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• Priceline Traveling Overseas for Growth: CEO Boyd Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013 | 3:08 PM ET

  

  Priceline.com will invest in Asia and Latin America to take advantage of growth opportunities, CEO Jeffery Boyd told CNBC on Wednesday.

• Atlantic City casino shares gain on NJ nod for online gambling Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013 | 9:40 AM ET

  Feb 27- The legalization of online gambling in New Jersey sent shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp and Boyd Gaming Corp higher, on expectations that this will revive business in Atlantic City, the second-biggest U.S. gaming destination.

• US Wine Exports Hit New Record  Friday, 22 Feb 2013 | 2:42 PM ET

  

  Wine is the one thing California does right. CNBC's Jane Wells reports on new record numbers for wine exports.

• Marxist Zookeepers Wanted in China Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 1:43 AM ET

  

  Guangzhou Zoo entrance exam evaluates potential zookeepers on their grasp of Marxist thought, as well as more menial animal care chores. The Global Post reports.

• Cruise Nightmare  Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 7:43 PM ET

  

  NBC's Jay Gray reports Carnival will be reimbursing the passengers for their expenses of the cruise, and also $500; and Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute senior fellow; and CNBC Contributors James Pethokoukis and Dan Greenhaus, weigh in.

• Nothing Says 'I'm Yours' Like a Chocolate Head Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 2:22 AM ET

  

  Chocolate hearts for loved ones on Valentine's Day are so last year - at least in Japan where one Tokyo design firm offered up its 3D scanner to make miniature chocolate replicas of faces.

• In New Jersey, the gambling revolution will be televised Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 6:53 PM ET

  Feb 11- Guests at one New Jersey casino will be the first in the United States to place bets with the click of their television remote controls, as gambling gets ever closer to going online in the state.

• YOUR MONEY-The U.S. pet economy didn't go to the dogs Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 4:18 PM ET

  NEW YORK, Feb 8- It is almost time for Alvin's massage. Alvin is from Thailand originally but recently has been hanging out in California, and this weekend is jetting off to a hotel in New York City.

• 'Eurovegas' mega-casino approved in Spain, opposition grows Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 10:46 AM ET

  MADRID, Feb 8- A sprawling gambling resort near Spain's capital is due to create thousands of much-needed jobs when it opens in 2017, but opponents question the economic benefits and fear it could encourage crime.

• Chinese Millionaire Fights Pollution With Thin Air Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | 11:10 PM ET

  

  China's foulest fortnight for air pollution in memory has rekindled a tongue-in-cheek campaign by a multimillionaire with a streak of showmanship who is selling canned fresh air.

• 'Gangnam Style' Cigarettes to Debut in Canada Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | 10:52 PM ET

  

  'Gangnam Style,' made famous by Korean pop star Psy, is now being used to market new cigarettes in Canada. The Global Post reports.

• Here's to the Hereafter: Celebrating Life with a Party Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 2:57 PM ET

  

  More and more baby boomers are taking life -- and death -- into their own hands, choosing to plan celebration of life parties with clear instructions of how they want to be honored, instead of leaving their families to plan a funeral.

• Tourists out in force despite slowdown, set for strong year in 2013-UN Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013 | 12:29 AM ET

  MADRID, Jan 29- Global tourism is proving resilient in the face of an economic slowdown, with tourist numbers growing at close to pre-crisis levels in 2012 and expected to increase by almost as much this year, the UN World Tourism Organisation said on Tuesday.

• TABLE-Hong Kong December visitor arrivals up 15.1 pct yr/yr Monday, 28 Jan 2013 | 4:11 AM ET

  Jan 28- Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in December rose 15.1 percent from a year earlier to 4.78 million, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed on Monday.

• 'Argo' Triumphs With Top Prize at Screen Actors Guild Sunday, 27 Jan 2013 | 11:01 PM ET

  

  Iran hostage drama "Argo" won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, while Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence took acting honors, as Hollywood celebrated its own and helped sharpen the race for Oscar glory in February.

• Love Across the DMZ: Matchmaking, North Korea-Style Thursday, 24 Jan 2013 | 8:05 PM ET

  

  Seoul is full of untapped customers eager to tie the knot with northern beauties. The GlobalPost reports.

• Healthy hotels, rise in ancient therapies expected in 2013 Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 4:07 PM ET

  NEW YORK, Jan 16- Healthy hotels, wellness tourism and the holistic medicine system Ayurveda are expected to be the among the top spa trends in 2013, according to a report that tracks the $73 billion global industry.

• In New Delhi, Women Marry Up and Men Are Left Behind Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 11:06 PM ET

  

  There's an unexpected problem in New Delhi's high-end marriage market - there are too few "quality" men, as a growing pool of young women with unprecedented levels of education are seeking and making matches with educated men from higher socioeconomic groups. The New York Times reports.

• Costly Productions: Not Just for Movies Anymore Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 12:59 PM ET

  

  Television now serves as home to programming as ambitious as anything Peter Jackson can put on the screen, with the budgets to prove it. What are some of the most expensive television productions of all time? Read ahead to find out.

• Miss Alabama's Career Could See Boost from Media Blitz Thursday, 10 Jan 2013 | 3:38 PM ET

  

  Katherine Webb achieved Internet stardom in a roundabout way, but career coaches say the incident could propel the beauty queen to bigger things.