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MSNBC
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Some analysts expected it to be a brutal day for global stocks, nevertheless. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index has plunged more than 3 percent in morning trading.The Nikkei 225 stock index fell 407.81 points, or 3.33 percent, to 11,833.79 on the Tok..
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BusinessWeek
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A dismal report on the services sector sparked big losses in major indexes Tuesday. Investors may be in for more pain in the days ahead
Fears of an imminent U.S. recession were palpable on Wall Street on Tuesday, as investors reacted with dismay to a r..
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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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Market Watch
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U.S. home prices continued to fall in February, with prices down 1.5% in 10 major cities compared with a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.
Home prices depreciated year-over-year for the second straight month..
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Washington Post
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Wall Street traded mostly higher Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials into record territory after a rise in home construction and a mild reading on consumer inflation encouraged investors to buy.
But the technology-dominated Nasdaq composite inde..
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MSNBC
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Asian and European markets fell Friday after another overnight drop on Wall Street that was spurred by news about rising foreclosures on U.S. mortgages, intensifying concerns about the world's largest economy.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 3.3 percent..
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CNN
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Asian and European markets fell Friday after another overnight drop on Wall Street spurred by news about rising foreclosures on U.S. mortgages, intensifying concerns about the world's largest economy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 3.3 percent to close at..
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BBC News
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Global shares were volatile in Friday trading - after Thursday's heavy losses on Wall Street prompted by further fears of a US recession.
However analysts said markets had been shored-up by hopes President Bush would propose measures to boost the econo..
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BBC News
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Stock markets have fallen across Asia and Europe as confidence in the US banking sector was dented further by the resignation of Citigroup's boss.
Markets fell sharply in Asia in reaction to Charles Prince's exit, the second departure of a leading Wall..
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CNN
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Asian stocks plunged Monday, dragged down by last week's decline on Wall Street and the weak U.S. dollar. Traders pinned hopes on bargain-hunting to buoy markets later in the day. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index lost 2.24 percent to finish at 16,..
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CNN
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Most Asian stocks rallied Thursday, with market sentiment buoyed in large part by gains Wall Street posted overnight on optimism about a possible U.S. interest rate cut. Hong Kong's benchmark stock index added 2 percent, Taiwan's gained 1.5 percent, and C..
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CNN
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European shares rose 1 percent by midday on Thursday, continuing a tentative recovery after a $2 billion dollar injection overnight into troubled U.S. lender Countrywide Financial soothed credit market worries. At 1032 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of t..
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BBC News
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London's FTSE 100 fell below the 6,000 level as uncertainty over the impact of losses in the US sub-prime lending market persisted.
The index of leading UK shares lost 3.6% to 5,891.8 points by 1305 BST on the back of heavy falls in Asia and further de..
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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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Washington Post
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Wall Street soared Monday in the third quarter's first day of trading, boosted by a decline in Treasury yields, a rise in June manufacturing activity and a spate of buyout news.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 126.81, or 0.95 percent, to 13,535.4..
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Los Angeles Times
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Stock prices shot higher Wednesday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its first record close in more than seven years, as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates this year.
The Dow Jones industrials also..
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Reuters
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Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said computer and iPod maker Apple Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile , Research) will join its S&P 100 index <.OEX> of big blue-chip companies, and Precision Castparts, which makes engine parts and fasteners for aerospace compani..
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BBC News
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China's main share index fell 6.5% in Wednesday trading following Beijing's decision to triple the tax on stock transactions.
With the government aiming to cool the country's overheated stock markets, the main Shanghai Composite Index closed down 281.8..
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BusinessWeek
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A better than expected report on the consumer's mood sparked buying. Investors also eyed China's moves to cool its economy and Friday's options expirations
U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Friday, pushed up by better-than-expected consum..
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BusinessWeek
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Buying was inspired by strong factory orders, strong earnings, and more deals
A strong report on factory orders, along with positive earnings and brisk merger and acquisition activity, helped boost stocks on Wednesday, and push the Dow Jones industrial..
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