Tokyo stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street surge, strong dollar+

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Tokyo stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street surge, strong dollar+
TOKYO, Aug. 25 (AP) – (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher Monday with the key Nikkei index climbing more than 200 points as investors were cheered by gains in U.S. shares Friday and the U….

This week, investors eye oil prices, spending data (AP)

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This week, investors eye oil prices, spending data (AP)

Traders work works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)AP – It was another seesaw week on Wall Street, but it ended with a jolt of good news: a $6-a-barrel tumble in oil. This week, investors will be watching to see if crude extends its drop or bounces back up again.


US dollar, Asia stocks gain as oil price dips

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US dollar, Asia stocks gain as oil price dips
Close this HONG KONG — The US dollar rose broadly on Monday, hitting a two-year high against sterling, as tumbling oil and gold prices left investors scurrying to buy back the currency and sparked a …

European shares head lower (AFP)

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European shares head lower (AFP)

A trader shows the GCDS index curve at a bank in Paris, January 2008. Europe's main stock markets dropped, bringing a swift end to a brief rally, amid investor unease about a global economic slowdown.(AFP/File/Jean Ayissi)AFP – Europe’s main stock markets dropped on Thursday, bringing a swift end to a brief rally, amid investor unease about a global economic slowdown.


Wall St rallies as oil drops; ADRs shine

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Wall St rallies as oil drops; ADRs shine
The Wall Street rallied on the back of cool down in crude oil prices. The US crude oil futures plunged $6.59 to $114.59 a barrel after having surged over $121 the preceeding day.

Merrill Lynch settlement with SEC worth up to $7B (AP)

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Merrill Lynch settlement with SEC worth up to $7B (AP)
AP – Federal regulators said Friday that investors who bought risky auction-rate securities from Merrill Lynch & Co. before the market for those bonds collapsed will be able to recover up to $7 billion under a new agreement.

Make realty stocks part of your portfolio

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Make realty stocks part of your portfolio
The stock markets are down, eroding investor wealth by millions of rupees. The markets that have stood against the tides of inflation aren't the mostfavoured today. Those planning for their retirem…

Out with EDGAR, in with IDEA; SEC’s new system (Reuters)

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Out with EDGAR, in with IDEA; SEC’s new system (Reuters)
Reuters – EDGAR, the computer database for filing documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is giving way to a new system that aims to let investors more easily analyze corporate reports and other financial information.

Foreigners net sellers on Dubai bourse

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Foreigners net sellers on Dubai bourse
Dubai: Non-Arab foreign investors were net sellers on Dubai's bourse for a second week, offloading Dh243.64 million ($66.32 million) of shares in selling that dragged Emaar Properties to a more than 4…

Lehman’s jump, oil’s plunge drives Wall St rally (Reuters)

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Lehman’s jump, oil’s plunge drives Wall St rally (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)Reuters – U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to score their best daily gain in two weeks as hopes that Lehman Brothers may attract a major investor lifted financial stocks while a plunge in oil prices soothed worries about inflation and consumer spending.