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U.S. Major Averages Volatile As China March 2012 Manufacturing Slowdown Rattles Markets

March 22, 2012
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U.S. Major Averages Volatile As China March 2012 Manufacturing Slowdown Rattles Markets: China is cooling down -but by how much? How fast?  The latest data from HSBC released yesterday showed China is landing but economists are unsure how this will impact the U.S. economy.  We were looking carefully at the chances China would be in…

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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dies: Asian Markets React

December 18, 2011
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dies: Asian Markets React. The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il has died.  The news of his death sent the South Korean stock market plunging in early trading today.  New reports have surfaced that the country will be lead by Kim Jong Il’s youngest son, Kim Jong Un…

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Major Averages Jump On Coordinated Central Bank Efforts

November 30, 2011
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Major Averages Jump On Coordinated Central Bank Efforts

Major Averages Jump On Coordinated Central Bank Efforts: Th U.S. major averages rose 3 percent today on the news that the major central banks were working together to resolve the global debt crisis.  The U.S. Federal Reserve bank, the ECB as well as the central banks of Britain, Japan, Canada and Switzerland lowered the cost…

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