Yield on 10-year Treasuries breached the 2% mark on the downside and traded at record lows, as fearful investors rushed into Treasuries. (Read Operation Twist Set To Fail As Bernanke Insists On Flattening The Yield Curve).

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Thursday's rain-hit session at the Catalunya circuit saw Australia's Mark Webber record the fastest time after conditions dried out in the afternoon.

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For nine days this summer, viewers across the globe were glued to their TV sets watching the 23-year-old swimmer break Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record at Beijing's Olympic Games.

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