The Top Ten Stocks for Jan. 8

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Trish Regan, Adam Johnson and Matt Miller report on today’s ten most important stocks including AIG, Sears and Alcoa. (Source: Bloomberg)

Snack Pack: Sell Aluminum Rally, Dollar Patience

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) – Bloomberg’s Stephanie Ruhle, Alix Steel, Sara Eisen and Dominic Chu update the top trading stories of the day. They speak on Bloomberg Television’s "Lunch Money.”

What Do You Like for 2013?

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- On today's "Technicals Vs. Fundamentals," Douglas C Lane & Associates' Sarat Sethi and Seeryfutures.com's Michael Seery discuss their investment strategies for stocks and bonds. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money." (Source: Bloomberg)

Bhutan focuses on Gross National Happiness

Published on Jan 8, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is making waves with its radical approach to measuring development.

Instead of, as in the rest of the world, measuring the state of the nation in terms of material wealth or GDP, Bhutan is integrating the promotion of happiness into education, and then measuring how happy the people feel. The government believes this is the only indicator that counts, and the idea is strongly promoted by Bhutan's much-loved Royal couple.

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EU warns of growing poverty gap.

Published on Jan 8, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ A new EU report has warned of a growing poverty gap in Europe.

The European Commission's annual Employment and Social Developments review shows the continent is increasingly divided.

The latest figures from 2011 show the south to be the worst hit by unemployment, but a far better economic situation in northern European countries.

EU officials admit that the pace of austerity may have to be slowed.

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Spain opens high-speed rail link between Barcelona and Figueras

Published on Jan 8, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ Spain's first high-speed rail link between Barcelona and Figueras has been given a royal send off.

Prince Felipe was guest of honour along with the Catalan leader Artur Mas for the inauguration of the line which reduces the journey time to less than one hour.

Spain's rail network ended its isolation from Europe three years ago but this express line marks a new frontier in international travel, according to Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

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Eurozone joblessness up again

Published on Jan 8, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ The eurozone's unemployment rate reached a new record in November as companies from carmakers to retailers laid people off.

Joblessness hit the highest level since the euro came into existence in 1999.

Unemployment rose to 18.82 million people, that's 11.8 percent of the working population.

The jobless rate for young people is up to 24.4 percent. In Greece and Spain well over half those under 25 are out of work.

However, morale among businesses in the eurozone improved again in December,

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Rare Chinese calligraphy discovered in Japan

Published on Jan 8, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ A rare copy of work by ancient Chinese master calligrapher Wang Xizhi has been found in Japan by experts at Tokyo National Musuem. His original works on paper have been lost. The newly found copy is believed to be part of a letter Wang wrote to a close friend.

New technology to protect US electric grid

Published 08 January 2013 00:33

When superstorm Sandy hit the US last October, parts of New York city were without power for weeks. But new technology is allowing electricity companies to protect their networks better. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Tennessee.

British explorer embarks on Antarctic journey

Published 08 January 2013 05:06

One of the world's greatest living explorers is about to take on one of the last remaining polar challenges. Ranulph Fiennes and his team are attempting what they have dubbed The Coldest Journey. They are crossing Antarctica during the region's winter, a six-month expedition in almost constant darkness. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone explains.

Astronauts suffer depression in simulated Mars mission

Published 08 January 2013 19:36

The first results to emerge from a simulated Mars mission have revealed some of the crew experienced depression, and troubles with sleep patterns. The findings, from Russia's Mars-500 project, suggest not all current astronauts will be suited to interplanetary travel. Al Jazeera's Emma Hayward reports from Moscow.

Wildfires rage across southeast Australia (1:24)

Jan 8 - Wildfires rage across the south-east of Australia for a sixth day. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

Drought forces farmers to feed cacti to livestock (1:07)

Jan 8 - High temperatures and a severe drought take their toll on farming communities in northeastern Brazil. Deborah Gembara reports.

Billion dollar drilling project aims for Earth's mantle (2:17)

Jan. 8 - A Japanese-led project aims to drill to the Earth's mantle, a 3000 kilometre-thick layer of slowly deforming rock between the crust and the core. In its early stages, the $US1 billion mission would deploy a drill just 30 centimetres wide to bore into the Earth's crust to bring back the first ever samples of fresh mantle rock. Jim Drury has the story.