Japan stocks likely to rise on Wall St jump, yen - Reuters

Japan stocks likely to rise on Wall St jump, yen - Reuters
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average is likely to rise on Wednesday, boosted by financials such as Mizuho Financial Group (8411.T: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) after U.S. stocks jumped on receding fears about the credit crisis
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Stocks soar as oil prices drop; consumer confidence also rises - AZCentral.com
Wall Street shot higher Tuesday, gaining back the previous session's sharp losses and then some, after a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence gave investors some hope for a letup in Americans' financial woes. The Dow Jones industrial
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Investors move into banks on pledge to not issue flood of new shares
NEW YORK (AP) _ With many banks still reporting massive writedowns and even quarterly losses from bad mortgage investments, it certainly seems like an odd time for financial stocks to rally. But, amid the many gyrations in the sectors stocks over
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Oil deepens slide to $122, looks to U.S. fuel stocks - Reuters India
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices extended their steepest slide in a year and a half on Tuesday, as traders looked ahead to U.S. oil stock data expected to show a rise in fuel inventories amid eroding demand in the world's biggest consumer. Prices, which
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US SEC extends short selling curb through Aug. 12 - Guardian Unlimited
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators have extended through Aug. 12 an emergency rule aimed at curbing abusive short selling in the stocks of 19 major financial firms, including mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The
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