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The Year That Was: Famous Royal Weddings of 2011 [PHOTOS]

From Britain’s royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton that appeared to herald the season of royal weddings to Bhutan’s royal wedding of the “Will and Kate” of the Himalayan kingdom, here are the top pictures of royal weddings that happened in 2011.
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Awful Italy debt sale heightens euro zone stress

Italy paid a record 6.5 percent to borrow money over six months on Friday and its longer-term funding costs soared far above levels seen as sustainable for public finances, raising the pressure on Rome's new emergency government.
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EU's Barroso says still no solution to debt crisis

Europe has still not found a solution to its sovereign debt crisis that would restore investor confidence, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday, advocating greater integration as the way to move forward.
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Wall Street rebounds after six losing sessions

Stocks rose on Friday, on course to snap a six-session losing streak, as a buoyant start to the holiday shopping season helped offset fears about the euro zone's debt crisis after another leap in Italian bond yields.
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Euro zone debt worries set to punish stocks, again

Stock index futures pointed to a seventh straight session of losses on Friday, their longest losing streak in four months, as fears about the euro zone's debt crisis overshadowed what appeared to be a buoyant start to the holiday shopping season.
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Fair value accounting rule tweak raises concerns

A global accounting rule that was rehashed under pressure from policymakers in the financial crisis has to be revised, sparking industry fears it could make standard setters vulnerable again to political influence.
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Gold Prices Slide Towards Second Weekly Drop

Gold prices fell Friday in what appeared to be their second straight weekly retreat in the face of a Eurozone crisis, which after two years has yet to be contained, let alone solved, and now threatens Europe's financial liquidity.
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European shares drop, euro at 7-week low

European shares fell and the euro hit a seven-week low on Friday, as a spiraling debt crisis and the lack of a comprehensive policy to contain the damage sapped investor confidence.
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Why U.S. Ranks Poorly in Life Expectancy

Mark Pearson, head of the OECD health division attributes the higher prices to lack of ‘an effective government mechanism that acts to keep prices down.’ That's simply not there in the U.S. system. So it's a structural defect, he said.
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Apple ahead in mobile loyalty: Gfk research firm

Apple is well ahead of rivals in building brand loyalty among its users in a mobile market where the key brands are rushing to build as large a foothold as possible, a study by research firm GfK showed.
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Analysis: Poor German auction spells tough times for euro

Weak demand at a German debt auction suggests investors are starting to shun even the euro zone's strongest economy, which could trigger more losses in the shared currency as many shift from euro-denominated assets to safe havens outside the region.
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European shares fall on Merkel comments

European shares fell for the sixth consecutive session in low volume on Thursday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel restated her position against changing the role of the European Central Bank to ease the euro zone debt crisis.

TSX Hits Seven-Week Low on Eurozone Fears

Toronto's main stock index hit a seven-week low on Thursday morning, as materials and financial issues retreated in response to euro zone debt fears, sparked by rising German government bond yields.
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German bonds fall; stocks, euro vulnerable

German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in Berlin fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis is starting to threaten its biggest > falling 115 ticks on the day to 134.66, the lowest since October 31.
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Global stocks, euro near 7-week lows

German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month on Thursday and world stocks held near 7-week lows as a weak debt sale the previous day fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis may finally begin to threaten its biggest economy.

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