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Vogue's Anna Wintour is said to be not pleased with new 1 WTC offices as they are infested in rodents.

Although BHP Billiton (ASX BHP) set aside in 2012 its ambitious plan for a $30 billion open pit expansion of its giant copper-uranium-gold deposit in Olympic Dam in South Australia, the giant miner unveiled on Monday its new plans for the site.

There is no stopping Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, from further expanding her estimated $22 billion wealth. Reports said that the mining tycoon is constructing a $175 million cancer hospital in Darwin.

In US economic data the national activity index eased from +0.29 to +0.14 in October. The Markit services "flash" index eased from 57.1 to 56.3 in November. And the Dallas Federal Reserve index was steady at +10.5 in November.

Home Depot is offering an earlier sale for Black Friday 2014 including amazing deals on appliances, decors and tools.

Australian shares have surged on Monday with the ASX 200 Index up 1.1 per cent and closing above 5350pts. A surprise rate cut by China's central bank on Friday has led the mining and energy producing companies higher. This follows five consecutive days of weakness from local shares; the worst week in Australia since June 2013.

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Nickolay Lamm, 26-year-old toy maker, has created a realistic doll called Lammily, with freckles, acne, scars and tattoos.

With Apple stock surpassing the $115 mark set by analysts before, many have revised their estimates with Morgan Stanley bullish at $150 per share.

Gina Rinehart is the richest person in Australia and would likely remain that way for a long time. One reason behind her wealth, aside from inheriting Hancock Prospecting established by her father, Lang Hancock, is her bucking business trends.

More Australians have joined the ranks of mining magnate Gina Rinehart as ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals, or people with net assets of at least $30 million.

The surprise of stimulus on Friday night saw a mass risk-on event for global risk equities.

The People's Bank of China (central bank) has cut the 12-month lending rate by 40 basis points to 5.60% and the 12-month deposit rate by 25bps to 2.75%.

Graco will be recalling a five million baby strollers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Australia could soon be flying aboard the new Airbus carriers of Delta Air Lines.

Virgin Australia and South African Airways have expanded their frequent flyer tie-up programme.

Walmart Canada, despite its rapid expansion plans, is feeling the heat of heavy competition by a slew of rivals.

The popular e-commerce site is now taking part in the Black Friday 2014 madness by offering amazing deals with huge savings for its online shoppers.

Walmart has released its Pre-Black Friday 2014 Sale ad which is eight pages long and is filled with discounts on electronics, kitchen appliances and toys.

The Australian sharemarket has finished the session weaker for a fifth straight day. The All Ords (XAO) slipped 0.2 percent to 5,292, while the S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) fell 0.2 percent to 5,304. Eight out of 10 sectors were lower, led by Utilities, which lost 1.5 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 has fallen 2.7 percent this week on heavy selling in the materials and energy sectors.

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Australian shares are losing ground for the fifth day and remain only modestly above the 5300pt level. The ASX 200 Index is down by 0.1 per cent at lunch and takes the losses to 2.6 per cent this week. Should nothing change this afternoon this will be the worst week for local shares since June 2013.

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Global markets were mixed as investors focusing on specific economic factors driving sentiment. Equities in the US managed to recover from the FOMC meeting minutes, with investors responding positively to some solid housing data and a sharp bounce in the Philly Fed manufacturing index. The CPI release was also interesting, coming in ahead of estimates; service prices drove the reading despite goods prices actually falling.

In the US, the Philadelphia Fed Business Activity Index lifted from 20.7 to 40.8 in October - its highest reading since 1993. The new orders sub-index was at the highest level in 26 years. US Consumer prices were unchanged in October to be 1.7% higher than a year ago. The tame result was driven by a slide in energy prices (-1.9%) and gasoline prices (-3%) in October. Excluding food and energy prices were up 0.2% to be up 1.8% on a year ago.

Travellers of Air Canada will soon get to experience its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners on the Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo-Narita routes.

Walmart has announced that it will match its rivals’ Black Friday 2014 prices earlier than Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day.