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Fed set to rock your world tomorrow; Apollo may lose $3 billion over typo; Vatican doing something about money-laundering; "Giant Penis Christmas Lights Arouse Scorn"; and more.
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$$$Fed Poised to Mark the End of an Era [WSJ]

$$$Caesars may sink because of alleged $3B typo [NYP]

$$$Swiss banks to pay $130 million, avoid charges on aiding U.S. tax evasion [Reuters]

$$$$301 Million Paris Chateau Is the World's Priciest Home [Bloomberg]

$$$Two New Jersey men attack inflatable Santa [UPI]

$$$Vatican takes steps to combat money-laundering [AP]

$$$Asia leads boom in female billionaires [FT]

$$$Giant Penis Christmas Lights Arouse Scorn [HP]

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