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Asia stocks gain amid respite from slowdown fears (AP)

AP - Asian stock markets rose Friday after South Korea’s surprise interest rate hike and a fall in U.S. unemployment benefit claims eased the worries that Europe’s debt crisis will derail the global recovery

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Dollar falls against euro as IMF raises forecast (AP)

AP - The dollar fell to a two-month low against the euro Thursday after the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for global economic growth this year.

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Big 5 cuts guidance, cites cold West Coast weather (AP)

AP - Sports gear retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. cut its earnings guidance for the second quarter on Thursday, sending shares down in extended trading.

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Asian stocks down on gloom over recovery (AP)

AP - Asian stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday on growing worries over the global economic recovery following data showing Europe’s service growth slowed for a second month.

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Officials say BP spill now hitting all Gulf states (AP)

AP - Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill found on a Texas beach were the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached all the Gulf states.

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China curbs off-balance sheet trust lending: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - China’s banking regulator has ordered trust companies to halt the launch of wealth-management products via banks, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

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Summary Box: Stocks fall after jobs disappoint (AP)

AP - EXTENDED SLIDE: The Dow Jones industrials fell 46 points Friday for their seventh straight drop. It was the longest losing streak since October 2008, the height of the financial crisis.

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Asian stocks down sharply as growth doubts mount (AP)

AP - Asian markets tumbled Wednesday, extending a worldwide plunge in stocks as evidence mounted that the global economic recovery might be stumbling.

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IMF, World Bank unveil Liberia debt relief (AFP)

AFP - The IMF and the World Bank have announced that they would support a 4.6 billion dollar reduction of Liberia’s debt, including 1.5 billion dollars from multilateral creditors.

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Economic worry and G20 caution reign for world stocks (Reuters)

Reuters - Worries about the fragility of global economic recovery hit financial markets again on Friday, knocking world stocks down for the fourth session in a row ahead of a summit of Group of 20 nations.

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