posted by admin on Nov 18

Brokers work on the floor of the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. Investors continue to be spooked by the prospects of a global recession, a fear reinforced by Japan's weekend announcement that its economy is shrinking. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Stock markets in Europe and the United States got a boost Tuesday from Hewlett-Packard Co. saying it is weathering the economic slowdown better than anticipated.


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posted by admin on Nov 12

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 12, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks sank on Wednesday for the third day after the United States backed away from using its $700 billion bailout to mop up sour mortgages and added to uncertainty about how the government plans to revive bank lending.


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posted by admin on Nov 12

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 12, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Wednesday after the United States backed away from using its $700 billion bailout to mop up sour mortgages and added to uncertainty about how the government plans to revive bank lending.


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posted by admin on Nov 4

Stocks index figures are shown at a local securities firm in Taipei. European stocks have risen, after gains in Asia, as voting began in the United States amid hope the next president will give new impetus to action on the financial crisis.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - European stocks rose on Tuesday, after gains in Asia, as voting began in the United States amid hope the next president will give new impetus to action on the financial crisis, analysts said.


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Reporters' recorders are placed at the feet of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain as he delivers a statement to reporters outside Mi Viejo San Juan Restaurant in Orlando, Florida October 23, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Jeff Mason joined Reuters in October 2000 in Frankfurt, where he covered stock markets and transport companies. In 2004 he transferred to Brussels to cover European Union energy, environment and transport policy. An American, Jeff returned to the United States in January for the U.S. presidential campaign. In the following story, he describes life for reporters on the campaign trail.


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