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Immigration reform has taken a big step to becoming law, but some experts worry that the emphasis on security could create a demilitarized zone along the borders.
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We're tired of hearing about the sequester and its brutal budget cuts. But this is standard operating procedure in American politics, historians say.
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Loose monetary policy by central banks around the world has made us sick, according to Societe Generale's former strategist Dylan Grice, who says that cheap money has caused divisions in society and in some cases could even add to the risk of war.
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Authorities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and stars.
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As the Dow Jones hits another record closing high, Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management turns cautious on equities.
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Marissa Mayer was asked at a meeting whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in Silicon Valley's hyper-competitive job market.
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India's industrial output expanded for the first time in three months in January, an early sign that Asia's third largest economy may have turned a corner but it likely won't prevent the central bank from easing monetary policy further.
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The most important number for COMEX gold is $1,540 an ounce. This has determined the precious metal's course in the past and could do so going forward.
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Talk of a "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities is misleading, according to Lombard Odier.
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China's home price inflation may be steeper than official data suggest, with a near quadrupling of home sales in the capital last week after the government unveiled tax plans to curb speculation.
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There’s a lot of risk involved in passing off a forgery, but people do it anyway, for ego gratification or pure profit. An expert can stop a buyer from getting fleeced, but even experts get fooled. Read ahead to see CNBC.com’s list of fakes and forgeries that fooled the experts.
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KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported an unexpected 2 percent rise in February sales at established restaurants in China, boosted by Chinese New Year and easing worries about a food safety scare that drove away customers.
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Compared to the challenges faced by China's old guard, the new team's problems can best be described as an embarrassment of riches. Here is why.
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Fierce lobbying by central government agencies and debt-laden local governments is keeping the hawks at China's central bank in check for now.
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Australia's central bank said it had been targeted by cyberattacks and that no data had been lost or systems compromised.
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Days before Samsung unveils its new Galaxy smartphone Thursday, there's been no shortage of rumors about the device.
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Shanghai government officials were scrambling to solve the mystery of nearly 3,000 dead pigs dumped in a suburban river that is an important source of the city's drinking water, the latest environmental crisis to hit China. The Financial Times reports.
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South Korea's central bank is expected to hold fire, keeping its policy rate steady for a fifth straight month, while the odds of at least one more cut this year have increased as the local economy struggles to gain momentum.
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They look like any other city, but with one difference: No people. And in many cases, they feature miles and miles of empty apartments and office buildings. The following photos are graphic signs of China's property bubble.
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Alibaba Group has chosen Jonathan Lu, its Chief Data Officer who has more than a decade of experience in executive roles, to lead China's largest e-commerce company as it prepares to launch an initial public offering.
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China's plans to unlock what could be the world's biggest shale gas reserves risk running further off track after 16 firms recently awarded exploration rights lacked one core skill - not one has drilled a gas well before.
Editor's Picks
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Rallies have to end sometime for sure, but history suggests the current one doesn't have to end anytime soon.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng stock index may be one of Asia's laggards, but Morgan Stanley reckons the market is poised to more than double to 50,000 by the end of 2015.
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The yen's recent weakness is not hindering the luxury carmaker Lexus International's plans to invest overseas.
Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy
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The silver chart shows that those who are wishing for a rise in the gold price will be disappointed.
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The collapse of the Aussie below parity against the U.S. dollar is not the start of a downtrend for this resilient currency.,
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This chartist says the recent rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is not likely to lose steam any time soon.