VIDEO: Japan's Rakuten has global ambitions :: The chief executive of the Japanese online retailer Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, has told the BBC he wants to challenge global rivals like Amazon.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Afghanistan's telecom success :: Afghanistan's booming telecom industry bodes well for the fortunes of the country's economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053031#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Chinese factories hint at rebound :: Levels of manufacturing in China are continuing to contract, but at a slower pace in October, signalling the possibility of a gradual recovery, according to HSBC.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053290#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Richard Mourdock: Conception From Rape 'Is Something God Intended' [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate in Indiana, said Tuesday night that if a rape results in conception, it "is something intended by God." </p><p>Mourdock's comment in a televised debate (see video below) recalled the infamous "legitmate rape" gaffe by his party's Senate candidate in Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin.</p><p>Akin was showered with scorn for saying that women who were raped had a way of "shutting down" pregnancy. His own party tried, without success, to force him out of the race, and he has fallen behind incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/richard-mourdock-conception-rape-something-god-intended-video-852770
Canada Senate Committee Recommends Cull Of 70,000 Seals :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Canada's Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has recommended the "culling" (i.e. slaughter) of 70,000 grey seals in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://phys.org/news/2012-10-canada-senate-committee-endorses-cull.html">Agence France-Presse</a>. The committee hopes that removing the seals will aid to the recovery of depleted cod stocks.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/canada-senate-committee-recommends-cull-70000-seals-852766
Chipmaker SK Hynix posts profit :: SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, reports a quarterly profit, helped by cutting costs to offset a slowdown in demand for personal computers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
HSBC's China Flash PMI Rises To 49.1; Shares Rebound :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>China's economy gave encouraging signs Wednesday morning as HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.1 from September's final reading of 47.9.</p><p>A number above 50 represents expansion for manufacturing activity, while anything under 50 signals contraction, and the index has under 50 for a year as of the October report.</p><p>The "flash" version of the HSBC PMI is based on initial responses from 85 to 90 percent of those surveyed, MarketWatch reports. Sub-indexes covering manufacturing output and new orders also advanced.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hsbcs-china-flash-pmi-rises-491-shares-rebound-852769
VIDEO: Apple's new iPad targets Asian rivals :: Apple's new smaller iPad is aimed at competing with tablets made by rivals in Asia, like Samsung and Sony.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Update: Costa Rica Rocked By 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>An earthquake rocked Costa Rica Tuesday evening. According to reports, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit approximately 40 miles south of Liberia, on the northwest coast.</p><p>According to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/quake-costarica-idUSL1E8LO04Y20121024">Reuters</a>, the United States Geographical Survey is reporting the 6.6 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was 38 miles south of Liberia, at a depth of 11.8 miles. The earthquake occurred at 6:45 p.m. local time (8:45 p.m. EDT).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/update-costa-rica-rocked-66-magnitude-earthquake-852757
Dow Chemical To Cut Workforce 5%, Shut 20 Plants :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Dow Chemical Co (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=DOW.N"><span id="symbol_DOW.N_0">DOW.N</span></a>), the largest U.S. chemical firm, announced Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program amid a slowing global economy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dow-chemical-cut-workforce-5-shut-20-plants-852758
Asian Shares Down, Awaiting Key China Data :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Asian shares faltered while the yen firmed Wednesday as investors stayed risk-averse, with continued weak corporate <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/earnings" title="Full coverage of Earnings">earnings</a> worldwide and worries about economic slowdowns.</p><p><span id="midArticle_1">Asian markets will also focus on HSBC's latest report on China's manufacturing sector, due around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday EDT, with any bad news likely to further hurt fragile sentiment.</span></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/asian-shares-down-awaiting-key-china-data-852748
Did Rihanna Give Chris Brown 'Herpes From Barbados?' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Rihanna allegedly gave Chris Brown "Barbadian herpes," if the hip-hop star is to be believed.</p><p>A source claims Chris Brown, 23, filed a (seemingly bogus) lawsuit where he is requesting a restraining order against the Barbadian beauty since she gave him herpes, according to celebrity blogger <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://perezhilton.com/page/3/#readmore">Perez Hilton.</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/did-rihanna-give-chris-brown-herpes-barbados-852745
Bad news for network innovation: Investment in infrastructure startups is falling :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CK69EFssWoo/
Dung Balls Are Beetles' Stinky Personal Air Conditioners :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In the African desert, surface temperatures can often shoot up past 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If you were caught in such conditions, you might do just about anything to cool off – even if it meant dancing on top of a ball of poop.</p><p>Admittedly, dung beetles aren't exactly as creeped-out by feces as we are, since excrement is the main staple of their diet. They even roll it up into spheres for a takeout meal! Now scientists say those balls of waste serve another purpose as well: They're also transportable (and slightly fragrant) air conditioners.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dung-balls-are-beetles-stinky-personal-air-conditioners-852636
VIDEO: Falling rice exports hit Thailand :: Thailand's economy is struggling to cope with a fall in demand from Europe, as well as a huge drop in exports of rice.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20053024#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Princess Sofia & Other Disney Princesses Who Ignited Controversy :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Disney's Princess Sofia has been stirring up a lot of controversy after being touted as "Hispanic" despite her blue eyes and fair skin.</p><p>It seems the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has been able to finagle their way out of the cultural snafu by denying their newest princess is Hispanic.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/princess-sofia-other-disney-princesses-who-ignited-controversy-852729
Zynga cuts five percent of workforce, reduces investment in The Ville :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WSvhI3ROs3Y/
Netflix could partner with others to enter Asia :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/guLFcretTcQ/
Report: Eva Longoria And Mark Sanchez Break Up :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It's been a bad week so far for New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. After his loss on Sunday, in overtime, to divisional rivals the New England Patriots, reports are circulating that Sanchez and girlfriend Eva Longoria have broken up after dating for only two months.</p><p>In a report by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/eva-longoria-mark-sanchez-split-20122310">Us Weekly</a>, the breakup was confirmed by Mark Sanchez' rep and termed amicable. According to Sanchez' rep, "It really was about scheduling more than anything else. They will remain close friends."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/report-eva-longoria-mark-sanchez-break-852714
Facebook: We're just getting started making money in mobile :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/okOtEI2QtNU/
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