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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2009 file photo, a trader leans on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell sharply early Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, as investors sought safe-haven assets like the dollar and Treasurys following signs that the global economy is still struggling. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

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Sovereign debt fears stalk world markets

AP - Wed Dec 9, 10:17 am ET

AP - World stock markets fell Wednesday as investors worried about sovereign credit risks, particularly in Europe, in the wake of Greece's rating downgrade.

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Asian Shares Lower; Weaker GDP Result Hurts Tokyo Stocks
The Forex Market - Tue Dec 8, 8:08 pm ET
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian shares were down Wednesday as renewed risk aversion gripped markets in the wake of a sharp fall On Wall Street, while weaker-than-expected economic growth data in Japan hurt stocks there.
Asian stock markets fall amid recovery fears
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 1:35 am ET
Asian stocks dropped Wednesday as Japan's much weaker-than-expected economic growth and rising debt loads around the world added to concerns the global recovery was faltering.
Stock market drops as dollar strengthens
Rome News-Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 4:40 pm ET
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors dumped stocks and sought safe-haven assets like the dollar and Treasurys on signs that the global economy is still struggling. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 104...
UPDATE:Asian Shares End Mostly Lower;Nikkei Down On GDP
The Forex Market - Wed Dec 9, 7:09 am ET
(updates with India and Singapore close.) Most Asian markets ended lower Wednesday as renewed risk aversion gripped markets after Wall Street's sharp decline, while a downward revision of Japanese economic growth pushed the Nikkei lower.
European, U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Asian Shares Gain
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 3:31 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures advanced as Bank of America Corp. said it will repay $45 billion of government bailout funds and the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy improved. Asian shares and U.S. futures rose.
Lazard Capital Award Winning Analyst Handicaps Winners And Losers In Stock Market Under New Health Care Legislation
Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 9:19 am ET
67 WALL STREET, New York - December 9, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Consumer Health Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 53 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling ...
Delisting of Securities of Vuance Ltd. From The NASDAQ Stock Market
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 2, 4:05 pm ET
NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq Stock Market announced today that it will delist the ordinary shares of Vuance Ltd. Vuance Ltd.'s stock was suspended on October 1, 2009, and has not traded on NASDAQ since that time.
Is The Stock Market Overvalued?
Guru Focus - Mon Dec 7, 5:42 pm ET
By Jacob Wolinsky. Every day as the market sets new highs for the year, many pundits are commenting that the market is getting over valued. The pundits will cite current data, which shows that the P/E of the stock market is extremely high. Respected people including Bill Gross of PIMCO and Noureil Roubini are on TV on an almost daily basis proclaiming the market is over valued and about to have ...
European, Asian Stocks Decline; Man Group, Mitsubishi Retreat
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 5:02 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks declined for a third day and Asian shares fell after Japan’s economy grew more slowly than estimated and Fitch Ratings downgraded five Greek banks.
How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in Wednesday's trading
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 2, 6:23 pm ET
The stock market struggled but held its ground Wednesday as an upbeat assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve offset drops in banks and energy companies. Most stocks finished higher after the Fed said regional economic activity has generally improved since its last snapshot in October.
UPDATE: Asian Shares Mixed; Exporters Help Lift Tokyo
The Forex Market - Sun Dec 6, 11:23 pm ET
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were mixed Monday despite a stronger cue from Wall Street, as resources stocks fell across the region although Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's losses Friday.
Japanese stocks fell in morning trading
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 10:17 pm ET
Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo fell in Wednesday morning trading due to a stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index lost 124.85 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 10,015.62, while the broader-based Topix index was down 10.00 points, or 1.12 per c...
U.S. Stocks Recover From Global Equity Slump as Treasuries Fall
Bloomberg - 2 hours 24 minutes ago
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced, recovering from a worldwide equity market retreat, as analyst upgrades of 3M Co. and Sprint Nextel Corp. helped offset concern credit defaults will spread through the global economy.
U.S. Stocks End With First Gains In Three Days
Fox News - 2 hours 34 minutes ago
U.S. Stocks End With First Gains In Three Days
U.S. Stocks Gain as 3M, Sprint Upgrades Offset Credit Concerns
Bloomberg - 2 hours 52 minutes ago
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks gained for the first time in three days as analyst upgrades of 3M Co. and Sprint Nextel Corp. and a rally in commodity producers overshadowed concern debt defaults will spread through the global economy.