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| GLOBAL MARKETS-Gold sets record high, global stocks slip further Reuters 26 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for hints on how policymakers plan to address the recent turmoil in financial markets. Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co, said the rally in Treasury yields to 60-year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US STOCKS-Wall St slides as HP's view adds to uncertainty Reuters By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - US stocks fell on Friday as Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ.N) weaker outlook and corporate shakeup added to the uncertainty for investors. Investors have been worried that the United States and the global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks extend rout, gold soars Reuters By Anirban Nag LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A selloff in global stocks gathered pace on Friday, reflecting mounting concerns the US economy is heading into another recession and as some European lenders faced a short-term funding crunch, highlighting the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SE Asia Stocks-Tumble on global growth concerns Reuters By Viparat Jantraprap BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets tumbled on Friday, with index heavyweights coming under selling pressure as investors shifted money out of riskier assets because of worries over slowing global growth. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europe shares extend sell-off as recession looms Reuters By Harro ten Wolde FRANKFURT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - European shares flirted with two-year lows on Friday, extending the previous session's sharp sell-off, as fears of a global recession and a short-funding crunch for regional banks intensified. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| COMMODITIES-Gold surges to record; dollar's loss is oil's gain Reuters Africa The Reuters-Jefferies CRB .CRB, a global benchmark for commodities, rose 0.9 percent, reversing half the previous day's losses and ending the week up 0.9 percent -- its biggest gain in six weeks. Most markets had already settled before the S&P index . ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FOREX OUTLOOK-Dollar drops but respite in sight if economy dims Reuters By Julie Haviv NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The US dollar plumbed a record low against the yen and weakened against the euro on Friday, but respite may be in sight for the greenback if the globaleconomic landscape gets gloomier and feeds a safe-haven ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks fall on US recession fears Reuters By Michael O'Boyle and Luciana Lopez MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks fell on Friday as deepening fears of a US recession and a wider financial crisis that could result from Europe's debt troubles kept investors cautious. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| European Factors-Shares to extend steep sell-off on growth concerns Reuters LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - European shares were expected to slip further on Friday after steep declines in the previous session on growing concerns that the US economy was heading towards recession and some European banks faced short-term lending ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HOW TO PLAY IT: Market turmoil shakes up investor options Reuters We talked to some advisers about real-world options, geared to clients' risk tolerance. By Joseph A. Giannone and Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK Aug 19 (Reuters) - Income-generating stocks and bonds can provide stability and reassurance during volatile ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Canada seen raising rates in 2012 despite Fed: Reuters poll Reuters Canada The rest said the bank would lift rates in 2012 or even later, delaying its next move largely due to decelerating global economic growth and the US Federal Reserve's pledge to keep rates low for two years. The Bank of Canada was the first central bank ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flaherty says world economy still growing slowly Reuters Canada By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The world economy is still growing slowly, although Europe and the United States need "difficult and bold action" to rein in deficits, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analysis: Investor frostiness to palladium will thaw Reuters By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - The darkening economic outlook this month has sent investors out of the palladium market in droves, but the coming months of uncertainty are likely to be more of a cooling-off period than an end to their romance with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TEXT-Colombia central bank statement on interest rates Reuters BOGOTA Aug 19 (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank board held its benchmark interest rate on Friday at 4.50 percent after six straight rate hikes this year. Analysts had been divided over whether the bank would hike its key interest rate or keep it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Green firms feel pinch of economy woes Reuters By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global economy woes which have gripped financial markets have made raising capital difficult again for some environmental technology firms, according to Vivek Tandon, co-founder of London-based Aloe Private Equity. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PRECIOUS-Gold set for biggest weekly rise since 2008 Reuters The latest gold rally came as fresh fund buyers were attracted to the market, analysts said. Theworld's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, New York's SPDR Gold Trust , said on Thursday its holdings rose by nearly 15 tonnes from the day before. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US STOCKS-Economic worries hobble futures Reuters US futures followed declines in Asian and European markets that took a gauge of world shares near an 11-month low on fears the global economy is stalling. * The worsening economic outlook and worries about the strength of European banks helped lift ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RPT-UPDATE 1-Autonomy/HP deal spotlights data analysis Reuters The amount of data in the world is doubling every two years and is expected to reach 1.8 zettabytes this year, equivalent to every global citizen having 215 million high-resolution MRI scans every day, according to IT research firm IDC. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Yingli profit beats Wall St, sees sector bounce Reuters By Matt Daily NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Rosy earnings from Chinese solar panel maker Yingli Green Energy (YGE.N) on Friday stood in stark contrast to the dismal reports from its rivals, and the company said market signs pointed to a rebound in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Argentine factory output eases, growth stays strong Reuters [ID:nN1E76C1HA]. High global commodities prices are helping fuel growth in Argentina, the world'sbiggest exporter of soyoil and soymeal and the No. 2 global corn provider after the United States. Increased state spending before October's presidential ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A “Global” War on Terror: Multilateral Achievements since 9/11 Council on Foreign Relations (blog) by Stewart M. Patrick A student lifts a placard as he and others line up to take part in a march to condemn the recent bomb attacks in the city (Danish Siddiqui/Courtesy Reuters). As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist ... See all stories on this topic » |
