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Your financial and economic news for Christmas Eve!
7 things we learned from NSA leaker Edward Snowden today
Highlights from #AskSnowden, contractor’s online chat
Romney vs. Obama, Round 2
Rolling coverage of the U.S. presidential debate
Romney vs. Big Bird: Twitter responds
The first in our series of Twitter replies to threats on Big Bird
The Canadian jet-setter knows to board her plane down south
Savvy fliers cross the border for flights up to 30 per cent cheaper
Puerto Rico the 51st state? Not likely.
On Nov. 6, Puerto Rico is holding a referendum on the territory’s tricky political status with the United States. Puerto Rican support for formal statehood has been growing steadily in recent years, with polls showing 41 per cent want the island to become the 51st state.
Why Vietnam is becoming America’s new BFF
The former enemies are big trading partners. Could military co-operation be next?
CHART – Team China vs. Team USA: The great overtaking
How GDP and population size are propelling the People’s Republic to the top of the podium
Doing business with Americans? HSBC has some (hilarious) cultural advice
Don’t EVER joke about sex. Expect obscure sports analogies.
NATO: Death by a thousand little spending cuts?
Can a debt-ridden U.S. still afford to pick up the cheque?
Thought ‘Stuxnet’ was brilliant spyware? Meet ‘Flame’
It can read keystrokes and take screen-grabs, detect cellphones and even record conversations
Why today’s Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad come with a lot of baggage
And why Washington and Tehran must learn to trust each other nonetheless