The Nobel Peace Prize, as much of the world keeps holding its collective breath, fearing that the potential collapse of the Eurozone, exits of member states, region-wide banking crisis, half-steps and dithering by European leaders could drag the global economy deeper into the mud and tear Europe into pieces yet again?

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But here's an idea: Tear up those contracts, negotiated when global competition didn't much matter, and start over.

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Live Nation Global Touring said in a news release Wednesday that Lady Gaga has a tear in her right hip that will require surgery, followed by a recovery period.

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Crude oil has been on a tear recently, rising more than 20% since mid-June despite an ailing global economy, the possibility of an implosion in the Eurozone, and a slowdown that spans from China to the U.S. Geopolitical concerns are back on the table, as Iran and Israel step up the rhetoric once again, coupled with speculation that stimulus or easing from Draghi or Bernanke will support commodity prices.

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