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Halloween 2011 already looks like its going to be a smash and NYC looks like it's the place you want to be when it all goes down. As the day draws closer several hotels and bars are putting out information about some of the hottest parties set to rock the city. Here are 29 choices for parties that have been listed on HalloweenNYC.com. Note that all prices are subject to change.

British youngster Tom Lewis won the Portugal Masters Sunday to earn a European Tour exemption in only his third event as a professional.

Radioactive element radium-226 is responsible for radiation hotspots in Tokyo, not the Fukushima Daiichi reactor, according to experts.

The Microsoft Corp. announced the closing of its $8.5 billion deal to acquire Skype Global, on Thursday. The Redmond, Wash.-based company originally disclosed its intention to do so on May 10.

Nostalgic rock was the theme of Pandora's 2011 Autumn/Winter collection, with a diverse range of jewelry pieces, forms and finishes all on offer.

Microsoft Corp. began the process of acquiring the Internet's leading video chat client, Skype, for $8.5 billion, earlier this year. On May, 10, a deal acceptable to all parties was worked out and, according to a report, the two companies have been given permission to proceed, by both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Union.

Julianne Hough stars in her breakout role in the remake of the 1980s classic Footloose. But she wants to prove that her acting chops are as good as her dancing feet.

Microsoft has finalized the $8.5 billion acquisition of VoIP service Skype, initially announced in May 2011.

Gold prices ticked up Friday as market sentiment swung back towards risk and away from safety, but there was little evidence the yellow metal was ready to break out of recent trading limits.

Gold and silver prices rose modestly in electronic trading late Thursday, helping lift shares of some companies that mine the precious metals.

The Lone Ranger is officially back on.

ValGold Resources Ltd. is using cash and stock to gain access to a prospective gold producing areas of western Ukraine.

Gold prices fell modestly Thursday as a rising dollar, boosted by signs the world's No. 2 economy is slowing, offset both steady Asian demand for jewelry and bullion as well as safe-haven buying by Euro-wary investors.

Gold and silver production soars at SilverCrest Mines as crusher throughput exceeds design specifications

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Drop in quality of ore hurts First Majestic quarterly silver production totals; company looks forward to fourth quarter

Gold prices rose 1 percent in Europe on Wednesday as the dollar fell to a three-week low against the euro, and after the Slovak parliament's rejection of a plan to expand the bloc's rescue fund stoked concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis.

Gold prices settled where they started Tuesday, virtually unchanged, as uncertainty about Europe's banks offset Asian demand for physical gold.

Gold prices hovered in a tight range Tuesday, slightly below its opening level, as Slovak lawmakers put off voting on whether to support the expansion of a Eurozone bailout fund.

The loss of Alicia Sacramone to a torn Achilles tendon did not deter the United States women's gymnastics team, which won gold in the World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Silver and gold production by Endeavour Silver Corp. rose in the third quarter, while revenue jumped 93 percent on higher prices for the two precious metals.