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Barney Frank

Anyone else see Bill O' Reilly GO OFF on Barney Frank Thursday night? If you didn't or still haven't heard about it, it's worth a look on YouTube. Also, who's right here? O' Reilly? Frank? Let me...

I bought myself a box of chocolates

I was out shopping the other day and I decided that since I never spend money on myself I was going to treat myself. I pucked up a box of Fannie May chocolates. It is an assortment box. I love Fannie...

Barclays says profits drop 29 pct to 2.73 bln GBP

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - British bank Barclays on Tuesday reported net profits of 2.73 billion pounds in the first nine months of the year, down 29 percent, as the group's bad debt provisions surged.

Asia shares rise on improving risk appetite

Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks nudged higher on Tuesday on hopes continued stimulus will support economic recovery, while the dollar hovered near a 15-month low on expectations U.S....

Editor of influential China magazine resigns

AFP - BEIJING (AFP) - The founder and managing editor of one of China's most influential publications has resigned -- the latest twist in a battle for control of a magazine known for its daring...

Oil below $79 as storm fears abate

Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida, which cut U.S. oil and gas supplies, was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S....

APEC ministers to reject fiscal tightening: draft

AFP - SINGAPORE (AFP) - APEC finance ministers will reject any premature moves towards fiscal tightening and advocate a steady retreat from stimulus measures, according to a draft communique...

'Penisaurus' survives as sex sells despite recession

AFP - SYDNEY (AFP) - An eight-foot penis wobbles into view, causing a ripple of excitement in the crowded showroom. "It's Penisaurus!" shouts a customer at the sexuality lifestyle exhibition in...

Oil below $79 as storm fears abate, stocks seen up

Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices eased to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida, which cut U.S. oil and gas supplies, was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S....

China's Hu to arrive in Malaysia before APEC summit

AFP - KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Malaysia on Tuesday, in his first round of regional diplomacy before heading to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in...

Asia stocks, currencies rise on risk appetite

Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after U.S. equities hit a 13-month high, while central banks intervened to curb Asian currencies as funds flowed into riskier assets on...

Rio Tinto wants to work with Chinalco: chief

AFP - SYDNEY (AFP) - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese...