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MSNBC
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Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again Monday and drove investors toward safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
Investors around the world have been jittery for..
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CNN
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Global market turmoil continued into a second week as European and Asian markets tumbled Monday in the wake of Wall Street's sell-off Friday amid persistent worries about a possible U.S. -- and worldwide -- economic slowdown. "With no market moving news o..
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CNN
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Asian markets fell Thursday after Wall Street posted its second big drop in a week as investors worried about the extent of fallout from the global credit crisis. Japan's benchmark index sank 2 percent, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong tumbled 3.2 percent..
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ABC News
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Mar 2, 2007 (AP)— Stocks stumbled in the final session of a tumultuous week Friday as the yen rallied against the dollar and concerns about the U.S. economy still dogged investors after Tuesday's huge drop. The Dow Jones industrials logged their worst..
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Associated Content
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On Tuesday, U.S. Stocks plummeted more than 500 points in a single day. According to market experts, the drop may be a sign of concerns about the slowing rate of business growth, worries that the price of equities has become too inflated, or fears of a po..
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BusinessWeek
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The richest 2 percent of adults still owns more than half of the world's household wealth, perpetuating a yawning global gap between rich and poor, according to research published Tuesday...
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Christian Science Monitor
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For China, it's a record buildup of foreign capital. For the rest of the world, it serves as a reminder: To an increasing degree, bureaucrats in Beijing aren't just guiding their own economy, but the world's as well...
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BusinessWeek
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The changes affecting the global auto industry are nothing new but they are more serious. Too bad carmakers didn't learn the first time
If hindsight is 20-20 vision, then automotive executives must spend a lot of time looking in the rear-view window...
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MSNBC
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Global markets plunged Monday on news that JPMorgan Chase, backed by the U.S. government, had to rescue troubled Bear Stearns, with investors struggling to gauge how much worse financial markets could get.
Oil prices hit a record in Asian trading, U.S...
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BusinessWeek
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A global network is thriving by selling up to 1 million iPhones that bypass Apple's restrictions
Encamped along the aisles of the massive Zhongguancun Kemao Electronics Market in Beijing are many people like Li Zhongxin, of the Beijing Xinyu Lianhe Tel..
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MSNBC
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Just one week after an emergency three-quarter-point interest rate cut to calm jittery global financial markets, the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee sits down Tuesday to figure out its next move.
While many investors are expecting another ag..
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CNN
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Nokia reported a near-doubling of its third-quarter earnings and a larger share of the global handset market Thursday as it benefited from strong sales in India and China.
Shares in the world's largest mobile phone maker jumped 7 percent.
Nokia's ne..
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BBC News
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Global economic growth is likely to be dampened by the turbulence which has swept world markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
The IMF said it would be revising down its growth projections - with this year being more affected than 200..
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BBC News
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European shares have seen mixed trading on Wednesday as US housing and credit woes continue to cast a shadow over global stock markets.
After initially falling 43 points, the UK's FTSE 100 index was up 24 points to 6,126 by early afternoon. Germany's D..
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BBC News
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Wheat prices have hit record highs on global commodity markets, bringing the threat of rising bread prices.
Bad weather in key grain growing areas such as Canada and parts of Europe has limited supplies as demand has risen, sparking fears of a supply s..
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CNN
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European shares returned to negative territory in choppy trade at midday on Friday as mining and chemical stocks slipped while concern mounted that a global credit crunch could slow growth.
By 1036 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European sh..
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BBC News
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European stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday, amid more worries over the impact the downturn in the US mortgage market may have on the global economy.
London's main FTSE index was down 0.7%, or 42 points, to 6,177 in early trading, while Frankfurt'..
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BBC News
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Global stock markets have recovered some ground from last week's sharp falls after central banks moved to ease fears of a worldwide credit crisis.
European markets rose in morning trade, although the European Central Bank still pumped an extra 48bn eur..
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BBC News
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Markets have fallen sharply again in Friday trading, a day after markets in the US and Europe suffered heavy losses amid fears of a global credit crunch.
Billions of dollars were wiped off share values, affecting businesses and individual investors ali..
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Washington Post
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The turmoil in the U.S. credit markets turned global Thursday, prompting central banks in Europe and the United States to pump more than $150 billion into the financial system to keep it operating smoothly.
U.S. stocks suffered their second-worst decli..
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