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Arabs embrace Steve Jobs and the Syrian connection

While the world mourned the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs in California, many Syrians were quick to claim the computer genius as one of their own on Thursday through a little-known connection to his biological father.

Apple Fans Across the World Mourn Steve Jobs

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When Apple announced the death of its co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs Wednesday afternoon, friends, rivals, colleagues and even the President all responded swiftly to pay tribute and express sadness.
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Fed's Fisher sympathetic to Wall St protesters

The growing anti-Wall Street protests in New York and across the country are an understandable reaction to persistently high unemployment, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.
Tributes to the late Steve Jobs are left outside the Apple Store in London

Steve Jobs Dies: What Now Apple?

Jobs, who died just about month after he resigned as chief executive officer of Apple, has left behind a massive, perhaps incalculable legacy.
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S.Africa bonds edge up, rand volatile against dollar

South Africa's rand fell as much as 1.4 percent against the dollar on Thursday as a survey pointed to a decline in business confidence and in line with a weaker euro, before recouping those losses in volatile trade.

Obama: Occupy Wall Street Protests 'Giving Voice' to Broad Frustration

During a press conference Thursday, Obama said that Americans will continue to express their anger at the two sets of rules for Wall Street and everyone else: You're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly, trying to fight efforts to crack down on abusive practices that got us in the problem in the first place.
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Gold Off after ECB Leaves Interest Rate Alone

Gold fell in choppy trade on Thursday after the European Central Bank held off flagging an imminent cut in interest rates, deflating an earlier rally in assets seen as higher risk, such as equities and the euro.
Canada hopes for exemption on U.S. FATCA rules

Canada hopes for exemption on U.S. FATCA rules

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty voiced cautious optimism on Wednesday that Canada would be granted an exemption from an onerous U.S. tax reporting law that he called an inefficient use of capital.
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Winter is Coming: Above Average Snowfall for Chicago, New York Predicted

Winter is coming, and already the Rockies in Utah and Colorado are experiencing the first significant snowfall of the late fall season at elevations above 8,000 feet. Some areas will get between six and 16 inches of high mountain snow before it's over. But that's business as usual for the Rockies. It's areas like Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia where eyes are cast upon the winter forecast.
Employee Duncam Holden poses for a photograph with Gerhard Richter's artwork Abstract Painting Abstraktes Bild (CR:726) at the press launch of the new exhibition Gerhard Richter : Panorama at the Tate Modern gallery in London

Prized Painter Richter Calls Art Market 'Daft'

Gerhard Richter is one of the world's most prized living artists, and one of his famous Candle series is expected to fetch 6-9 million pounds ($9-14 million) at auction in London next week.

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