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Mattel Cuts Sales Target for Shanghai Barbie Store
Mattel Inc, the world's biggest toymaker, lowered the sales target for its Barbie store in Shanghai by at least 30 percent after deciding the original marketing concept didn't work.

Low Rates Could Discourage Financing Real Economy: Zhou
Low interest rates would discourage financial institutions from providing adequate financing to the real economy, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Friday.

China Rejects Call for WTO Panel on Export Limits
China on Thursday rejected requests made by the United States, the European Union and Mexico to establish a WTO expert panel to investigate and rule on so-called Chinese restrictions of raw materials exportation.

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Worldwide

• US Stocks Lower on Worse-than-expected Corporate Earnings

• S. Korea to Ease Investment Rules, Foreign Entry Procedures

• French Government Unveils Debt Plan to Enhance Development

• Singapore Committed to Working with Changi Airport's Partners

• Bank of Japan Holds Key Rate Unchanged at 0.1 pct

• Unemployment Rate Hits New High in 25 yrs in Illinois, U.S.

• EU Economy out of Recession, but Recovery Slow

• Brazil's Fiscal Deficit Reaches Alarming Level: OECD

• WTO Allows Brazil to Impose Sanctions on U.S. over Cotton Trade

• Philippine Bad Loans Ratio Eases to Eight Year Low in September

• Japan Government Declares Nation to Be in Deflation

• Economic Recovery Spreads to OECD Area at Large

• Dollar Rises amid Weak U.S. Economic Data

• Firms Worldwide Raise Record High Amount of Money on the TSX

• Google Gives Preview of Chrome Operating System

• Investors Rule out U.S. Fed Rate Hike Anytime Soon

• OECD: Brazil's Fiscal Deficit to Reach Worrying Levels in 2010

• Wall Street Slumps as Tech, Commodity Stocks Fall

• U.S. Economic Leading Indicator Increases in October

• Poland's Economy to Grow 1.4 pc in 2009: OECD

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