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The spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began on Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.

From Barron's

The deep cuts have forced the agency to reduce aid and shutter services -- at a time when global displacement is surging.

From Barron's

Companies are snapping up Vernon properties and upgrading them, adding advanced cooling systems to old office buildings and filling a shuttered slaughterhouse that once housed hogs, with advanced chips.

From Los Angeles Times

Most markets across the world were shuttered Thursday for Christmas.

From Barron's

Over-the-counter markets, where trading is done without the supervision of an exchange, will also shutter at 2 p.m.

From Barron's