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The images are stunning and vivid, worthy of National Geographic: Chinese factory workers make high-tech products; Nepalese women gather for a village meeting; Arab businesswomen clad head-to-toe in abayat chat on cell phones.

With the stock market up about 60 percent since bottoming out in March, Wall Street may appear to be not as dangerous a place to those who fled for safer havens when the market collapsed last fall.

But making a long-term decision based on short-term phenomenon can be risky business, as documented in a report T. Rowe Price sent to investors this month.

Shoppers are expected to shell out some $25 billion for gift cards this holiday season, making the little pieces of plastic cash the No. 1 present for the sixth year in a row.

Volumes have been written about the job interview.

Pre-interview research and preparation.

Proper interview dress.

Promptness -- arrival time.

Body language and interview protocol.

Answers to questions and questions to ask.

Thank you notes and follow through.

Stressed-out consumers want comfort food and comfortable clothes at the right price, and the fact that they're relatively satisfied overall with what they're getting may boost holiday shopping.

Plenty of lenders offer jumbo mortgages now, although the requirements are stricter than they used to be.

Jumbo mortgages are home loans that are bigger than normal. They exceed the "conforming limit" -- the maximum loan amount that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will buy.

With the introduction of its new 370Z Roadster and race-track tuned Nismo, Nissan has a triple play going in the sports car game.

Specifications for the 2010 Nissan 370Z Touring Roadster.

Engine: 3.7-liter V6, 332 horsepower.

Transmission: Seven-speed automatic with manual-shift mode.

Overall length: 13 feet 11 inches.

EPA passenger/cargo volume: 52/4 cubic feet.

Weight: 3,489 pounds.

EPA city/highway fuel consumption: 18/25 miles per gallon. Premium fuel required.

2010 RANGE ROVER SUPERCHARGED

TYPE: Five-passenger, four-wheel-drive luxury sport utility vehicle.

PRICE: $95,125 base with destination; $111,425 as tested.

WHERE BUILT: Solihull, England.

KEY RIVALS: Mercedes-Benz M-Class; Porsche Cayenne; BMW X5; Infiniti QX 56.

History is wasted on those who lack a sense of irony.

That one of the symbols of British privilege should end up in the hands of an Indian company is rich, indeed. But there it is: Tata Motors, based in the former colony, now owns and seeks to save Land Rover and its companion marquee Jaguar, keeping Brits employed in Solihull and Coventry.