Asian Stocks Set for Fifth Weekly Gain on China Manufacturing
Asian Stocks Set for Fifth Weekly Gain on China Manufacturing
Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a fifth consecutive weekly advance, as faster-than-estimated growth in Chinese manufacturing bolstered confidence in the global economy.
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‘Hobbit’ worries have well-hidden roots
Orlando Bloom – Legolas the elf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy – is said once to have queued in Burger King shortly after the first film came out, where he saw plastic figurines of his character being given away with meals.
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Gordon Campbell on the trade unions vs The Hobbit
Gordon Campbell on the trade unions vs Peter Jackson wrangle over The Hobbit.
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