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TOP STORIES
Twitter prices above range to raise at least $1.8 billion
Twitter Inc price its initial public offering above its expected range to raise at least $1.8 billion, in a sign of strong investor demand for the most highly anticipated U.S. public float since Facebook Inc. (TWITTER-IPO/, moved, by Olivia Oran and Gerry Shih, 1,100 words)
MARKETS
Asia stocks subdued, euro rebounds to 1-week high ahead of ECB
TOKYO - Asian stocks struggle as investors wait for stimulus-sensitive U.S. payroll data, although the euro perks up ahead of the European Central Bank's policy meeting. (MARKETS-GLOBAL/ (WRAPUP 3, GRAPHIC), expect by 0530 GMT/1.30AM ET, by Dominic Lau, 800 words)
ECONOMY
BOJ's Kuroda: Will eventually have to debate exit strategy
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda say the central bank will eventually have to debate how to reduce the amount of government debt on its balance sheet to exit from its quantitative easing. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/KURODA, moved, 150 word)
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Australia's jobless mystery solved by boomers
SYDNEY - Australia's October jobs report prove another disappointment, stirring fears that unemployment was sure to spike higher at some point. Yet there's good reasons to believe the worries are overblown and it's all thanks to the baby boomers. (AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/, moved, by Wayne Cole, 700 words)
- MARKETS-AUSTRALIA/FOREX, moved, by Cecile Lefort and Gyles Beckford, 400 words
China leaders to reveal reform credentials in special meeting
BEIJING - Chinese leaders will start a four-day secret meeting on Saturday to set a reform agenda for the next decade as they try to steer the giant economy towards more sustainable growth after three decades of breakneck expansion. (CHINA-REFORMS/PREVIEW, moved, by Kevin Yao, 950 words)
Park's promise of second S.Korea miracle risks ringing hollow
SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye took office in February pledging a "Second Miracle on the Han River", a reference to her father's rapid 1970s industrialisation, but nine months into office little has materialised. (KOREA-ECONOMY/, moved, by Christine Kim, 1,000 words)
- KOREA-ECONOMY/RETAIL, moved, 350 words
COMPANIES
Despite rebuff, Alibaba may still list in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Seemingly slammed shut just weeks ago, the door is still ajar for Alibaba to list its shares in Hong Kong. (ALIBABA-IPO/HONGKONG, moved, by Denny Thomas and Elzio Barreto, 800 words)