Year in Review 2011

Year in 60 seconds: 2011

A multimedia showcase of some of 2011's top stories, including Japan's tragic earthquake, the Arab Spring, the demise of Osama bin Laden and Muammar Gaddafi, the shooting rampage in Norway, famine in Somalia and the Royal Wedding. Multimedia editing by Jillian Kitchener.  Video 

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 9, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Burton
Markets

In volatile 2011, politics loomed over markets

By Steven C. Johnson

NEW YORK - For anyone who makes money by making sense of financial markets, 2011 was a confounding year.  Full Article 

A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo, January 28, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic
World

2012 could prove even wilder ride than 2011

By Peter Apps

LONDON - The ancient Mayans thought 2012 would possibly be the end of time. But you don't have to believe the world is about to end to realize that next year contains perhaps the widest range of political risks to the global economy in recent history.  Full Article 

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Tributes to the late Steve Jobs are posted at an Apple reseller store in Kuala Lumpur October 7, 2011. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OBITUARY)

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