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PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Retailers across the United States offered early Black Friday discounts to lure bargain-hunters on Thanksgiving eve, but initial checks showed crowds in brick-and-mortar stores were subdued even as online sales jumped. “It’s still early, and from what we are seeing so far the crowds are good but not great,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners.

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This is likely to be a little tough to swallow for some Americans but The Statue of Liberty – symbolically welcoming the world’s tired, poor, and huddled masses – was originally conceived as a Muslim peasant woman.

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Donald Trump has denied mocking the appearance of a reporter for The New York Times with a physical disability, the NYT reports.

Japan finance minister Aso:
– PM Abe has ordered an extra budget
– Won’t cut coporate income tax without other revenue
– Extra budget to focus on TPP, disaster relief, demographics
Japan chief cabinet secretary Suga:

The latest Bloomberg survey of what is expected from Q3 GDP from Australia centres on +0.7% q/q and +2.3% y/y
– Survey of 26 economist
– For the Q2 (i.e. the prior, was +0.2% q/q and 2.0% y/y)
Australian Q3 GDP data is due on December 2

Via Bloomberg comes the headline:
– Japan PM Abe orders compilation of FY15 extra budget, Kyodo says
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Confirming whats been talked about for weeks now

When you have a billion people willing to work instead of expecting free “stuff”, anything’s possible… Earlier this year, a Chinese construction company had erected a 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days. This time the Chinese have built an overpass in mere 43 hours!

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