi Arabia to allow women to compete for the first time
Saudi Arabia's embassy in London says Saudi women will be allowed to compete in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
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Oil prices increase, but stay near 8-month lows
Oil prices made small gains above $78 a barrel Friday but remained near eight-month lows after signs of slowing global economic growth triggered a sharp plunge this week. Most indicators hint at a continuing slide for oil prices.
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Latin America Monitor At G-20, Mexico joins negotiations for next generation trade deal with Asia
The Trans-Pacific Partnership – including the US, Vietnam, and seven other countries – was a priority for Mexico. It includes labor rights and small business development.
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Opinion: West must try a 'third way' to change North Korea
South Korea’s carrots and America's sticks have both failed to tame North Korea. There is another way. With a new regime and small, but positive changes stirring in North Korea, the international community should seize the chance and begin cultural exchanges with the North.
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Oil prices hit eight-month low in Asia
Oil prices near $81 a barrel in Singapore trading. London also sees oil prices fall as worries rise about the adequacy of Spain's bank bailout.
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Stock market rescue? Spain's bailout buoys stocks.
Stock market in Spain rises 2.5 percent, after Europe announcement of a bailout for its banks. Asia and other European markets also move up, as futures point to a higher open on the US stock market.
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Robots mimic cockroach's disappearing act (+video)
Cockroaches are adept at vanishing under ledges in the blink of an eye. Now researchers have built a robot that replicates the insect's feat.
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US stocks: Rally unlikely to last. Buy gold?
US stocks rising on 'hopes and prayers,' analysts says. If economic weakness continues, rally in US stocks likely to last hours or days, not months.
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Vietnam MIAs: Vietnam opens three sites for US M.I.A. hunt (+video)
Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh told Panetta of the decision during a meeting at his ministry, where they discussed the US strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific region, and its implications for their growing military ties.
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U.S. pressuring Russia over Syria
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta have both made remarks today critical of Russia's role.
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'Expatriotism': the last refuge of a scoundrel?
Two senators going after Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin for taxes seem to need a little help with their spelling.
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