Asian stocks hit 2-week low on economy fears
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Asian stocks slumped to a two-week low on Monday, extending a poor start in 2008, after weak U.S. jobs data heightened fears of recession in the region's top export market, while bond prices rose as investors sought safety.
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Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday  as profit taking set in after two days of gains and the dollar  firmed ahead of comments from Fed chief Alan Greenspan that are  expected to cement the case for further U.S. rate rises.
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Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned.
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Asian shares dipped on Thursday, as tech shares followed U.S. counterparts lower after an influential investment bank downgraded the sector.
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Asian stocks dropped on Tuesday as fresh fears over turmoil in the credit markets  weighed on banking shares, though energy companies benefitted from a record price for US crude.
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Shares in Asia fell, with Japan and South Korea down around 1.5 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy came back to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek a safe haven in bonds.
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The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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Stocks in Asia resumed their decline  on Monday, led by banks like Japan's Mizuho, while the dollar  hovered near a 3-year low against the yen after a proposed U.S.  stimulus package did little to soothe fears the world's top  economy will tip into a recession.
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Buffeted by concerns about a weakening economy, the stock market fell last week after two weeks of gains.
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Most markets in Asia fell by between 2 and 3 percent today as Wall Street was steady after yesterdayâs losses.
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Asian shares slide after US jobs data raises fears about a possible recession.
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Most Asian stock markets fell after oil prices hit a record high on Thursday, reigniting worries that high energy costs will dent household incomes, raise companies' expenses and hurt global economic growth.
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TOKYO -- Markets in Asia and Europe fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks.
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Asian stock markets took a breather on Monday with Tokyo's Nikkei slipping on fresh worries about the economy, while the yen was steady in a session likely to be dulled by the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
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Asian stock markets ended mostly weaker Monday, hit by heavy losses on Wall Street after a surprise drop in US payrolls sparked fears the world&#39;s largest economy may be heading for recession, dealers said.
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Asian shares dipped on Thursday, as  tech shares followed U.S. counterparts lower after an  influential investment bank downgraded the sector.
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Asian investors shrugged off a rash of weak economic indicators on Monday to pick up stocks that looked like weathering a downturn, while oil and metals kept close to record prices as supply concerns continued to bite.