Participants conduct a traditional handclap at the end of the ceremony to wrap up the year's trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost nearly a fifth of its value over the past year. It nose-dived right after the March 11 tsunami and earthquake disaster, recouped some of those losses in July, but then started a decline that has the benchmark hovering at below the March value. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP – Stock markets around the world were seeing out 2011 fairly positively Friday, but most posted big declines for the year in the wake of Europe’s debt crisis, a faltering U.S. economy and signs that China’s economy is no longer sizzling.


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AP – It’s a bittersweet way for investors to begin a new year.

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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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Stocks slide; S&P 500 turns negative for year (AP)

By admin on December 29th, 2011

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo, traders John Panin, center, and Robert Charmay, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A pair of successful bond auctions that raised $14 billion for Italy forced down the interest rate the country pays on its debt and boosted European markets on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP – Stocks weakened Wednesday, ending a five-day advance in the S&P 500 index, as new signs of strain emerged in the European banking system. The euro fell to its lowest level against the dollar in nearly a year and Treasurys rallied.


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The Christian Science Monitor – South Korea put its troops on alert and Asian stock markets fell on Monday in signs of concern that the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il could spark instability in his secretive, nuclear-armed nation and beyond.

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Stocks get boost from US economy hopes (AP)

By admin on December 23rd, 2011

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 – Global stocks advanced Friday on further signs the U.S. economy is improving, but trading activity was muted as the traditional holiday slowdown began in earnest.


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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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AP – DOW JUMPS: Encouraging signs out of Europe and a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. housing market drove the Dow Jones industrial average up 337 points Tuesday. It was the best day for stocks this month.

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