In Hong Kong, telecom plays were among the outperformers, with China Telecom rising 4.1% on news it would begin offering Apple's popular iPhone 4S nextmonth.
We shall see whether Apple's new iPhone -- rumored to launch nextmonth -- will have all the right ingredients to put the company back on track in South Korea.
Riverpark Farm, which will be officially unveiled to New Yorkers nextmonth, occupies one of more than 600 stalled construction sites in the Big Apple alone.