Occupy Wall Street members gather to march during a candlelight vigil to honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York January 15, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES Tags: - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)AP – Asian stocks sank Monday after a ratings downgrade rattled Europe and crucial talks aimed at nudging Greece toward solvency were mired in disagreement.


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Asia stocks drop on eurozone worries (AP)

By admin on January 9th, 2012

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 6, 2012.   REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)AP – Asian stocks dropped Monday, ignoring signs of job improvement in the U.S., as traders continued to fret about Europe’s unfolding sovereign debt drama.


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Asian stocks rise on last trading day of 2011 (AP)

By admin on December 30th, 2011

Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP – Asian stock markets strengthened on the last trading day of the year Friday, following Wall Street higher on a spurt of positive U.S. economic data.


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Currency dealers talk in front of screens showing the stock price index (L) and the exchange rate between the South Korean won and the dollar at a bank in Seoul December 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiReuters – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday on weakness in the U.S. and European share markets and caution ahead of an Italian debt sale, though year-end window dressing of portfolios by some traders helped trim losses.


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Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP – Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday amid new signs of pressure on Europe’s banking system and a downturn on Wall Street.


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FILE- In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, police guard the Wall Street Bull statue while protestors participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest march toward Wall Street in New York. More than a month after Occupy Wall Street activists were removed from a Manhattan park, the bronze bull where the movement started is still surrounded by police barricades — and some New Yorkers want them removed. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton, File)AP – Asian stocks markets fell Wednesday, with trading thinned by year-end holidays and mixed economic news out of the U.S. and Japan.


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FILE- In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, police guard the Wall Street Bull statue while protestors participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest march toward Wall Street in New York. More than a month after Occupy Wall Street activists were removed from a Manhattan park, the bronze bull where the movement started is still surrounded by police barricades — and some New Yorkers want them removed. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton, File)AP – Asian stocks markets were mostly lower Wednesday, with trading thinned by year-end holidays and mixed economic news out of the U.S.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 1, 2011. Stocks turned negative after a strong opening on Monday as relief over a last-ditch debt deal in Washington faded after a weak reading on the manufacturing sector. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP – Asian stock markets rose Friday in thin holiday trading on signs the U.S. economy is improving.


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