Investors are expecting a spurt of issuance this week by junk-rated European companies, a sector of the bond market that was frozen for much of last year.

投资者预计垃圾级欧洲企业的债券发行本周将出现井喷，在去年的大部分时间里，债券市场的这一领域都处于冻结状态。

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After a growth spurt last year, there are more than 66, 000 units of U.S.-based fast-food restaurants abroad just among the 10 largest chains, data from trade publication QSR magazine shows.

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After a slower 15% growth spurt last year, CLSA predicts a 20% jump in luxury consumption in 2013.

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"We went through a little spurt there in the last series where we were doing the right things but the pucks weren't going in, " Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said.

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