(RTTNews) - Against its Chilean counterpart, the dollar traded higher during New York afternoon deals on Friday. At about 1:15 pm ET, the pair touched 682.75, which may be compared to yesterday's closing value of 664.45. This set a new multi-year high for the US currency.

Net migration hits 7-year low (TVNZ)

New Zealand's net migration gain in the year to October was the lowest for any 12-month period in seven years, new figures show. Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) says there were 87,400 permanent and long term (PLT) arrivals in the year.

Tourists flying to Costa Rica will have to pay new $15 tax; expected to generate $25M annually (Canadian Business)

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Tourists flying into Costa Rica will soon have to pay a new $15 tax. The new tax on plane tickets replaces a 3 percent tax on hotel rooms that generated just $10 million a year and was hard to enforce.

`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution (AP via Yahoo! News)

The last time Guns N' Roses released an album of all-new material, there were no iPods or digital downloads. There was no "American Idol." No music blogs. No MySpace.

New Music: Dances With White Girls: "Everyone's Got to Make a Living" [MP3] (Pitchfork)

I've been waiting for a new jack swing revival ever since I learned that the Boyz II Men and Hi-Five tapes I loved were part of something called "new jack swing," but as great as this year's Gold: New Jack Swing compilation is, any such revival would probably be ill-advised. The title of Brooklyn "thug-house" DJ/producer Dances With White Girls ' just-released debut EP for the Rapture's ...