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Brazilian and Chinese visitors led a resurgence in foreign tourism spending within the U.S. in the first half of 2010, giving hope to domestic hoteliers, airline companies and others that the travel-spending slump of 2008 and 2009 is over, according to a report released Wednesday.

You can deal with future dollar declines by gaining exposure to foreign currencies -- either by investing in the currencies themselves, or by buying stocks in companies whose earnings aren't denominated in dollars.

Move over, gluttonous U.S. homeowners. Australians now eclipse Americans in building the largest homes, Reuters has reported. What, you thought Americans are the only ones who gobble up square footage? Australian homes have expanded in size an average 10% in the last decade to 2,310 square feet...