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World Market Update 04/05/2011

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as gains from materials and health care sector shares were offset by declines from technology and financials.

IAEA's latest update on Fukushima reactor status

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Japanese authorities informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday that external power supply was being used to power the pumps that are injecting fresh water into reactors 1, 2 and 3, thus replacing temporary electrical pumps. It was also informed that some lighting has been reactivated in the turbine buildings of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4.

World Market Update 01/04/2011

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U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday as investors awaited Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, while slightly weaker-than-expected economic reports on jobless claims and Chicago Purchasing Managers index weighed on the sentiment.
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World Market Update 29/03/2011

U.S. stocks gave up modest gains and ended slightly lower as declines from consumer and technology companies’ shares weighed in the final hour of trading session.
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World Market Update 22/03/2011

U.S. stocks surged on Monday as sentiment was buoyed after Japan made progress in its battle to control radiation leaks at a crippled plant, and AT&T announced that it will buy T-Mobile USA from German company Deutsche Telekom to create the largest mobile provider in the United States.
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World Market Update 21/03/2011

US stocks ended higher on Friday as sentiment was buoyed after Libya announced a cease-fire and the Group of Seven (G-7) Finance ministers agreed to intervene in the markets to stabilize the Japanese yen.
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World Market Update 18/03/2011

U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, bouncing back from three straight days of losses as better-than-expected reports on jobless claims and Consumer Price Index (CPI) buoyed sentiment, and FedEx Corp. boosted its profit forecast.
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World Market Update 17/03/2011

U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.
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World Market Update 16/03/2011

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.
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World Market update Feb 23.

U.S. stocks plunged and oil prices surged on growing fears that Libya may descend into a civil war after Colonel Moammar Gaddafi warned that he would never give up his power and would rather die a “martyr.” The concerns about Libya vastly overshadowed some surprisingly good consumer confidence data in the U.S.
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World Market update

U.S. stocks finished at fresh multi-year high on Thursday as improved corporate earnings and manufacturing data overshadowed a bigger than expected rise in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits.
Obama unleashes humor on Discovery astronauts

Obama closely watching monster storm

President Barack Obama is tracking the monster storm which swept through the central U.S. yesterday and today and is making in impact on the northeast.

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