Dan Buettner, the author of Thrive: Finding Happiness the BlueZone Way, set out to find the happiest places on earth, and he thinks he's discovered four contenders on four different continents.
Though the building is 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean and well beyond the reach of killer tidal waves, a blue and white metal sign at its entrance says "Entering Tsunami Hazard Zone."
In morning trading, the euro Stoxx 50 index, a barometer of euro zoneblue chips, fell 0.9 percent, with financial shares leading all market sectors lower.