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J Pop Group Machikado Keiki Japan Draws Inspiration from the Nikkei Stock Average

Kanon Mori, Yuki Sakura, Hinako Kuroki and Jun Amaki comprise the J Pop girl group Machikado Keiki Japan, the latest singing sensation in the land of the Rising Sun but this time with a twist – their songs and music videos draw inspiration from the ups and downs of Japan’s stock market, the Nikkei. The girls range in ages from 16 […]

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Germany Wants Its Gold Returned

Germany wants gold that it stores in France and the United States returned to it, according to reports. The Bundesbank’s total gold holdings top $200 billion in value, representing 3400 tons of gold. 1,500 tons of gold are stored in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City, and 450 tons with the Bank […]

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Iceland and Greenland Discuss Adopting the Canadian Dollar as National Currency

The economic downturn has claimed many victims: individual citizens, corporations, countries and potentially entire monetary unions (such as Greece in the euro). Iceland is no stranger to economic hardship, becoming the first nation to declare sovereign bankruptcy in years when it did so in 2008. In order to jumpstart the economy, use of the loonie […]

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