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Asian stocks fall as sovereign debt risks pile up

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Asian stocks slid on Tuesday, falling further from a three-year high hit last week as investors took profits on risks of a Greek debt restructuring in Europe and the long-term threat of a U.S. government debt downgrade.

Stock index futures signal dip; TI eyed

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Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 0733 GMT.
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Wall Street drops more than 1 percent on U.S. outlook

U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1 percent in heavy volume on Monday after Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit outlook of the United States, adding to worries about the global economy after China moved to curb liquidity.
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Wall Street falls on sovereign fears

Wall Street fell more than 1 percent on Monday as sovereign debt fears on both sides of the Atlantic and China's monetary tightening hurt the outlook for global economic growth.
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Wall Street posts biggest fall in a month

Wall Street fell more than 1 percent on Monday as sovereign debt fears on both sides of the Atlantic and monetary tightening by China hurt the outlook for global economic growth.
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Gold hits record near $1,500 after S&P cut

Gold prices rallied to a record high $1,497.20 an ounce on Monday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit outlook for the United States and as investors worried about debt in the euro zone and inflation in China.
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Oil drops on S&P U.S. outlook cut, demand worry

Oil fell sharply on Monday after ratings agency S&P cut its U.S. credit outlook to negative and OPEC ministers said high prices could place a major strain on consumer countries' economies.
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S&P cuts U.S. outlook to negative on fiscal worry

Standard & Poor's on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there's a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country's long-term fiscal pressures.
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Instant View: S&P revises U.S. outlook to negative

Standard & Poor's on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there's a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country's long-term fiscal pressures.
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Oil drops as S&P cuts U.S. outlook, demand weak

Oil fell more than $2 on Monday after ratings agency S&P cut its U.S. credit outlook to negative, adding to losses sparked by top exporter Saudi Arabia saying weak demand had forced it to reduce crude output.
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Wall St drops on U.S. cut, global economic worry

U.S. stocks dropped on Monday after ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its long-term outlook on the United States and another step by China to stem growth reignited worries about the global economy.
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Halliburton profit tops Wall Street view

Halliburton Co , the world's second-largest oilfield services company, posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, lifted by a three-fold jump in profits at its key North American operations.
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Wall St set to open lower on global jitters

U.S. stocks were poised for a lower open on Monday after China took another step to stem the growth of its economy and worries persisted Greece may need to restructure its debt.
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Stock futures lower on earnings worry

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday before a raft of corporate earnings, including Citigroup, as investors weigh whether corporate results and outlooks will be hurt by rising commodity costs.
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Stock futures signal losses; Citi eyed

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.45 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.39 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.4 percent at 0817 GMT.
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Wall St rises on economic news

Encouraging economic indicators sent U.S. stocks higher on Friday, but the market's recent struggles are set to continue into next week when more than one-fifth of S&P 500 companies report results.
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Dow, S&P rise on data, but Google curbs Nasdaq

The Dow and S&P rose on Friday as encouraging economic indicators offset disappointing results from Bank of America Corp , though weakness in Google Inc kept the Nasdaq's advance in check.
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Dow, S&P flat after weak BofA, Google results

The Dow and S&P were flat on Friday as a gauge of consumer inflation offset disappointing results from Bank of America Corp and Google Inc , while the Nasdaq composite index fell.
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Tech slips on Google, S&P little changed

Stocks opened little changed on Friday as a gauge of consumer inflation showed subdued price pressures, offsetting disappointing results from Bank of America Corp and Google Inc .
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Futures flat after Bank of America results

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday after Bank of America Corp said mortgage-related costs added to a drop in profit, giving investors more reason to be cautious about earnings.

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