Most actively traded companies on Canadian stock markets

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Most actively traded companies on Canadian stock markets
The Canadian Press November 28, 2008 – 6:33 p.m. TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (9,270.6…

Economic crisis deepens in Europe, Asia (AFP)

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Economic crisis deepens in Europe, Asia (AFP)

Kuwaiti traders follow the market's movement at the Stock Exchange in Kuwait City. The global financial crisis took a fresh toll on economies from Asia to Europe on Friday, with Japan and India suffering setbacks and Sweden the latest European nation to fall into recession.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)AFP – The global financial crisis took a fresh toll on economies from Asia to Europe on Friday, with Japan and India suffering setbacks and Sweden the latest European nation to fall into recession.


How the Dow Jones industrials have fared each trading day since fall of Lehman Brothers

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How the Dow Jones industrials have fared each trading day since fall of Lehman Brothers
The Associated Press November 28, 2008 – 3:25 p.m. (AP) – How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11…

World stocks hit 2-week highs (Reuters)

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World stocks hit 2-week highs (Reuters)

A currency trader reacts as a sign shows the composite price index of stocks at a dealing room of a bank in Seoul November 27, 2008. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)Reuters – Global stocks hit two-week highs on Thursday with European equities playing catch up to strong gains overseas, but more grim economic reports briefly sent government bond yields in Europe to a fresh three-year low.


HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on Nov 28

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HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on Nov 28
NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Some U.S. stocks to watch on Friday: ALCOA INC The aluminum company isn't planning to boost its stake in miner Rio Tinto, despite similar plans by its ally, Chinalco, acco…

FTSE-100 up 3 points at 4,229.16 (AP)

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FTSE-100 up 3 points at 4,229.16 (AP)
AP – Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were up at midday Friday.

Nikkei Stock Average closed 138.88 points higher to 8,512.27

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Nikkei Stock Average closed 138.88 points higher to 8,512.27
The Associated Press November 28, 2008 – 8:06 a.m. TOKYO – The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 8,512.27 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, up 138.88 points or 1.66 per cent.

World stocks hit 2-week highs (Reuters)

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World stocks hit 2-week highs (Reuters)

A currency trader reacts as a sign shows the composite price index of stocks at a dealing room of a bank in Seoul November 27, 2008. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)Reuters – Global stocks hit two-week highs on Thursday with European equities playing catch up to strong gains overseas, but more grim economic reports briefly sent government bond yields in Europe to a fresh three-year low.


South Korean market trades higher, led by banks and construction stocks

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South Korean market trades higher, led by banks and construction stocks
(RTTNews) – The South Korean stocks were trading higher on Friday, amid volatility, extending its gains for the fourth straight trading session. Banks and construction stocks were higher in early tra…

Isolation shields frontier stock markets from crash (Reuters)

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Isolation shields frontier stock markets from crash (Reuters)

Traders update share prices at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad October 9, 2008. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)Reuters – Trading with whiteboards and paper slips, a handful of fledgling stock markets such as Iraq and Ghana have escaped the crash of their more developed rivals — benefiting in large part from isolation and lack of liquidity.