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European Stocks Moving Sideways (Reuters)
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Asian Stocks Decline on U.S.
Economic Outlook (Bloomberg)
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U.S. Markets Close Flat
(Reuters)
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No reprieve for Wall Street at the closing of 2007
(AP)
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European Stocks Decline on
technology and retailer issues
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European Stocks Rise on Energy
Related Issues (Bloomberg)
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Weak Economic Outlook Hurts Asian Stocks
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Weakness Worry over Markets
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Japanese Markets Plunge after
New Year Break (AP)
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Oil Prices Rise Over $96 a Barrel (AP)
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Wall Street Plunges on Weak
Manufacturing Report, Oil (AP)  |
Eyes on Jobs Data  |
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Back in business  |
Jobless claims sharply down by
21,000 in latest week
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Dollar Higher against Euro on
Speculation U.S. to Avoid Recession (Bloomberg)
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Cyprus, Malta Start Using the Euro (Bloomberg)  |
Crude spikes to $100 intraday
on supply concerns, Nigeria violence (MarketWatch)  |
China Reserve Fund Reportedly
Buys Stakes in Australian Banks (MarketWatch)
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Dollar Opens Year with Loss on Possible U.S.
Manufacturing Slow down (Bloomberg)  |
Euro close
to a 3-Week High (Bloomberg)
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Leading Emerging Market
Investor Mobius says remaining in Pakistan (Times Online)  |
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Wall Street Markets Fell Sharply on Friday (AP)
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Asian Markets end Little
Changed
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Asian Stocks Advance on Gold Miners, Parmaceuticals
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Credit Concerns Return on Wall
Street
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On slippery ground
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CEO James Cayne to step down
at Bear Stearns (MarketWatch)
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Gold Prices Reach a New Record Above $880 (AP)
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BoE holds rates at 5.5% on
inflation fears, signs of recovery (MarketWatch)
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European stocks Find Balance
on Monday, EADS drops (Reuters)
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Looking to the Fed again
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Trying to Make the Best of a Difficult Situation
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Asian Stocks Decline on Property and Developer Stocks
(Bloomberg)
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Asian Stocks Continue to Drop on U.S. Outlook
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Cyclical Stocks Lead Europe
Higher (MarketWatch)
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European Stock Markets decline on Retailers, telecoms
(MarketWatch)
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Possible downgrade for Freddie Mac's Strength Rating by Moody's (Bloomberg)  |
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Oil Falls Further on Economic Concerns (Reuters)
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Wall Street
Ended Mixed in Volatile Trading (AP)  |
Wall Street Tumbles on Countrywide, AT&T (AP)  |
In Europe Retail Gets a Breather on Sainsbury’s
results (Reuters)
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Yen Declines as Japanese Funds Focus on Overseas Assets
(Bloomberg)
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Reversing an Overnight Decline
Oil Prices Rebound (AP)
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Wall Street Stages Rebound in Late Trading (AP)
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Gold Reached All-time High, on
Crude Oil, Dollar (Bloomberg)
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Sterling Retreats, Other Currencies Level before ECB, BoE decisions
(Reuters)  |
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Oil Retreats as Weather in the
U.S. Turns Warmer (Reuters)  |
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ETFs Become More Complex (AP)  |
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Bank of America May Buy Countrywide After Stake Slump (Bloomberg)
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Earnings week begins
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Asian Stocks Decline Led by Japan and Hong Kong
(MarketWatch)
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Subprime Woes Resurface
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Asian Market Volatility Follows Losses on Wall Street
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European Stocks Retreating on Retailers and
Pharmaceuticals (Bloomberg)  |
Asian Markets continue to fall
on subprime fears led by Japan and Korea (MarketWatch)
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As Banks Prepare to Release Results Investors brace
for Losses (Reuters)
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Citi Announces Loss of
$9.83 Billion in the Fourth Quarter (AP)
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Merrill Lynch write-down reportedly nearly double
original estimate (MarketWatch)  |
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CNBC Reports possible $24 billion Writedown for
Citigroup (MarketWatch)
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Tough Days
Ahead
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Wall Street Ends Volatile Session
Up on Potential Countrywide Buy (AP)
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Precious Metals Rising with Gold, Platinum Reaching Record
(Bloomberg)  |
IBM Quarterly Results Bring Gains
for Wall Street (AP)
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Dollar Loses Ground after Ben Bernanke’s Speech (AP)
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Euro Rises to Fresh Record on Hefty Rate Cut
Expectations (Bloomberg)  |
Dollar Continues to Lose Ground on Fed Rate-Cut
Bets (Bloomberg)  |
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Asian Stock Markets in a Down Vortex (AP)
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Fourth
Quarter Loss of $9.8 billion for Merrill Lynch (AP)
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New Star Asset Management
