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Asian stocks rise for 2nd session - 
Investors' willingness to take on risk was mainly limited to defensive stocks like pharmaceuticals, while the dollar and yen rose as central banks in Britain and Europe prepared to cut interest rates to their lowest in years.
- Found: 2 hours ago

Latam stocks rebound after falling in morning - 
Latin American stocks opened lower Wednesday in line with European markets, then rebounded after Wall Street investors calmly absorbed the latest evidence of a still-weakening economy.
- Found: 7 hours ago

Stocks drop on economic angst - 
Stocks turned lower on Wednesday afternoon as persistent worries about the deepening recession derailed an attempted rally.
- Found: 11 hours ago

Stocks rally, helped by defensive shares - 
Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of weak economic data and corporate outlooks.
- Found: 9 hours ago

Stocks rise on Coca-Cola and other defensives - 
Stocks rose on Wednesday as news pointing to a deepening recession spurred investors to buy defensive stocks, including the shares of biotechnology companies.
- Found: 13 hours ago

Stocks pare losses, defensive shares rally - 
Stocks pared losses and the Nasdaq turned positive on Wednesday, driven by a rally in defensive stocks and biotech shares.
- Found: 14 hours ago

Japan Stocks Decline on U.S. Auto Concern; Bridgestone Slumps - 
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Japan stocks fell, reversing an early gain, on speculation U.S. carmakers will enter bankruptcy, reducing demand in the world?s biggest economy.
- Found 4 minutes ago

Wall Street slips as energy stocks decline - 
Stocks stumbled on Wednesday. driven down by energy companies as investors grappled with more dismal data and gloomy outlooks from global heavyweights, including Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc .
- Found: 11 hours ago

Asian Stocks Trading Mixed - 
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday as investors await key interest rate decisions in Europe.
- Found 32 minutes ago

Asian Stocks, U.S. Futures Decline on GM Bankruptcy Concern - 
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, erasing earlier gains, and U.S. futures dropped on speculation General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC will enter bankruptcy, deepening a global economic recession and reducing demand for auto parts and metals.
- Found 40 minutes ago