Profit taking and weaker metal prices caused the mining sector to drag on the London market, while fading hopes of a bid battle for supermarket giant Sainsbury did little to cheer investors.The FTSE 100 Index …
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Original post by The Press Association on Topix.net

Stocks in the U.S. drifted to the downside for much of the Friday session as traders dealt with disappointing news from Microsoft and weak housing data, but ultimately the major averages ended little changed.
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Original post by KTMS-AM Santa Barbara

A larger-than-expected drop in housing starts gave Wall Street a mixed performance Friday, but the Dow Jones industrials had their third straight record close after spending much of the session in a decline …
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., down 52 cents at $24.89. The tire maker …
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

The U.S. dollar was mostly up against the other major currencies in European trading late Friday.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Wall Street pulled back Friday as a plunge in new housing starts and a sales warning from Microsoft Corp.
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Wall Street slipped Friday as a plunge in new housing starts and a sales warning from Microsoft Corp.
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Original post by CBS News

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index slipped 21.58 points, or 0.12 percent, to close at 17,875.65. Investors sold real-estate and electric power firms on concerns about their large debts ahead of the Bank of Japan’s …
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Original post by The Jakarta Post

U.S. stock futures softened on Friday after an impressive run of gains, with Microsoft due for a pullback on the company’s caution over operating system sales and consolidation likely to be the session’s theme …
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Original post by The Associated Press on Topix.net

Japanese stocks fell Friday, ending a five-session rallying streak, as investors locked in profits as recent strong economic data spurred expectations the central bank may raise interest rates next week.
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