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• Oil falls on weak demand outlook, US talks impasse

  Oil prices fell Thursday after OPEC predicted weak demand for crude next year and critical budget negotiations in Washington reached an apparent ... 

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  Asia stocks up as Japan gets boost from weaker yen

  Asian stock markets rose Thursday as a weakening yen propelled Japan's benchmark higher. A new bond-buying program by the U.S. Federal Reserve and ... 

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  Asia stocks gain, unfazed by NKorea rocket launch

  Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as a German business confidence survey alleviated concerns that Europe's largest economy might fall into recession. 

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  Asia stocks wane as US budget talks drag on

  Asian stock markets lost some of their bottle Tuesday as efforts by U.S. leaders to reach a budget deal before the year's end appeared deadlocked and ... 

• Asia stocks rise on US jobs data showing growth

  Rising factory output in China and better-than-expected jobs numbers out of the U.S. helped lift Asian stock markets on Monday. Investors delved into ... 

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  Coffee from an elephant's gut fills a $50 cup

  In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in flavor ... 

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  Asia stocks rise as US employment claims dip

  Asian stock markets rose Friday after the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, offsetting a somber economic forecast by ... 

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  Ex-Thai PM will face murder charges over crackdown

  Investigators say they plan to file murder charges against Thailand's former prime minister and his deputy in the first prosecutions of officials for ... 

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  Asia stocks higher on hopes for US budget deal

  Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors became increasingly convinced that U.S. political leaders will reach a budget deal that avoids a major ... 

• Flight attendant out of job after Facebook remark

  A Cathay Pacific flight attendant is out of a job after writing on her Facebook page that she wanted to throw coffee in a passenger's face because she ... 

• Asia stocks down on US manufacturing report

  A weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report sent Asian stock markets down Tuesday. U.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level ... 

• Asia stocks rise on improved China manufacturing

  Asian stock markets rose Monday after surveys showed a recovery in China's manufacturing. HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 in November ... 

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  Analysis: Myanmar's Suu Kyi shows pragmatism

  For Aung San Suu Kyi the democracy activist, the 25-year struggle against Myanmar's former army rulers was a largely black-and-white affair — a clear ... 

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  Asia stocks rise on US data, budget talks

  Asian stock markets posted gains Friday on optimism over a pair of positive U.S. economic reports and growing expectations that Washington will ... 

• Asia stocks up on hopes for a US budget deal

  Signs that U.S. political leaders may be closing in on a budget deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" boosted Asian stock markets Thursday. 

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  Rapper PSY wants Tom Cruise to go 'Gangnam Style'

  The South Korean rapper behind YouTube's most-viewed video ever has set what might be a "Mission: Impossible" for himself. Asked which celebrity he ... 

• Asia stocks fall as talks over US budget stall

  Lack of progress in negotiations for a deal to avoid a U.S. budget crisis before a January deadline sent Asian stock markets lower on Wednesday. 

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  Thai inmates go 'Gangnam Style' before PSY concert

  A day before South Korean rap sensation PSY brings his "Gangnam Style" to Thailand, scores of inmates have danced to the hit behind barbed wire and ... 

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  Asia stocks up after deal over Greek debt reached

  Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after talks over Greece's financial crisis ended with an agreement on how to reduce its debt load, paving the way for ... 

• Asia stocks post slight gains after Black Friday

  Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. topped expectations, offsetting ... 

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  Thai anti-government protesters clash with police

  Protesters calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down rallied in the heart of Bangkok on Saturday, clashing with police in the ... 

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  Asia stocks meander as US, Japan observe holiday

  Asian stock markets saw little movement Friday as the U.S. and Japan observed holidays, although traders kept an eye on Americans hitting the stores ... 

• Survey on China manufacturing lifts Asia stocks

  Asian stock markets rose after a private survey released Thursday showed manufacturing in China at a 13-month high, rare good news for the global ... 

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  Courting Asia, Obama finds that the world intrudes

  For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days — on new violence in the Middle East, the "fiscal cliff" back home — President Barack Obama's ... 

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  US budget hopes boost Asia stocks

  Asian stocks rose Tuesday as investors gained confidence that President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress will reach a budget deal to avert tax hikes ...