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• • Poverty blamed for return of rickets and gout to UK

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  • Why peripheral euro zone debt is worrying investors again

  • Celeb nude photo hacking: Should you be worried?

  • Whoa How Europe’s economic slump could doom Ukraine

  • Slideshow The Black Swan events that threaten the markets

  • Greece eyes graduation from Troika's tough lessons

  • Court bans Uber from offering services in Germany

  • Not just Argentina: Other nations in debt doldrums

  • Apple: 'Actively investigating' celeb photo hack Re/code 

  • BT Sport tackles Sky over soccer rights

  • Dollar General sweetens bid for Family Dollar

  • There's more to Modi-Abe ties than China

  • Amazon's music sales shakeup might not be working out

  • RBA keeps rates steady, says China housing a concern

  • Goldman lent $835M to BES before bailout Financial Times 

  • Summer bonuses boost wage growth in Japan

  • Poll finds rapid shift towards Scottish independence Financial Times 

  • Australia GDP preview: 'Smoke without fire’

  • OP ED As ECB looms, we’re already in the red zone

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Europe News

Poverty blamed for return of rickets to UK

• Court bans Uber from offering services in Germany
• Why peripheral euro zone debt is worrying investors again
• Amazon's music sales shakeup might not be working out
• Poll finds rapid shift towards Scottish independence
• Greece eyes graduation from Troika's tough lessons

Asia-Pacific News

Australia GDP preview: 'Smoke without fire’

• There's more to Modi-Abe ties than China
• RBA keeps rates steady, says China housing a concern
• The missing link in Asia's economic recovery
• Will politics stir up an economic storm for Hong Kong?
• China's local governments authorized to issue bonds

Innovation Cities

Charge your phone using a plant

• Electric cars: Amsterdam's next icon?
• Is this the world’s most innovative city?
• City of lights: a safer city in your hands
• Higher education: Tokyo's 50-story university
• Malmö: Home of the invisible cycle helmet

Emerging Europe

Euro zone can learn from us: Lithuania

• Ukrainian prime minister resigns
• Eastern Europe battles ‘Wild West’ image
• Ukraine leader pushes for tough action on Russia
• Serbia comes in from the cold with EU ambitions
• Polish central bank chief 'embarrassed' by leaks

Energy Future

Scotland's trillion-dollar oil question

• 10 economies hit hard by climate change
• Ten of the world's most sustainable buildings
• EDF Energy shuts down four UK nuclear reactors
• UK looks to fracking - Will it work?
• Sunny side up: World's staggering solar plants

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders

The world's worst cities for travel

• Ready for a ride on a space elevator?
• Why America has a shortage of truck drivers
• Why today's transport stocks will still matter
• Why Wall Street is betting on infrastructure fixes
• The final frontier: Space travel for the masses

Best of CNBC

Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 jobs

• Apple to hold event Sept. 9, iPhone 6 expected
• Why Japan's economy is stuck in 'no man's land'
• Earnings season: Here's what we’ve learned
• UK soccer clubs splash record $1.2B on players
• S&P ‘running on fumes’: SocGen’s Albert Edwards

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• Economics vs politics: Which is India's priority?    
• Rising cocoa prices no match for Asia's sweet tooth    
• $100,000 for wearable analytics devices?    
• UK PM introduces new terrorism prevention plans    

Investing

Cramer sees 'breakout' for this stock

• Time to ditch rising stocks, or stick with them?
• Jeremy Siegel: Bull market 'not over' yet, but…
• Early movers: FDO, DG, DLTR, SNY, AAPL, GPS & more
• Your first trade for Tuesday    
• 5 high-yield checking misfits

Charting Asia with Daryl Guppy

Euro downtrend looks strong

• Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact
• Are Aussie dollar bears right?
• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500
• Is the dollar-yen uptrend a false dawn?
• Correction coming for Chinese stocks, chart shows

Technology

Photo hacking: What you should know

• ‘Robot overlords’: Coming our way soon?
• Apple weighs $400 price for wearable device
• Court bans Uber from offering services in Germany
• Should you be worried about Apple's iCloud?    
• Jennifer Lawrence speaks out after nude photo hack

Economy

US manufacturing, construction jump

• Factory activity expands at fastest pace since 2010
• As world blows up, Obama takes solace in the economy
• Lower gas prices mean cheaper rides this holiday
• Consumers snap wallets shut as income growth slows
• US confidence rose in August, shaking off doubts

Finance

Banks zero in on veterans

• Early movers: FDO, DG, DLTR, SNY, AAPL, GPS & more
• Goldman lent $835M to BES before bailout
• Banks: Rules to make short selling more expensive
• Eric Cantor to join investment bank Moelis
• Top UK fund manager Neil Woodford sells HSBC stake

Wealth

The new way to get to college

• Most expensive house (we could get into): Englewood, NJ
• Beach closed: Billionaire tries to block surfers
• Putting the 'smartest' racket in tennis to the test
• What millionaire investors are worried about
• Art lawsuit drags in powerful collecting family

Commentary

As ECB looms, we’re already in the red zone

• Why the Fed should always be in focus: O'Neill
• Panic in the Hamptons! Strange signs of a top
• From defensive lineman to CEO
• Election could come down to ONE issue
• Why you can't lose if you invest in equities

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Markets

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• EU-FX
• Asia-FX

• ECB bets push euro to 1-year low against dollar
  USD/JPY 105.08

   

  +0.73 +0.70%

  AUD/USD 0.9276

   

  -0.0055 -0.59%

  USD/SGD 1.2537

   

  +0.0041 +0.33%
  US Dollar / Japanese Yen FX Spot Rate
  
• Europe hits session low after data; Anglo American rises
  DAX 9518.34

   

  +39.31 +0.41%

  FTSE 6829.20

   

  +3.89 +0.06%

  CAC 40 4384.82

   

  +5.09 +0.12%
  DAX Index
  
• Asia stocks mostly higher; Shanghai and Japan lead gains
  NIKKEI 15668.60

   

  +192.00 +1.24%

  SHANGHAI 2266.05

   

  +30.53 +1.37%

  HSI 24749.02

   

  -3.07 -0.01%
  Nikkei 225 Index
  
• Stocks rise after factory data; S&P in record turf
  DJIA 17101.18

   

  +2.73 +0.02%

  S&P 500 2004.52

   

  +1.15 +0.06%

  NASDAQ 4594.43

   

  +14.15 +0.31%
  Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
• Gold hits 2-1/2-month low as dollar strengthens
  GOLD 1265.30

   

  -22.10 -1.72%

  SILVER 19.215

   

  -0.277 -1.42%

  COPPER 3.1655

   

  +0.005 +0.16%
  Gold (Dec'14)
  
• Crude sinks as demand woes offset Libyan unrest
  OIL 94.63

   

  -1.33 -1.39%

  BRENT 101.78

   

  -1.01 -0.98%

  NAT GAS 3.938

   

  -0.127 -3.12%
  WTI Crude Oil (Oct'14)
  
• US Treasurys slip, ECB stimulus in focus
  US 10-YR YIELD2.4122

   

  +0.067

  GER 10-YR YIELD0.937

   

  +0.053

  JPN 10-YR YIELD0.507

   

  +0.003
  U.S. 10 Year Treasury
  
• ECB bets push euro to 1-year low against dollar
  EUR/USD 1.3125

   

  -0.0002 -0.02%

  GBP/USD 1.6503

   

  -0.0104 -0.63%

  USD/CHF 0.9196

   

  +0.0003 +0.03%
  Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate