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Psychologist Barbara Held of Maine believes that a little kvetching makes for a better outlook on life. I believe in mystery. I believe in family. I believe in being who I am. I believe in the power of failure. And I believe normal life is extraordi

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By Kerry Sheridan The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index has hit a two-year high, according to a New York-based business research group. The findings signal an improved outlook for more jobs and an upswin

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Financial markets in Asia have rebounded after massive central bank intervention and moves by the United States authorities to assist troubled financial firms. But as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, while Asia's economic growth prospects are expect

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The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has projected economic outlook for 2016 and 2017 at 3.2% and 3.5 % respectively. Maurice Obstfeld is the Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department of IMF. Global growth continues but at an increa

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates this week edged up for the third straight week following recently released stronger economic data, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac. The mortgag

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Microsoft Corp unveileda revamped, Facebook-friendly versionof its free, online email service on Tuesday in an attempt to reversemarket share losses to Google Inc's fast-growing Gmail. The world's largest software company is renaming its Hotmail serv

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WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic activities in 12 districts expanded from early April to late May, and the outlook given by respondents was generally optimistic, a survey by the Federal Reserve showed Wednesday. The Fed's rosy outlook sug