Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 4, 2012.     REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters – Major U.S. stock indexes were little changed in a low-volume session on Wednesday, but some investors were encouraged to see equities avoid a sell-off amid lingering euro zone’s debt problems.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Wall Street was set to open lower on Wednesday after a sharp market rally in the previous session, as investors focused again on Europe’s debt problems.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 14, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – The worst week for U.S. stocks in two months ended with traders mostly sitting it out on Friday as they waited for politicians in Europe and the United States to tackle festering debt problems.


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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Asian stock markets extended a sell-off Tuesday, following a dismal session on Wall Street that was sparked by the revelation that debt-strapped Greece would not be able to reach a target for reducing its budget deficit. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP – World stocks extended a sell-off Tuesday, dogged by signs Europe’s debt problems are getting grimmer even as officials promised more help for Greece at the epicenter of the crisis.


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A trader reacts at Hong Kong's Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Stocks took another battering Monday after Greece admitted it won't meet its deficit reduction targets, raising renewed fears that the country will not get crucial bailout loans it needs to avoid a default. The losses in Europe followed a big retreat in Asia, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading the way lower with a 4.4 percent decline to 16,822.15. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP – Asian stocks extended a sell-off Tuesday, dogged by signs Europe’s debt problems are getting grimmer even as officials promised more help for Greece at the epicenter of the crisis.


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AP – DOWN DAY: Stocks fell broadly Friday on fresh signs that Europe’s debt problems and the U.S. economy continue to languish. Makers of raw materials, industrial companies and banks — which would have the most to lose if the economy turns sour — had the biggest losses

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Asian stocks jump on hopes of Europe debt plan (AP)

By admin on September 27th, 2011

A monitor showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) and foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Asian markets closed sharply lower. South Korea's Kospi fell 2.6 percent to end at 1,652.71. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP – Asian stocks rebounded Tuesday as pledges by European officials to resolve the region’s debt problems once and for all helped soothe market jitters.


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Members of the crowd react during a visit by filmmaker Michael Moore to the 'Occupy Wall Street' protest in Zuccotti Park in New York, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. The protesters, many of whom are camping out in the lower Manhattan plaza to speak out against corporate greed and social inequality, got a morale boost from Moore, who told the crowd they were the start of something big. (AP Photo/Stephanie Keith)AP – Asian stocks enjoyed a vigorous rebound early Tuesday after a pledge by European officials to resolve the region’s debt problems helped soothe market sentiment.


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