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As Oprah’s Big Give wrapped up its first season on ABC Sunday night, the big winner was Stephen Paletta, a technology entrepreneur from New York, whom the judges felt best negotiated the obstacles to effective philanthropy that they had put in his way.

SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's state-run think tank Korea Development Institute revised down its forecast of the economic expansion for this year to 4.8% from 5.0% projected late last year, according to its semiannual economic outlook report released

The recently out-of-favour London Stock Exchange enjoyed a rare positive session, jumping 14pc on vague speculation of bid interest from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and rumours of further stake-building by the Qatar Investment Authority.

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