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S&P: Euro recession would threaten bloc's ratings

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Standard & Poor's warned on Wednesday that credit ratings in the euro zone could come under renewed pressure if large parts of the currency bloc slip back into recession, as expected, next year.
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Chinese solar losses mount but stocks still rise

Chinese solar companies including Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd and LDK Solar Co Ltd posted larger-than-expected quarterly losses and warned that the sector's bleak outlook would continue well into next year.
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Chinese solar company losses mount but stocks soar

Chinese solar companies including Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd and LDK Solar Co Ltd posted larger-than-expected quarterly losses and warned that the sector's bleak outlook would continue well into next year.
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Wall Street flat on debt worries; Fed minutes on tap

U.S. stocks were little changed in a choppy session on Tuesday as markets reacted to headlines about Europe's debt crisis and digested data showing the U.S. economy grew more slowly than previously thought.
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Wall Street flat after selloff, but GDP read weaker

U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as persistent concerns over Europe and a weaker reading on U.S. economic growth kept investors on edge, although the downside was limited after four days of losses.
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Netflix shares tumble premarket on lower 2012 outlook

Netflix Inc's shares tumbled some 6 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday after it lowered its 2012 outlook leading several Wall Street analysts to cut their price targets for the online video and DVD rental company.
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Futures set to open lower after weaker GDP reading

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Tuesday, putting the S&P on track for a fifth day of losses as persistent concerns over Europe and a weaker reading on economic growth kept investors on edge.
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Futures flat after selloff

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as persistent concerns over Europe kept investors on edge after four days of market losses.
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Focus Media plunges after Muddy Waters charges

U.S.-listed shares of Focus Media Holding Ltd plunged to multiyear lows on Monday after short-selling firm Muddy Waters accused the company of significant overstatement of the number of screens in its LCD network, among other charges.
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Wall Street tumbles on Europe, recession worries

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with the Dow turning negative for the year, as concerns about heavy debt loads both in the United States and Europe heightened worry about recession and increased volatility.
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Futures tumble on expected debt panel defeat

U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, extending the previous week's losses as a congressional super committee was expected to concede defeat in its bid to lower the deficit.
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U.S., Europe debt fears hit stocks

Worries about out-of-control government debt on both sides of the Atlantic swept across financial markets again on Monday, knocking stocks sharply lower and pushing up prices of bonds deemed to be safe havens.
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Dow, S&P 500 gain, S&P above key level

The Dow and S&P 500 gauges rose on Friday as falling European sovereign debt yields eased investors' fears the region's debt crisis, helping to keep the S&P 500 above a key technical level.
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S&P to update bank credit ratings within 3 weeks

Standard & Poor's plans to update its credit ratings for the world's 30 biggest banks within three weeks and may well mete out a few downgrades in the process, possibly surprising battered global bond markets.
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Wall Street edges up early as S&P faces key test

Wall Street stocks rose in early trading on Friday after Europe's debt crisis drove heavy market losses this week, with the S&P 500 falling through important technical levels and facing another key test of strength.
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Futures advance as S&P faces key test

Stock index futures rose on Friday after Europe's debt crisis drove heavy market losses this week, with the S&P 500 falling through important technical levels and possibly facing another key test of the strength.
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Stock futures signal slight gains for equities

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0.2 to 0.3 percent.
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Euro zone, technicals unnerve Wall Street

Trigger-happy investors dumped stocks on Thursday, scared by the market's sudden fall through a key technical level brought on by more worries about Europe's debt troubles.

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