Shares in Record Decline (Bloomberg)  |
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Banks and Technology Leading European Stocks down
(Reuters)
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Asian Stocks End Up After Volatile Session; China
Falls (Bloomberg)
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Japan Stocks Recover in
Afternoon Trading (AP)
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Wall Street Tumbles on Results and Economic Woes (AP)
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Housing
sharply down by 14% in December, 25% in 2007 (MarketWatch)
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European Stocks Modestly Lower
in Morning Trade (Bloomberg)
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The pain continues  |
European Markets Rebound on Retailers and Banks (MarketWatch)
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Maybe there is hope
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JPMorgan announces a drop of 34 percent in the fourth
quarter (AP)
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Disappointing Intel News Lead Wall Street to Close Down (Reuters)  |
Wall Street Tumbles; Dow Falls
306 (AP)  |
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Dollar hits record against the
Swiss Franc as stock markets tumble (Reuters)
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Wall Street Waits for the Fed Chief’s Testimony  |
Dollar Slightly Lower in Asia against Yen (AP)  |
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The Dollar Rallies although Weakness Persists (AP)  |
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No Chapter 15 for collapsed Basis Hedge Fund (AP)  |
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Drowning in a sea of red
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European shares Declined at Opening but off Lows (MarketWatch)
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Asian markets rallied strongly then came off lows
(MarketWatch)
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Most Asian Stock markets Gained with Banks Leading
Gains (Bloomberg)
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Asia Markets Gain for a Third Day (AP)
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European shares plunge led by French banks (MarketWatch)
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Is it Bear Time?
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Red is still going strong
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European Markets gaining strongly since early trade (MarketWatch)
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Europe Up on U.S. Stimulus Package, banks, tech and
commodity shares (Reuters)
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Tokyo plunged on financials, energy issues (MarketWatch)  |
Asian
Markets Continue to Plunge on US Worries (AP)  |
Fed Rate Cut Helps Soften the Fall (AP)
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Wall Street Plunged and then Rallied in Volatile
Trade (AP)  |
Wall Street Rises for a Second Day (AP)  |
Crude Oil
Prices Decline on U.S. Recession Concerns (Bloomberg)
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Bank of America 4QEarnings down by 95 Percent (MarketWatch)
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Oil Prices Decline Following the Fed Cut (AP)
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Trading Loss for Societe Générale on Alleged Fraud (Bloomberg)  |
Oil Prices Breach the $90 Level per Barrel (AP)
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Chinese
Bank Shares Fall Sharply (AP)
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Interest rate cut by the Fed by 75 basis points (MarketWatch)
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Dollar Extends Losses Following the Fed Rate Cut (AP)
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Bracing for Earnings  |
A calmer end to a turbulent week
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Baltic Dry Index Plunges Raising Growth Concerns (MarketWatch)  |
Oil Prices Drop as Shares
Tumble on Recession Risk (Bloomberg)  |
Hedge funds may be facing a worse year in 2009
(Bloomberg)
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Euro Retreats to Five-Month Low versus Yen
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European stock markets falling led by banks (MarketWatch)
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U.S. durable goods orders rose by 5.2% in December (MarketWatch)
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Fed Rate Watch
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Another tough week begins
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Nikkei gains 3 percent on earnings and Fed rate cut possibility
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Economic Data Released January 30
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Asian Stocks Decline on recession Concerns
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European markets gaining on rate cut prospect by the Fed
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Record Loss at UBS on $14 Billion Writedown (Bloomberg)  |
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Oil Prices Follow Stock Markets Down (AP)
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Fed rate cut expectation firing global stock markets |
Asian stock markets declined in volatile session
(Bloomberg)
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Euro on the rise again versus the US dollar (AP)  |
Wall Street rises on rate cut expectations (AP)  |
European shares pull back before the announcement by the Fed
(MarketWatch)
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Singapore's Sovereign Fund Promises More Transparency
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Yen gains on sale of higher-yielding assets as U.S. economy slows
(Bloomberg)
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Stocks on Wall Street Gained before the Fed Rate
Decision (AP)  |
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Missing Florida hedge fund manager surrenders to
police (AP)
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Overshadowing the Rate Cut  |
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Wall Street Gives up Gains from
Wednesday’s Rate Cut (AP)  |
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Sharp rise for U.S. jobless claims up 69,000 to
375,000
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Asian Markets Turn Volatile Following the Fed Rate
Cut (MarketWatch)
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Fed cuts by half-point, but may not be done yet (MarketWatch)  |
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MBIA Announces Big 4th Quarter Loss (Bloomberg)
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