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Clean up the corruption issues in any emerging country and you find yourself with a blooming market.

"Tiger Woods's wife Elin Nordegren, has been quietly living her life ever since the news of the scandal broke in November. No one really knew whether she was going to get a divorce or stick it through while Tiger gets help for his addiction. 

Google (GOOG) is “quite committed” to continue doing business in China, CEO Eric Schmidt said on the company’s post earnings conference call this afternoon,

General Motor Co.’s Opel plans to close a plant in Antwerp Belgium as well as cut 8,300 jobs across Europe. The brunt of the job cuts will be in Germany where 4,000 will be laid off. 
The downsizing is a “tough reality” of a shrinking auto market as fewer cars are sold during the global recession. European car markets are likely to sell 1.5 million less cars than in 2009. 4 Million less than 2007.

Well to make matters worse, a 6.0 aftershock has Hit Haiti at around 630 AM this morning. Those who are attempting to aid the Western Hemispheres country are encountering a logistical nightmare. With no infrastructure in place such as hospitals, roads, usable sea ports, or power, Haiti will continue to get worse before it gets better. This earthquake was the straw that broke the camel’s back and from this Haiti will need to be rebuilt literally from the ground up all over again. 

Scott Brown, Republican, won a tremendous upset for the Massachusetts Senate election. Analysts are stating that this will throw a big wrench in Obama’s healthcare reform bill. The successful election of Senator Brown creates a one vote discrepancy on the necessary 60 for Harry Reid to overcome the filibuster on the healthcare bill. 

The U.S. State department has confirmed today that over 5 million dollars has been donated via text messaging to the Red Cross for Haitian Aid. Figures state that $200,000 are coming in each hour, and close to 6 million is estimated to be raised.

Google has threatened to leave China or allow uncensored search results.