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Rebound falters in late trade to leave Dow in red
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US stocks gave back the day's gains late in the session to close lower, despite worries about the European fiscal situation easing slightly and a number of positive macroeconomic indicators to bolster the bulls.
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French and Chinese prospects lift Vodafone
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Disposal hopes helped lift Vodafone on Wednesday as the FTSE 100 rebounded from an eight-month low
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Greece under pressure as Europe rallies
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European luxury goods stocks surged on Wednesday after London-based Burberry Group reported a 23 per cent gain in annual profits
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Europe dithers over German short selling ban
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More than a week after Germany stunned global financial markets with a shock ban on naked short selling, Europe is still talking about it
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Asian stocks up from ten-month lows
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Asian stock markets stage a modest bounce from ten-month lows although the underlying mood remains cautious
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OECD outlook
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The OECD's latest economic outlook should be taken with a truckload of salt – what is the organisation likely to get wrong this time?
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US financials lead rebound after sharp falls
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Mounting worries about the fiscal situation in Europe sent US stock prices sharply lower, but the losses were almost pared as the market rallied just before the closing bell
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Footsie dives below 5,000 on sovereign debt fears
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Lloyds and RBS among sharpest fallers as Europe's crisis pushes London index to lowest point since last October
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Region slides to eight-month closing low
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Spanish banking stocks lead the FTSE Eurofirst 300 to its lowest level since September as worries about further bail-outs continue to circulate
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Asian stocks falter on eurozone fears
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Asian markets were left reeling once again as tensions over a Korean military crisis and worries about the Spanish banking system sent stocks plunging to 10-month lows.
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Pyongyang severs ties with Seoul
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North Korea has severed all ties with South Korea, hitting back at Seoul which has reduced cross-border trade to punish Pyongyang for sinking a warship in March
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'Sell in May' – but when?
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'Sell in May and go away' sounds easy enough, but when in May? Anyone waiting for the end of the month has been caught up in the wave of panic flooding across markets which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall below 10,000
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Do equities look cheap?
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This time round, it could be that bonds are too expensive
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Wall Street falls on Europe fears
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US stocks sold off sharply just before the session's close on Monday after spending much of the day bouncing around the flat line, as investors remained focused on the impact of the austerity measures planned by some European governments
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Spill puts BP's premium rating under threat
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Oil group
remains a millstone on the London market, with the shares sinking to a 10-month low
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