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Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., comments on the Senate's unemployment vote and explains where lawmakers stand on bitcoin. "Bitcoin can enhance transactions between sellers and buyers, and help international trade," Carper says. more...

The euro struggled to find any friends in Asia on Tuesday, having hit a record low against the Swiss franc as doubts lingered even after European financial officials offered fresh steps to tackle the region's sovereign debt problems. more...

Gold is the market's 'friend with benefits', and investors would do well to park their cash in the precious metal whilst stocks attempt to find levels more appropriate to the recent economic weakness, according to Nicholas Colas, the chief market strategist at ConvergEx. more...