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31 May 2004 04:26 AM
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Fears over higher oil prices hit Tokyo stocks :
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Japanese stocks fell for the first time in four sessions on Monday as anxiety about the high oil price and a strengthening yen hit the market.
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29 May 2004 02:41 AM
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Wall Street finds relief in falling oil prices :
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US stocks won some relief this week after an uncomfortable month as high-flying oil prices and bond yields began their journey back to earth.
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28 May 2004 02:38 PM
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European stocks edge higher over week :
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European blue-chip shares made moderate progress this week as concerns about high oil prices began to ease and there was talk that US interest rates might not be tightened as aggressively as some had feared.
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28 May 2004 04:13 AM
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Positive economic data boosts Tokyo stocks :
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A series of new figures confirming the strength of Japan’s economic recovery pushed Tokyo shares higher on Friday.
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28 May 2004 03:51 AM
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Wall Street cheered by data and falling oil :
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday as investors cheered the day’s news: crude oil dropping below $40 a barrel, continued strong earnings and mixed economic data.
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27 May 2004 03:15 PM
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Bourses buoyed by firm start on Wall Street :
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There was more good news for investors in European equities on Thursday as another batch of mostly bullish company news items and positive broker notes drove stock prices higher.
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27 May 2004 05:41 AM
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Telecoms fail to give direction for Tokyo stocks :
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Tokyo stocks stayed largely flat on Thursday as dramatic shifts in the ownership of the telecoms sector failed to generate enough upward momentum to carry the whole market higher.
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27 May 2004 03:29 AM
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Weak data and security fears subdue Wall St :
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Wall Street ended mixed after a choppy day in which markets were churned by fresh geopolitical fears, profit taking and disappointment over weak economic data.
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26 May 2004 01:14 PM
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Forbes, Donaldson Should Give Hedge Funds a Break:
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The weather is turning stormy for hedge- fund managers. There they are, innocently preparing board meetings on their yachts in the Cayman Islands, or hammering their credit cards in the smarter bars of London’s
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26 May 2004 07:33 AM
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European Stocks Gain:
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European stocks advanced amid optimism higher energy prices won’t slow the pace of corporate profit growth. Industries most sensitive to economic expansion, such as technology and autos, led gains.
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26 May 2004 03:51 AM
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Nikkei ends higher as global sentiments improve:
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Tokyo stocks rose strongly on Wednesday on the back of strong export figures and overnight gains in the US. The Nikkei 225 average closed up 1.7 per cent at 11,152.09, while the Topix index climbed 1 per cent to
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26 May 2004 03:46 AM
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Wall St rallies as oil price worries ease :
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Wall Street staged a robust afternoon rally on Tuesday that gave the Dow its best day two months, as weaker oil eased worries that high energy prices would hinder global economic growth.
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25 May 2004 03:43 PM
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Bourses under pressure from weak telecoms:
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Persistent downside pressure applied to the heavyweight telecoms sector left little scope for progress by European stocks.
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25 May 2004 08:28 AM
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Quality of investment key to China, says IMF :
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China needs to improve the quality of its investment spending and change the way it incentivises officials and bankers in order to manage successfully the country’s impending economic slowdown, the head of research at
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25 May 2004 08:21 AM
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Worries over oil prices hit Tokyo stocks :
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Profit-taking in banks and concern about the high price of oil pushed Tokyo shares lower on Tuesday.
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