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The effects of the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures we felt mostly at home and especially at the top, with Japan’s rich getting even richer. Bloomberg’s Shery Ahn reports on “First Up.”

Here's a look at the death of gas giant Total's CEO, Christophe de Margerie, and how it relates to the current currency war against the petrodollar involving China and Russia.

Welcome to North Korea where you have to follow your guide’s instructions and only take pictures of what we say. To some the people are repressed, though they prefer to describe themselves as "protected," at least on camera. Life here is the result of a unique 70-year social experiment in which the people are "shielded" from the "corrupting influence" of the outside world. Dynastic leader Marshal Kim Jong-un, who inherited the job from his father and grandfather, continues their political heritage. An RTD film crew was granted rare access to this unique country, which may seem to have leapt from the pages of a dystopian novel, to see what life is really like and what the people really think of their homeland and its leader.

The Canadian dollar today sank to its lowest level in five years as Saudi Arabia moved to slash its price for the type of oil used in much of North America to its lowest level since September 2010.

S&P Capital IQ's Sam Stovall discusses what the midterm elections mean for financial markets on Bloomberg Television's Election 2014 special with Pimm Fox.

Here's a look at how Japan is manipulating the future of its economy through the stock market and how it could be secretly working with the US in this round of the currency wars.

The Seattle Times - a prominent U.S. newspaper with nine Pulitzer prizes to its name - is taking action after it was revealed the FBI used its logo to lure in a terror suspect. RT's Marina Portnaya has the story.

The World Health Organization has promised millions of Ebola vaccine doses will be ready by the end of 2015, but warns they're not a magic bullet solution. The virus has already killed nearly 5,000 people. So there's demand for a cure - and a quick one. One vaccine was actually created a decade ago - but spent all that time on the shelf.

Vladimir Putin criticized the West for "sawing at branches" with sanctions against Russia and releasing a "genie in a bottle" with color revolutions. RT looks at the Russian President's best quotes from his speech in Sochi.

Over the past year the European Central Bank has conducted a stress test on 130 of the biggest banks in the Eurozone. Bloomberg gives you what you need to know in 60 seconds.

Here's a closer look at the real reason why oil prices are falling, which involves a secret deal with Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Terror is happening right at Canada's capital city. This week, shootings in Ottawa have raised the threat level in Canada as two Canadian soldiers have been killed by suspected terrorists. Here's what happened.

It is exactly one month since the US started its bombing campaign on Islamic State in Syria. And it's been quite a profitable operation for the arms industry of course - on the first day 47 Tomahawk missiles worth over 65 million dollars were dropped. One month on and the jihadists are still in place.But the war has produced new contracts for American weapon makers.

World Health Organization says it hopes to test two new Ebola vaccines in West Africa by January. They will be given to twenty thousand front line health care workers to begin with. And while the epidemic could be a lucrative market for drug companies others are already cashing in. Gayane Chichakyan investigates.

Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, has released his 2014 Wastebook chronicling the worst examples of wasted taxpayer money in Washington. Bloomberg’s Yang Yang breaks down the entries on “In The Loop.”

We're now witnessing the worst Ebola outbreak in history. But why? Here's a look at the conspiracy behind the Ebola virus and the truth behind Ebola.

President Barack Obama will appoint Ron Klain his "Ebola czar," knowledgeable sources tell CNN. The president on Thursday signaled his openness to the idea to have one individual coordinating the entire federal response to any threat of an outbreak in the United States. But who is he?

Is fracking safe? The industry claims every precaution is taken to ensure that no harm is done to the environment by the gas extraction process. However, many US citizens who live near newly-built sites are convinced that their water and air has been contaminated, and is now radioactive and poisonous. Fish in the rivers are dying and garden trees are shrivelling and the people themselves are complaining of inexplicable rashes and respiratory illness. They aim to prove that fracking is the cause, but who’s listening?

On “Single Best Chart,” Scarlet Fu reports on the breakeven Brent oil prices by country in 2014. RBC Capital Markets Chief Commodities Strategist Helima Croft also speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

The United States military is sending hundreds more troops to join the 4-thousand already in West Africa, helping tackle the Ebola crisis. Speaking on Wednesday, the chief-of-staff for the first time revealed the full extent of America's global military presence - saying it has troops stationed in 150 countries - that's three quarters of all states. Gayane Chichakyan reports.

Enterovirus D-68 has now infected patients in 44 states and the District of Columbia, with the first case in Florida confirmed Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.

As President Barack Obama announced that he would be sending American military personnel to West Africa to help combat the epidemic, VICE News traveled to Monrovia to spend time with those on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak.

German industry takes its biggest hit since the 2009 financial crisis - adding to the chorus of discontent over the EU's sanctions against Russia.