Toronto stocks fall on weaker oil, metals prices (Reuters)

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Reuters – Toronto stocks finished a strong week on a losing note on Friday, retreating on the back of sagging oil and metals prices, with losses offset partly by stronger financial issues.

Global slowdown concerns investors in Asia

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Global slowdown concerns investors in Asia
Asian stocks slumped Monday on concerns that a global economic slowdown would cut into corporate profits and on declines on Wall Street ahead of the weekend.

Stocks tumble as Dell warns on tech spending (Reuters)

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Stocks tumble as Dell warns on tech spending (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, led lower by tech shares after computer maker Dell warned that companies worldwide are cutting back on technology spending.

How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock market indexes fared in Friday trading

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How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock market indexes fared in Friday trading
The Associated Press August 29, 2008 – 5:48 p.m. (AP) – Stocks tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer…

Weak Ifo drives global stocks to near 2-year low (Reuters)

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Weak Ifo drives global stocks to near 2-year low (Reuters)

Reuters – World stocks hit their lowest level in almost two years on Tuesday as a worsening German business mood and fresh concerns about financial firms triggered a sell-off in risky assets, lifting the dollar to a 2008 high.

Economic data, Hurricane Gustav weigh on Wall St

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Economic data, Hurricane Gustav weigh on Wall St
Wall Street has taken a tumble as weak economic data and a disappointing earnings report from computer giant Dell weighed on the markets and Hurricane Gustav churned toward the Gulf of Mexico. Low vo…