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26 Jul 2004 10:43 AM
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US adjustable mortgages 'time bomb':
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Increasing numbers of US homebuyers are facing the challenge with financially stretched mortgages in the present state of hot housing market and higher interest rates.
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26 Jul 2004 05:06 AM
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US futures rose on news from Schering-Plough and Merck:
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S&P 500 futures expiring in September added 2 to 1087.50 as of 7:53 in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 12 to 9967, according to Bloomberg News.
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26 Jul 2004 03:42 AM
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Tokyo stocks slid on Monday:
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The Nikkei 225 average fell 0.3 per cent to 11,159.55, its lowest level since early June, while the broader-based Topix index lost 0.7 per cent to 1,126.93.
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24 Jul 2004 03:59 AM
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US markets moved lower on Friday. Down under 10,000:
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Stocks fell on Friday, investors worry about a corporate slowdown.It was the fifith consecutive week of losses for the Dow and the sixth for the S&P 500.
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23 Jul 2004 01:43 PM
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European markets closed mixed:
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The FTSE Eurotop 300 added 0.3 per cent to 966.25 while the Xetra Dax in Frankfurt shed 0.1 per cent to 3,798.79. In Paris, the CAC-40 was down 0.1 per cent to 3,569.57, and London’s FTSE 100 climbed 0.7 per cent to 4,
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23 Jul 2004 06:58 AM
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Japan shares closed lower:
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Tokyo stocks slid on Friday despite overnight gains in the US, as new data pointed to a slowdown in Japan’s service sector.
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23 Jul 2004 03:22 AM
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US markets rose yesterday on tech stocks rally:
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US stocks rose on Thursday after a rough morning sent markets to year-low levels and buyers emerged. Technology stocks led the rally, as investors began bargain hunting, especially in the battered semiconductor
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22 Jul 2004 05:23 AM
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Japan markets closed down on technology shares:
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Tokyo stocks finished down on Thursday as technology shares declined following an overnight tumble on Wall Street and investors fears.
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22 Jul 2004 04:34 AM
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European stocks fell today on technology shares:
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European stocks fell today on technology shares. Nokia, STMicroelectronics NV and ASML led decline.
The
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22 Jul 2004 03:17 AM
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U.S. markets end lower on technology shares:
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Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, with technology shares leading the retreat, as fears about slowing growth in corporate profits overshadowed favorable news from Motorola and Microsoft.
The
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21 Jul 2004 06:00 AM
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U.S. Stock Futures Gain:
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U.S. stock-index futures rose, according to Bloomberg News. Shares of Microsoft Corp. rose after the company said it plans to buy back as much as $30 billion of its own stock and pay a one-time dividend of $3 a share.
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21 Jul 2004 04:04 AM
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European stocks rose:
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European stocks rose today after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that consumer
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21 Jul 2004 03:37 AM
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Tokyo stocks gained on Greenspan and economic data:
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Tokyo stocks gained ground on Wednesday following overnight gains in US stocks prompted by positive testimony from the chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Also Japan officials almost doubled its economic
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21 Jul 2004 02:32 AM
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U.S. markets climbed on Greenspan commentaries:
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US stocks ended higher on Tuesday as investors reacted to broadly upbeat earnings and positive testimony from Alan Greenspan that soothed worries about recent signs of weakness in the economy.
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20 Jul 2004 03:00 PM
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European markets moved higher today:
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Strength in the heavily weighted pharmaceuticals sector and the recently beleaguered computer and information technology areas yesterday rescued European markets from another disastrous showing.
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