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Global stocks slide, dollar dented by Bernanke

European stocks fell on Wednesday and the dollar dropped to a one-month low against the yen after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a grim view of the economy but failed to offer hints of fresh stimulus.

Stock futures signal lower open on Wall Street

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Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Wednesday, extending losses to a sixth straight session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4 to 0.6 percent.
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Wall Street set to rebound, downtrend seen intact

Stocks were set to rebound on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 hit its lowest level in over two months, taking out important technical levels as investors grew more bearish on the economy, but analysts said a recent downtrend was likely to remain in place.
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Stock futures rebound after selloff

Stock index futures rebounded on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 hit its lowest level in over two months, taking out important technical levels as investors grew more bearish on the economy.
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Stock futures bounce after selloff

U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 hit its lowest level in over two months, taking out important technical levels as investors grew more bearish on the economy.
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Dollar falls on China comments, global stocks rebound

The U.S. dollar fell broadly on Tuesday after a Chinese official said the greenback could weaken further against other major currencies while European equities rebounded as investors picked up beaten-down shares.
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Stock index futures signal rebound

Stock index futures pointed to a firm opening on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 0735 GMT (2:35 a.m. ET).
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Ex-SAC manager calls Jiau's stock tips perfect

A former portfolio manager at hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors testified a consultant on trial for insider trading regularly provided absolutely perfect information in exchange for payments.
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S&P 500 seen testing April lows, Apple eyed

Wall Street was set for a volatile open on Monday, with the S&P 500 hovering near its April low after signs of a slowing economy pushed the index to five weeks of losses.
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Cooling employment casts shadow on recovery

The economy may be in for a long period of soft growth after employers hired the fewest number of workers in eight months in May and the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent.
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Wall Street ends down as jobs data disappoints

Wall Street closed out a fifth week of losses with more selling on Friday after a gloomy jobs report strengthened the case the economy was slowing, though analysts said indexes may finally stabilize in the near term.
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Weak jobs growth drags down staffing stocks

Shares of U.S. staffing and jobs services companies fell on Friday after a disappointing jobs report showed far fewer new jobs were created last month than economists expected, adding to recent evidence the U.S. economy has hit a soft patch.
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Stocks on track for fifth down week

Wall Street headed for its worst week in over two months on Friday after a dismal jobs report, with a worsening economic outlook threatening further falls from current six-week lows.
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Stocks face five weeks of losses

A dismal jobs report drove shares lower on Friday on fears of an economic slowdown, but with the market facing five weeks of losses, signs of growth in the U.S. services sector lifted stocks off their lows.
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Stocks falls on weak payrolls data

U.S. stocks dropped on Friday after a dismal report on the labor market appeared to confirm the recent glut of data signaling the economic recovery was waning.
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Stocks set to tumble at open after payrolls data

Stock index futures pointed to a drop of more than 1 percent at the open on Friday after a dismal report on the labor market appeared to confirm recent data signaling the economy recovery was weakening.
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Futures lower ahead of payrolls report

Stock index futures fell on Friday, with many investors expecting the May payrolls report to show more weakness in the economy, confirming recent data signaling the economic recovery is faltering.
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Futures fall ahead of payrolls report

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, with many investors expecting the May payrolls report to show more weakness in the economy, confirming recent data signaling the economic recovery is faltering.

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