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Pedestrians are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 264.37 and closed at 8,660.24 for the day as investors brushed off the latest round of grim economic data and instead pinned their hopes on global stimulus measures likely to fuel new demand for raw materials. Nikkei tumbles from four-week high on concern about China funds
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average was knocked off a four-week high on Friday on concern that Chinese funds face heavy redemptions after a poor quarterly performance, and as disappointin... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) CNBC
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Pedestrians are reflected on a video screen flashing a 19-year low stock prices in downtown Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003. Japan's main stock index fell below its 19-year closing low Thursday morning amid uncertainty over Iraq and reports that North Korea has reactivated a nuclear reactor. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 62.25 points and traded at 8,294.56 in the early afternoon. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)hg3 Asian shares, commodities slip, concern over earnings weighs
TOKYO: Asian shares and commodities slid on Friday while the yen steadied as investors shunned risk on concerns over corporate earnings, with the region's exporters struggling against shrinking global... (photo: AP Photo / Shizuo Kambayashi) The Times Of India
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A man walks past the Bank of China head office building in Beijing Wednesday May 31, 2006. Why China’s Bank Earnings Could Surprise Investors
| Bank of China, the country’s fourth-largest lender by market value, defied expectations and beat consensus estimates for its third-quarter earnings on Thursday amid concerns that the sector is hur... (photo: AP / Greg Baker) CNBC
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Justin Verlander. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 19, 2010. Baseball: Tigers hope storybook finish is their happy ending
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander embraced the challenge of returning home 2-0 down to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series and envisioned a storybook finish for ... (photo: Creative Commons / lakelandlocal) CNBC
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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Quintana talks to journalists during press conference at Yangon International Airport Friday, Feb.19 2010 in Yangon, Myanmar. Envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana had said he would push the government to allow him to meet Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, whom he was also barred from seeing on two previous visits. Myanmar making progress: UN expert
New York: The UN special investigator on human rights in Myanmar says he is encouraged at improvements as the country's reform program moves ahead rapidly but serious challenges remain including the c... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) Zeenews
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