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Asia-Pacific stocks surged thanks to a strong lead from Wall ...
Jul 8th, 2010
(AFP/File) - Asia-Pacific stocks surged thanks to a strong lead from Wall Street, receding worries about Europe and sound employment figures from Australia.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno) -
By Peter N Henderson TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rebounded on Thursday following two sessions of steep losses, helped by a jump in Empire Co Ltd after the company said it will buy Safeway Inc's Canadian assets for $5.7 billion. Shares of Empire, the operator of grocery chain Sobeys, jumped nearly 10.6 percent after inves... [Full Article]
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) - Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares inched lower and the dollar remained defensive on Monday as investors settled in to wait for the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting outcome later in the week - and some long-awaited clarity on its intentions for monetary stimulus. Wall Street fell on Friday for its third negative week in four as investors to... [Full Article]
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