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General view of the Nokia flagship store in Helsinki July 18, 2011.

Nokia Jumps as NSN, Phone Demand Fears Ease

Nokia shares jumped on Monday as fears eased over a slump in a phone demand after signs of strong Black Friday sales in the United States, coupled with loss-making Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) dismissing some expectations it would need to raise more money from its parents.
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Pakistan Protests NATO Attack

U.S.-Pakistani Co-Dependence May Prevent Rupture

Pakistan and the United States may be a little too dependent on each other to allow the death of two dozen Pakistani soldiers, in airstrikes by NATO forces on Saturday, to cause a definitive rupture.
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Gold Prices Surge on Fresh Hope for Eurozone

Gold prices surged Monday as German and French leaders worked on emergency plan to save the Eurozone within weeks rather than months and strong U.S. retail buying bolstered equities.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Stock Futures Signal Sharp Gains for Equities

Stock index futures pointed to a sharply higher open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.2 to 2.6 percent.
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U.S. Stock Futures Point to Big Gains

Stock index futures pointed to a sharply higher open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.2 to 2.6 percent.
A dealer walks past an electronic board in the investors' gallery at the Amman Stock Exchange November 21, 2011.

Global Economic Recovery Petering Out: OECD

The global economic recovery is running out of steam, leaving the euro zone stuck in a mild recession and the United States at risk of following suit, the OECD said on Monday, sharply cutting its forecasts.
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World stocks rise from 7-week low on Europe hopes

World stocks rose from last week's 7-week low on Monday as hopes grew euro zone leaders would unveil fresh measures to resolve the two-year-old debt crisis, while caution ahead of next week's key summit kept the euro and German yields under pressure.
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'Kolaveri Di' Spreads to Japan (VIDEO)

The Kolaveri di phenomenon has spread well beyond the bounds of South India's Tamil film industry and now seems set to head into Japan, after running amok in the United States.
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ECB's Noyer: Italy not Weak, Euro Breakup 'out of the Question'

Italy's economy is fundamentally sound and should be able to win back market confidence if it shows fiscal discipline, European Central Bank member Christian Noyer said on Monday, ruling out a collapse of the euro zone because of the sovereign debt crisis.
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ECB's Noyer: Italy not weak, euro breakup out of

Italy's economy is fundamentally sound and should be able to win back market confidence if it shows fiscal discipline, European Central Bank member Christian Noyer said on Monday, ruling out a collapse of the euro zone because of the sovereign debt crisis.
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Obama to Press EU Leaders on Debt Crisis

President Barack Obama will press European Union officials Monday to reach a definitive solution to their sovereign debt crisis which is emerging as a major 2012 U.S. election worry, Reuters reports.
Occupiers continue to camp prior to an anticipated police raid to shut down the Occupy Los Angeles encampment outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California November 26, 2011.

Occupy LA Campers Face Midnight Eviction Deadline

Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters who have camped outside Los Angeles City Hall for weeks faced a midnight eviction deadline on Sunday with plans to throw a party they hoped might forestall a raid.
Singer Doris Day is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters

Doris Day Still Sings at 87, Offers Fans 'My Heart'

At age 87, Doris Day is not exactly pop music's latest hot young artist. But this week the star of film, TV and music returns to the U.S. record world she conquered more than 60 years ago with a new album, My Heart.
Cast member Robert Pattinson poses with a fan before the German premiere of the movie "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" in Berlin

'Breaking Dawn' Tops Holiday Weekend Box Office

Vampires feasted at the Thanksgiving weekend box office, bringing the newest Twilight movie its second win in a row, over a strong comeback for The Muppets and other family fare that filled theaters.
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Rio Tinto says commodities customers more cautious

Global miner Rio Tinto warned on Monday that further cracks may be emerging in global commodities markets as the economies of Europe and the United States waver, with its customers increasingly cautious on the outlook.

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