Is tipping anti-capitalism? An Australian traveller talks about his frustrations and criticisms of the practice of tipping at restaurants in the USA.

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Baidu is certainly a major growth story, however it got slammed by a major drop of 22% in the markets earlier this week when some reports out of China reported that it was doing something that even in China is considered to be very serious.

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Some of the most basic tenets of personal finance are incredibly simple. But, as Uncommon Cents points out, they're not always easy.

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For months, the gold market has been in a tug of war between two camps: Hedge funds and other institutional investors and speculators have been bailing out of gold futures contracts to raise cash, while individual investors have been hungry buyers of gold coins and bars.

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Through November 21, 2008, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) year-to-date return was -36.4%. Since last December 11th when Class A shares hit its record high of $151,650, it has lost nearly half its value closing at $77,500 on Thursday; its lowest level since August 2003. This has not gone unnoticed by shareholders. Some investors have lost confidence in the ability of BRK to pay its debts.

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