A man looks at a stock exchange board display in downtown Milan November 18, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro GarofaloReuters – European stocks rose and the euro stayed under pressure on Tuesday as investors weighed the debt turmoil in the euro zone against an improved U.S. economic picture that looks set to deliver upbeat corporate results.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 2, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks were poised for a lower open on Monday as political turmoil in Italy sparked worry the euro zone debt crisis could overwhelm the region’s third largest economy.


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Jennifer Miller, of Brooklyn, prepares for a performance at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in New York.  Contributions for the National Lawyers Guild that supports the protestors was collected at the performance. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP – Asian stocks stalled Monday as investors remain unsure whether Greece will be able to work itself out of a debt crisis despite a weekend deal by the country’s leaders aimed at implementing a controversial austerity program.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Worries that a planned Greek referendum could scuttle a plan to resolve Europe's debt crisis rattled markets Tuesday morning. Stocks indexes plunged in the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – A wave of selling swept across Wall Street and stock markets around the world Tuesday after Greece’s prime minister said he would call a national vote on an unpopular European plan to rescue that nation’s economy.


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Europe, China woes fuel earnings worries (Reuters)

By admin on September 30th, 2011

An U.S. flag hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters – Investors are worried U.S. earnings growth may finally fall back to earth as turmoil in Europe and signs of a less robust Chinese economy hurt foreign support.


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Europe steadies after day of turmoil (Reuters)

By admin on September 6th, 2011

Traders look at screens at the Madrid bourse September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Susana VeraReuters – European financial markets steadied on Tuesday, with the euro jumping against the Swiss franc, after a sharp sell-off a day earlier due to fears for the euro zone’s future and that of its banking sector.


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AP – The turmoil on Wall Street has hit the nation’s largest public pension fund, which lost about $18 billion off the value of its stock portfolio from July 1 until Tuesday’s market rebound.

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AP – Global stock markets tumbled Monday on the first trading day since Standard & Poor’s downgraded long-term U.S. debt. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 634.76 points, the sixth-worst point less in its 112-year history. Investors are anxious about a weakening U.S. economy and a widening debt crisis in Europe.

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