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Japanese yen hit the lowest against the U.S. dollar in the last seven months Monday amid reports that policymakers in Japan were under pressure to further loosen the monetary policy to revive the economy.

Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that the U.S. congressional leaders will come to an agreement with President Barack Obama in taking the measures to overcome the lingering fiscal cliff.

Hostess Brands Inc. is unlikely to survive the bankruptcy process, but the future is still looking bright for many of its iconic brands, such as Twinkies.

Houston continues to roll through the AFC.

Stock markets in Asia are expected to move along with the global markets in the coming week in the absence of any major regional risk events and a light calendar for economic news.

Arsene Wenger's side dominates Tottenham.

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Most Asian markets fell in the week with the investor sentiment remaining negative following the concerns that the U.S. would face the fiscal cliff, consisting of tax rises and spending cuts, at the beginning of next year.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Superior Energy Services, Freescale Semiconductor, McEwen Mining, Swift Transportation and Korn/Ferry International. The top after-market NYSE losers were Owens Corning, Quicksilver Resources, Flowers Foods, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings and Buckeye Technologies.

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Canadian lumber companies are rubbing their hands together in anticipation of a sharp boost in demand for their main product.

An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico operated by Houston-based Black Elk Energy burst into flames on Friday, leaving at least two people missing and badly injuring several others, U.S. and Louisiana officials said.

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Analysts are predicting upcoming parliamentary elections will leave Japan with a government that will set the yen-printing machines into overdrive.

Facebook and other socia media sites keep our information after we die. Legal experts like Jason Mazzone, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, thinks that should change.

Fiscal-cliff talks between the president and Hill leaders have begun: They have six weeks to avert a likely recession-inducing event.

A sudden outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda this week has sounded alarm bells in Central Africa.

Infosys Ltd, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Toyota Motor Corporation, Recon Technology Ltd, Dell Inc, Deutsche Bank AG, Rio Tinto Plc and STMicroelectronics N.V are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report.

Singapore’s economy grew at a slower rate than expected in the third quarter, indicating that the country’s economic condition continues to falter.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Thursday were Penn National Gaming Inc, Ameristar Casinos Inc, Celldex Therapeutics Inc and Aruba Networks Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Thursday were Sears Holdings Corporation, Sina Corporation, Catamaran Corporation, Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc and HomeAway Inc.

The European Union may send troops to Mali to train solders ahead of an African-led military offensive against insurgents.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Schiff Nutrition International Inc, Telefonica SA, Fidelity National Financial Inc and Atwood Oceanics Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers Thursday were Emulex Corporation, CubeSmart, Franklin Universal Trust, China New Borun Corporation and Noah Holdings Ltd.

Ben Bernanke went back to micro basics in a recent speech on housing.

Eight Cambodians were arrested for sending an SOS to Obama ahead of the Asean summit. Will the United States respond to their plea?

Fed members are seriously considering changing their approach to announced expectations, to communicate an explicit “threshold” for inflation and unemployment.

Miami Marlin fans are furious after owner Jeffrey Loria shipped off the team's most valuable stars. They now have little reason to go to the hundred-million dollar stadium their tax money help build.

Spotify is introducing a beta version of its forthcoming browser-based app on Thursday, according to several reports.

More than 200 rockets have been lobbed into Israel, killing three. Dozens of strikes on Gaza killed 13. Is this the Gaza War, the sequel?