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Asia stocks rebound ahead of US earnings

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets overcame early losses to mostly gain Wednesday as investors hoped for good news from the slew of corporate earnings reports due soon in the U.S.
Oil prices fell to near $85 a barrel while the dollar was stronger against the euro and the yen.
Asian stocks initially slipped after Slovakia, one [...]

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Shares rise after China bank move, euro firm

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Tuesday after China moved to support its stock market by buying shares of major banks, and the euro held the previous session’s big gains on hopes that European leaders are finally taking action to protect the continent’s lenders.
European stock index futures pointed to a steady [...]

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Asian Shares Hit in September

SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets ended their worst quarter in years with more losses, as investors remained worried about the global economy and Europe’s debt woes.
China’s shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly 30 months as pessimism about the country’s economy and combined with tight liquidity ahead of China’s National Day holiday break that will close [...]

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Asian stocks fall as Europe anxieties flare again

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as investors again began to doubt Europe’s ability to cauterize its worsening debt crisis.
Benchmark oil hovered above $81 a barrel while the dollar dropped against the euro but was steady against the yen.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index shed 0.2 percent to 8,602.96 and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.2 [...]

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Asian shares tumble as Europe fears deepen

Asian markets tumbled on Monday and the euro was further pressured by nagging uncertainty over the eurozone as leaders of the debt-troubled region struggle to find a plan to solve the crisis.
The week got off to a poor start as investors were left unimpressed by a commitment at the weekend from G20 finance chiefs that [...]

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Asia stocks drop amid recession fears, debt crisis

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Monday as investors grew increasingly convinced that Greece would default on its debts, an event that economists say has the potential to spark a global downturn.
Oil prices hovered below $80 per barrel while the dollar strengthened against the euro but was lower against the yen.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index [...]

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Asia Extends Slide

Asian stocks ended mostly lower in choppy trade Friday, extending losses amid a global market rout, but some markets came off lows as a Group of 20 nations statement gave a slight boost to sentiment.
“This type of move was inevitable. Traders are now facing up to fact that central banks could be coming to the [...]

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How to avoid a China stock shock

Despite inflation worries, corporate accounting irregularities and drab stock market returns, China’s growth story continues to attract love from Wall Street.
More than 600 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and nearly 300 companies listed on U.S. exchanges use “China” in their names, writes emerging markets investment specialist Carl Delfeld for Investment U, an investment [...]

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World markets stall after Greece gets debt warning

BANGKOK (AP) — World stocks stalled Tuesday after comments on Greece by Standard & Poor’s underlined that the debt laden country may be unable to avoid defaulting.
Oil prices hovered below $95 a barrel while the dollar rose against the yen and the euro.
In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent [...]

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ASEAN Markets to Extend Rally‏

ASEAN Markets will post gains today and investors should be looking to buy insurance companies.
US stocks extended gains, as the leading NAS hit a 10 yr high Wednesday following comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, which reinforced the view the Fed is likely to maintain its support for the US [...]

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