Asian marts, jobs on stocks' radar
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Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief this week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.
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Asian stocks struggled to make gains  on Friday and the yen inched off lows against the euro and the  dollar as investors fretted about the health of the U.S.  economy ahead of the release of closely watched jobs data.
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Asian stocks took a breather on  Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of  a U.S. interest rate cut this week helping to offset renewed  worries about a global credit squeeze.
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Stocks in Asia rose 3 percent on  Friday as a U.S. tax stimulus package, reassuring jobs data and  the prospect of another Federal Reserve rate cut eased fears  the world's top economy will slide into recession.
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Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings  and economic data will once again be in focus.
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Malls may not be the only places where shoppers reign Friday, as stock market futures indicated a higher open for Wall Street&#39;s abbreviated session despite continued weakness in the dollar.
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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.
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New York - Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and earnings outlooks this week, and the slightest warning about revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Stocks may come under pressure next week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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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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NEW YORK - The stock market that meandered through September could gain some direction in the week ahead as the Labor Department releases its latest report on job creation.    For all the economic data that Wall Street parses and analyzes every day, the jobs report, scheduled for release Friday, is one of the few that seem to encapsulate the economy as a whole...
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Asian shares stuck to narrow ranges  Friday as record oil prices supported energy stocks and miners  rebounded on steadier metals markets, countering worries about  technology earnings and falls in Japanese automakers.
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Stock investors will look to earnings  reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.   and Target Corp.  this week as well as new soundings on  consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state  of the U.S. economy.
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Asian stock markets show mixed signs of recovery, following a third day of heavy global share losses
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Stocks may come under pressure this week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched.
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U.S. stocks may test record highs next  week as muted oil prices take center stage. But the September  jobs report on Friday could keep traders cautious and upend a  rally.
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Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset relief from lower oil prices.