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Asian stock markets mostly advanced Monday as better-than-expected reading on the U.S. economic activity data lifted sentiment.

The U.S. employment situation summary Friday will carry the most weight, because it will be the last jobs report before Election Day.

Asian stock markets ended on a negative note last week as the disappointing corporate earnings from the major companies in the U.S. and Asia weighed on the sentiment and suggested that the global economic growth momentum continued to falter.

Asian markets fell in the week with investor sentiment turning negative following the disappointing corporate earnings in the U.S. indicating that the global economic growth momentum continues to falter.

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Maker of Sharpie markers, Lenox power tools and Rubbermaid home containers reported a profit but will fire 2,000 employees.

Apple commenced selling its smallest tablet Friday but within half an hour, the Nov.2 delivery date slipped to two weeks for some models.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Friday as investor confidence was weighed down by the fear that the corporate earnings will be affected by the faltering global economic growth momentum.

Japan’s government announced a stimulus package of 422.6 billion yen ($5.3 billion) as a measure to bolster the weakening economy and revive the economic growth momentum.

Asian shares edged lower Friday as investors kept a wary eye on corporate earnings reports now coming out.

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Chinese and Japanese diplomats met in Shanghai to discuss the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Could reports of Chinese ships reentering the islands' waters halt discussion?

Maker of Rubbermaid products and Sharpie markers likely sees slightly lower earnings, but investors are OK with that.

Sprint-Nextel Corp. reported a third-quarter loss below estimates but also said it had lost about 456,000 mobile subscribers.

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara Thursday announced his decision to quit the office to form a new political party ahead of the general elections in Japan.

Four Chinese surveillance ships entered Japanese territorial waters near the disputed islands in the East China Sea early Thursday morning, evoking protest from Japan’s Foreign Ministry, news agencies reported.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Census Bureau's durable goods orders data.

South Korean singer Psy may have virtually conquered the world with his sensational hit “Gangnam Style” and high profile celebrities, including U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, may have had their moments mimicking his “horse dance.” But the Japanese don’t seem to be following the mass hysteria and South Koreans suspect territorial dispute between the two countries is the reason for Japan’s cold shoulder to “Gangnam Style.”

Asian markets rose Thursday as investor sentiment was lifted with the encouraging report on the rise of the new homes sales in the U.S., in an indication that the world’s largest economy is regaining the growth momentum.