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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks headed for a higher open on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of banks and other beaten-down sectors.


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AP - Hong Kong shares edged lower in lethargic trade Wednesday as investors sold banks and developers.

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Businessmen walk past an electric board flashing global stock indexes,  in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.  Japanese stocks fell Wednesday as grim earnings from the country's biggest bank and doubts about the fate of a U.S. government lifeline for ailing automakers underlined a gloomy outlook for world growth and corporate earnings.  The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 55.19 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 8,273.22.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - European stock markets headed lower Wednesday following losses in Asia, with worries about a global downturn weighing on banking and commodity stocks.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 17, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks staged a late fight back on Tuesday after a choppy session in which stronger-than-expected results and outlook from computer maker Hewlett-Packard offset fears that more losses at Citigroup and other banks are yet to come.


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A Filipino trader arranges his glasses at the Philippine Stock Exchange in financial district of Makati, south of Manila, on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. Philippine shares tumbled for the second trading day in a row amid investors' negative sentiments due to losses in the U.S. and neighboring markets. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell 66.40 points, or 3.42 percent, at 1,873 points. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - European stock markets fell Tuesday following Asian losses amid further gloom about the state of the world economy and the banking system’s prospects in particular.


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