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China's markets brace for massive share inflow: report (AFP)

A Chinese investor walks in front of a price board at a security firm in Beijing on May 5. Chinese stock markets are bracing for fresh pressure when new shares become freely tradable(AFP)AFP - Chinese stock markets are bracing for fresh pressure in May when a massive number of new shares will become freely tradable after being locked up under local regulations, state media said on Tuesday.




Fortress posts loss, stock price falls (Reuters)
Reuters - Fortress Investment Group LLC reported a quarterly loss on Thursday and its share price fell sharply after its hedge fund business suffered in turbulent market conditions.

Japanese shares fall on inflation fears; Nikkei sheds 159 (AP)
AP - Japanese shares sank Thursday on profit-taking and renewed fears over inflation in line with soaring global oil prices.

Wall Street looks to US consumers for direction (AP)

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talks about efforts to heal the U.S. economy during an interview with The Associated Press at the AP's Washington bureau, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Paulson said that the turmoil that has gripped Wall Street and took a turn for the worse yet again in March has eased somewhat. 'There's progress,' he said. 'I think we're closer to the end of this than the beginning.'  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent — and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer.




Canadians hoarding cash, not investing: study (AFP)

Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - Nervous Canadians are sitting on a record 45 billion dollars in cash instead of investing it, fearing volatility in stock markets, a Canadian bank said Wednesday.



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