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Morgan Stanley Returns $700 Million to Real Estate Fund Investors

Morgan Stanley has returned $700 million to investors after its main real estate fund performed weaker than expected, reported the Wall Street Journal.

Europe's Markets Close Sharply Lower Wednesday on Fiscal Debt Concerns

European stocks fell on Wednesday as weak commodity prices sparked a selloff in the energy and materials sectors and as a falling euro and high Italian bond yields kept Europe's debt crisis in focus.

Santa Drugs Girl at Berlin Christmas Market, May Be 'Schnapps Spiker'

A man dressed as Santa Claus has poisoned a 15-year-old girl by slipping a date rape drug into a glass of schnapps, in what is only the latest in a string of poisonings targeting young women at the Alexanderplatz Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. Press have dubbed the poisoner the schnapps spiker, and a reward is being offered for his capture.

Austerity should not be done too fast: IMF

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist cautioned on Wednesday against imposing tough austerity measures too quickly and instead favors a longer process as countries around the world grapple with high debt levels.

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Europe's Markets Lower Wednesday at Mid-Day on EU GDP Growth Concern

European shares fell on Wednesday at mid-day after the Federal Reserve warned that the Eurozone debt crisis was a risk to the U.S. economy and did not signal any fresh stimulus measures to boost growth.

Analysis: Europe's austerity zeal risks killing the patient

Europe's no pain no gain attitude to solving its sovereign crisis risks exacerbating the bloc's problems, choking off the very growth needed to raise the money to pay down the debt.

Italian debt sale adds to pressure on euro

Stock markets and the euro fell on Wednesday, worried by record high borrowing costs for Italy and the Federal Reserve's decision to do nothing new to prop up growth despite warning Europe's debt crisis could hurt the U.S. economy.

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Italian yields ease after bond auction

Italian government bond yields eased on Wednesday after the country sold 3 billion euros of five-year debt in the first longer-term auction since the European Union took steps towards greater fiscal integration last week.

France's President Sarkozy sits next to German Chancellor Merkel and European Commission President Barroso at the EPP congress in Marseille

Global Military Balance Shifts as Economic Winter Hastens Europe’s Decline

A shift in the global military balance is one of the inalienable fallouts of the economic winter experienced by the Western world. While military spending in the U.S., the reigning super power, is increasingly coming under a scanner, the extended defense holiday in Europe signals that the continent’s global influence is on irreversible decline.

The Allen Telescope Array -- named for Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, is designed to seek out signals from alien civilizations.

Paul Allen Funds World's Largest Space Plane: Other Indulgences Of the Big Spender (PHOTOS)

Microsoft co-founder and entrepreneur Paul Allen has teamed up with SpaceShipOne's Burt Rutan for a carrier aircraft designed to launch next-generation rockets from high altitude.

Gold bullion coins known as Krugerrands are pictured in the mint where they are manufactured in Midrand outside Johannesburg

Gold Falls for 3rd Day, Price Drop Since Wed 6%

Gold prices fell for a third consecutive day Wednesday -- extending a weeklong plunge to more than 6 percent -- after the U.S. central bank warned that slowing global growth threatens the nation's weak recovery.

Analysis: Another tumultuous year looms, but don't panic

The looming new year may well bring as much financial turbulence as tumultuous 2011 but global investors reckon panic is no longer an option and just protecting your money will require taking on at least some risk.

Euro, Europe stocks fall on lack of Fed action

The euro hit an 11-month low against the dollar and stocks eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve warned Europe's sovereign debt crisis could hurt the U.S. economy but failed to signal fresh action to stimulate growth.

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Stocks and Euro Fall After Fed Rejects New Stimulus

Asian shares drifted lower and the euro idled near an 11-month low on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve failed to take any new steps to stimulate growth and offset the chilling effects of Europe's still-unresolved sovereign debt crisis.

Merck CEO defends hefty research spending

The chief executive of Merck & Co on Tuesday defended his refusal to slash the drugmaker's $8 billion research budget and warned that global price constraints threaten the pharmaceutical industry's ability to innovate.

Analysis: Growth to bear brunt of euro crisis cure

Europe's economic prospects next year are so bleak that 2011, for all the euro's agonies, has every chance of being remembered fondly.

Gold Prices Fall to Two-Month Low

Gold prices slipped Tuesday, its seventh consecutive daily decline, to a two-month low as the dollar posted big gains in light trading.

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S&P says more bonds at downgrade risk on euro zone crisis

Standard & Poor's on Tuesday said there is a greater number of sovereign and banking bonds at risk of ratings downgrades as a result of its recent warning that it might cut the credit ratings on 15 euro zone nations.

Wall Street led higher by energy sector

Stocks rose on Tuesday as energy shares rallied on higher crude oil prices, but trading was volatile after German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected any suggestion of raising the limit on Europe's bailout fund.

EU telecom ministers aim to end bandwidth favoritism

EU ministers urged the European Commission and regulators to check on telecom operators who prioritize bandwidth for certain services, giving leverage to complaints about mobile firms around the world blocking Web-call services such as Skype.

Europe's Markets Close Mixed Tuesday After Merkel Comments

European marketss ended mixed Tuesday in thin trade as firmer crude prices boosted energy stocks, although the market cut gains after sources said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was against a raising of the funding limit for Europe's future bailout fund.