World Markets

World Stocks Drop As Worries Over Greece Intensify

AP | PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted 05.15.2012

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BANGKOK — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a disorderly a...

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World Stocks Jolted By North Korean Dictator's Death

AP | KELVIN CHAN | Posted 02.18.2012

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HONG KONG — Asian stocks bounced back Tuesday as fears receded of political turmoil in the region following news of North Korean leader Kim Jong...

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Mubarak Resignation Cheered By World Markets

AP | CARLO PIOVANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's decision to hand power to the military boosted stocks around the world on Friday as hopes grew for a...

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Simon Johnson: Geithner Not Paying Enough Attention To World Economy

Baseline Scenario | Peter Boone and Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview that will air Sunday on ABC, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says, ""We have much, much lower risk of [a double-dip recession] today t...

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Dubai Request For Debt 'Standstill' Shakes World Markets

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that i...

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Stocks up on Bernanke remarks; focus now on Obama

AP | MADLEN READ and TIM PARADIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave Wall Street a double dose of reassurance. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn. Bernank...

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Recession Fears Cause Stocks, Oil And Gold To Tank

AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — If ever a 300-point loss on Wall Street could be a good thing, it was Friday. Wall Street started the day with a nervous eye on how f...

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World Stocks Rally As Europe Follows Asia's Lead

AP | JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONG KONG — Japan's stock market soared in early trading Tuesday, leading a second-day rally in Asian stocks after Wall Street staged a dramatic...

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World Markets Plunge On Crisis Fears

AP | EMILY FLYNN VENCAT | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the g...

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World Markets Tumble on Wall Street Drop

AP | TOBY ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — European and Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors reacted nervously to a steep decline on Wall Street Friday after disappoin...

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Gloom Envelopes World's Markets

Financial Times | Saskia Scholtes, Michael Mackenzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic concluded their worst week in months on Friday as deepening economic gloom prompted investors to ratchet u...

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