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A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

Facing a local, unpredictable world 10:00pm ET

After decades of spectacular financial globalization, the tide of the world economy is shifting as emerging economic giants go their own way.  Full Article 

 
A volunteer carries one of thousands of early Thanksgiving meals served to homeless people in downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Mission November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Cold turkey for stocks?

Savvy equity investors have fattened their returns this year, buying on pullbacks during the market's rallyWill that be enough to buoy prices through the end of 2009?  Full Article 

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An employee counts U.S. currency near renminbi notes at a bank in Hefei, Anhui province, December 3, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer Shanghai
Run to the money

Chinese banks are set to unleash a wave of billions of dollars in capital raising that could strain equity markets but also spur innovation in debt instruments.  Full Article 

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Commodity Last Pct Chg Trade Date/Time
Oil 76.05 -2.51% 27 Nov 2009 13:55 EST
Gold 1174.2 -1.09% 27 Nov 2009 15:31 EST
People in a truck leave after shopping at Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
The end of a journey

A road trip across recession-torn America revealed some heartbreaking stories, but it also uncovered the country's greatest asset: its ability to reinvent itself.  Blog 

Pictures of the Week

Visuals Editor Corinne Perkins on 14 pictures that caught her eye this week.  Audio Slideshow