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Wall Street Shares Slip
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Stocks dipped on Wall Street at the opening of trading, in the wake of economic contraction from Europe and Japan.
Wall Street Shares Turn Flat
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Stocks dipped and then evened out on Wall Street in the wake of economic contraction from Europe and Japan.
World stocks edge up as Wall Street nears highs
BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. European stocks were mostly up in early trading
Big Gains on Wall Street After the Fiscal Deal
Wall Street cheered an agreement that ended the fiscal impasse in Washington, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 to its biggest gains in more than a year on Wednesday. The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning. The Dow finished up 2.4 percent.
IPO plan for China bear bile company raises ire
SHANGHAI (AP) — A storm of criticism in China over share listing plans by a company that sells tonics made with bear bile is highlighting the increasingly affluent country’s changing attitudes toward the environment and wildlife.
Tokyo prosecutors quiz ex-Olympus president, others to follow (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) – Three former executives of Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp face possible arrest this week over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media said on Thursday. Japanese prosecutors began questioning one of the trio, ex-president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, Jiji news agency said.
Yahoo-Alibaba talks falling apart: sources (Reuters)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Talks between Yahoo Inc and China’s Alibaba Group over the U.S. Internet giant’s Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation.
