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Super Bowl ads fall in price
The price of a 30-second slot in the commercial breaks of this year's Super Bowl has fallen for only the second time in the event's history.

UK's million-pound bankers hit with new bonus clampdown
Britain's financial services watchdog is to hit bankers earning more than £1 million ($2.2 million) a year with new restrictions.

Eight things to watch out for as year unfolds
Sick of surprises, Bloomberg News columnist Matthew Lynn offers a few more wild guesses for the business world in 2010.

Decade toughest yet for US investors
For investors in the United States stockmarket, the Noughties were worse than that.

Economy continues slow resurgence
New Zealand is - slowly but surely - emerging from the recession, with figures showing a second successive quarter of slight growth.

Fund manager in line for $3.5b pay day
Making billions of dollars is "not that hard", David Tepper tells people.

Bernanke's nomination as person of year draws scorn
Time's decision to name US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke person of the year after he bailed out Wall St has sparked controversy.

'Yes we can' gives way to realities of power politics
Barack Obama has the worst poll rating for any American President since Truman at this stage in the presidency.

Economic recovery should be stronger, says NZIER
Economic forecasters say NZ's recession was shallower than expected and next year's recovery will be stronger than predicted six months ago - though they differ widely on the extent of the rebound.