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Japan, China, S.Korea sign food safety memorandum

AFP - 1 hour 23 minutes ago

Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese-made dumplings.

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Even Smokers Support Bans at Work
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 11:49 pm ET
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Most smokers around the world support workplace smoking bans, according to a new study.
Americans golden in bobsled
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 11:46 pm ET
Steven Holcomb won the four-man World Cup bobsled event in Lake Placid on Sunday, giving the U.S. a 1-2 finish for the second day in a row.
China Is Risking Japan-Style 1980s Bubble, BNP Paribas Says
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 11:41 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China is risking a Japan-style bubble unless the country’s regulators tighten liquidity conditions, BNP Paribas said. “We’re entering a phase where China could experience similar asset bubble that we saw in Japan in the 1980s,” said Erwin Sanft , head of China and Hong Kong equities research at BNP Paribas.
Gold Hits Another Record on Deepening Economic Worries
New York Times - Sun Nov 22, 11:21 pm ET
Gold climbed more than 1 percent on Monday as concerns about economic growth prompted investors to seek safer assets, but Asian stocks edged up, led by gains in Australia as resource stocks rose.
Airport Check-in: United's LineBusters keep lines moving
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 10:13 pm ET
LineBuster, a handheld device, tells roaming United agents at airports if customers have been automatically rebooked on another flight.
Shop green? Global survey lists top eco-friendly retailers
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 10:13 pm ET
Eco-friendly managers and staff are the key to making a retailer go green, according to a study listing 15 of the world's top eco-friendly retailers in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
China, North Korea stress strength of alliance
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 10:12 pm ET
The defense chiefs of North Korea and China reaffirmed pledges to strengthen their nations' 60-year-old alliance, North Korean state media reported Monday, amid renewed attempts to draw the country back to disarmament talks.
Federal Government Faces Balloon in Debt Payments
New York Times - Sun Nov 22, 9:50 pm ET
The laughably low interest rates the United States has been paying on its colossal debt won’t last forever. The government faces a payment shock down the road.
China, N.Korea pledge to strengthen alliance
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 9:29 pm ET
Chinese and North Korean defence chiefs have pledged to strengthen their military alliance -- dating back to the Korean War -- during talks in Pyongyang, state media said Monday.
Rand Gains Most in Emerging Markets on GDP Outlook, Record Gold
Bloomberg - 18 minutes ago
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The rand rallied the most among emerging-market currencies worldwide as gold surged to a record and analysts bet a report tomorrow will show Africa’s biggest economy is recovering from its first recession in 17 years.
Dollar Weakens on Speculation Fed to Maintain Stimulus Measures
Bloomberg - 20 minutes ago
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in two weeks against the euro on speculation the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus measures in place and ensure interest rates remain at virtually zero.
Currencies: Fed's Bullard prompts dollar profit-taking
Market Watch - 30 minutes ago
A U.S. Federal Reserve official’s call to extend the central bank’s asset-purchase plan beyond its planned expiration data put pressure on the U.S. dollar Monday, with traders quick to book small profits scored on the greenback last week.
European, Asian Shares Advance; U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise
Bloomberg - 31 minutes ago
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- European and Asian shares advanced and U.S. stock-index futures rose amid speculation the economic recovery is strengthening and as higher commodity prices boosted the earnings outlook for raw-material producers.
Spain tries to wean itself from construction
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 37 minutes ago
Spain will propose reforms this week designed to wean its battered economy from dependence on the construction sector and usher in a more sustainable growth model, the prime minister said Monday.
Rand Is Best Emerging-Market Currency on Gold Record, Economy
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The rand rallied to best emerging- market currency as gold surged to a record and analysts bet a report tomorrow will show Africa’s biggest economy is recovering from its first recession in 17 years.